Project Grant 2452266
- This federal Project Grant award of $600,000.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049). The award will support a project led by Professor Diao of New York University (NYU) to study the design of new bidentate chiral nitrogen-based ligands for use in asymmetric catalysis. This research aims to develop more efficient and environmentally-friendly methods for synthesizing small molecule...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, is supporting Professor Rashad Karimov of Auburn University in developing new catalytic methods to synthesize complex, non-aromatic heterocyclic molecules commonly found in medicines and natural products. The $590,557 award, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, aims to improve the synthesis of these important molecular structures by...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences), supports a collaborative research project between professors at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. The project aims to design and test new catalytic materials for the electrochemical synthesis of organonitrogen compounds, which have broad applications in industries such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals. The $212,882 award will fund...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) is supporting Professor Dmitry Peryshkov at the University of South Carolina to develop metal-free reagents and catalysts for the functionalization of organic compounds. The $508,998 award, running from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, will focus on designing ambiphilic phosphines decorated with boron cluster groups to mimic the behavior of transition metal catalysts....
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $575,000 to the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to study the development of new silicon-based molecules and their use as catalysts for efficient organic synthesis and renewable polymer production. The 3-year project, led by Professor Annaliese Franz, aims to design innovative multi-functional silanol ligands with unique properties that can enable the creation of...
- The University of Michigan received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to develop new recyclable catalysts for asymmetric organic synthesis. Under this award, Professor Pavel Nagorny and his research group will design and synthesize polystyrene-based chiral Brønsted acid catalysts that can be reused to promote chemical reactions resulting in enantiomerically enriched (chiral) molecular...
- This Project Grant award is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The award provides $575,000 to support Professor Jose Madalengoitia of the University of Vermont in developing variations of the allyl cyanamide rearrangement, a key chemical reaction to synthesize guanidine compounds with applications in pharmaceutical chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, catalysis, and materials science. The 3-year...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $570,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to study new catalysts for converting carboxylic acids into value-added chemical compounds. The 3-year project aims to develop two new classes of oxidant-controlled decarboxylation reactions that can efficiently and selectively transform abundant carboxylic acid precursors into products with applications in...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $263,809 to Professor Jeffrey Gustafson of San Diego State University to study new approaches for selectively modifying aromatic compounds, which are common building blocks in synthetic and pharmaceutical chemistry. The project aims to develop "organocatalysts" that can improve the regioselectivity of electrophilic aromatic substitution and related...
- This $579,365 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports Professor Christopher Pigge of the University of Iowa in developing new transition metal catalysts for organic synthesis. The research aims to create enhanced and tunable catalysts by incorporating novel ligands into metal complexes, with the potential for wide-ranging applications in...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports Professor Julie Pigza of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in investigating the use of chiral and achiral squaramide organocatalysts to deliver a masked acyl cyanide (MAC) reagent. The $478,216 award, active from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029, will enable an interdisciplinary research approach focused on organic synthesis, organocatalysis, and computational chemistry. Key objectives include training high school, community college, undergraduate, and graduate students in the Gulf South region, as well as implementing high-impact teaching activities in USM and nearby community college undergraduate labs to expose students to the scientific method and authentic research experiences. The project aims to advance the development of new catalytic reactions that can enable the synthesis of important chiral building blocks, with potential applications in industries such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and energy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $478.2k | 7/28/25 |