The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $846,986 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), a division of the Texas A&M University System, to acquire a state-of-the-art x-ray instrument for advanced scattering studies of polymers, ceramics, and hybrid organic-inorganic materials. The instrument enables real-time monitoring of material nanostructure under diverse environmental conditions and external...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the University of Tulsa's acquisition of a compact, high-performance mechanical testing instrument. The $249,925 award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, will enable new research and training efforts at the University of Tulsa and its collaborators. The custom Psylotech μTS instrument acquired through this funding provides over 350 lbs of...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $547,830 project grant to the University of Washington under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the acquisition of a high-throughput small angle X-ray scattering instrument for data-driven materials design. The three-year award beginning August 1, 2021 will enable the University of Washington to obtain an advanced X-ray scattering device to analyze material structures at the nanoscale. By providing researchers...
This $614,411 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of an X-ray diffractometer instrument at Arkansas State University. The instrument will enable structural characterization of a wide range of materials, including advanced semiconductors, asphalt, engineered proteins, and small molecules. The research activities facilitated by this instrument address critical issues such as space communication, solar...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $719,573 to The Washington University in St. Louis to acquire a multi-modal x-ray diffraction and scattering instrument. This state-of-the-art equipment will enable researchers to probe the structure of materials at scales ranging from the atomic arrangement to surface roughness. The instrument's advanced capabilities will support a wide range of materials research across...
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 (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $292,458 Project Grant to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. This grant supports the acquisition of a size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and field-flow fractionation (FFF) instrument coupled with multi-angle light scattering (MALS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) detection. This instrumentation will facilitate research in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical/biomolecular...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provided $966,750 to The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund (Tulane University), a private university in New Orleans, Louisiana, to acquire an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) instrument. The XPS instrument will enable researchers at Tulane and other universities in the Greater New Orleans area, including Xavier University of Louisiana, to study the chemistry of...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $1,097,251 to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to acquire a Nexsa G2 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) surface analysis system. This state-of-the-art equipment will significantly enhance multi-disciplinary research and education capabilities at the university, its affiliated research centers, and industry partners across the state and region. The Nexsa...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $504,179 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire an XEUSS 3.0 small-angle x-ray scattering instrument with Genix 3D capabilities. The three-year award, which began on October 1, 2021 and runs through September 30, 2024, will fund the purchase of this specialized equipment to advance scientific research capabilities at the awardee institution. As the parent...