Project Grant 2453680
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), has awarded $353,549 to the University of Southern California (USC) for a project titled "Quantifying the Nature of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Gold Nanoparticle Interactions." The project, led by Professor Richard Brutchey, in collaboration with Professors Elad Gross and Uri Banin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, aims to investigate new strategies to enhance...
- This $297,402 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research project between professors at Boston University and Northeastern University. The research aims to investigate charge and energy transfer between metal nanostructures and semiconductor nanocrystals through single particle spectroscopy. Specifically, the project will analyze the scattering spectra of individual hybrid...
- This $650,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry supports the research of Dr. Raphael Florentino Ribeiro of Emory University. The award, effective December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2028, aims to develop new theoretical approaches and computational methods for investigating chemical phenomena in microenvironments that confine light and interact strongly with matter. The research will computationally explore strategies to achieve...
- This $447,122 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, funds research at Washington University in St. Louis to study the nanoscale structure and catalytic activity of single-atom photocatalysts. Professor Bryce Sadtler and his team will use advanced single-molecule fluorescence microscopy techniques to visualize how the distribution and coordination of individual metal atoms on...
- This three-year, $697,834 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research at Kennesaw State University into developing novel multinuclear coinage metal arrays as molecular strings and coils. Principal Investigator Michael Stollenz and his team will work to synthesize linear and bent arrangements of copper, silver, and gold ions that exhibit luminescent properties controllable by molecular structure. They...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program Project Grant award of $411,535 to the Trustees of Boston University will support collaborative research on interfacial excitation transfer in hybrid metal/chalcopyrite plasmonic nanostructures. Professors from Boston University and Northeastern University will investigate charge and energy transfer between metal nanostructures and semiconductor nanocrystals through single particle spectroscopy. The...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Professor Josef Michl of the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds the development of new ultra-thin polymer materials called metalloporphenes that are designed to be one atom thick and possess optoelectronic properties for applications in nanoelectronics devices. Professor Michl and his research group will...
- This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) supports Professor Carl Brozek at the University of Oregon in using sophisticated vibrational sum-frequency scattering spectroscopy (VSFSS) to study the surface properties of colloidal porous nanoparticles, particularly metal-organic framework (MOF) nanocrystals. The research aims to provide fundamental insights into...
- This Project Grant award of $388,983 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research led by Professor Neal Mankad at the University of Illinois Chicago. The project aims to spatially map the electronic structures of atomically precise copper nanoclusters using advanced crystallographic techniques. This work will enhance the understanding of how the arrangement of atoms affects the chemical behavior of these copper-based...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Professor Christopher Ackerson of Colorado State University a $499,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study ligand regiochemistry on gold nanoclusters. Through June 2025, Professor Ackerson and his students will combine chemical synthesis techniques and advanced analytical tools to examine how different molecule types compete for binding sites on low-symmetry gold atom clusters. Specific goals include...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Chemical Mechanism, Function, and Properties Program awarded a $625,000 Project Grant to Professors Eric Cueny and Maria Kamenetska at Boston University. The purpose of this 3-year grant, awarded on August 1, 2025, is to use single molecule conductance measurements via scanning tunneling microscope break junction (STMBJ) techniques to evaluate the strength of aurophilic (gold-gold) interactions within dinuclear gold complex molecules. These gold-containing molecules often serve as catalysts for important chemical reactions or as luminescent light sources, and the aurophilic interactions are critical to their desirable properties. By establishing a general experimental technique to quantify aurophilicity, the researchers aim to provide the chemical principles needed to engineer more effective gold complex photocatalysts.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $625.0k | 7/16/25 |