The University of Missouri System was awarded a $465,916 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research focused on the computationally driven discovery and synthesis of 2D materials through selective etching. The project aims to advance a new process for the synthesis of 2D materials and accelerate their discovery by combining computational, experimental, and machine-learning techniques in a...
This $700,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research to develop a non-fluorinated etching procedure to prepare MXene hybrid materials for composite applications. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this three-year award to Florida A & M University runs from June 2021 through May 2024. A sub-award of $100,000 to Clark Atlanta University will support related research to further the goals of developing new non-toxic etching...
Tuskegee University received a three-year, $345,848 project grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a powder X-ray diffractometer for research and educational training in crystallographic characterization of nanostructured materials. The award, issued on September 1, 2021 with a completion date of August 31, 2024, will support Tuskegee University's efforts to promote progress in the mathematical and physical...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research and education activities that advance the understanding of MXenes, an emerging class of atomically thin materials with exceptional electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. The $234,020 award, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030, aims to: Develop new methods to create pristine MXenes with controlled surface chemistry and large crystalline...
This $504,818 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Tuskegee University focused on nano-bio materials science and engineering. Over a 3-year period from March 2025 to February 2028, the award will provide 10 undergraduate students per summer with a 10-week research experience working under the mentorship of interdisciplinary faculty and PhD...
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded Purdue University a $190,936 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program on February 15, 2024. The objective of this 2-year project is to design, synthesize, and characterize a new family of two-dimensional rare-earth transition metal carbide materials called "RE-MXenes." Through a combination of computational modeling and experimental efforts, the researchers aim to...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Tufts University. This 3-year collaborative research project, led by principal investigators at Tufts University and Tulane University, aims to explore a novel class of dual-atom alloy catalysts for efficient and selective chemical conversions. Through a combination of computational modeling using machine learning and density functional theory, as well as...
This $318,775 National Science Foundation project grant supports theoretical and computational research and education activities at Lehigh University from May 2022 through April 2025. The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. Specifically, the principal investigator and their team will develop advanced numerical techniques to model the properties of two-dimensional quantum...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Illinois a $700,485 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop two-dimensional amorphous carbon materials with tunable atomic structures for use as a novel dielectric in electronic devices. Over a four-year period ending February 2026, the university will utilize a solution-based process to precisely control the thickness and degree of medium-range ordering in carbon monolayers and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $490,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to support a collaborative research and education partnership between Tennessee State University (TSU), Fisk University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (I-MRSEC). The TSU-Fisk-Illinois (TSUFI) Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) initiative aims to advance materials science research, particularly in...