Project Grant 2542274
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Rochester received a $482,077 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The award funds research into thermally coupled tandem catalytic reactions designed to improve energy efficiency in industrial chemical manufacturing processes. The project will develop mechanistic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $310,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Rochester for a collaborative research project titled "Tracking Reactivity in Porous Materials with Terahertz Spectroscopies," effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This project, led by Professor Daniel Mittleman of Brown University and Professor Michael Ruggiero of the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a CAREER Project Grant of $800,000 to Professor Megan Jackson at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This five-year research initiative will deliver fundamental mechanistic insights into proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions at molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) active...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a CAREER grant totaling $509,627 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2029, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant supports fundamental research into the predictive design and control of electrode/electrolyte interfaces to advance...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) awarded $600,000 to the University of Rochester Department of Chemistry to support fundamental research on anomalous cationic cyclizations and rearrangements under the direction of Professor Alison Frontier. The three-year project (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028) focuses on characterizing underexplored reactions that operate at the interface between...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $550,692 to the University of Rochester on February 15, 2026, for a project extending through July 31, 2028. The award supports the development of new synthetic organic chemistry reactions utilizing N-alkenylnitrones and N,O-dialkenylhydroxylamines as reactive intermediates. The research team is creating modular synthetic routes to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $360,000 Project Grant to the University of Rochester to develop a combined nanoscale thermometry and chemical reaction monitoring technique. The goal is to study the thermal contributions to plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis, where the collective oscillation of free electrons drives chemical reactions on metal nanostructure surfaces. The project will employ the temperature-dependent luminescence of upconverting nanoparticles...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded New York University a $740,202 CAREER grant (Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049) effective June 15, 2025, through May 31, 2030. Under this project grant, Professor Marvin Parasram leads research to develop spatially controlled C-H functionalization reactions using photochromic directing groups in combination with transition metal catalysis. The primary intellectual product...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Professor Yuyang Dong at Colorado State University received a $737,138 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The project focuses on developing square-planar base-metal catalytic complexes to establish electronic structure-reactivity relationships that could reduce reliance on expensive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $800,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Stony Brook University, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. This CAREER grant supports fundamental research into mechanism-guided remote multifunctionalization of unsaturated hydrocarbons, led by Dr. Bruch's research team. The project delivers research methodologies and catalytic reaction designs...
Federal Project Grant Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) awarded $800,000 to the University of Rochester under a CAREER grant effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. Under this award, Professor Agnes Thorarinsdottir of the Department of Chemistry will conduct fundamental research to develop transition metal coordination compounds with temperature-sensitive electrochemical properties. The research outputs will establish design principles for molecular compounds exhibiting highly sensitive redox potential responses to temperature variations, with applications in thermoelectric device design, waste heat energy conversion systems, and continuous-operation electrochemical temperature sensors for remote applications. The award integrates a comprehensive educational component alongside the technical research deliverables. Educational products and outreach activities will include the development of videos, online forums, educational games, workshops, and hands-on research opportunities designed to educate students and the general public on energy and electrochemistry topics relevant to everyday applications. These educational activities will reach audiences across multiple educational levels and scientific backgrounds through both in-person and online delivery modalities, supporting workforce development across the chemistry, materials science, and electrochemistry disciplines.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $800.0k | 5/11/26 |