Project Grant 2438363
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) in the amount of $251,294, was awarded on May 1, 2025, with a completion date of April 30, 2028. The project, led by Tulane University in partnership with Oregon State University, aims to advance the understanding and optimization of heterogeneous olefin metathesis catalysts containing tungsten and molybdenum metals. The primary deliverable is...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry is funding a three-year project grant totaling $517,033, awarded August 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Alexandra Velian at the University of Washington will develop atomically precise transition metal chalcogenide clusters designed to function as catalytic platforms that mimic defect sites found in inorganic heterogeneous catalysts. The research deliverables...
- This Project Grant award of $602,669.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is funding research to develop bimetallic single-site heterogeneous catalysts for improving the reactivity and efficiency of olefin metathesis, a key chemical conversion process for producing propylene from other olefinic hydrocarbons. The project aims to determine the complete reaction mechanism and investigate the structural and electronic effects of using a second metal, such...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $902,786 collaborative research project grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project will deliver advanced computational modeling and experimental research capabilities focused on accelerating the discovery and design of dynamically...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $362,442 to Oregon State University (OSU) will be used to conduct collaborative research on understanding the effects of solvents on the adsorption energies of prototypical reactants on catalyst surfaces. The research aims to enable the design of new, more active, and selective catalysts for creating cleaner, more sustainable chemical processes with wide-ranging applications, including renewable...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $330,000 to the University of Oklahoma under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research examining electronic metal-support interactions (EMSI) in oxide-supported metal nanoparticle catalysts. The award, effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, funds a joint research initiative between the University of Kansas and University of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), was awarded $1.25M on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. Led by Professors Linda Broadbelt of Northwestern University and Eugene Chen of Colorado State University, the project delivers data-driven design methodologies and open-source software tools for...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), addresses the development of photocatalytic descriptors for carbon dioxide conversion. Awarded on September 1, 2025, with a total obligation of $298,686.00 and a completion date of August 31, 2028, the project is led by Professor Gonghu Li at the University of New Hampshire in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $600,000 through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Alabama to support research on first-row metal pincer catalysts under the direction of Professor Elizabeth Papish. Awarded on July 1, 2025, with completion anticipated by June 30, 2028, this project grant focuses on developing nickel and cobalt catalysts that exploit long-lived excited states to enable...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $539,479 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Oregon State University to investigate electronic metal-support interactions in Fischer-Tropsch catalysis. The project aims to develop ruthenium and cobalt catalysts supported on mixed metal oxides to promote Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactions at lower pressures. This could enable distributed, smaller-scale Fischer-Tropsch plants that can utilize remote or stranded natural gas or...
Award Details: This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific research and development services focused on elucidating descriptors that control heterogeneous olefin metathesis catalytic site creation through reduction chemistry. The research team, comprised of Oregon State University and Tulane University, will conduct experimental investigations and computational simulations to understand how soft reductants activate solid catalysts containing tungsten and molybdenum metals by modifying the oxidation states of metal atoms on catalyst surfaces. The research aims to identify specific mechanisms and controlling factors for creating active catalytic sites, with preliminary findings indicating potential to increase catalyst activity several thousandfold with tunable site populations. The project deliverables include scientific findings and technical insights that will enable the development of more effective and reusable catalysts for converting waste plastics or renewable materials into valuable chemical products and precursor molecules for polymers. By advancing understanding of heterogeneous catalyst activation pathways, this research supports broader national objectives in sustainable polymer chemistry and waste reduction while providing critical knowledge to enhance industrial olefin metathesis processes.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $416.1k | 7/2/25 |