Project Grant 2247574
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $157,487 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of New Hampshire to develop new classes of graphene-supported nanocomposite materials for electrocatalytic applications. The research aims to construct innovative electrocatalysts from metal nanoclusters (MNCs) and pristine graphene to improve the fundamental understanding of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $480,000 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The grant will fund a 3-year research project led by Professors Mingdi Yan and Lawrence Wolf to explore the functionalization of pristine graphene through Diels-Alder reactions. The researchers aim to create localized curved/distorted sites on graphene nanosheets by controlling the substrate topography, in order...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $298,686 to the University of New Hampshire on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project extending through August 31, 2028. Led by Professor Gonghu Li at the University of New Hampshire in collaboration with Professor Jier Huang of Boston College and Professor Anatoly Frenkel of Stony Brook University, this project develops...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,662 Project Grant to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. This grant supports Professor Gonghu Li's research on developing new photocatalysts based on earth-abundant metals like copper and nickel as sustainable alternatives to scarce noble metal catalysts. The project aims to design and synthesize supramolecular photocatalysts that can transform carbon dioxide...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $560,068 Project Grant to Professor Jonathan Rochford at the University of Massachusetts Boston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports the development of new strategies for the selective conversion of carbon dioxide to formic acid, which has significant potential for sustainability and reducing carbon emissions. Key technical objectives include: 1) Leveraging the synergy between second...
- This $250,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The award will support a research project led by Professor Michael B. Ross at the University of Massachusetts Lowell focused on manipulating noble metal nanoparticles through alloying with post-transition metals. The key objectives are to advance fundamental understanding of phase nucleation and plasmonic optical properties in...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $482,500 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research exploring chemically functionalized polymers for nanoscale structures and interfaces from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. Professor Todd Emrick and his team will work to advance fundamental aspects of polymeric and sustainable chemistry by discovering unique combinations of polymers and...
- This $125,000 two-year project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will support research and education activities under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the University of Texas at El Paso, will establish an atomic-scale understanding of the interplay between structure, chemistry, catalytic activity, and mechanisms in transition metal...
- Federal Project Grant Summary This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), was awarded $212,882 on August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The project, led by Professor V. Sara Thoi at Johns Hopkins University and Professor Fanglin Che at University of Massachusetts Lowell, with Worcester Polytechnic Institute as a performance site, focuses...
- The University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA received a three-year, $450,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds multi-modal mass spectrometric imaging research to further understanding of the biochemical effects of nanomaterials. Through August 2021 to July 2024, the University will apply multiple mass spectrometry techniques to image how engineered nanomaterials interact...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $472,244 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The grant supports collaborative research by faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the University of New Hampshire to develop new graphene-supported nanocomposite materials for electrocatalytic applications, with a focus on improving the understanding of how solid-solid interfaces impact the electrocatalytic properties of these materials. The research aims to create innovative electrocatalysts from metal nanoclusters and pristine graphene for electrochemical CO2 reduction, with the goal of advancing fundamental knowledge that can guide the design of devices for renewable energy applications. The project provides research training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, and includes outreach activities targeted at K-12 students to promote STEM participation. The award period is from Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $472.2k | 6/26/23 |