This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $370,347 provides funding for Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to acquire a state-of-the-art x-ray diffractometer (XRD) system. The versatile XRD instrument will support multidisciplinary materials research and education across TAMIU's campus, enabling faculty and students from programs in engineering, geology, chemistry, biology, physics, and anthropology to characterize materials...
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) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) awarded Illinois State University a $447,923 project grant to acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (SC-XRD) system with a micro-focused copper source and variable temperature capabilities. This instrument will enhance the university's research and teaching in organic, organometallic, and coordination chemistry. The SC-XRD system facilitates accurate 3D structural analysis of molecules, including measuring...
North Carolina A&T State University will acquire an X-ray diffractometer (XRD) for multidisciplinary materials research and education under a $422,242 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2021. The grant is funded through the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which supports innovation and excellence in engineering research and education. The XRD instrument will support research across multiple engineering and science...
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...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $614,411 to Arkansas State University to acquire an X-ray diffractometer to enhance materials and biomaterials research and education. The instrument will enable structural characterization of a wide array of materials, including advanced semiconductor devices, engineered proteins, and novel asphalt paving materials. The research supported by this equipment addresses...
This $298,021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant awarded to Swarthmore College will support the acquisition of an X-ray diffractometer instrument. This equipment will enhance teaching and research activities at Swarthmore and other primarily undergraduate institutions in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region. The X-ray diffractometer will enable students and faculty across the natural sciences and engineering to gain a fundamental understanding of...
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 a $321,627 Project Grant to the University of the District of Columbia under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund the acquisition of a new x-ray diffractometer to advance materials research and education at primarily undergraduate and minority-serving institutions in Washington, D.C. through July 2024. The diffractometer will enhance understanding of major problems in the physical sciences by expanding the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $378,596 to Brigham Young University (BYU) to acquire a multipurpose X-ray diffractometer for materials research. The new instrument will enable researchers across chemistry, physics, geology, and engineering to study the atomic structure of advanced materials in greater depth, supporting efforts such as developing lightweight vehicles, improved magnetic memory systems, new...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under CFDA Program 47.041 "Engineering" enables the acquisition of a state-of-the-art Rigaku SmartLab SE X-ray Diffraction (XRD) system for Marshall University. The $107,633 award will support the purchase of the advanced XRD instrument, which will expand research capabilities and educational initiatives across multiple disciplines including materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, geology, forensics, and pharmaceutics. The new XRD system will provide hands-on training for over 63 graduate students and 425 undergraduates, replacing an obsolete instrument installed in the 1970s. This award reflects NSF's mission to advance scientific knowledge and develop innovative technologies, and the instrument is expected to significantly enhance Marshall University's research profile through new insights in areas such as battery materials, cancer drug studies, and biomaterials characterization.