Project Grant 2452704
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $260,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Miami Research Administration - Coral Gables Division. The grant supports the development of new classes of organic molecules for energy storage technologies. The objectives are to design, synthesize, and characterize core-shell structured organic molecules, gain a fundamental understanding of their structure-property-performance...
- This $268,134 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to develop new chemical compounds called "biphasic charge carriers" that can store electric power for use in redox flow batteries (RFBs). The research will focus on linking the fundamental chemical properties of these charge carriers to their function in small-scale working batteries, with the goal of developing design principles for a new generation of batteries...
- This $283,095 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by Professor Michael Marshak at the University of Wyoming to develop new materials for grid-scale long duration energy storage. The goal is to provide a fundamental molecular understanding of metal chelate coordination complexes and evaluate their ability to inhibit water splitting reactions, with the aim of improving the performance of flow...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) in the amount of $258,304 supports research to develop new biphasic charge carriers for redox flow battery (RFB) energy storage systems. The goal is to create a new generation of RFBs capable of storing intermittent renewable energy from solar and wind power. The research focuses on designing novel chemical compounds that can store electric power in both soluble and solid forms, addressing...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $649,999 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "DESIGNING 3-DIMENSIONAL ACTIVE SITE ENVIRONMENTS IN METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR OXYGEN ELECTROCHEMISTRY." The five-year award beginning July 1, 2021 will fund research developing three-dimensional active site environments in metal-organic frameworks to advance oxygen electrochemistry. Specifically,...
- This $330,643 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth focused on designing solid booster and electrolyte materials for redox-targeting flow batteries. The project aims to address limitations of redox flow batteries, a promising energy storage technology, by developing novel solid charge storage materials that can be used in conjunction with liquid electrolytes to...
- This federal Project Grant award of $642,571.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by Dr. Emily Pentzer and Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus of Texas A & M University. The researchers will design, synthesize, and characterize new polymers for electrochemical energy storage, with a focus on understanding how polymer composition and structure impact electron movement and storage capacity. The goal is to expand fundamental...
- This $464,405 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research conducted by Professor Evgeny Dikarev of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. The project focuses on developing new synthetic methodologies to prepare carbon-coated battery materials using single-source carbonaceous precursors. The goal is to create innovative, cost-effective rechargeable...
- The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $426,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct collaborative research on developing novel protein-based materials for photosynthetic energy transduction. The multi-year project, led by Professors Michael Therien and David Beratan of Duke University and William DeGrado of UCSF, aims to design and construct protein-based...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $973,414 project grant to the University of California, Berkeley to support research activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The grant will fund the development of new synthetic routes to well-defined nanocarbon materials from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. As the nation's premier sponsor of basic research in mathematics and the physical sciences, the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $610,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to a collaborative research team from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of West Florida. The grant supports the development and understanding of new redox-active organic molecules to enable next-generation redox-flow and metal-air energy storage systems. The project takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining synthetic organic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, electrochemistry, and chemical engineering to address long-duration energy storage and high-capacity battery applications. The research aims to create design rules and mechanistic understanding of these redox-active organic materials to improve performance and stability in these energy storage systems. The grant has a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $610.0k | 8/27/25 |