Project Grant 2505304
- Baylor University received a $162,045 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of February 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds research into discovering new metal-based compounds and linking their chemical structures to magnetic, electrical, and thermal properties for energy applications. Specifically, the principal investigator will grow large single...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $135,000 to Texas A&M University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding will support research to elucidate the design principles of layered lanthanide materials that exhibit magnetic properties even at the monolayer level. Using high pressure experimentation and computational modeling, the researchers aim to discover new materials with potential applications in...
- This Project Grant award for $285,919.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Baylor University to advance the synthesis of complex semiconductor materials for clean energy applications. The project aims to develop new crystalline semiconductor compounds that can efficiently capture solar energy and convert it into chemical fuels, pushing the boundaries of materials science and accelerating the development of...
- This $439,664 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to address critical challenges in developing high-quality, high-purity crystals of cubic boron arsenide. This material holds exceptional promise for next-generation electronics due to its superior thermal conductivity and charge-carrier mobility compared to silicon. The research team at the University of Houston System will synthesize...
- This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to Baylor University supports fundamental research exploring localization and delocalization phenomena in interacting many-particle quantum systems, with a focus on analyzing the scaling behavior of entanglement entropy. The project aims to develop a rigorous understanding of these phenomena, which have important implications for fields like quantum computing. In addition,...
- 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 $563,899 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund research at the University of Virginia from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The research aims to advance fundamental understanding of the role and properties of crystal lattices in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide materials across variable length and time scales. Specifically, the researchers will...
- This $420,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of a cutting-edge materials system consisting of rare-earth doped functional transition metal oxides for advanced optical and electro-optical applications. The key objectives are to unlock the full potential of optical transitions of rare-earth erbium ions in the perovskite oxide barium titanate...
- This $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project led by the University of California, Berkeley to develop and harness quasi-one-dimensional topological materials for novel electronic, optoelectronic, and sensing functionalities. The project aims to overcome current limitations of topological insulators by focusing on quasi-1D materials, which have the potential to enable new...
- This $525,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) will support research to systematically investigate the phase and structures that bismuth (Bi) forms at the interface of 2D materials. The project aims to characterize the electrical and optical properties of the resulting Bi structures, including a layer-by-layer analysis to identify any phase transitions as the thickness increases. Findings from this...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), provides $447,020 to Baylor University to investigate the growth and characterization of high-quality single crystals of rare earth layered antimonides and tellurides. These materials offer opportunities for discovering emergent physical phenomena, including correlated electron behavior, topological phases, and exotic magnetic orders. The award supports a 3-year project period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The research aims to uncover higher-order emergent properties and complex behaviors that arise from the interplay of multiple quantum phenomena, which could lead to the discovery of new materials for future technologies like quantum computers and next-generation electronics. In addition, the project provides training opportunities for students and enables science-themed outreach with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $447.0k | 8/14/25 |