This $350,546 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program supports fundamental research on quantum stereodynamics of cold molecular collisions. The project, led by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), aims to gain a deeper understanding of atomic and molecular collision processes and explore methods to control the outcomes of chemical reactions through quantum mechanical techniques. Key focus...
This $507,210 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports a coordinated experimental, theoretical, and observational study led by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to advance the understanding of complex carbon chemistry in interstellar space. The key objectives are to: 1) Identify new organic molecules and determine the chemical pathways that...
This $720,608 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant will fund an experimental investigation into the synthesis of complex organic molecules in interstellar analog ices, conducted by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The key activities under this award include laboratory experiments to simulate conditions in interstellar space and study the formation of key...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $308,160 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to support research titled "Stereodynamic Control of Cold Molecular Collisions" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024.
The grant funding will enable UNLV researchers to investigate controlling stereodynamic properties of molecular collisions occurring at cold temperatures. The research aims to increase understanding of molecular interactions that...
This $493,008 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by the University of California, Davis to study chemical reactions in the interstellar medium using a computational method called the Retrosynthetic Nanoreactor (RNR). The primary goal is to understand the formation and destruction of organic compounds in cold molecular clouds across the universe, which may have contributed to the...
This $206,912 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports two lines of research at the University of Chicago:
Investigating "quantum super-chemistry" at ultralow temperatures to discover guiding principles and develop innovative applications for coherent chemical reactions. This involves studying Bose-stimulated reactions in cesium and cesium-molecule condensates.
Exploring the...
This $211,628 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award supports a collaborative research project between Joshua D. Patterson at Christopher Newport University and Arunkumar Sharma at California State University Monterey Bay, along with their undergraduate researchers, to investigate the properties that control the distribution and identities of ions at...
This $184,839 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports a collaborative research initiative led by Joshua D. Patterson at Christopher Newport University and Arunkumar Sharma at California State University Monterey Bay. The researchers, along with their undergraduate teams, will utilize a combined spectroscopic and computational approach to elucidate the properties governing the distribution and identity...
This $450,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support Professor Joonhee Lee of the University of Nevada, Reno in developing atomically resolved tip-enhanced Raman scattering (ARTERS) imaging techniques. The key objectives are to visualize the vibrations of single molecules and understand the mechanisms governing vibrational imaging of chemisorbed molecules on metallic...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $422,345 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Reno under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research comparing vibrational coupling and energy transfer mechanisms between probe pairs in different molecular scaffolds to capture dynamic structures via 2D IR spectroscopy. The three-year project period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The University of Nevada,...
This Project Grant award of $410,796 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award supports Professor Zhou from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in developing a state-of-the-art experimental platform for studying ion-neutral collisions related to astrochemistry. The platform aims to replicate interstellar medium conditions to enable high-resolution, sensitive investigations of molecular reactions involving carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. This research has the potential to significantly advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms shaping the universe. The award will establish a forefront astrochemistry facility at UNLV's Nevada Center for Astrophysics, expanding its mission into laboratory astrophysics, driving cutting-edge research, enhancing STEM education, and attracting top talent. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.