Project Grant 2534781
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara, beginning August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. Under the direction of Dr. Read de Alaniz, the research will develop broadband visible-light responsive molecular switches and materials, specifically focusing on the design and synthesis...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $750,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to the University of California, Berkeley on March 15, 2026, with completion scheduled for February 28, 2029. Under this award, Professor Stephen Leone's research team is establishing a comprehensive framework for characterizing and controlling quantum coherence and entanglement in atomic and molecular systems. The primary...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Stanford University received a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. Professors Andrew J. Mannix and Felipe Homrich da Jornada will develop advanced photo-induced force microscopy (PIFM) capabilities and quantum simulation tools to directly visualize how individual chemical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a $426,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) to the University of California, San Francisco effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, led by Professor William DeGrado at UCSF in partnership with Professors Michael Therien and David Beratan at Duke University, focuses on developing de novo protein constructs for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. Under the direction of Professor Dean Tantillo, the Department of Chemistry will conduct computational chemistry research to advance mechanistic understanding of organic reactions through development of new theoretical...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $630,000 Project Grant to UCLA's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, with performance from July 15, 2025 through June 30, 2028. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Professor Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay's research group is conducting fundamental investigations into spin, exciton, and electron transfer chemistry and dynamics in crystalline solids. The project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $597,560 Project Grant to the University of Southern California, with performance extending from September 15, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Under the NSF-UKRI (United Kingdom Research and Innovation) Lead Agency Opportunity, Professor Stephen Bradforth and collaborators from the University of Bristol are developing ultrafast spectroscopic techniques to investigate quantum coherence and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $848,097 to the University of California, Los Angeles on February 15, 2026, to develop novel fluorescent organic chromophores that emit light in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Under the direction of Professors Ellen M. Sletten and Justin R. Caram, the research team will conduct...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Under this $479,592 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the University of California, Davis, led by Professor Kristie Koski, is conducting fundamental research on silicon telluride (Si₂Te₃) nanocrystals with tunable broadband photoresponse capabilities. The primary deliverable is the development of synthetic control methodologies for creating...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $500,000 to the University of California, Berkeley on August 15, 2025, for the development of Spectral Fluctuation Raman Spectroscopy (SFRS), an advanced optical instrument designed to measure time-dependent fluctuations in vibrational spectra of single molecules. The primary deliverable is the SFRS apparatus itself, which will...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, awarded $490,000 to the University of California, Davis under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. Professor Ruaridh Forbes and his research team will develop and apply ultrafast laser technologies to directly visualize structural rearrangements during photochemical reactions, including excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) and molecular photoswitching. The primary deliverable is the establishment of two complementary Coulomb Explosion Imaging (CEI) platforms that enable direct reconstruction of molecular structures from ion momenta with femtosecond and atomic-scale resolution, addressing the fundamental challenge of imaging nuclear rearrangements that occur on extremely rapid timescales across complex potential energy landscapes. The project will advance fundamental understanding of light-matter interactions and reaction mechanisms with direct applications to organic electronics, molecular computing, and optically responsive materials. Additionally, the award funds comprehensive workforce development through training of undergraduate and graduate researchers in interdisciplinary techniques spanning ultrafast laser physics, molecular dynamics, and data analysis. Broader impacts include outreach activities and open-access publishing to ensure dissemination of research findings to the scientific community and the public.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $490.0k | 6/29/26 |