This $462,824 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the research of Dr. Michael Eller and his students at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Over the 5-year project period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029, the funded work aims to develop new analytical approaches for performing 3D molecular analysis at the nanoscale using a technique called nano-projectile secondary ion mass spectrometry...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Northwestern University for a 3-year research project on the "Transient Physicochemical Properties of Nanomaterials." The grant supports experimental studies by Professor Richard Schaller to investigate the crystal lattices, surfaces, and surface ligand behavior of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles. The research aims to elucidate the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $407,000 project grant titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ENERGY TRANSFER IN ATOMICALLY PRECISE NANOCLUSTERS" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports a collaborative research project led by professors at Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University, and Carnegie Mellon University. The project aims to study how the structure of metal nanoclusters impacts their...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides funding of $151,584 to The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge to support collaborative research on developing new ligands for the synthesis of noble metal nanocrystals with controlled surface structures. The project aims to expand the synthetic toolbox for nanocrystal chemistry by incorporating designed N-heterocyclic carbenes as...
This $526,697 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports a collaborative research project between researchers at Indiana University and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany. The objective is to elucidate the atomic-level and nanoscale processes involved in the formation and transformation of nanocrystals using advanced in-situ electron microscopy...
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) awarded a $501,049 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program (CFDA 47.049) to University of Massachusetts Amherst. The grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, supports the development of new methods to measure and image polymeric nanomaterials in biological tissues. Professors Richard Vachet and Vincent Rotello are leading the collaborative effort to create innovative molecular tagging strategies that can...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $270,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to a research team at Kansas State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Carnegie Mellon University. The grant supports collaborative research to study how the structural properties of metal nanoclusters impact their electronic and vibrational energy transfer dynamics. The team is using advanced laser techniques, theoretical modeling, and precision...
This $250,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The award will support a research project led by Professor Michael B. Ross at the University of Massachusetts Lowell focused on manipulating noble metal nanoparticles through alloying with post-transition metals. The key objectives are to advance fundamental understanding of phase nucleation and plasmonic optical properties in...
This $535,686 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the acquisition of a comprehensive X-ray scattering system for in situ studies at the University of California, Davis through August 2025. The system will transform research, education, and outreach in materials characterization across California's Central Valley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, the state-of-the-art instrument serves as a flagship tool for advanced materials...