Project Grant 2555572
- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded $338,892 to the University of Illinois on September 1, 2026, under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) for organometallic chemistry research on nickel enzymes. The project focuses on developing catalytic and functional mimics of acetyl-coenzyme A synthase (ACS) and [NiFe] hydrogenase through the design of flexible multidentate ligands with mixed hard/soft donor atoms. The research aims to detect and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $600,000 to the University of Michigan on July 15, 2026, to support new strategies for sustainable synthetic methods using nickel catalysis under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor John Montgomery of the Department of Chemistry is developing new processes for synthetic organic chemistry catalyzed by earth-abundant nickel metal. The work aims to broaden the reach of nickel chemistry to impact a wide...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $1,043,656 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research titled "Leveraging Main-Group Redox Catalysis for Enantioselective Alkene Difunctionalization" from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2025. The grant aims to advance the University's research efforts in promoting progress in the mathematical and physical sciences through...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2029. Led by Professor Liviu M. Mirica, this research initiative develops novel odd-electron reaction processes at palladium centers to advance fundamental understanding of paramagnetic palladium(I) and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, awarded $388,983 to the University of Illinois Chicago to support a three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) directed by Professor Neal Mankad. The project delivers fundamental research investigating the electronic structures of atomically precise copper (Cu) nanoclusters using advanced X-ray crystallographic techniques. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $597,040 to the University of Illinois at Chicago on September 1, 2026, for research developing molecule–electrode hybrid catalysts that immobilize molecular electrocatalysts on conductive carbon-based supports. Professor Ksenia Glusac of the Department of Chemistry is leading the project, which investigates how attaching molecular catalysts to electrode surfaces alters their capacity to use electricity to drive hydrogenation and...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a three-year $541,824 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support spectroscopic and mechanistic studies of odd-electron palladium complexes being conducted from July 2021 through June 2024 at the University's campus in Urbana, Illinois. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goals of advancing scientific knowledge...
- The University of Illinois received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support research on the "Reactions of Arynes and Other Reactive Intermediates" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Under the award, the University will conduct research to increase understanding of major problems confronting the Nation in the area of chemical reactivity and synthesis through investigation of highly reactive chemical intermediates....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Illinois at Chicago $550,000 on August 1, 2026, to support research on hydrogenation reactions on copper surfaces under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). A research team at UIC is using polarization-dependent reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (PD-RAIRS) and ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) techniques to study copper-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions on single-crystal copper surfaces. The...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to support research activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The grant funding will support the University's project "Electrocatalytic Oxygen Atom Transfer" which involves research into catalytic processes for oxygen transfer reactions. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Illinois $600,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate low-valent nickel-isocyanide compounds and their role in organometallic catalysis. Dr. Liviu M. Mirica of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will synthesize and characterize novel mononuclear and binuclear nickel(I) complexes with tert-butyl isocyanide ligands, using infrared spectroscopy, reactIR techniques, and synchrotron X-ray sources to probe electronic structures and reaction pathways. The research aims to establish isocyanides as viable spectator ligands in catalysis and to expand the understanding of nickel(I) species in cross-coupling reactions, with potential applications in advanced manufacturing and more efficient chemical synthesis. The project will provide interdisciplinary training in synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry combined with physical inorganic spectroscopy, and includes education and outreach activities targeting elementary and middle school students in the Urbana-Champaign area. Period of performance runs from award date through July 31, 2029, with place of performance in Urbana, Illinois.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 8/7/26 |