The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Texas at Dallas a $450,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop smart photochromic electronic devices. Professor Michael C. Biewer and students will synthesize novel light-activated organic semiconducting materials incorporating a bicyclic aziridine photochromic unit. They will attach this unit as a pendant group to donor-acceptor-donor small molecules based on...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $460,413 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to develop a novel visible light-induced transition metal-radical hybrid catalytic methodology for regiocontrolled, mild, and exogenous oxidant-free functionalizations of saturated organic compounds. The project aims to create a synthetic platform for controlled, selective functionalization of organic...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry grant, titled "CAREER: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF UNEXPLORED COMPLEX BISINDOLE HETERODIMERIC ALKALOIDS," will provide $271,440 to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) over a 5-year period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2030. The funding will support the development of new chemical methods and synthesis strategies for the preparation of biologically active heterodimeric natural products. Key objectives include...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a three-year, $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research into boron dipyrromethane photocages for mild and selective light-driven polymer chemistry from September 2021 through August 2024. The funding will enable the development of photolabile protecting groups to enable light-triggered reactions for polymer synthesis and modification,...
The University of Texas at San Antonio will develop new photocatalytic systems for efficient organic synthesis under a $475,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Over a three-year period from July 2021 through June 2024, UTSA researchers will work to advance the store of scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems in chemistry through progressing photocatalytic technologies for organic...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $548,423 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Under this award, UT Austin's Chemistry Department will develop new catalytic methods for converting abundant chemical feedstocks into value-added pharmaceutical and agrochemical products in an enantioselective manner. Graduate students will gain career development experience through internships...
This $309,414 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program, supports research at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G) to develop a new class of photocatalysts that can transform cheap, unreactive raw materials into value-added chemicals. The goal is to control the photochemical process and reaction selectivity by modulating the energy of the light...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Texas A & M University a $500,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research titled "D3SC: DYNAMIC EFFECTS IN ORDINARY ORGANIC REACTIONS IN SOLUTION" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The grant funds research investigating dynamic effects in ordinary organic reactions occurring in solution. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to promote...
The University of Texas at San Antonio received a $483,119 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 1, 2021 to support catalytic cycloaddition reaction research and applications through 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 understanding in these fields. Under the award, UTSA researchers will conduct work exploring catalytic cycloaddition...
Professor Kutateladze of the University of Denver will use a $575,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further develop photoassisted approaches for the synthesis of complex heterocyclic molecules with potentially useful therapeutic properties. Over a three-year period from September 2023 through August 2026, his research aims to expand the synthetic photochemistry toolbox, specifically excited state intramolecular...