Project Grant 2602955
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $299,636 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to The University of Iowa. This grant aims to characterize how undergraduate chemistry students engage in science practices and to develop assessment resources that instructors can use to provide feedback and evaluate student performance on these skills. The project will observe student behaviors and analyze work products in introductory, organic, and advanced chemistry...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $343,326 to the University of Idaho Department of Chemistry to support a CAREER project led by Professor Sebastian Stoian. The award, issued on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2030, funds the development and characterization of iron-based multifunctional magnetic materials with tailored properties. The research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) awarded $450,000 to the University of Iowa Department of Chemistry under the Chemical Synthesis Program to support fundamental research on expanding synthetic applications of enol esters and their epoxide derivatives. Led by Professor Gregory Friestad, this three-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2028) develops novel synthetic methodologies for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded a CAREER grant totaling $500,412 to the University of Alabama, with performance commencing August 1, 2025 and concluding July 31, 2030. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, Professor Igor Fedin is developing a universal electrochemical monitoring tool to enable real-time, in situ observation of nanoscale material synthesis directly within reaction systems at elevated...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This CAREER project grant of $785,000, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports fundamental research conducted by Professor Pier Alexandre Champagne at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The primary deliverable is an advancement in the chemical understanding of reactive sulfur species—a class of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Iowa received a $660,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. Under the direction of Dr. Bowden and Dr. Leddy, the university will synthesize and characterize conjugated polymers based on nitrogen and sulfur—inexpensive, naturally occurring materials—for potential applications in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry (CFDA 47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, conducted in partnership with the University of Maryland and led by Professors Chen, Dutta, Li, and Curtzwiler, develops an integrated platform combining robotic systems,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received $868,229 in Project Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2030. This CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award supports the development and validation of the Standardized Polytomous Assessment for Community Explorations in Green Chemistry Education (SPACE-GCE), a diagnostic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $458,820 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The University of Mississippi for a CAREER project commencing January 15, 2026 and concluding July 31, 2029. The primary deliverable is the development of advanced analytical instrumentation and experimental methodologies for three-dimensional molecular analysis at five-nanometer scale resolution using nanoprojectile...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois at Chicago received a $1,996,908 Project Grant award effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2031, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The institution will provide scholarships of up to $15,000 annually for up to five years to 44 high-achieving, low-income undergraduate scholars pursuing bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry....
The University of Iowa received a $283,843 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Graduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), awarded January 15, 2026, with completion by August 31, 2027. This award supports research investigating faculty beliefs, values, and pedagogical approaches to doctoral chemistry education. The project will examine how faculty advisors develop independent scientists through doctoral training elements and identify specific rationales underlying current PhD program structures. By complementing existing student-perspective research, the initiative aims to uncover gaps in current doctoral chemistry training and define an improved model for preparing chemists to address global scientific challenges. The funded research will generate institutional reform resources and implementation guidance applicable across chemistry doctoral programs nationally. The project will facilitate significant reforms in five chemistry departments while developing comprehensive resources that all chemistry graduate programs can access to guide potential improvements. Expected outcomes include enhanced quality and preparation of doctoral chemistry graduates, strengthened research and educational capacity within participating departments, and broadly disseminable materials to support evidence-based reforms in graduate chemistry education across the United States.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $283.8k | 1/12/26 |