Project Grant 2523241
- This $640,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Leland Stanford Junior University will investigate the dynamic behavior of technologically-important metal cations such as gallium and copper dispersed in porous oxide materials. The project aims to explore the spatial extent and timescale of ion mobility, the role of adsorption, and the effects of temperature, pressure, protons, and the availability of ligands. Spectroscopic...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $640,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Washington (UW) to investigate the dynamic behavior of technologically-important metal cations, such as gallium and copper, dispersed in porous oxide materials. The 4-year project aims to explore the spatial extent and timescale for ion mobility, the role of adsorption, and the effect of temperature, pressure, protons, and ligand availability. The research...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $620,000 to investigate the molecular mechanisms governing ion transport in confined porous environments. The award, led by Professors Francesco Paesani of the University of California, San Diego and Mircea Dincă of Princeton University, aims to use computer simulations, advanced spectroscopic measurements, and artificial...
- This $283,480 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support collaborative research to investigate the link between nanoscale structural defects and macroscale reactivity of electrocatalytic materials. The research aims to provide insights into how specific types of nanoscale defects can improve the stability and performance of electrochemical materials used in energy technologies such as batteries and fuel cells. The project will...
- This Project Grant award of $450,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is focused on understanding the molecular-level structure and dynamics of electrolytes used in electrochemical systems like batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. The research aims to uncover new insights into how ions interact and move within these materials using a combination of experimental spectroscopy, computational simulations, and machine learning. The goal is to...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems supports $422,695 in research at the University of Virginia from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The award aims to characterize and predict changes in catalytic active sites in metal-containing zeolites under dynamic reaction conditions through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). Specifically, the university will develop methodologies to quantify...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $221,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Duke University to conduct collaborative research on linking nanoscale heterogeneities with macroscale reactivity of electrocatalytic materials. The goal is to improve the performance and stability of electrodes used in many energy technologies such as batteries and fuel cells. The research will combine experiments using liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy with...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $459,834 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to fund the "CAREER: UNDERSTANDING ELECTROCHEMICAL METAL EXTRACTION IN MOLTEN SALTS FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES" project under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This 5-year research initiative aims to develop environmentally friendly methods for producing and recycling key metals like nickel and cobalt that are essential for clean energy technologies....
- This $353,495 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into catalyst-ionomer interactions in electrochemical systems at the Colorado School of Mines from February 2022 to January 2025. The research aims to gain fundamental insights into interfacial interactions between catalyst layers and ionomers across a range of catalytic systems under conditions emulating device operation. A variety of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments under in situ conditions, combined with...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $490,521 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research on the interface structure between liquid gallium and water during electrochemical reactions. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) examine the physicochemical and electrochemical factors at the liquid gallium/liquid electrolyte interface relevant to...
This $369,591 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will investigate the dynamic behavior of technologically-important metal cations such as gallium and copper dispersed in porous oxide materials. The research will explore the spatial extent and timescale for ion mobility, the role of adsorption, and the effect of temperature, pressure, protons, and ligand availability. Spectroscopic fingerprints for ion mobility will be identified and used to probe their dynamic behavior. Guided by theoretical simulations, these spectroscopic fingerprints will aid in interpreting the measurements and describing the reaction mechanisms. The data and models generated will allow researchers to predict temperature regimes for cation mobility onset and how it influences catalytic performance, activation, and deactivation. This will provide insight into how to intentionally synthesize materials with desired dynamic behavior to improve the productivity of industrial processes relying on solid catalytic materials.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $369.6k | 8/22/25 |