Project Grant 2453698
- This $386,673 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will support research at Amherst College to develop and analyze a new nanoparticle-based system with potential as quantum bits (qubits) that can be initiated with light. Jacob Olshansky of the Chemistry Department and Jonathan Friedman of the Physics and Astronomy Department will characterize nanoparticle-molecule conjugates using...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $181,444 Project Grant to a collaborative team consisting of Professor Gonghu Li of the University of New Hampshire, Professor Jier Huang of Boston College, and Professor Anatoly Frenkel of Stony Brook University. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will support research aimed at investigating the key characteristics of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $560,068 Project Grant to Professor Jonathan Rochford at the University of Massachusetts Boston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports the development of new strategies for the selective conversion of carbon dioxide to formic acid, which has significant potential for sustainability and reducing carbon emissions. Key technical objectives include: 1) Leveraging the synergy between second...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $298,686.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to support a collaborative research project led by Professor Gonghu Li of the University of New Hampshire, Professor Jier Huang of Boston College, and Professor Anatoly Frenkel of Stony Brook University. The research aims to study key characteristics of catalysts that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide to energy-rich fuels...
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Division of Chemistry under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports a collaborative research effort focused on developing innovative catalysts for recycling carbon dioxide using photocatalytic processes. The $199,920 award, which runs from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, involves researchers from the University of New Hampshire, Boston College, and Stony Brook University. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,662 Project Grant to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. This grant supports Professor Gonghu Li's research on developing new photocatalysts based on earth-abundant metals like copper and nickel as sustainable alternatives to scarce noble metal catalysts. The project aims to design and synthesize supramolecular photocatalysts that can transform carbon dioxide...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Professor Jurss of the University of Mississippi for the development of new catalysts capable of transforming carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals. The project aims to develop more effective catalysts featuring tunable redox-active ligands to facilitate the conversion of carbon dioxide, a waste product, into desirable products. This research has important...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $195,373 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Illinois at Chicago, William & Mary, and Princeton University. The 2-year grant supports collaborative research to resolve the longstanding mystery of quantum dot blinking - the random on-off behavior of these nanoscale semiconductor particles that limits their practical application. The research team, with expertise in chemical...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $476,170 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The grant supports the development of a new class of tunable materials consisting of colloidal quantum dots with independently controlled size, shape, and composition. Researchers will investigate the fundamental thermodynamics and kinetics governing the synthesis and growth of these novel linear quantum dot...
- The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) has awarded a $550,000 project grant to Professor Jonathan Owen of Columbia University to study a novel colloidal synthesis strategy for preparing III-V semiconductor quantum dot heterostructures. The 3-year project aims to develop cadmium-free, highly crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles that can convert blue LED light into efficient red emission for energy-efficient solid-state lighting and...
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) awarded a $484,969 project grant to Amherst College to study the chemical and photophysical interactions between colloidal quantum dots and transition metal catalysts for the photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide. Professor Jacob Olshansky is leading this 3-year research project, which aims to develop highly efficient hybrid photocatalysts by leveraging the tunability of quantum dots as light absorbers. The research will involve undergraduate students in interdisciplinary, collaborative investigations to understand the interactions between the nanoparticles and catalysts, with the goal of enabling the photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide into useful hydrocarbons.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $485.0k | 8/27/25 |