Project Grant 2506142
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $411,749 to Colorado State University to discover new ternary chalcogenide semiconductor materials through computationally-led experiments and experimentally-informed computational research. The project aims to leverage alternative entropy sources to enable the synthesis of these materials, which have been predicted to have excellent properties for...
- Colorado State University was awarded a $490,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to advance understanding of dynamic speciation and complex reaction pathways to inform the rational synthesis of ternary semiconductor nanoparticles. Funding will allow CSU researchers to gain molecular-level insights that can...
- The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) has awarded a $550,000 project grant to Professor Jonathan Owen of Columbia University to study a novel colloidal synthesis strategy for preparing III-V semiconductor quantum dot heterostructures. The 3-year project aims to develop cadmium-free, highly crystalline semiconductor nanoparticles that can convert blue LED light into efficient red emission for energy-efficient solid-state lighting and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $780,000 in funding from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029 to the University of Washington to conduct research on semiconductor nanocrystals. The project, led by Professor Brandi Cossairt, aims to develop new strategies for precisely controlling the atomic-level properties of nanocrystals by studying how they form from "magic-sized clusters" - special starting...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $482,663 to the University of Florida (UF) to develop generalizable methodologies for the synthesis of nanosized, atomically precise clusters of II-VI semiconductor materials. The project, led by Professor Chenjie Zeng, aims to enable atomic-level control over the sizes, shapes, surfaces, and compositions of semiconductor nanoclusters, which have...
- Professor Kutateladze of the University of Denver will use a $575,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to further develop photoassisted approaches for the synthesis of complex heterocyclic molecules with potentially useful therapeutic properties. Over a three-year period from September 2023 through August 2026, his research aims to expand the synthetic photochemistry toolbox, specifically excited state intramolecular...
- This National Science Foundation award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $907,278 to Colorado State University from July 2022 through June 2025 for the selective synthesis, characterization, and study of oxyntride materials' structures and properties. The award supports the principal investigator and research team in synthesizing new oxyntride compositions, understanding the resulting structure-property relationships with a focus on anionic disorder, and evaluating...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $100,689.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at North Carolina State University (NC State) to develop a scientific foundation and interdisciplinary educational platform for harnessing the self-assembly of renewable nanoparticles on solid surfaces. The goal is to enable the controlled design of advanced sustainable materials and bio-inspired...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to selectively synthesize and characterize new oxynitride-based materials at Colorado State University. The project aims to understand the structure-property relationships of these heteroanionic materials, which can exhibit enhanced and unique functionality compared to single-anion materials. The $512,564 award from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $510,000 to the University of Virginia to develop advanced chemical synthesis methods for producing nanocrystals with non-precious metal cores and thin, ordered intermetallic shells. The project aims to address challenges in nanochemistry by enhancing the fundamental understanding of the chemical processes involved in creating these complex inorganic...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $510,000.00 to Colorado State University to develop a synthetic toolkit for creating phase-pure ternary semiconductor nanoparticles composed of non-toxic, earth-abundant elements. The research, led by Professor Amy Prieto, aims to advance the ability to controllably synthesize phosphorous-deficient metastable C/P/Se nanoparticles and analogous compounds on the Ag/P/Se phase diagram. This work will involve high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, providing excellent training opportunities in chemistry. The 3-year project runs from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, and supports the overarching goal of improving materials for modern device applications by developing more efficient synthetic methods for targeted nanomaterials.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $510.0k | 8/20/25 |