Project Grant 2554507
- The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $160,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support the METALLA-NHCS project from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under the direction of Professor Ian Tonks, the University of Minnesota will design and synthesize new metal-based carbene ligands called metallanhcs that can be used to develop switchable...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $600,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Minnesota, with performance from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Dr. Hoye and his research group will conduct fundamental organic chemistry research focused on leveraging the inherent high potential energy of alkynes (compounds containing carbon-carbon triple bonds) to generate reactive...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The funding will support research using the hexadehydro-Diels-Alder reaction to develop new methods for synthesizing structurally complex polycyclic aromatic compounds with applications in optoelectronic devices. Principal Investigator Professor Thomas Hoye and his...
- Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $357,254 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The award will support research from July 2023 through June 2026 to develop new reagents and synthetic methodologies based on hypervalent iodine chemistry. Specifically, the University of Minnesota Duluth will explore the preparation and reactivity of novel hypervalent iodine...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $600,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct fundamental synthetic chemistry research on d-block and p-block element molecules, reagents, and precursors. Dr. Christopher C. Cummins and his research team will explore synthesis and characterization of strained, phosphorus-rich organic molecules, with particular focus on...
- Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $520,000 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). Through this award, Professor C. Daniel Frisbie and students will conduct research to better understand the mechanisms of electrical conduction in organic semiconductors and explore how the chemical structure of these materials influences their electrical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison $600,000 on August 1, 2026, for modular chemocatalysts research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Jennifer Schomaker's team is developing inexpensive silver-based catalysts to enable direct, selective conversion of carbon-hydrogen (C–H) bonds into carbon-nitrogen (C–N) bonds in organic molecules within a single step and in high yields. The catalysts...
- This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research by professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Colorado State University. The researchers are studying new approaches to catalysis and electrochemistry for the synthesis of biaryl molecules, which are useful in polymers and agriculture. The research aims to develop analytical and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the Regents of the University of Minnesota $328,128 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate electrochemical synthesis of urea from carbon dioxide and nitrate waste streams. The research, led by Professor Kelsey Stoerzinger at the University of Minnesota and Professor Liney Arnadottir at Oregon State University, will examine competing reaction pathways and carbon-nitrogen...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $625,000 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to fund research on electrical conduction mechanisms in organic semiconductors through study of isotope effects and chemical doping in π-conjugated molecular wires. Professor Daniel Frisbie and his students will synthesize π-conjugated molecular wires up to 10 nanometers in length, including wires with ¹³C...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $600,000 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support fundamental research into N-heterocyclic carbene-carbodiimides (NHC-CDIs) and related organic molecules for catalysis and energy storage applications. Professor Jessica Lamb of the Department of Chemistry is developing a novel class of zwitterionic organic molecules containing both positive and negative charges. The research aims to elucidate the structural features that control different reactivity pathways in NHC-CDIs, including adduct dissociation, nucleophilic attack, and single-electron transfer mechanisms. This systematic investigation of structure-property relationships is intended to enable switchable catalysts, photoredox catalysts, redox-flow batteries based on NHC-CDIs, and latent asymmetric catalysts based on tunable NHC-borane adducts. The project capitalizes on organic molecules' cost advantages and use of abundant elements compared to metal-based analogs, while addressing their current efficiency limitations. The award period runs through August 31, 2029, with work performed in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 8/13/26 |