Project Grant 2505983
- The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $150,783 Project Grant to Professor Kristina Hakansson and her group at the University of Michigan. The grant, effective from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028, supports research to improve the characterization of chemical structures, especially for biomolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. The research aims to advance...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,950 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Professor William C. Pfalzgraff and Chatham University. The funding supports the development of computational methods to accelerate the calculation of molecular properties from computer simulations, which are essential tools in modern chemistry. The project aims to create formally exact generalized master equation (GME) approaches that can efficiently...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $339,471 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Ferris State University to support research on the chemoenzymatic fluorination of aromatic compounds. The project, led by Dr. S. Eric Nybo, aims to develop new enzymatic tools for incorporating fluorine atoms into natural products. The research will involve undergraduate students in studying the biosynthesis of organofluorine molecules, training them in NMR...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,218 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Montclair State University. The grant, awarded on September 15, 2023, will fund a research project led by Professor Nathanael Hirscher and his students that aims to develop new catalysts with increased rates and durability for important chemical reactions relevant to manufacturing processes. The project will combine organic ligand components with nickel...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $488,585 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to Northwest Missouri State University. The grant will support a research study on "Ultrafast Dynamics in Discrete and Continuum Spectra of Some Symmetric Molecules and Derivatives." The research aims to advance fundamental scientific knowledge in physics and chemistry by investigating microscopic structural changes resulting from...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $450,001 to support a collaborative research project led by Professor Stanislav Groysman of Wayne State University and Professor Richard L. Lord of Grand Valley State University. The project aims to develop new synthetic routes towards valuable organic compounds like cyclopropanes, azetidinimines, and ketenimines that have important pharmaceutical...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $214,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Colby College in Waterville, Maine. The grant supports a research project led by Professor Dasan Thamattoor and his undergraduate student team to investigate the structure and reactivity of reactive chemical intermediates and unusual molecules generated from phenanthrene-based precursors. The research will utilize experimental methods such as photolysis,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $600,000 project grant to Professor Neil C. Tomson of the University of Pennsylvania. The 3-year project, starting on September 1, 2025, aims to study how iron-based catalysts can selectively activate and functionalize carbon-carbon sigma bonds under mild conditions. This research will lay the groundwork for future technologies that can produce pharmaceuticals, plastics, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $517,033 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Washington. This 3-year grant, running from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028, supports research by Professor Alexandra Velian to develop new catalytic platforms that mimic defect sites found in inorganic heterogeneous catalysts. The goal is to enable more efficient and selective chemical transformations of small, abundant molecules like...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $417,066 Project Grant to California Lutheran University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports research led by Dr. Katherine Hoffmann to elucidate the biochemical mechanism of non-ribosomal peptide synthetase-independent siderophore synthetases (NIS synthetases), a class of enzymes that synthesize iron-binding molecules essential for bacterial and fungal survival. This foundational...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $290,646 Project Grant to Calvin University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will support Professor Vander Griend's research to develop analytical and computational tools for identifying elusive chemical species formed in dynamic supramolecular assemblies. The project aims to address challenges in analyzing multi-part chemical mixtures without separation, by leveraging nanoreactor computational modeling and chemometric analysis of spectroscopic data. The research will provide training opportunities for undergraduate students and contribute to the STEM workforce. No sub-awards are planned for this project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $290.6k | 8/27/25 |