Temple University received a $550,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 15, 2021 to fund the project "UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTAL BEHAVIOR OF SINGLE MOLECULE ELECTRICAL JUNCTIONS." The award is being administered through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049), which supports research aimed at increasing scientific knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems confronting the nation. Temple...
This three-year $484,620 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports the development of quantum chemical methods to study photon and electron driven processes at Temple University. Professor Spiridoula Matsika and her research group will develop efficient and accurate computational tools to describe chemical reactions and phenomena initiated by light or electrons, with a focus on...
Temple University received a three-year $234,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to conduct collaborative research understanding ultrafast observables. Funded through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this award will support research to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the nation. The grant will fund research from July 2021 through June 2024 in...
This NSF-funded project grant awarded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) focuses on developing new strategies for designing next-generation organic optoelectronic materials. The $330,940 award, with a project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, supports a collaborative effort between researchers at Tufts University and the University of Connecticut. The project aims to enhance fundamental understanding of how chemical structure influences the...
Temple University received a three-year $151,125 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on October 15, 2021 to develop chemical reaction simulations to improve student learning outcomes in organic chemistry. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), the collaborative research project aims to leverage digital tools to enhance comprehension of organic chemistry concepts. Temple University will work with partner...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education. The 3-year award, effective August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026, supports research into transient optical nonlinearities generated by femtosecond laser filamentation in gases. Key objectives include developing predictive models of filament channel formation, tracing the evolution of...
This $557,686 National Science Foundation award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds research at Temple University from September 2022 through August 2025 related to molecular quantum control and spectroscopy using light-dressed states. The principal investigators will utilize laser interactions with diatomic molecules to study transition strengths between energy states, investigate the electronic structure of dysprosium and erbium dimer molecules, and control...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports computational research and education to understand the interaction of light with ordered assemblies of organic molecules. The $267,000 award to Trustees of Boston University, effective from Feb 1, 2025 to Jan 31, 2028, aims to develop intuitive models and design rules for efficiently converting solar energy within organic material assemblies. The research...
The National Science Foundation awarded Temple University a $360,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on "HARD SCATTERING PROCESSES IN QCD" from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The grant aims to promote progress in mathematical and physical sciences by increasing scientific knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems facing the nation. Temple University will leverage the funding to conduct research...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry provides $532,148 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Temple University for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: DESIGNING PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLIES FOR ACTIVE NANOSCALE TEMPERATURE CONTROL BY EXPLOITING NEAR- AND FAR-FIELD COUPLING." The research aims to develop plasmonic nanoparticle assemblies for active nanoscale temperature control through...
Temple University received a three-year National Science Foundation Project Grant award totaling $381,000 to support theoretical and computational research on light absorption and emission processes in organic semiconductor materials from June 2023 through May 2026. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields.
Specifically, the grant will fund the development of advanced quantum mechanical models to study excimer formation and emission in molecular aggregates, and how these quasi-particles influence absorption and photoluminescence spectra. The principal investigator and research team will collaborate with experimentalist Professor Libai Huang at Purdue University, who will utilize state-of-the-art techniques to probe energy transport in organic films and provide experimental validation. Insights gained from this research could inform the design of next-generation electronic devices utilizing organic materials.