Project Grant 2542091
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Notre Dame $580,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support Professor Emily Tsui's research on the surface chemistry of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals. Tsui's team will characterize oxidation and reduction reactions at metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystal surfaces using solution-phase infrared and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Notre Dame $400,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop and apply computational methods for predicting enantioselectivity in metal-catalyzed reactions. Professors Olaf Wiest and Paul Helquist are advancing the Quantum Guided Molecular Mechanics (Q2MM) method by integrating artificial intelligence to predict which catalysts will selectively produce...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $499,999 Project Grant to the University of Notre Dame under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on organometallic functionalization of colloidal nanocrystal surfaces for catalysis from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. Under this award, Professor Emily Tsui and her research team will study the use of organometallic metal carbonyl fragments coordinated to the surfaces of semiconductor...
- The University of Notre Dame received a $625,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study ultrafast dephasing of strongly coupled plasmon-exciton states. Professors Hartland and Kuno and their students will use light scattering and ultrafast microscopy techniques to measure the lifetimes of exciton-plasmon polaritons and the distances they travel in individual semiconductor-metal nanostructures. High school...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Notre Dame $286,443 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop electrochemical sensor platforms for detecting and distinguishing structurally similar small molecules in complex environments. The project, titled "Integrating Nanoconfined Interfaces and Aptamer Switches for Autonomous, Electrochemical Imaging of Chemical Analogs," will create...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Northwestern University $670,000 on May 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop and deploy ultrafast coherent two-dimensional spectroscopic methods for characterizing spin-vibronic dynamics in photomagnetic complexes, molecular qubits, and quantum information science materials. Professor James D. Gaynor and his students will use circularly polarized ultrafast pulses operating on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program administered by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, the University of Notre Dame received $326,617 in project grant funding (Award Date: September 1, 2025; Completion Date: August 31, 2028) to conduct collaborative research on surface-enhanced spectroscopy. The primary deliverable is fundamental scientific research combining sophisticated experimental and computational approaches...
- The University of Notre Dame received a three-year, $449,973 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research efforts to tailor the nanophotonic and nanolectronic properties of nanometals using oxide-directed syntheses from September 2021 through August 2024. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, which aims to promote progress in these fields and...
- The University of Notre Dame received a three-year, $377,179 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research to characterize and optimize nanoparticle systems functionalized with N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. As part of its mission to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise, the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to increase...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded the University of Notre Dame $407,064 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study low-energy collective excitations and thermoelectric transport in moiré superlattices using optical and electrical measurements at microscopic scales. The research focuses on twisted bilayer graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide moiré systems, employing near-field microscopy to probe how...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $700,000 to the University of Notre Dame on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical frameworks and computational tools for understanding light-matter interactions in complex electromagnetic environments. Hsing-Ta Chen and his research group will create a unified theoretical framework bridging semiclassical electrodynamics, cavity quantum electrodynamics, and macroscopic quantum electrodynamics to characterize radiative intermolecular coupling and molecular dynamics at the quantum scale. The work will enable selective control of chemical reactions and efficient charge transport, with applications to faster electronics, more efficient solar cells, and quantum information stability. Chen will also develop AI-powered learning tools and open-source software to bring cutting-edge research into the classroom and strengthen the STEM workforce in quantum technology. The award funds performance at Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, over a five-year period from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. This is a project grant in the form of a CAREER award supporting early-career faculty.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $700.0k | 7/22/26 |