Project Grant 2204396
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $399,948 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on photoinduced initiation of olefin polymerizations from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025. Principal Investigator Brian K. Long and his team will conduct fundamental studies to mechanistically understand how combinations of light, acid, and metal species can control the polymerization of olefin molecules into plastics...
- This $391,303 National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry Project Grant will support the development of new panchromatic supramolecular assemblies for light harvesting. Principal Investigator Victor Nemykin of the University of Tennessee will prepare and characterize a set of electron-donating porphyrinoids paired with novel electron-accepting chromophores such as bodipy, aza-bodipy, and mb-dipy derivatives. These new molecules aim to outperform commonly used carbon nanomaterials as...
- This $699,770 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports fundamental research into the mechanisms of ion correlations and conductivity in complex ionic systems. Led by researchers at the University of Tennessee, the project aims to develop a molecular-level understanding of how ionic interactions influence the conductivity of polymerized ionic liquids and organic ionic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $480,000 to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for a three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) directed by Professor Thanh D. Do. This project delivers fundamental scientific research investigating the molecular complexation of cyclic depsipeptides with transition metals and lanthanides to understand metal...
- The University of Tennessee received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 1, 2021 to fund research titled "SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLECULAR QUANTUM MATERIALS. PROBING SPIN-PHONON COUPLINGS AND INTERMOLECULAR MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS." The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields to strengthen the nation's research...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $873,692 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research by Dr. Joshua Bacille at the University of Tennessee to develop chemical probes and methods for precision metabolic labeling and detection of terpenes and prenylated molecules. This will enable cell-specific isotopic labeling and enrichment studies of the isoprenoid...
- The University of Tennessee received a three-year $365,910 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds collaborative research to characterize and optimize nanoparticle systems functionalized with N-heterocyclic carbenes. The research aims to advance understanding of major problems in nanoscience and materials chemistry through increasing the store of scientific knowledge on...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Dr. Brantley at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville received a $380,053 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award supports research on polymer electroediting, an electrochemical approach to convert waste plastics into functional chemical building blocks and valuable products. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Dr. Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy is developing advanced synthetic methodologies to produce nitrogen-rich polymeric materials through ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclic carbodiimides. The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research on the assembly and organization of novel branched ionic polymers. The $640,000 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028, funds Georgia Tech Research Corporation's efforts to study the formation of chiral helical nanostructures and stacked organic-inorganic heterostructures using these materials. Key objectives include leveraging ionic...
This $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund research at the University of Tennessee Knoxville to develop conductive purine-containing copolymers for potential use in optoelectronic devices or imaging and sensing applications. Principal investigators Michael S. Kilbey and Brian K. Long will perform small molecule chemistry and synthesis of oligomers and fully conjugated copolymers incorporating purine monomers. Characterization of photophysical and structural properties will generate relationships between connectivity, regiochemistry, self-assembly behavior, and material performance. The grant also supports education and training through graduate student advising and mentoring. Research outcomes aim to inform molecular design of conjugated polymers for nanoscale assembly and properties applicable to organic semiconductor technologies. The award period is from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 7/13/22 |