Project Grant 2543749
- The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research is providing a $504,840 Project Grant to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines to support the discovery and study of new quantum materials based on frustrated vanadium lattices. Over the 3-year project period from April 2024 to March 2027, the research team led by Prof. Toberer will employ computational modeling, bulk materials synthesis, and low-temperature characterization to identify and investigate novel ternary vanadium...
- The Colorado School of Mines will host a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site grant funded by the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research. The $439,574 project grant will support an undergraduate research program integrating computation and experimentation to develop transformative energy materials. Through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), students will gain hands-on research experience generating, curating, and analyzing large...
- This National Science Foundation award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $907,278 to Colorado State University from July 2022 through June 2025 for the selective synthesis, characterization, and study of oxyntride materials' structures and properties. The award supports the principal investigator and research team in synthesizing new oxyntride compositions, understanding the resulting structure-property relationships with a focus on anionic disorder, and evaluating...
- CAREER Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded University of Miami a $562,442 CAREER project grant effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2031, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This award supports fundamental research into spin topological states in one-dimensional molecular systems to advance long-range quantum transport capabilities in molecular materials. The research team will investigate quantum...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program awarded a $354,350 CAREER grant to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research. The grant, titled "ELUCIDATING THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF METASTABLE PHASES IN FLUORITE-STRUCTURED FERROELECTRICS USING ADVANCED ELECTRON MICROSCOPY", aims to develop novel electron microscopy techniques and machine learning methods to characterize the formation and properties of metastable...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Colorado School of Mines received a $591,656 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award 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, 2031. This integrated research, education, and outreach initiative delivers scientific advancement in selective electrochemical recovery of critical metals from complex waste...
- This CAREER grant award of $264,141, funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports a five-year research and education initiative at the University of Colorado Boulder beginning July 1, 2025. The primary deliverable is fundamental research on the mechanical properties of ultrathin polymer films, utilizing recently developed techniques to characterize how mechanical strength varies with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Colorado School of Mines was awarded $538,427 through the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on May 1, 2026, for a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site initiative extending through April 30, 2029. This award supports the development and delivery of an integrated research and educational program that trains undergraduate students—particularly those from community colleges and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Materials Research, awarded Colorado School of Mines $944,728 on October 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on incorporating disorder and defects in the design of ferroelectric nitrides. The project, scheduled for completion on September 30, 2029, aims to advance computational and experimental understanding of how point defects and extended...
- Award Summary The Colorado School of Mines received $555,000 in project grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Under the direction of Professor Holz, this research project will deliver scientific outputs focused on enzymatic hydrolytic dehalogenation of chlorinated aromatic compounds, specifically investigating the biodegradation...
The Colorado School of Mines received a $552,469 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research (Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. The project will develop advanced synthesis and characterization techniques to understand and control atomic-scale order and disorder in functional and quantum materials, specifically focusing on hexagonal oxides. The research team will employ atomically precise molecular beam epitaxy growth methods to control symmetry and symmetry-breaking in polar ordering of hexagonal ABO3 oxides, while advancing scanning transmission electron microscopy methods to enable three-dimensional characterization of these materials. The ultimate goal is to stabilize novel functionalities and emergent phenomena for applications in low-energy electronics and quantum computing. In addition to core research deliverables, this CAREER award integrates significant workforce development and educational outreach components. The Principal Investigator will host annual workshops for university students and lead outreach activities for elementary and middle school students, with the explicit objective of training and inspiring a new generation of American scientists and engineers in the high-tech sector. These integrated research and educational activities align with the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's emphasis on strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise while advancing fundamental knowledge in materials science.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $552.5k | 4/7/26 |