Project Grant 2500003
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $600,000 project grant to Professor Neil C. Tomson of the University of Pennsylvania. The 3-year project, starting on September 1, 2025, aims to study how iron-based catalysts can selectively activate and functionalize carbon-carbon sigma bonds under mild conditions. This research will lay the groundwork for future technologies that can produce pharmaceuticals, plastics, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing a $600,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a 4-year research project led by Professor Alexander Radosevich. The project aims to develop inexpensive, earth-abundant chemical catalysts capable of enabling novel bond-making and bond-breaking reactions. Specific research areas include using proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) to activate C-H...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $180,000.00 to a collaborative research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Colorado State University. The project aims to study new approaches to catalysis and electrochemistry for the synthesis of biaryl molecules, which are useful in polymers and agriculture. The researchers will develop analytical and...
- 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant, with the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 47.049, provides $200,000 in funding from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025 to support a postdoctoral research fellowship at Texas A&M University. The research project, titled "MPS-ASCEND: Ring-Opening of Cyclic Ethers Facilitated by Main-Group Lewis Acids", is led by Dr. Nathanael Hunter under the mentorship of Dr. François Gabbaï. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support a collaborative research effort focused on developing new approaches to catalysis and electrochemistry for the synthesis of biaryl molecules. Professors Daniel Weix and Shannon Stahl of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor Mohammad Rafiee of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Professor Robert Paton of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports Professor Robert Waymouth's research at Stanford University on developing new catalysts and reaction pathways for enantioselective (chiral) electrochemical hydrogenation. The $600,000 award, spanning 3 years from August 2025 to July 2028, aims to create more efficient, longer-lasting, and less wasteful catalysts for selectively producing chiral molecules that...
- Under a $529,170 award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program (CFDA 47.049), Professor Robert Paton and his research team at Colorado State University (CSU) will develop new computational workflows to accelerate the discovery and optimization of highly selective catalysts. The project aims to advance mechanistic understanding and establish new quantitative descriptors for three key catalyst and ligand classes - hydrogen-bond donors,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a three-year Project Grant totaling $600,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research by Dr. Alexander Radosevich and his team to develop new metal-phosphorus complexes as homogeneous catalysts for small molecule conversion chemistry. Specifically, the grant funding will allow Dr. Radosevich's lab to pursue experiments...
- 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant award of $300,000 provides funding to Dr. David A. Cagan at the Scripps Research Institute to conduct a research project entitled "Postdoctoral Fellowship: MPS-ASCEND: Leveraging Marcus Theory for Selective Quaternary Carbon Formation in Rapid Alternating Polarity Electrolysis." The project aims to develop electrochemical methods for transition-metal directed radical coupling reactions with the potential to minimize the environmental impact of the fine chemicals industry and lower the cost of pharmaceuticals. The proposed research will combine the radical selectivity of transition metal catalysis with the chemoselectivity of alternating current electrolysis to electrochemically form new C(SP3)-C(SP3) quaternary centers and valuable heterocoupled products. The award period is from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 7/16/25 |