Project Grant 2540375
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $600,620 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) Project Grant to the University of New Mexico, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The project delivers advanced spectroscopic and computational research mapping protein-RNA binding dynamics with unprecedented sensitivity and temporal resolution. The...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of New Mexico received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The award funds development of theoretical and computational methods for modeling ultrafast quantum dynamics in nanoscale materials and devices. The research team will create novel nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulation...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico, through its Office of Sponsored Projects Division, received a $495,261 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award supports fundamental research into submicron-thick bright white photonic coatings through controlled disorder in nanorod-based photonic structures. The project, with a...
- This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the development and experimental validation of computational tools for simulation-guided design of DNA nanostructures and molecular systems. The project aims to integrate high-level and low-level computational models to enable more powerful and user-friendly multiscale modeling frameworks for DNA nanotechnology. Key objectives include parameterizing coarse-grained...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico received a $500,001 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030. This CAREER award funds research and development of advanced optical microscopy systems utilizing pupil-matched remote focusing (PMRF) techniques to enable fast, high-resolution, label-free imaging of large biological...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of New Mexico (UNM) a $500,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The grant supports research on the design of heterochiral DNA nanostructures for biomaterials applications. The project aims to study the structure and function of these hybrid DNA materials that combine right-handed (D-DNA) and left-handed (L-DNA) forms, and to use computational modeling and experimental...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of New Mexico received a $517,390 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), effective October 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This project grant funds fundamental research and complementary educational initiatives focused on engineering personalized adult heart tissue for cardiac regeneration. The research will develop mechanistic understanding of how...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University's Research Administration Services Division received a $255,382 CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development Program) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2031. The award supports fundamental research to establish engineering methods for creating and controlling...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $519,350 to the University of New Mexico for a three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) led by Professor Terefe Habteyes. This project delivers fundamental scientific research investigating nanoscopic gas adsorption mechanisms on ionic liquid droplets (ILDs) using advanced near-field optical spectroscopy techniques. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $223,362 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing algorithmic shape encoding at the nanoscale by leveraging deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) as a programmable...
The University of New Mexico's Office of Sponsored Projects Division received a $540,014 CAREER award effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This project grant funds research into higher-order DNA junctions for advancing DNA nanotechnology applications. The deliverables include the development of computational design approaches and construction methodologies for six-way junction (6WJ) and other higher-order DNA building blocks that expand beyond the current four-way junction (4WJ) architecture. The project will produce a programmable and adaptable DNA nanotechnology platform capable of forming three-dimensional structures for biotechnological applications in energy transfer, biomolecular logic, sensing, and therapeutics. Beyond core research outputs, the award includes significant broader impacts components. These include training of undergraduate and graduate students in DNA nanotechnology and computational design, as well as public engagement activities through K-12 outreach and educational exhibits at local museums to introduce DNA structure concepts to the public. The research is being conducted in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and represents part of NSF's continued investment in fundamental materials science research across its diverse portfolio of mathematical and physical sciences initiatives.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $540.0k | 6/24/26 |