This federal Project Grant award, valued at $545,607.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research by Dr. Laura Motta of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Dr. Jochen Autschbach of the University at Buffalo to develop and implement a theoretical method for exploring new types of spin-forbidden chemical reactions. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include:...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry has awarded a $696,868 Project Grant to Princeton University's Professor Joseph Subotnik to develop new computational methods for modeling the flow of energy between electrons, nuclei, and spin in molecular and material systems. This research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to improve understanding of efficient energy conversion processes in nature, such as photosynthesis, by accounting for spin...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $541,779 to the University of Central Florida to conduct research on spin quantum dynamics in molecular magnets. The key products and services funded under this award include: Experimental and educational efforts to study and disseminate knowledge on the quantum magnetic properties of single-molecule magnets, which have potential applications in quantum...
This $581,215 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports Dr. Claudia E. Avalos and her research group at New York University (NYU) in designing and characterizing molecules intended for quantum sensing and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal enhancement applications. The award funds computational and experimental studies to identify the magnetic and structural motifs that facilitate optically-induced spin...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $537,800 Project Grant to Professor Jochen Autschbach of the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports the development and application of quantum theoretical methods and computer simulations to investigate how the arrangement of atoms, chemical bonding, and molecular motion determine various properties of molecules and...
This $244,955 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports theoretical and computational research to develop advanced computational tools and use them for describing the dynamical behavior of magnetic molecules connected to external electrodes and manipulated by magnetic fields. The research aims to provide a balance between computational efficiency and physical accuracy in simulating such open...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $570,548 to Professor David Waldeck of the University of Pittsburgh to study how the spin of electrons affects electrochemical reactions. The research aims to develop new methods for delivering spin-filtered electron currents to catalysts and examine the impact of electron spin on multi-electron redox reactions and enantioselective oxidation reactions. This...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $504,816 provides funding from April 15, 2023 through March 31, 2026 to support research exploring magnetism, spin textures, and magnetotransport phenomena in covalent two-dimensional magnets. The award is made under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which promotes advancement in these scientific fields. The primary awardee is the Research Foundation for the State University of New York to support research at the...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) is supporting a collaborative research project led by Professors Oliver Monti of the University of Arizona and Yonatan Dubi of Ben Gurion University. The $590,000 award, valid from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2028, is focused on developing a quantitative microscopic understanding of the Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) effect. The researchers will...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $532,567 to the University of Delaware to conduct theoretical research and educational activities focused on understanding quantum magnetic materials and their application to spintronics. The key objectives are to incorporate quantum entanglement effects into the study of spin-torque and spin-pumping phenomena, with the aim of resolving existing puzzles in...