The National Science Foundation awarded a $434,000 project grant to the University of Nevada, Reno to acquire a scanning x-ray photoelectron spectrometer microprobe for research and education. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. The University will use the funding over a two-year period from September 2021 through August 2023 to purchase a scanning x-ray photoelectron...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $785,149.00 over 3 years to enable the University of Oregon to acquire a state-of-the-art X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) instrument. The XPS will be housed in the university's Center for Advanced Materials Characterization (CAMCOR) and used by student researchers, faculty, and industry partners to study important materials for applications in energy, the environment,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), awarded a $1,815,774 project grant to Florida State University (FSU) to acquire a state-of-the-art pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer operating at 9 and 34 gigahertz frequencies. This advanced instrument will enable research and education in a wide range of fields, including chemistry, biochemistry, physics, materials science, and quantum information science. The spectrometer...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Louisville a $199,999 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire an upgraded variable temperature electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer. The spectrometer will support research by Professor Craig Graperhaus and colleague Xiang Zhang in areas such as chemistry, physical chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. It will enable investigations of electrocatalysts,...
This $642,440 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will enable the University of San Diego to acquire a state-of-the-art X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) instrument. The XPS will support advanced materials chemistry research and provide training opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral scholars in the San Diego region. Key research activities include studying the surface and defect chemistry of...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,735 Project Grant to Harvard University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a dual-source single crystal diffractometer for small molecule crystallography and cryosystem. The diffractometer will allow Professor Theodore Betley and colleagues to conduct accurate structural analyses of molecules, providing three-dimensional atomic arrangements and spatial relationships between molecules and neighboring...
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...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $698,545 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funds the acquisition of a Scanning X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Microprobe for fundamental and applied materials research, education, and outreach. As the lead awardee, the University of Texas at Austin will utilize the Microprobe to advance scientific...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $798,809 project grant to Tulane University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The spectrometer will support research in structural biology, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and organic chemistry conducted by Professor Bruce Gibb and colleagues. It will enhance research and education efforts for over 16 research groups from Tulane University and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Cincinnati a 3-year, $841,753 Project Grant to acquire a high-performance X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS) under the NSF's Chemistry Research Instrumentation program. The XPS instrument will support the research activities of several professors in the fields of chemistry, materials science, and engineering, focused on sustainable energy, catalysis, sensing, and nanomaterial development. The...