Project Grant 2542179
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, awarded a $301,463 project grant to the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology. The grant supports computational chemistry research conducted by Professor Greg Tschumper's group to study non-covalent molecular interactions and their applications for organic semiconductor devices. The project will employ high-accuracy quantum mechanics-based methods...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $510,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Missouri System, doing business as Curators of the University of Missouri, to develop techniques for computing molecular properties using multicomponent methods that incorporate nuclear quantum effects. The award will enable the research team, led by Dr. Kurt Brorsen, to extend the applicability of multicomponent...
- The University of Montana was awarded a $420,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research titled "Fundamental Studies of the Hydrogen Bond Enhanced Halogen Bond (HBEXB) for Molecular Folding and Anion Transport." This three-year award beginning March 1, 2021 will support research into how hydrogen bonding and halogen bonding can be used to control molecular folding and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $375,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to support a collaborative research effort between the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado Boulder. The grant, awarded from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, aims to study the role of surface-bound ligands on metal catalysts in the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide, an important industrial chemical. The research team,...
- This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $442,816 to Portland State University to study the intersection of chemical structure, bonding models, and reactivity of hypervalent organohalogens through September 2025. Professors David Stuart and Theresa McCormick will employ combined experimental and theoretical approaches to gain new insights into halogen bonding and the...
- The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support research involving Lewis base directed intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer. The three-year award, made on September 1, 2021 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund work contributing to the store of scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems in the mathematical and physical sciences. Specifically, the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Colgate University $350,000 on September 1, 2026, for a Project Grant (CFDA 47.049 — Mathematical and Physical Sciences) led by Professors Anthony Chianese and Jason Keith to advance the state of the art in metal-ligand-cooperative hydrogenation through mechanistic understanding. The project combines laboratory experiments and computer modeling to study the mechanisms of transition-metal catalysts for ester and amide hydrogenolysis....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $325,000 to Johns Hopkins University as part of a collaborative research project titled "Collaborative Research: Leveraging Spatial Constraints to Tailor the Free Energy Landscapes of Heterogenized Molecular Catalysts." The award, effective from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, supports fundamental research conducted...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Professor Jeremy May's research group at the University of Houston is developing novel heavy metal-free chemical reactions for synthesizing complex molecular structures through electrophilic deboronation methodologies, supported by a $400,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project, which commenced September 1, 2025, and will conclude August 31, 2028,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of San Diego $417,323 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop metal-catalyzed borylation reactions and tools that simplify access to complex, biologically important compounds including pharmaceuticals. Dr. Timothy Clark's group will focus on installing and using carbon-boron bonds to access valuable synthetic intermediates, with an eye toward advanced...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Drury University $441,176 on August 1, 2026, through a Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to develop redox-active hydrogen bonding methods for controlling chemical assembly processes and catalysis. Professor John Kiernicki of the Department of Chemistry will investigate electron transfer reactions as a mechanism for in situ tuning of hydrogen bonding interactions, enabling dynamic control of chemical equilibrium pathways in synthetic catalysis. The research focuses on modulating the strength and persistence of hydrogen bonds through subtle redox-driven changes to electron density in hydrogen bond donors and acceptors, drawing inspiration from allosteric regulation mechanisms in biological catalysis. The project includes an education component targeting greater access for community college transfer students to mentored undergraduate research, with structured integration into research labs, peer and mentor support networks, and hands-on training. The award supports work performed at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, over a performance period of August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $441.2k | 7/17/26 |