Project Grant 2555912
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, awarded a $581,473 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds fundamental research by Professor Shannon Stahl investigating metal-catalyzed oxidation mechanisms for converting hydrocarbons into chemical building blocks using atmospheric oxygen. The research deliverables include mechanistic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $902,786 collaborative research project grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project will deliver advanced computational modeling and experimental research capabilities focused on accelerating the discovery and design of dynamically...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $537,483 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to Professor Randall Goldsmith for development of an advanced chemical measurement system. The three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) will deliver a novel single-molecule electrometry platform capable of real-time measurement of time-varying charge on individual...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry is supporting fundamental research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) with a $600,000 project grant awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. Professor Helen Blackwell will investigate the chemical signals that gram-positive bacteria use for cell-cell communication through quorum sensing (QS), specifically...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a Project Grant of $575,431 to Dr. John Berry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (CFDA 47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029. The project focuses on designing and synthesizing heterotrimetallic compounds containing chains of directly connected metal atoms that function as molecular-scale electrical wires. The research delivers new...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry is funding a three-year project grant totaling $517,033, awarded August 1, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Alexandra Velian at the University of Washington will develop atomically precise transition metal chalcogenide clusters designed to function as catalytic platforms that mimic defect sites found in inorganic heterogeneous catalysts. The research deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program administered by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, the University of Pennsylvania received a $600,000 Project Grant awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. Principal Investigator Professor Neil C. Tomson's research team will deliver fundamental scientific knowledge and catalytic technologies focused on the selective activation and functionalization...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $675,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds fundamental research into photochemical alkene isomerization mechanisms, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. Professors Alison Wendlandt and Gabriela Schlau-Cohen will conduct mechanistic studies of an unusual...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $600,000 to the University of Montana under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support fundamental research in chemical synthesis. Beginning July 1, 2025, and concluding June 30, 2028, this project grant supports Professor Dong Wang's investigation of high-valent cobalt and nickel coordination complexes designed to activate and functionalize inert carbon-hydrogen bonds in...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $450,000 to Professor Marcel Schreier at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. The primary deliverable is fundamental research into electrocatalytic conversion of light hydrocarbons found in natural gas—specifically methane, ethane, and propane—into higher-value chemical products. Rather than employing traditional heat-intensive industrial cracking processes, the research applies controlled electrical voltages to specially designed catalysts to break and reform chemical bonds at ambient temperature, with the goal of enabling selective conversion of natural gas compounds into valuable alkenes and other hydrocarbons through low-temperature electrochemical pathways. The award supports additional deliverables in workforce development and education, including training of graduate and undergraduate students in advanced catalysis and electrochemistry research; integration of new concepts in catalysis and surface chemistry into University of Wisconsin-Madison course curricula; and public outreach activities designed to communicate molecular-level chemical processes to broader audiences. By advancing more efficient domestic natural gas utilization, the research contributes to U.S. energy security, advanced manufacturing competitiveness, and scientific workforce development.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $450.0k | 7/9/26 |