Project Grant 2454046
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research provides $225,904 to Brown University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on rare earth materials under extreme conditions from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The award supports experimental and computational research to determine the thermodynamic and structural properties of refractory rare earth ceramic materials at high temperature and pressure....
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $600,000.00 to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to study the unique properties and applications of rare-earth metals. The project, led by Professor William Evans, aims to expand the understanding of these strategically important elements, which have critical applications in magnets, lighting, electronics, and other technologies....
- This $390,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), supports research led by Professor Joaquin Rodriguez Lopez at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The project aims to develop new methods to detect and quantify highly reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated at electrodes, which are crucial for diverse applications such as wastewater remediation,...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $254,240 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research into developing rare earth metal complexes that can catalyze the conversion of dinitrogen gas into ammonia and related compounds at low temperatures and pressures without generating carbon dioxide emissions. Professor Polly Arnold and her team will synthesize bimetallic rare earth and Lewis acidic metal...
- This $1,128,657.00 Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Brown University to study emergent magnetic orders in frustrated magnets across multiple length and energy scales. The research team will utilize synchrotron X-ray scattering techniques at national laboratories to characterize the magnetic configurations and fluctuations in nanoscale frustrated magnets. This work aims to develop critical...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $575,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The grant supports a 3-year research project led by Professor Gerard Parkin to study the synthesis, structure, and reactivity of alkylperoxide, hydroperoxide, and fluoromethyl compounds of earth-abundant metals like magnesium, calcium, and zinc. This research aims to reduce the chemical industry's...
- This National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry project grant award of $541,660 provides funding from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 for research into reactive oxygen species in biomass burning particles. Professors Manabu Shiraiwa and Sergey Nizkorodov at the University of California, Irvine will investigate the dependence of ROS formation on the chemical composition and photochemical aging of biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA) particles. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy...
- This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support research at the University of Michigan and Trinity University to investigate the structural and electronic properties of high-valent cobalt, nickel, and copper-oxo complexes. The project aims to improve understanding of how metal-oxo versus metal-oxyl character impacts the stability and reactivity of these unstable, yet potentially useful,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research at the University of Richmond to develop a better understanding of non-metallic molecule-based magnets. Led by Professor Carol Parish, the $374,999 project will use advanced modeling techniques to characterize the electronic structures and properties of di- and poly-radical molecules that can serve as the basis for flexible, lightweight magnetic...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $502,799 in funding to Brown University from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. Under this award, Professors Daniel Mittleman of Brown University and Michael Ruggiero of the University of Rochester will conduct collaborative research to investigate guest-host molecule interactions in porous materials like metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and clathrates. The...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports Professor Jerome Robinson of Brown University in investigating the reactive oxygen species (ROS) of rare earth elements. The $576,461 award, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, aims to synthesize novel rare earth superoxide and (alkyl/acyl/hydro)peroxide species, and conduct rigorous characterization and reactivity studies to establish structure-function relationships. This research will advance the fundamental understanding of these critical materials and their potential applications in areas like quantum information science. The project will also provide specialized training opportunities for graduate, undergraduate, and high school students to develop the next generation of critical materials experts.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $576.5k | 7/28/25 |