Project Grant 2555996
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), received a $300,000 project grant awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The research, led by Professor Gonghu Li at the University of New Hampshire in collaboration with Professor Jier Huang at Boston College and Professor Anatoly Frenkel at Stony Brook...
- 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 Professor Jeremy May's research group at the University of Houston is developing novel heavy metal-free chemical reactions for synthesizing complex molecular structures through electrophilic deboronation methodologies, supported by a $400,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project, which commenced September 1, 2025, and will conclude August 31, 2028,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $342,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, led by Professor Timothy M. Swager at MIT in partnership with Professor Ori Gidron at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will develop fundamental design...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $800,566 to Stony Brook University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 1, 2026, for a five-year CAREER (Catalyzing Advances in Research) project extending through June 30, 2031. The primary deliverable is the rational development of earth-abundant titanium-based photocatalysts capable of ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excitation to generate and control...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Professor Jared Lewis of Indiana University's Department of Chemistry received a $599,999 Project Grant awarded July 15, 2026, by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research through June 30, 2029, to develop artificial metalloenzymes (ARMs) that combine generative artificial intelligence design with directed evolution techniques. The project creates new...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), addresses the development of photocatalytic descriptors for carbon dioxide conversion. Awarded on September 1, 2025, with a total obligation of $298,686.00 and a completion date of August 31, 2028, the project is led by Professor Gonghu Li at the University of New Hampshire in...
- 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 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 The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry has awarded $575,000 to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to support Professor Zarko Boskovic's research on selective and robust synthetic N,π*-star photochemistry. The project, which commenced August 1, 2025, and runs through July 31, 2028, develops new photochemical reactions that leverage N,π* excited states to create...
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 contra-thermodynamic isomerization reaction driven by visible light irradiation. This research investigates out-of-equilibrium steady-state reactions that employ excited-state decatungstate polyanion and cobaloxime dual catalysis to convert lower-energy starting materials into higher-energy product isomers. The research deliverables include identification of molecular pathways governing productive catalysis and selectivity in photochemical processes through molecular synthesis and spectroscopic methods across multiple timescales. The project addresses fundamental unknowns regarding elementary reaction steps and selectivity drivers in emerging photocatalytic systems with potential applications in fine chemical synthesis and energy storage. By elucidating mechanistic principles, the work is expected to inform future reaction design for advanced manufacturing and provide comprehensive education and training for scientists across organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry disciplines.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $675.0k | 7/9/26 |