Project Grant 2602170
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Northwestern University received a $675,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. Principal Investigators Linsey Seitz and Jeffrey Lopez will conduct fundamental research to develop and characterize inexpensive, earth-abundant metal catalysts for electrochemical water oxidation in proton...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $300,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) to Northwestern University effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, led by Professors Biwu Ma and Bin Ouyang of Florida State University and Professor Lin X. Chen of Northwestern University, investigates excited state dynamics and light-induced structural changes...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded Northwestern University $635,000 for a project grant commencing November 1, 2025 and concluding October 31, 2028. Under the direction of Professor Songi Han, the project will develop novel magnetic resonance instrumentation modules designed to enhance the sensitivity and surface specificity of Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear...
- Northwestern University received a $510,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The research focuses on developing chemically functionalized van der Waals opto-spintronic quantum materials to advance next-generation technologies for information storage, processing, and communication. The project addresses critical...
- This $495,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports Professor Richard Schaller of Northwestern University in investigating the transient structural evolution and dissipation in organic-inorganic hybrid materials. The project aims to use sophisticated time-resolved spectroscopies and X-ray methods to quantify the photoinduced structural changes, such as in bond angles,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Northwestern University received a $750,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The collaborative research project, titled "MFS-SPEED: D-DIAMETER—Data-Driven Innovation Advancing Macromolecular Engineering Towards Efficient Recycling," is led by Professors Linda Broadbelt...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Northwestern University a $300,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support the EAGER: ADAPT: OPTIMIZING CHEMICAL REACTION NETWORKS WITH AI project from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The funding will allow Northwestern University researchers to advance the development of artificial intelligence techniques to optimize chemical reaction networks, with the goal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwestern University received a $527,896 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project focuses on discovering and developing advanced electrocatalysts for solid acid fuel cells operating at approximately 250 degrees Celsius. The research will design oxygen reduction catalysts...
- Northwestern University received a $449,425 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry on June 1, 2021 to fund research related to donor-acceptor energy transfer involving classical and quantum light in the presence of photonic and plasmonic structures. The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields and strengthens the nation's scientific enterprise through increased...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Under this National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant awarded May 15, 2026, Northwestern University's Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Professor James D. Gaynor, will develop and deliver ultrafast coherent two-dimensional spectroscopic methods and research findings on spin-vibronic dynamics in photomagnetic complexes and molecular quantum systems. The five-year project, funded at $670,000...
Northwestern University received a $580,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029. The project develops and applies advanced optical methods—specifically phase-resolved second harmonic generation (SHG) and a new common-path pulse triplet interferometer—to measure molecular-level structure and electrostatic properties at electrode-electrolyte interfaces during electrochemical reactions. The research team will quantify second-order nonlinear susceptibility, interfacial potential, water molecule orientation in the Stern layer, ion surface coverage, and free energy associated with water reorientation as electrodes are stimulated by alternating voltage and light of varying wavelengths. These optical measurements will advance understanding of electrocatalytic oxidation-reduction reactions under real operating conditions and establish molecular design principles for electrochemical manufacturing processes. Beyond fundamental research outcomes, the project contributes to workforce development by training students in nonlinear optics, ultrafast spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and data analysis—disciplines essential to the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workforce. The work is conducted at Northwestern University's Evanston, Illinois campus and represents a typical mid-range investment within NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences portfolio, which historically funds project grants between $200,000 and $500,000 for fundamental research activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $580.0k | 7/14/26 |