Project Grant 2515135
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for $250,000.00 supports the Center for Rational Catalyst Synthesis (CERCAS) at the University of California, Davis and University of California, Berkeley. The funding aims to develop improved supported metal catalysts by advancing the fundamental chemistry and engineering principles for synthesizing ultrasmall metal nanoparticles on supports. This research focuses on heterogeneous catalysts,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) to the University of South Carolina for the "IUCRC PHASE III AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: THE CENTER FOR RATIONAL CATALYST SYNTHESIS (CERCAS) - LEAD SITE" project. This 5-year project, running from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030, aims to develop improved supported metal catalysts by studying the fundamental chemistry and engineering principles involved in synthesizing...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program provides $625,184 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop a design methodology for supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) - an emerging class of catalysts with exciting properties that can revolutionize industrial applications. The project embraces an integrated computational-experimental approach using machine learning to understand how the properties of the metal...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $638,566 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Delaware. The grant supports a collaborative research effort to develop a computational-experimental methodology using machine learning to design stable, active, and selective single-atom catalysts for industrial applications. The project aims to uncover physics-inspired descriptors to predict how the support material properties influence the stability,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $597,273 Project Grant to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia to develop computational molecular models and theory predicting the dynamics of agglomeration and redispersion of metals supported by zeolites. This project, funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will provide guidance on engineering deactivation resistant zeolites used widely in the...
- The University of Virginia received a $325,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Chemical Catalysis Program within the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports a collaborative research project led by Professors Jason Bates and Brandon Bukowski to study new approaches for improving the productivity and durability of molecular catalysts through supporting them on nanostructured solids. The project aims to develop more...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $291,349 Project Grant to the University of Alabama under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop and apply advanced machine learning force fields to simulate nanoparticle catalysts under realistic reaction conditions. The goal is to elucidate the catalytic active sites and how nanoparticle shapes evolve during catalytic processes. This research will help enable more sustainable chemical manufacturing by improving the computational...
- Virginia Commonwealth University was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on August 1, 2021, with a completion date of July 31, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major problems. Under this award, VCU will conduct research on...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $250,338 Project Grant to the Washington University to develop highly selective, active, and stable metal nanoparticle catalysts with ultra-thin porous ceramic shells. Under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program, the University will create a novel nanostructured size-selective catalyst with a nanoscale porous ceramic overlayer on each metal nanoparticle surface. The...
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) received a $231,811 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Division to support research examining novel catalyst designs for selective hydrogenation reactions. Under this award, VCU researchers will synthesize and characterize palladium single-atom catalysts anchored to covalent organic frameworks to tailor the catalytic properties for selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene. The researchers will focus on...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University under the CFDA 47.041 Engineering program. The grant will fund the Center for Rational Catalyst Synthesis (CERCAS) to conduct research on developing improved supported metal catalysts. CERCAS aims to understand the fundamental chemistry and engineering principles involved in synthesizing ultrasmall metal nanoparticles on supports, which are critical components of catalytic processes used in industries like chemical production, petroleum refining, and pollution abatement. The grant will support this research over a 5-year period from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030, with the goal of advancing the scientific knowledge and technological capabilities in this area to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of industrial catalytic processes.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $250.0k | 7/24/25 |