The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) a $170,881 Project Grant to acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer. This highly specialized scientific instrument supports a wide range of multidisciplinary research, including luminescent materials, bacterial communication, chemical ecology, and medicinal chemistry. The diffractometer's dual copper and molybdenum sources enable structural characterization of...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Notre Dame a $287,021 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities federal grant program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a dual-source single-crystal x-ray diffractometer. The diffractometer will be used to determine the precise three-dimensional molecular structures of organic and inorganic compounds, metal complexes, solid-state materials and other substances. This will support the research of Professor Allen Oliver and colleagues in areas...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $719,573 to The Washington University in St. Louis to acquire a multi-modal x-ray diffraction and scattering instrument. This state-of-the-art equipment will enable researchers to probe the structure of materials at scales ranging from the atomic arrangement to surface roughness. The instrument's advanced capabilities will support a wide range of materials research across...
The University of Pittsburgh received a $308,651 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to acquire a single crystal x-ray diffractometer for research and education. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the award will support the research of Professor Raul Hernandez Sanchez and Nathaniel Rosi through the acquisition of a dual-source diffractometer equipped with copper and molybdenum x-ray sources, an enhanced detector, and cryogenic...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded Susquehanna University a $200,170 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a single-crystal X-ray diffractometer. This instrument will support primarily undergraduate research in the greater Susquehanna Valley region, including efforts at Susquehanna University, Bucknell University, Lycoming College, Elizabethtown College, and Wilkes University. The diffractometer, which has a...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $447,923 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to Illinois State University (ISU) to acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (SC-XRD) with a micro-focused copper source, high-performance area detector, and variable temperature capabilities. This advanced instrument will facilitate research in organic, organometallic, and coordination chemistry conducted by Professors Gregory M. Ferrence and Christopher G....
This $231,024 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program enables Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC) to acquire a state-of-the-art Rigaku SmartLab SE X-ray Diffraction (XRD) system. The new XRD instrument will significantly enhance research and educational capabilities across multiple disciplines at Marshall University, including materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, geology, forensics, and...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $290,000 awarded on August 15, 2022 will support the acquisition of a dual-source single crystal diffractometer at Temple University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The diffractometer will be used by Professor Michael Zdilla and 16 collaborators to determine the three-dimensional molecular structures of compounds through X-ray crystallography. This will enable research in areas such as inorganic chemistry,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $279,990 Project Grant to the University of California, Merced under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a dual-source single crystal x-ray diffractometer. The diffractometer will be used by Professor Michael Findlater and colleagues to determine the precise three-dimensional molecular structures of organic and inorganic compounds, materials, and biomolecules through x-ray crystallography. This will...
This $298,021 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides support for the acquisition of an X-ray diffractometer at Swarthmore College. The equipment will enhance teaching and research activities in materials characterization across the college's natural science and engineering programs, as well as provide access to external users from primarily undergraduate institutions in the southeastern Pennsylvania region. The...