Project Grant 2505659
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $467,769 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Notre Dame. The grant supports a collaborative research project between Professor Hartland of the University of Notre Dame and Professor Masiello of the University of Washington to study how nanomaterials interact with their environment. The research will involve measuring the vibrations of nanomaterials and comparing...
- This $375,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research at Trustees of Boston University on wave engineering using hierarchical nanostructured dynamical systems. The research aims to advance the understanding of sound wave propagation in tailored two-dimensional mediums composed of a periodic array of nanoscale cavities with single-atom-thick membranes. The project will explore how these nanostructures...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $425,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Northwestern University for a 3-year research project on the "Transient Physicochemical Properties of Nanomaterials." The grant supports experimental studies by Professor Richard Schaller to investigate the crystal lattices, surfaces, and surface ligand behavior of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles. The research aims to elucidate the...
- The University of Notre Dame received a $625,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study ultrafast dephasing of strongly coupled plasmon-exciton states. Professors Hartland and Kuno and their students will use light scattering and ultrafast microscopy techniques to measure the lifetimes of exciton-plasmon polaritons and the distances they travel in individual semiconductor-metal nanostructures. High school...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) is funding a research project titled "Organizing and Characterizing Soft Matter with Acoustic Holography" at New York University (NYU). The $450,371 award, spanning from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will support the development and application of a new acoustokinetic framework for acoustic forces to advance the science of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award provides $269,542 to Rutgers, The State University to develop a combined numerical-experimental approach to understand and model the synthesis of large populations of advanced nanomaterials. The project aims to create a data science-based framework to enable learning, predicting, and simulating hard-to-model nanoscale fabrication processes, which are critical for emerging applications in electronics,...
- This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) supports research on linear partial differential equations in settings with singular spaces, such as wave propagation in discontinuous media. The principal investigator at Northwestern University will investigate fundamental questions regarding the behavior of wavefunctions in quantum mechanics and acoustic waves in media with non-smooth...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $407,000 project grant titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF ENERGY TRANSFER IN ATOMICALLY PRECISE NANOCLUSTERS" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports a collaborative research project led by professors at Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University, and Carnegie Mellon University. The project aims to study how the structure of metal nanoclusters impacts their...
- This $575,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort between the University of Nevada, Reno and Oxford University in the United Kingdom. The project aims to study the properties of materials under extreme conditions, such as those found in planetary cores or high-energy industrial processes, by imaging the propagation of sound waves through the materials to...
- This Project Grant award of $280,405.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds a collaborative research effort to develop a data science-based framework for learning, predicting, and simulating nanoscale fabrication processes. The research aims to enhance the understanding and modeling of the synthesis of large populations of advanced materials that are orders of magnitude smaller than human hair. Key objectives include enabling the reliable...
This Project Grant award of $248,508 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort between Professor Hartland at the University of Notre Dame and Professor Masiello at the University of Washington. The research aims to study how nanomaterials interact with their environment by measuring the vibrations of nanomaterials and comparing the experimental data to theoretical models. The key focus areas are understanding how nanostructures absorb and reflect acoustic waves, the conversion of elastic energy into heat, and the distances over which nanomaterials interact with their environment. This research has applications in areas such as sonar, fatigue in materials, and nanomechanical sensors. The project will engage graduate, undergraduate, and high school students, providing valuable research experience and training the next generation of science and technology leaders. The award period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $248.5k | 7/25/25 |