Project Grant 2453452
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research by Professor Andrew Musser of Cornell University to understand how light-matter interactions can be used to control the properties of molecules. The $522,354 award, with a performance period from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2028, will enable Professor Musser and his students to apply ultrafast laser-based techniques to study how...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $545,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Cornell University. Through this 3-year award, Cornell University researcher Nandini Ananth and her team will develop a rigorous semiclassical framework for simulating open quantum systems. This research aims to improve the ability to accurately model and predict inherently quantum mechanical processes such as enzyme catalysis, solar energy harvesting,...
- This $750,687 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports research at the University of Texas at Austin to study how strain affects singlet fission and energy transport in molecular crystals. Professors Sean Roberts, Narayana Aluru, and Michael Cullinan are combining experimental and computational methods to develop micro-electromechanical devices that mechanically strain molecular crystals to understand how...
- This $499,394 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to Cornell University supports research to unlock the potential of organic polariton lasers through systematic molecular design. The goal is to develop a roadmap to reduce organic polariton condensation thresholds and enable electrically injected lasing. The research uses ultrafast spectroscopy and optical microcavity variation to reveal the molecular basis for polariton...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $655,882 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Texas at Austin. The grant, awarded on September 15, 2025 and running through August 31, 2028, supports a research project led by Professors Sean Roberts and Niels Damrauer, along with collaborators from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. The project aims to investigate unique quantum states generated by singlet fission...
- This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research by professors at Florida State University and Northwestern University to investigate how light-induced structural changes in organic metal halide hybrid materials affect their optical and electronic properties. The research team will employ a combination of material design, ultrafast optical and X-ray techniques, and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Cornell University a $446,175 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research from June 2021 to May 2024 to exploit excitons in atomic monolayers for dielectric sensing. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing knowledge and understanding of major problems. This award will further those goals by advancing the use of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $636,210 to Stony Brook University to develop experimental approaches for studying the ultrafast dynamics of electrons and nuclei in small molecules following the absorption of light. The research team will generate and shape ultrafast laser pulses to capture detailed "movies" of the coupled electron-nuclear motions, with the goal of gaining a more comprehensive...
- Cornell University was awarded a $329,815 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from June 2021 through May 2024 to advance "Mesophase Engineering through Coarse-to-Fine Grained Modeling." As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased understanding of major problems,...
- Cornell University was awarded a $240,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics to support theoretical research studies on non-equilibrium and emergent many-body quantum physics from September 2021 through August 2024. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise, Cornell researchers will conduct theoretical analyses of complex quantum systems...
This federal Project Grant award of $424,060, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports fundamental research at Cornell University on controlling coherences in crystalline frameworks for enhanced singlet fission. The research teams of Professors Andrew Musser and Phillip Milner at Cornell University will use ultrafast laser techniques to study how molecular coherence can be controlled in metal-organic framework materials. This work aims to identify conditions for coherent synchronization of photoactive molecules, which could lead to new design principles for controlling and steering coherent singlet fission dynamics for next-generation energy harvesting and quantum information devices. The 3-year project will also provide training for multiple graduate and undergraduate students in this interdisciplinary research area.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $424.1k | 8/26/25 |