The National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program has awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the College of Charleston to acquire a MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer instrument. This state-of-the-art equipment will enable new research directions, encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations, and provide hands-on training for a diverse population of undergraduate students and researchers at the college and across the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. The mass...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $636,312 Project Grant through its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Southern Mississippi to acquire a state-of-the-art high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) system. This equipment will enhance the university's research, education, and outreach capabilities. The LC-MS instrument will allow graduate and undergraduate students to gain valuable skills in high-resolution mass spectrometry and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $460,000 Project Grant under its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to Central Michigan University (CMU) to acquire a Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer (LC-ESI-QTOF MS). This state-of-the-art instrument will facilitate advanced research and training in areas including synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, polymer science, and materials science at CMU. The LC-ESI-QTOF MS will enable...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) for $940,303 to the University of California, Merced (UC Merced) to acquire an ultra-high resolution TIMSTOF mass spectrometry system coupled with a nano-UHPLC liquid chromatography system. This state-of-the-art instrument will enable advanced biomolecular research into host-microbe interactions at UC Merced, which is a Hispanic-serving institution where over 75% of students are...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Kean University a $382,417 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The grant will fund the acquisition of a highly sensitive triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) to enhance multidisciplinary research and research training across STEM disciplines at the university. The state-of-the-art LC-MS/MS instrument will support a wide range of research projects, including the identification...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $1,179,143 Project Grant to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to acquire an Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid mass spectrometer. This equipment will (i) dramatically improve UNH's mass spectrometry capabilities to expedite diverse research projects, (ii) facilitate hands-on training and inquiry-based learning on modern instrumentation, and (iii) establish a regional high-resolution mass spectrometry facility. The funding...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $348,737 Project Grant to Mississippi State University to acquire a high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer with diverse inlet and ionization capabilities for chemical analyses. This award is jointly funded through the Major Research Instrumentation Program, Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program, and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The new instrument will strengthen the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $349,549 Project Grant to the University of Houston - Clear Lake (UHCL), a Hispanic Serving Institution, to acquire an integrated Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption - Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIRSPEC) system. This state-of-the-art instrumentation will establish a shared user laboratory for UHCL, the Lunar Planetary Institute, Texas Tech University,...
This $390,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the acquisition of a high-resolution mass spectrometer by Rutgers University-Newark. The mass spectrometer, equipped with electrospray ionization, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, and direct analysis in real time sources, will be used by Professor Frieder Jaekle and colleagues to conduct research in organic chemistry, catalysis, semiconductors, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and biological sciences. Specifically, the...
This $188,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) will support the acquisition of a Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MALDI-TOF MS) at Tulane University in New Orleans. The new high-resolution, tandem mass spectrometry instrument will be utilized by researchers across the departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Physics at Tulane, as well as at the participating...