This National Science Foundation award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $907,278 to Colorado State University from July 2022 through June 2025 for the selective synthesis, characterization, and study of oxyntride materials' structures and properties. The award supports the principal investigator and research team in synthesizing new oxyntride compositions, understanding the resulting structure-property relationships with a focus on anionic disorder, and evaluating the unique electrochemical and ionic properties for potential energy storage applications. Additionally, the award enables the development and distribution of STEM education activity kits facilitating 90-minute authentic research experiences on functional materials chemistry for secondary school classrooms throughout Colorado. The award reflects the NSF's mission to advance scientific knowledge and understanding through intellectual merit and broader impacts.