Project Grant 2556166
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Oregon State University $296,872 on August 15, 2026, for a collaborative research project investigating electrochemical co-reduction of carbon dioxide and nitrate to synthesize urea under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Kelsey Stoerzinger of the University of Minnesota and Professor Liney Arnadottir of Oregon State University are leading research to transform nitrate and carbon dioxide waste...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $535,830 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Professor Charles Musgrave and his research team at the University of Colorado-Boulder. The goal of this 3-year grant, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, is to accelerate the discovery and design of novel electrocatalysts for carbon-free fertilizer synthesis using renewable energy. The researchers will leverage...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $323,952 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research on electrochemical nitrogen fixation. The award funds research by professors Alexander Miller (UNC Chapel Hill), Alan Goldman (Rutgers University), and Patrick Holland (Yale University) to develop new catalytic routes to convert atmospheric nitrogen into...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded $349,772 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct collaborative research on catalysis mechanisms. The project, which commenced on September 15, 2025, and will conclude on August 31, 2028, delivers research services focused on understanding how co-adsorbates affect carbon monoxide (CO) and...
- Under a $537,226 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, Northeastern University is developing advanced computational modeling tools to understand the fundamental chemistry and reaction mechanisms involved in the electrochemical production of ammonia. The research aims to eliminate key bottlenecks in the embedded correlated wavefunction theory to enable more widespread use of this technique in computational...
- This $458,552 CAREER project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041) supports research at Northeastern University to computationally characterize the reaction mechanisms and catalytic microenvironments involved in a sustainable, electrochemical approach to ammonia production. The project focuses on leveraging first-principles calculations and artificial intelligence to identify key steps...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $543,000 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research into organofluorine molecular design with minimized environmental persistence. Professors William A. Arnold, Sebastian F. Behrens, William C.K. Pomerantz, and Sapna Sarupria are developing experimental and computational approaches to define the organofluorine chemical space for...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Rutgers, The State University $364,588 on August 15, 2026, to support collaborative research on electrochemical nitrogen fixation. The project, funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), brings together researchers from Rutgers University (principal investigator Alan Goldman), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Alexander Miller), and Yale University (Patrick Holland) to develop catalytic...
- 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 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 bond formation using experimental kinetic analysis, operando spectroscopy, density functional theory calculations, and microkinetic modeling. The project aims to identify favorable electrochemical potential ranges for driving carbon-nitrogen coupling and to characterize how catalyst electronic structure influences adsorption strength of reaction intermediates. The work supports distributed, on-demand manufacturing of urea fertilizer with applications in domestic agriculture and advanced manufacturing security. The award funds workforce development including training of two graduate students, involvement of high school and undergraduate students in research activities, and college-level curriculum development. Performance occurs in Minneapolis, Minnesota through July 31, 2029. No sub-awards are planned.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $328.1k | 8/11/26 |