Project Grant 2525533
- This $519,998 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program aims to revolutionize the discovery of new solid-state materials that can precisely control the mobility of ions and electrons. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will leverage advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and automated synthesis tools to develop a transformative approach for designing solid-state ion conductors using...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct collaborative research on designing non-conductive reactive materials with mobile metal ions. The project aims to investigate the dynamic behavior of technologically-important metal cations, such as gallium and copper, dispersed in porous oxide materials. The researchers will explore the...
- This $326,350 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports collaborative research at the University of Delaware and Arizona State University to identify structural features of open framework materials based on silicon, germanium, and tin that can promote fast sodium-ion diffusion. The research aims to better understand the electrochemical behavior of these materials and how their structural properties...
- This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by Rutgers, The State University to accelerate the discovery of advanced metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for enhanced proton conductivity and photocatalytic water splitting. The project aims to establish practical design rules for synthesizing MOFs with improved performance in hydrogen-related processes, such as producing, storing, and using hydrogen as a clean...
- This $699,770 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports fundamental research into the mechanisms of ion correlations and conductivity in complex ionic systems. Led by researchers at the University of Tennessee, the project aims to develop a molecular-level understanding of how ionic interactions influence the conductivity of polymerized ionic liquids and organic ionic...
- This $1,060,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to revolutionize the discovery of new solid-state materials for advanced energy storage, neuromorphic computing, and smart sensor applications. The project will leverage advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and automated synthesis tools to develop a transformative approach for designing solid-state ion conductors using multi-element...
- This five-year, $616,685 National Science Foundation project grant will fund research at Arizona State University to elucidate the synergistic effects of composition, porosity, and structural rigidity on the mechanics of metallic organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs are porous hybrid materials consisting of metallic ions connected by organic linkers to form a vast reinforced network with potential for industrial CO2 capture, separation, and storage applications. The grant will support an integrated...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Clemson University a 3-year, $369,806 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop novel electrically conductive two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The project aims to promote efficient charge transport in these materials by incorporating alternating electron-rich and electron-deficient stacks, enabling improvements in both in-plane and...
- This $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant, awarded through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology to improve fundamental understanding of the structure, dynamics, and electromechanical actuation of aqueous electrolytes in nanoporous media. Over a three-year period beginning September 1, 2022, the grantee will apply experiments and molecular simulations to characterize the formation of the electric double layer in...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports a collaborative research project between the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The $240,000 award, effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026, will investigate the design and application of electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks (EC-MOFs) as cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries. The project aims...
This $620,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (CFDA 47.049) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research by Professors Francesco Paesani of the University of California, San Diego and Mircea Dincă of Princeton University. The project aims to investigate the molecular mechanisms governing ion transport in confined environments, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and use these insights to design improved quasi-solid-state electrolytes for energy storage. The research integrates computational simulations, advanced spectroscopic measurements, and artificial intelligence to study how pore geometry, cation identity, solvent environment, and chemical functionalization affect ion solvation and mobility under confinement. The findings could guide the development of MOFs optimized for ion conduction and contribute to a broader understanding of materials with tunable transport properties. The project also includes educational activities to engage undergraduate and graduate students in interdisciplinary training across computational chemistry, experimental materials chemistry, and AI for molecular and materials discovery.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $620.0k | 8/18/25 |