Project Grant 2512850
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, awarded a $301,463 project grant to the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology. The grant supports computational chemistry research conducted by Professor Greg Tschumper's group to study non-covalent molecular interactions and their applications for organic semiconductor devices. The project will employ high-accuracy quantum mechanics-based methods...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $480,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The grant supports a collaborative research project led by Professors Katharine Tibbetts and Ka Un Lao to study the ultrafast molecular dynamics of conformational isomers, or molecules that can take on multiple shapes. The researchers will use advanced laser techniques and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $510,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Missouri System, doing business as Curators of the University of Missouri, to develop techniques for computing molecular properties using multicomponent methods that incorporate nuclear quantum effects. The award will enable the research team, led by Dr. Kurt Brorsen, to extend the applicability of multicomponent...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $432,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Utah. The funding supports a research project led by Professor Jon Rainier that aims to utilize light-driven photoelectrocyclization reactions to synthesize complex, optically active molecules with potential pharmaceutical, agricultural, and materials applications. The project seeks to uncover fundamental photochemical phenomena and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $629,867 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Texas at Austin. The funding supports research by Dr. Doran Bennett to develop new computational methods for simulating excited-state dynamics and nonlinear spectroscopy of molecular materials at the mesoscale (10nm - 1μm). The project aims to establish how specific materials absorb and deploy energy from light, providing essential...
- This $550,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into the role of non-covalent interactions in the excited state dynamics of heterocyclic compounds. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Professor de Vries at the University of California, Santa Barbara will experimentally study how such compounds respond to ultraviolet radiation using gas phase spectroscopy. Computational chemists will model the results to compare quantum...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $539,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to carry out computational quantum chemistry research. The purpose of the research is to explore, test, and validate molecular-level design principles for functional carbon-rich materials, such as light-responsive polymers, nanotubes, and organic electronics. The expected outcomes include the development of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $536,121 Project Grant to Bowling Green State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding supports Professor Liangfeng Sun and his research group in developing nanosheets that can emit highly controlled light in the near-infrared range, which is useful for quantum communication through fiber-optic networks. The key objectives include investigating amplified spontaneous emission, exciton...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $430,000 Project Grant to Washington State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program (CFDA 47.049). The purpose of this 3-year award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, is to conduct fundamental research on quantum dynamics in Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). The research team will employ ultracold atomic gases as model systems to study quantum phase transitions, fluctuations, and...
- 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 $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 ultrafast processes driven by laser or matter-particle collisions with symmetric-shaped molecules. The study has applications in emerging fields like quantum computation, organic solar cell technology, and medical imaging. The project will involve computational simulations, potential collaborations with experimental groups, and engagement of undergraduate students to enhance their research experience and career development. The award period is from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $488.6k | 8/14/25 |