Project Grant 2442931
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $373,894 to the University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa to develop advanced technology for rapidly analyzing and imaging the microscopic motions and interactions of nanomaterials in electrochemical systems. The project aims to integrate light-scattering imaging with microelectrodes to quantify the local electro(photo)catalytic activities enabled by plasmonic...
- The National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) awarded a $540,000 Project Grant to Professors Smith and Schleife at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The grant supports their research on a new synthetic approach to manufacturing diverse classes of nanocrystals, which have applications in next-generation electronics, visual displays, solar cells, and medical tests. The researchers are studying "alkoxy reactions" that...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,701 Project Grant to the University of Louisville under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. Through this 3-year grant, the University's research group led by Dr. Frank Zamborini will develop advanced electrochemical methods for synthesizing and patterning metal nanoclusters containing fewer than 200 atoms. This innovative approach aims to produce atomically-precise nanoclusters with controlled size and composition,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Northwestern University for a 3-year research project on the "Transient Physicochemical Properties of Nanomaterials." The grant supports experimental studies by Professor Richard Schaller to investigate the crystal lattices, surfaces, and surface ligand behavior of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles. The research aims to elucidate the...
- The University of Alabama was awarded a $437,713 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The grant, titled "Synthesis and Application of Closo-Borate Materials," will support Professor Kevin Shaughnessy's research on the synthesis of novel boron cluster compounds with potential applications in advanced materials, catalysis, and pharmaceuticals. The project aims to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $164,302 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant to Dr. Anthony Shoji Hall at Johns Hopkins University. This 5-year Project Grant, funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research to develop low-temperature methods for synthesizing ordered intermetallic nanomaterials. The goal is to enable greater control over these materials' properties and expand their application in technologies like...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $539,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to carry out computational quantum chemistry research. The purpose of the research is to explore, test, and validate molecular-level design principles for functional carbon-rich materials, such as light-responsive polymers, nanotubes, and organic electronics. The expected outcomes include the development of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Georgia TECH Research Corp, a non-profit research organization associated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The grant supports a collaborative effort between Professor Younan Xia of Georgia Tech and Professor Emmanouil Mavrikakis of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop a knowledge base for achieving robust, reproducible, and scalable...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research to design and discover new "heteroanionic" materials containing multiple types of negatively charged anion atoms. The goal is to understand how the atomic-scale structure of these complex materials influences their electronic, magnetic, and optical properties, enabling the development of advanced materials for...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a 5-year, $267,179 CAREER grant to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to support research on the synthesis and characterization of one-dimensional van der Waals nanocrystals for use in energy-efficient electronic and photonic devices. The project aims to elucidate the chemical mechanisms that control the assembly and properties of these nanoscale materials, with...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a 5-year, $500,412 grant to Professor Igor Fedin at the University of Alabama. The grant supports the development of a universal electrochemical tool to monitor the synthesis of nanoscale materials, such as two-dimensional layered materials, quantum dots, and metal-oxide nanocrystals, from molecular precursors at high temperatures. This work aims to provide new insights into the nucleation and growth of these nanomaterials, revisiting classical models and advancing the atomic-level understanding of the transformation from molecular to solid states. The project will also enhance the knowledge and capabilities of students in Alabama, including at the primary undergraduate institution Alabama State University, in the chemistry of quantum materials through training in advanced synthesis, spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and electrochemistry.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $60.4k | 8/26/25 | ||
| Not listed | $440.0k | 8/15/25 |