Project Grant 2539861
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the University of California, San Diego received a $552,380 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Professor Andrea R. Tao will develop new methodologies and analytical tools to investigate how ligand molecules interact with and direct the shape of nanocrystal particles. The research employs liquid-phase and in situ atomic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $439,063 to Professor Alina Schimpf at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) for a three-year project beginning September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2028. This grant funds the development of novel colloidal chemistry methods to synthesize and functionalize phase-pure transition metal dichalcogenides...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a $620,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) to the University of California, San Diego, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. Under this award, Professor Francesco Paesani and his team, in collaboration with Professor Mircea Dinç of Princeton University (sub-awardee receiving $310,000), are conducting research to elucidate the molecular mechanisms...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Under this award, Professor Dean Tantillo and his research team will deliver fundamental research in mechanistic organic chemistry using advanced computational chemistry methods to develop new theoretical models...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $495,000 to the University of California, San Diego under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program on September 15, 2025, for the Nanoscale Spin Entanglement and Chemistry (NANOSPINEC) project, extending through August 31, 2028. This international collaborative project with the University of Cambridge develops nanophotonic platforms to detect and control quantum spin states in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) beginning March 15, 2026 and concluding February 28, 2029. Under the direction of Professor Stephen Leone, this research initiative establishes a comprehensive framework for characterizing and controlling quantum coherence and entanglement in atomic and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $199,702 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for the "CAREER: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONFORMATIONAL AND SURFACE WATER DYNAMICS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOFIBERS" research project. Through this 16-month grant, Professor Julia Ortony at UCSD is studying the self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules, which possess both water-loving and fat-loving properties, to create self-assembled nanostructures. The research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary This three-year project grant, awarded on October 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $600,000 in funding to support fundamental research conducted by Professor Clifford P. Kubiak and his research group at the University of California, San Diego. The research focuses on developing a comprehensive understanding of how electric fields influence electron...
- This $575,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund research at the University of California, San Diego to synthesize and study the reactivity of unusual main group elements stabilized by transition metal isocyanide complexes, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Specifically, Professor Joshua S. Figueroa will manipulate boron monofluoride and diphosphorus molecules, which are...
- Federal Project Grant Summary San Diego State University received a $605,020 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. Under the direction of Professor Byron Purse, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is conducting research to advance the design and optimization of fluorescent nucleobase analogues (FBAs)—synthetic molecules engineered to mimic natural genetic...
Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received an $800,000 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049) for a five-year period extending from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2031. Under the direction of Professor Shaowei Li, the research team will investigate the control of single-molecule chemical reactivity through nanoscale environmental engineering. The project combines scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) with vibrational spectroscopy to observe and manipulate atomic motion in individual molecules with sub-molecular precision, examining how local surface structure, electric fields, and molecular coordination geometry influence chemical bond behavior and reaction pathways. The research deliverables include characterization of bond-resolved vibrational fingerprints for molecules on well-defined surfaces, systematic quantification of how local potentials reshape vibrational energy landscapes and reaction coordinates, and exploration of strong coupling effects between molecular vibrations and quantum systems. Beyond core scientific investigation, the project contributes to STEM workforce development through interdisciplinary training in nanoscience and quantum measurement. The research is expected to advance fundamental understanding of surface chemistry and enable new atomic-scale strategies for controlling chemical reactions, with applications relevant to catalysis and semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 3/26/26 |