Project Grant 2505536
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Chemistry Division Project Grant, awarded to Duke University, provides $800,000 over 4 years (from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027) to study how mechanical forces can accelerate and control chemical reactions in polymeric materials. The primary objective is to establish a quantitative foundation for understanding "mechanochemistry" - the impact of mechanical forces on covalent chemical reactions along polymer backbones. The research aims to...
- This three-year, $398,984 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry will support research into mechanochemical activation carriers and mechanisms. Dr. Silvina Pagola of Old Dominion University will investigate fundamental aspects of mechanochemical reactions and their mechanisms to develop methods for determining activation barriers. Three types of mechanochemical reactions will be studied: the mechanosynthesis of a metal-organic framework, two Diels-Alder...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Vanderbilt University $524,592 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support research exploring mechanochemical control of synthesis and applications to catalysis from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Professor Timothy Hanusa of Vanderbilt University will investigate chemical reactions that can occur through grinding or ball milling with little to no solvent, aiming to develop more...
- This $559,842 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the CFDA Program 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences supports the development of theoretical models and computational data analysis tools by Dr. Dmitrii E. Makarov of the University of Texas at Austin. The research aims to decipher the fundamental mechanisms of biomolecular motions and the efficiency of molecular machines through a synthesis of chemical theory, computational...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of South Carolina $395,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research on mechanochemistry of metallocenes from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Professors Chuanbing Tang of the University of South Carolina and Stephen L. Craig of Duke University will develop a class of metal-containing polymers that respond chemically to mechanical stress through common...
- This Project Grant award of $498,722 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research at Clark Atlanta University focused on leveraging mechanochemistry for the synthesis and transformation of covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The key products and services to be delivered include: The mechanosynthesis of COFs through multicomponent reactions, the development of COF-based composites, the application of COFs for radionuclide...
- This $485,752 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research to develop a data-driven approach to microreaction engineering guided by autonomous robotic experimentation. Key products and services include the creation of an interdisciplinary knowledge framework to accelerate mechanistic reaction studies and synthesis process development for emerging materials and molecules with multi-stage chemistries. Researchers will...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $500,645 to Texas A&M University to develop new instrumentation and tools for measuring chemical and biological species at the nanometer scale. Specifically, the research will integrate electrochemical imaging and optical imaging techniques to study chemical and biochemical processes related to neuronal communication, wound healing, and molecular biology....
- This $400,311 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of advanced computational methods and a systematic framework for designing optimal, intensified, and highly operable bulk chemical processes based on modular process intensification principles. The research, led by the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), aims to create a phenomena-based representation and design strategy to identify the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a $337,663 research project at the University of Oklahoma from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The project aims to develop a revolutionary approach to synthesizing materials and chemicals under high-pressure conditions using porous materials. It proposes leveraging the high pressures observed within adsorbed fluid or solid films on solid substrates as an alternative to traditional,...
This $526,346 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports research to advance approaches for industrial-scale manufacturing using mechanochemistry. The grant funds a collaboration between Texas A&M University and the University of Birmingham in the UK to develop next-generation, scalable methods for mechanochemical syntheses. Key research themes include scaling up mechanochemical processes, expanding solvent-free synthesis techniques, designing computational models to understand mechanochemistry fundamentals, and developing real-time reaction monitoring capabilities. The 4-year award period runs from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2029. The goal is to translate fundamental mechanochemical research into industrial-scale applications, enabling cleaner, safer, and more efficient chemical manufacturing.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $526.3k | 7/23/25 |