This $430,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research initiative led by Professor Claudio Margulis of the University of Iowa and Professor Andrew Nieuwkoop of Rutgers University. The project aims to investigate the structure and dynamics of ionic liquids, specifically their "liquid inside a liquid" behavior, using a combination of advanced NMR techniques, scattering,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $320,000 to Professors Claudio Margulis and Andrew Nieuwkoop at Rutgers University to investigate the structure and dynamics of ionic liquids. The goal of the research is to understand the "liquid inside a liquid" behavior of ionic liquids using a combination of advanced NMR techniques, scattering, and computer simulations. The research aims to...
This $339,418 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research into solvate ionic liquids through a collaborative effort between Louisiana State University, Villanova University, and their respective faculty members Drs. Kuroda, Kumar, and Jorn. The award period is from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025. The funding enables the research team to advance understanding of solvate ionic liquids through an integrated...
This three-year, $185,429 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research into solvate ionic liquids. Professors Daniel Kuroda and Revati Kumar of Louisiana State University and Professor Ryan Jorn of Villanova University will study solvate ionic liquids using combined laser experiments and computer simulations. Their work aims to determine how the molecular packing of ions influences liquid properties. Findings...
This $699,770 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports fundamental research into the mechanisms of ion correlations and conductivity in complex ionic systems. Led by researchers at the University of Tennessee, the project aims to develop a molecular-level understanding of how ionic interactions influence the conductivity of polymerized ionic liquids and organic ionic...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $401,980 to the University of Cincinnati from January 1, 2023 to February 28, 2025. The funding supports analytical studies using ionic liquids, GUMBOS, and nanomaterials conducted by Professors Isiah Warner, Jin-Woo Choi, and Kevin McCarter of Louisiana State University. Their research groups are developing new chemical sensors for medically relevant analytes based on...
This $649,776 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a research initiative led by Professors Samrat Dutta and Kevin Riley of Xavier University of Louisiana. The project aims to study the molecular-level structure and properties of binary mixtures of imidazolium-based ionic liquids, which have potential applications in areas like post-combustion carbon capture. The researchers will leverage advanced vibrational...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the University of Miami to develop machine learning tools for biofuel creation and purification using ionic fluids under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year award beginning June 1, 2021 will support the University of Miami's research and development of machine learning techniques to advance biofuel production processes involving ionic fluids. By applying data science...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $510,249 awarded on September 1, 2021 will fund research collaboration between the University of South Alabama and the U.S. Naval Academy through August 31, 2024. The grant is part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) and will support the synthesis and characterization of boronium ionic liquids, as well as investigation of their physicochemical properties and potential applications. Specifically, the University of South...
The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Tufts University a $738,700 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant funds research to selectively enhance lithium-ion and sodium-ion transport in ionic liquid electrolytes using zwittionic-functionalized silica nanoparticle networks. Specifically, the university will synthesize zwittionic group-decorated oxide nanoparticles and zwittionic...