This $108,579 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides funding for Texas State University to acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (SCXRD) instrument. The award aims to advance structural analysis capabilities in chemical, biochemical, and materials science research and education at the university. The SCXRD instrument will enable researchers to accurately determine the three-dimensional molecular structures...
This $350,188 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) enables Marquette University to acquire an advanced X-ray diffractometer instrument to support research and education in southeastern Wisconsin. The diffractometer will be utilized by professors and students at Marquette as well as neighboring colleges and universities, providing critical capabilities to study the 3D molecular structures of compounds in fields like...
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 $614,411 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of an X-ray diffractometer instrument at Arkansas State University. The instrument will enable structural characterization of a wide range of materials, including advanced semiconductors, asphalt, engineered proteins, and small molecules. The research activities facilitated by this instrument address critical issues such as space communication, solar...
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 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 $535,686 National Science Foundation project grant will fund the acquisition of a comprehensive X-ray scattering system for in situ studies at the University of California, Davis through August 2025. The system will transform research, education, and outreach in materials characterization across California's Central Valley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, the state-of-the-art instrument serves as a flagship tool for advanced materials...
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 Division of Chemistry awarded a $354,871 Project Grant to the Long Beach Research Foundation at California State University, Long Beach to acquire a single crystal x-ray diffractometer from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. This award supports the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of...