Project Grant 2453446
- 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 $165,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports a collaborative research effort between Professor Ping Lu of Rowan University and Professor Cheng Zhang of Long Island University to develop innovative nanofiber-encapsulated bimetallic catalysts for carbon dioxide conversion processes. The key objectives are to create long-lasting, highly...
- 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 $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports collaborative research to accelerate the discovery and design of dynamically evolving catalyst materials. The researchers will integrate advanced computer modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning with experimental methods to study how catalyst structures evolve during reactions, with the goal of developing more active, stable, and...
- This Project Grant award, totaling $450,000, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to Professor Yiming Wang at the University of Pittsburgh. The funding supports the development of catalysts based on iridium for the selective preparation of chemical compounds with well-defined configurations, using alkynes as starting materials. Key product deliverables include the synthesis...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Purdue University a $575,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports Professor Christopher Uyeda's research on developing multi-metallic catalysts to improve the efficiency and sustainability of chemical processes used in medicine, agriculture, and polymer chemistry. Key activities include designing new ligands that can bind multiple metals to create more active and...
- This $575,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project led by Professors Keary Engle of the Scripps Research Institute and Peng Liu of the University of Pittsburgh. The project focuses on developing new chemical reactions using earth-abundant nickel catalysts to efficiently synthesize valuable compounds, including medicinally relevant molecules, agrochemicals, and functional...
- This $550,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at Texas A&M University from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Professor François Gabbaï and his team will investigate the synthesis and coordination chemistry of novel ambiphilic ligands featuring a carbenium ion positioned next to a phosphine- or carbene-based metal-binding site. When coordinated to late transition...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $480,000 to Professor Michel R. Gagné of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The funding supports research into new catalytic processes using unsupported z-ligands as key initiators. Specifically, the Gagné group will study the fundamental reactivity and potential structural variability of...
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 pharmaceuticals by leveraging earth-abundant metal catalysts. In addition to the core research, the project will provide valuable hands-on learning experiences for students and outreach activities to spark interest in STEM fields, such as collaborating with the New York Public Library on science experiments and creating a chemistry-themed video game. The project duration is August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $600.0k | 7/16/25 |