This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $539,890 to the University of Oregon provides funding for the acquisition of a cryogen-free Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS). The PPMS enables advanced research and education on diverse materials, including those used in emerging technologies like solid-state batteries, superconducting qubits, and semiconductor devices. The instrument facilitates investigations of thermal,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $647,968 Project Grant to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The grant will fund the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS), a versatile instrument to measure electrical, magnetic, thermal, and thermodynamic properties of materials over a wide range of temperatures and pressures. This advanced characterization tool will support interdisciplinary...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $419,614 supports the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Properties Measurement System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from September 2022 to August 2025. Funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this major research instrumentation award will catalyze materials research and education. The multi-functional measurement modules coupled with cryogenic temperatures down to 1.9 Kelvin and an external...
The University of Utah received a two-year, $449,988 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support experimental characterization of microscopic properties of superconducting polyhydrides to develop a more realistic theoretical framework for warm superconductivity. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah from August 2021 through July 2023. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $633,000 to the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) to acquire a cryogen-free magnetometer. This high-sensitivity, high-throughput magnetometer will support research into a broad range of topics, including investigating new properties in magnetic and superconducting thin films and heterostructures, proximity coupling at interfaces, and applications of...
Oklahoma State University was awarded a $580,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to acquire a modern Physical Property Measurement System. The system will allow OSU researchers to characterize new materials being developed for applications in food science, biomedical engineering, and electronics. It incorporates several experimental techniques in an automated platform to provide high-quality data for exploring novel classes of...
The University of Utah will use a $550,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to examine thermochemistry of metal-ligand bonds and protonated peptides from June 15, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The work falls under the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. Professor Peter B. Armentrout and his research group will utilize guided ion beam tandem mass spectrometry...
The University of Utah received a $448,560 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research on August 15, 2021 to fund research under the EAGER: SUPER project through July 31, 2023. The grant supports research seeking to discover high-temperature superconductivity in heterostructured two-dimensional organic materials. This work aligns with the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1,397,667 Project Grant under its Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to the University of Denver to acquire a state-of-the-art 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer with a cryoprobe. This instrument will support researchers at the University of Denver and across the Greater Rocky Mountain region, enabling new research ranging from understanding biomolecular interactions to characterizing functional tools in complex biological...
This $160,279 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by the University of Utah aimed at establishing a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving self-generated spin-orbit torques in magnetic materials. The project seeks to explore the fundamental relationships between material properties, such as electronic band structure and interfaces, and the triad of universal Hall torques that...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a 3-year, $900,060 Project Grant to the University of Utah to acquire an Integrated Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS). This state-of-the-art, cryogen-free PPMS instrument enables researchers to investigate the behavior of materials at low temperatures without the need for liquid helium and under various external conditions such as magnetic fields, pressure, and sample rotation. The PPMS will support research activities in quantum science, bioengineering, and manufacturing across Utah and the surrounding Intermountain West region. It will provide conclusive insights into the electrical, optical, thermal, and magnetic properties of materials with high spatial resolution, greatly benefiting the research community. The PPMS acquisition also enhances the university's educational programs, including certificates in microscopy, diffraction, and nanotechnology, and outreach to underrepresented students in STEM fields. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.