Project Grant 2316707
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry aims to develop novel polymeric materials based on segmented polar-polyolefin copolymers with complex architectures. Professors Eva Harth at the University of Houston and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at Carnegie Mellon University are collaborating on this 3-year effort, which seeks to advance energy storage materials and plastic upcycling capabilities. The key products and services to be delivered...
- Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program, awarded $249,982 to Professor Steven Diver at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, for a two-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2027) focused on developing bimacrocyclic ligand catalysts for selective chemical reactions. The research centers on designing cage-like molecular frameworks that embed...
- Through this $699,254 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Professor Eugene Y. Chen of Colorado State University is developing new synthetic routes for the construction of technologically important cyclic polymers and copolymers from bio-based renewable monomers. The project aims to precisely control the structures and sequences of these cyclic polymers and copolymers using Lewis...
- This $263,799 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research by Professor Graham Collier of Kennesaw State University to develop a new approach for synthesizing conjugated monomers that can be used to produce a diverse class of semiconducting, recyclable polymers. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Synthesizing dihalogenated...
- This $118,229 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of novel, chemically recyclable polymer materials at the University of New Haven. The project aims to design low-strain cyclic olefin monomers that can be polymerized and then easily depolymerized back to their constituent monomers under mild conditions, addressing the energy-intensive nature of current polymer recycling methods. Through this 5-year...
- This $386,034 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of chemically resilient, fouling resistant polymer membranes for water separation applications. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the 24-month award to the University of Massachusetts Amherst enables fundamental research to manufacture porous polymer membranes using an all-aqueous process that eliminates toxic solvents currently used. The research aims to (1) develop a mechanistic understanding...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $3.6 million Project Grant to Clark Atlanta University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to establish the Partnership for Research and Education in Chemistry-Sustainable Polymers (PREC-SP). The PREC-SP will partner with the existing NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers to conduct collaborative research on sustainable polymers through multi-institutional projects including: 1) Development of porous crystalline...
- This $430,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program supports research at Kenyon College to investigate how polymer topology and side-chain structure impact polymer degradation pathways. The principal investigator, Professor Yutan Getzler, will synthesize and characterize a range of cyclic homopolymers and copolymers, examining how factors like topology and side chains influence polymer stability and depolymerization...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $612,259 in funding to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to study chemical processes for the reversible assembly and functionalization of polymers relevant to biology. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: The research will explore the use of bioorthogonal click reactions based on enamine N-oxide motifs to assemble...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $469,833 to the University of Florida to develop two-dimensional polymer membranes with precisely engineered gas-selective nanocavities. The goal is to create an energy-efficient, cost-competitive solution for separating gas molecules in industrial applications like carbon dioxide capture and petrochemical purification. The research will focus on designing macrocycle-based membranes that...
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: MPS-ASCEND: CYCLODEXTRIN-POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL)-BASED DYNAMIC COVALENT NETWORKS -NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: THIS RESEARCH, TO BE CARRIED OUT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO, IS FOCUSED ON SOCIETAL ASPECTS RELEVANT TO SUSTAINABILITY. IT INVOLVES DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY OF ADVANCED POLYMERIC MATERIALS WHOSE MOLECULES CAN FORM NETWORKS THAT CAN BE BROKEN AND RECONSTITUTED DYNAMICALLY (DYNAMIC COVALENT NETWORKS). THEY CAN POTENTIALLY OFFER HIGH PERFORMANCE ON FLUE GAS SEPARATION AND THE REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (INCLUDING BOTH INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS AND HARMFUL BIOMOLECULES) FROM AQUEOUS SYSTEMS. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CAN IMPACT CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS, MEMBRANE SCIENCE, AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THE RESEARCH RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. RESEARCH PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE ARRANGED THROUGH THE SUNY LSAMP PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL INCORPORATE MULTIFACETED EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS INCLUDING OUTREACH TO HELP PROMOTE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN BUFFALO?S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH INCLUDE MANY STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. TECHNICAL SUMMARY: CYCLODEXTRIN (CD)-BASED POLYMERS ARE PROMISING MATERIALS FOR MEMBRANE SEPARATION AND OTHER APPLICATIONS. DYNAMIC COVALENT POLYMER NETWORKS HAVE ALSO ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST DUE TO THEIR SELF-HEALING AND OTHER REMARKABLE PROPERTIES. THE CORE HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT CD-BASED DYNAMIC COVALENT POLYMER NETWORKS CAN SERVE AS NOVEL MEMBRANE MATERIALS WITH SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES AND SIGNIFICANT SEPARATION PERFORMANCE. ACCORDINGLY, DYNAMIC COVALENT NETWORKS WITH BUILDING UNITS OF ?-CD (A REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF CD) AND POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) (PEG) CHAIN LINKING WITH DYNAMIC URETHANE BONDS WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN THIS PROJECT. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) TO ESTABLISH THE SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO CD-PEG-BASED DYNAMIC COVALENT NETWORKS, 2) TO UNDERSTAND THEIR STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS, AND 3) TO EXAMINE THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) SEPARATION AND REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS FROM AQUEOUS PHASES. CD-PEG-METHACRYLATE CONJUGATES HAVING DYNAMIC URETHANE BONDS WILL BE PREPARED FIRST AND THEN PHOTOCURED TO GIVE THE CD-PEG-BASED DYNAMIC COVALENT NETWORKS. CHARACTERIZATION AND STUDIES OF PHYSIOCHEMICAL, MECHANICAL AND SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES OF THE NETWORKS WILL BE PERFORMED. FINALLY, MEMBRANES OF CD-PEG-BASED COVALENT DYNAMIC NETWORKS WILL BE PREPARED FOR STUDIES ON CO2/N2 SEPARATION AND REMOVAL OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID, CHOLESTEROL, AND URIC ACID FROM AQUEOUS PHASE. . THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($100k) | 8/27/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 8/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $300.0k | 5/16/23 |