The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $508,510 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from July 2021 through June 2024 to elucidate fundamental factors driving self-assembly with guided interactions in multicomponent enzyme systems using model nanostructured platforms. The research aims to advance understanding of major problems in chemistry...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $292,458 Project Grant to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. This grant supports the acquisition of a size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and field-flow fractionation (FFF) instrument coupled with multi-angle light scattering (MALS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) detection. This instrumentation will facilitate research in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical/biomolecular...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to the University of Utah from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The funding supports the development of a novel optical biosensor capable of detecting and quantifying a wide range of biological molecules, including biomarkers found in bodily fluids. The project leverages second harmonic generation (SHG) and optical heterodyning techniques...
This $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund research at Penn State University to develop microfluidic platforms that harness energy from chemical reactions to enable autonomous fluid transport. Specifically, the award will examine the effects of molecular-scale chemistry on microscale confined fluid flow, and vice versa, to uncover new modes of chemically induced motion and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $316,208 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to Professor Christopher Elles and his research group at the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, supports the development of a novel broadband two-photon absorption spectroscopy technique for in situ measurement and characterization of heterogeneous samples. The primary...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $446,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, doing business as the University of Nebraska, for a research project titled "Ultrafast Affinity Extraction - Fundamental Studies and Use in Environmental Applications". This 3-year project aims to develop new high-performance separation methods based on ultrafast affinity extraction to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $465,000 Project Grant to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to support an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Site program from 2024 to 2027. This program will provide a 10-week summer research experience for 10 undergraduate students per year, integrating interdisciplinary research, education, and career development activities in the areas of bioanalytics, green chemistry, and renewable energy. The...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a 3-year, $389,999 Project Grant to Florida State University (FSU) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop new approaches to characterize the structural dynamics of proteins that play critical roles in chemical reactions within biological cells. The project, led by Dr. Christian Bleiholder, will combine and enhance the capabilities of tandem-ion mobility spectrometry coupled with mass...
The University of Nebraska received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on July 15, 2021 to complete the project by June 30, 2024. The grant supports fundamental studies and environmental applications of ultrafast affinity extraction under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major issues through support of mathematical and physical sciences...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry has awarded a $480,000 Project Grant to the University of Notre Dame DU Lac under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). The three-year grant supports Professor Paul Bohn and his research group in studying the design, behavior, and potential applications of new artificial materials inspired by nature, particularly multi-layered structures with varying pore sizes. The research aims to develop an improved...