Project Grant 2505743
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $407,495 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo through the CAL Poly Corporation to develop novel, thermally responsive polymeric materials. The grant supports research by Professors Philip Costanzo and Daniel Bercovici to create polymer structures with dynamic-covalent linkages that can be cleaved and reformed at different temperatures. This...
- This $118,229 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of novel, chemically recyclable polymer materials at the University of New Haven. The project aims to design low-strain cyclic olefin monomers that can be polymerized and then easily depolymerized back to their constituent monomers under mild conditions, addressing the energy-intensive nature of current polymer recycling methods. Through this 5-year...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $545,912 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Professor Zachariah A. Page at the University of Texas at Austin. The grant, awarded from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports the development of innovative approaches to synthesize durable and/or recyclable plastics using visible light as a renewable energy source. Specifically, the project aims to design and study boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY)...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Davidson College under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding supports a 2-year research project led by Professor Bassil El-Zaatari and his students to develop and characterize covalent adaptable polymer networks (CANs) and composites based on thiolate-mediated bifunctional silyl ether exchanges. The goal is to impart...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $742,587 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration Division. The grant supports Princeton's research to develop degradable polymers derived from commodity plastic monomers. Key objectives include investigating the kinetics and mechanisms of cobalt-mediated radical copolymerization of isocyanides and acrylates,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $249,592 Project Grant to the University of New Haven for the "LEAPS-MPS: BIOMASS-DERIVED DEPOLYMERIZABLE AND DEGRADABLE POLYMERS AS SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS" project under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The funding supports Professor Hao Sun and his students to develop biomass-derived polymers that can be depolymerized and degraded, with the goal of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to develop polymers with unprecedented mechanical properties and processibility for use in advanced applications like wearable sensors, soft actuators, and energy harvesting devices. The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) is leading this collaborative $350,229 research effort, which uses a systematic, data-driven approach to create adaptive polymer networks...
- This $550,000 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of novel synthetic approaches for manufacturing optical polymers at the University of Arizona from June 2022 to May 2025. Funded through NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, principal investigators Jeffrey Pyun and Robert Norwood will investigate a new step-growth polymerization process using sulfenyl chlorides to electrophilically add to olefinic monomers. Their research aims to address the high...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Northwestern University a $455,075 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop recyclable thermoset polymers for high-performance composites. Over a three-year period ending May 2026, the university will synthesize model epoxy networks incorporating aromatic disulfide bonds at various points and use mechanical testing, Raman scattering, and thin film experiments to characterize the materials and...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $598,000 supports research at Cornell University from September 2022 through August 2026 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Brett P. Fors will develop new photoinitiated polymerization strategies using common functional groups to produce polymers with controlled structures. Specifically, the research will utilize photocatalysis to directly initiate radical polymerization from carboxylic acids and C-H bonds,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $690,398 Project Grant to Dr. Noah Burns and Dr. Yan Xia of Stanford University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant will support research to investigate a new class of environmentally friendly polymers derived from molecules that form naturally in DNA when exposed to sunlight. The researchers will explore how light and heat can transform these pyrimidinone molecules between two different forms, which could result in profound changes to the physical properties of resulting materials, including strength, flexibility, and conductivity. This work aims to develop innovative smart plastics that respond to their surroundings and are easier to recycle, addressing the urgent need for sustainable materials. Additionally, the project will foster broader scientific impact through multidisciplinary graduate student training and mentorship of undergraduates and high school students.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $690.4k | 8/28/25 |