Purdue University received a $495,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant will fund the development of a new imaging tool based on infrared spectroscopy and molecular chirality to map the chemical composition and translational dynamics within heterogeneous assemblies. Key objectives include enhancing photothermal infrared imaging capabilities in the fingerprinting region,...
Purdue University was awarded a $414,509 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on August 15, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2024. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and address major problems through support of mathematical and physical sciences research and education. Specifically, the funding will support Purdue University's collaborative research project titled "Theoretical...
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Division of Chemistry's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Professor Arthur Suits of the University of Missouri-Columbia. The grant supports the development of new tools and applications for studying radical-radical reactions using broadband rotational spectroscopy. Key goals include: Investigating low-temperature kinetics of reactions involving formyl, acetyl, hydrogen, and amino radicals with...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $737,423 Project Grant to Purdue University through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a novel dual-comb fluorescence-detected photothermal mid-infrared (DC-FPTIR) microscope. This instrument enables high-resolution optical microscopy with contrast from specific molecular bonds, facilitating research in nanoparticle and advanced materials analysis, biological systems, and measurement of molecular composition...
Purdue University will receive $480,000 over three years from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new microscopy techniques for studying molecular polariton transport. Professor Libai Huang and her research group will work to image the propagation of polaritons in molecular aggregates with 15 femtosecond temporal and 50 nanometer spatial resolution, as well as momentum selectivity. They will investigate the roles of...
This Project Grant award of $450,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports Purdue University's research to develop new electroanalytical tools for studying chemistry in microdroplets. The project aims to provide detailed insights into how chemical reactions are accelerated and how reactive species are generated at the interface of small liquid droplets suspended in gas or immiscible liquids. The new measurement methods will...
This three-year, $525,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry and Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support research into aryloxenium cations. Professors Hilkka Kenttamaa and John Nash of Purdue University will investigate these highly reactive compounds that serve as key intermediates in important chemical and biological reactions like phenol oxidation, thermoplastic generation, and dehaloperoxidase-mediated dehalogenation. While implicated...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $529,999 in funding to Purdue University from June 15, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The award supports the development of advanced theories and methods for computer simulation of electronic structure of molecules and materials, with the goal of enabling highly accurate prediction of properties and interpretation of experiments for these systems. The key products and services to be...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program provides $375,000 in funding to Purdue University to investigate entangled states in organic molecules and explore methods for generating high-fidelity quantum states of light. The research aims to enhance photon collection efficiency and zero-phonon line in organic molecules integrated into nanophotonic cavities and waveguides. Additionally, the project will focus on bringing...
Professor David Reichman of Columbia University was awarded a $530,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical methods for simulating novel strongly interacting materials with technological applications. Over a three-year period from May 2023 through April 2026, Reichman and his research group will use machine learning techniques and quantum computing algorithms to model how coupling to optical...