The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $263,809 Project Grant to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (Stony Brook University) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The funding supports Professor Jeffrey Gustafson's research on developing new catalyst-controlled methods to selectively modify aromatic compounds, a common class of chemical building blocks. This research aims to enable more efficient synthetic strategies for producing fine chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates. In addition to the technical research, the project will provide training in organic chemistry for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as incorporate virtual reality experiences to aid 3D visualization of molecules. The award term runs from February 2025 through July 2026. No subwards are planned for this Project Grant.
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