Project Grant 2204075
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $263,799 to support collaborative research between the University of Wyoming and Louisiana State University. The award will fund elucidation of the role of atomic structures of cerium dioxide (111) single crystal surfaces on the nucleation and growth of metal clusters of nickel and cobalt through in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Louisiana State University a $685,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of April 15, 2021 through March 31, 2026. The grant funds research titled "CAREER:CAS:CONFINED NANO-ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE STABILIZATION OF MOLECULAR ELECTROCATALYSTS" to investigate using confined nano-environments to stabilize molecular electrocatalysts. As the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,701 Project Grant to the University of Louisville under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. Through this 3-year grant, the University's research group led by Dr. Frank Zamborini will develop advanced electrochemical methods for synthesizing and patterning metal nanoclusters containing fewer than 200 atoms. This innovative approach aims to produce atomically-precise nanoclusters with controlled size and composition,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $449,646 Project Grant to Louisiana State University (LSU) to develop a multi-scale computational and theoretical framework for modeling and predicting nucleation processes. The award, which runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will enable LSU researcher Bin Chen to study the formation and growth of atmospheric particles, which is crucial for understanding cloud formation, atmospheric chemistry, and climate change. The...
- This $349,200 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports Louisiana State University's (LSU) development of novel catalysts for converting natural gas and carbon dioxide into value-added chemicals. LSU is exploring new synthesis methods and characterization techniques to create well-defined supported bimetallic and intermetallic catalysts for the tandem catalytic conversion of light alkanes and carbon dioxide....
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $162,551 Project Grant to Louisiana State University under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for the period February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024. The grant funds research to understand the role of surface interactions in co-assembly of spherical and rod-shaped colloids. Specifically, the university will investigate how the local assembly formed by spherical nanoparticles is impacted upon addition of rod-shaped particles. Researchers...
- Louisiana State University received a $422,203 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The award funds a three-year collaborative research project titled "Transition Metal Alloys: Emergent Properties for Near-Infrared Hot-Carrier Optoelectronics." The project aims to advance fundamental understanding of material properties that enable novel optoelectronic devices operating in the near-infrared spectrum. This work supports the...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $606,790.00 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), supports research on the role of grain boundary complexion transformations on long-range interfacial diffusion effects. The research, conducted by Louisiana State University, examines how changes in the atomic-scale structure and chemistry of grain boundaries within ceramic materials can affect the movement of...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Louisiana State University a $559,109 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from June 2021 through May 2024 to develop new methods for 1,2-cis-selective glycosylation using protecting groups, Lewis bases, and backside attack strategies. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing fundamental knowledge in...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry provides $416,976 to support surface science studies of nickel-based bimetallic particles supported on ceria for dry reforming of methane. The award to the University of Wyoming, running from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025, will fund Professor Jing Zhou's research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, Dr. Zhou will study the growth of nickel-based bimetallic particles with...
This National Science Foundation award provides $260,703 to Louisiana State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research elucidating the role of cerium oxide surface structures on the nucleation and growth of metal clusters. Professors Jing Zhou of the University of Wyoming and Ye Xu of Louisiana State University will combine in situ scanning tunneling microscopy and theoretical modeling to reveal atomic details of how nickel and cobalt nanoclusters grow on well-defined cerium oxide single crystal surfaces. The research seeks to identify the nucleation sites and growth factors for nickel and cobalt metals deposited on ceria, and gain knowledge to design nano-sized metals with tailored structures and functionalities. Graduate, undergraduate, and high school students involved will be prepared for careers at the intersection of nanoscience, chemistry, materials science, and computational modeling.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $260.7k | 7/6/22 |