The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $348,737 Project Grant to Mississippi State University to acquire a high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer with diverse inlet and ionization capabilities for chemical analyses. This award is jointly funded through the Major Research Instrumentation Program, Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program, and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The new instrument will strengthen the...
This $470,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports the development of new analytical detection and processing tools for the characterization of complex mixtures, with a focus on dissolved organic matter (DOM). Researchers at Florida International University are creating a platform that combines ion mobility spectrometry and ultra-high-resolution Fourier transform ion...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $950,000 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on the chemistry and physics of charged aqueous nanodrops and their applications in mass spectrometry. Professor Evan Williams and his group will investigate how the size and shape of electrospray ionization emitters affect initial droplet size and mass spectrometry performance. They...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $1,010,000 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin to develop innovative mass spectrometry methods for characterizing intact proteins through June 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Jenny Brodbelt and her research group will apply ultraviolet photodissociation and other dynamic ion manipulation strategies to amplify structural and post-translational modification details...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $710,000 Project Grant to Boise State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a high-resolution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system. This system will enhance research infrastructure and enable new capabilities in proteomics and metabolomics research at the university. The grant will support graduate, undergraduate, and high school student training in modern...
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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $508,776 Project Grant to The Ohio State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports the development of theoretical methods and computational tools to understand the spectroscopy of transition metal systems, which are crucial for solar energy applications such as photocatalysts. The research aims to complement emerging ultrafast X-ray experimental techniques by providing...
The University of Akron received a $525,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to acquire a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer. The mass spectrometer will enable research and education in polymer science and engineering by allowing for the precise determination of molecular properties, sizes, and compositions of synthetic polymers. This will support the discovery and development of new recyclable, degradable, and renewable...
The Ohio State University received a three-year, $421,080 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research into developing statistical learning tools for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of non-crystalline materials. The grant aims to advance understanding of major scientific problems through increasing the store of knowledge in mathematical and...
The National Science Foundation awarded Montclair State University a $449,969 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a high-resolution accurate-mass Orbitrap LC-MS system. The grant will support the purchase of a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry instrument to enhance Montclair State University's research capabilities from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The new mass spectrometer will enable analysis of biological and chemical samples...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $485,000 Project Grant to The Ohio State University to develop a new mass spectrometry platform under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research, led by Professor Abraham Badu-Tawiah, aims to create a "panoptic" mass spectrometer with a universal ion source capable of analyzing diverse chemical species in liquid, solid, and vapor phases in a single experiment - a potentially significant advance in metabolomics technology. The grant supports the development of novel ionization and mass analysis methods to enable online sample processing, temporal separation, and chemical reactions to expand the scope of lipid analysis. The research also includes education and outreach activities to introduce students, particularly those underrepresented in STEM fields, to interdisciplinary science and analytical chemistry concepts.