Project Grant 2603126
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Tulane University $400,000 on August 1, 2026, for collaborative research into polymeric waste valorization under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor Mark Sulkes at Tulane and Professor Alena Kubatova at the University of North Dakota are investigating how microsecond-timescale events during polymeric waste pyrolysis determine whether carbon converts into hazardous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of North Dakota $427,651 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the Interdisciplinary Renewable and Environmental Collaborative (IREC) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The award funds a 10-week summer research program operating from 2027 through 2029, training 10 undergraduate students per year in collaborative, interdisciplinary research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Dakota received a $626,295 Project Grant award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds the acquisition of a state-of-the-art gas chromatograph coupled with a high-resolution mass spectrometer (GC-HRMS), integrated with thermal desorption and pyrolysis modules. This analytical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded North Dakota State University $719,997 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate chiral control of excitons and infrared circular polarized emission in carbon nanotubes through chiral defect chemistry. The project combines computational modeling, chemical synthesis, and optical experiments to discover design rules for engineering carbon-based nanomaterials with tunable...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $600,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to support research led by Dr. Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy on ring-opening metathesis polymerization of carbodiimides. The three-year project, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, focuses on developing sustainable catalytic methods to synthesize...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $652,777 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Through this 4-year grant, Professor Erik J. Alexanian is developing chemical reagents to enable the selective diversification of polyolefin plastics, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, through C-H bond functionalization. This approach aims to "upcycle" post-consumer...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded $675,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a three-year project (September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) directed by Professors Erik Alexanian and Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy. The grant supports the development of cobalt-catalyzed photochemical carbonylation processes using earth-abundant metals as sustainable...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $451,626 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year grant, which commenced on August 1, 2023, supports UNR's research into recyclable and dynamic covalent polymers known as polydithioacetals. Through this project, UNR aims to develop a detailed understanding of the polymerization mechanisms and thermodynamics of entropy-driven...
- Federal Project 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), was awarded $1.25M on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. Led by Professors Linda Broadbelt of Northwestern University and Eugene Chen of Colorado State University, the project delivers data-driven design methodologies and open-source software tools for...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) will fund collaborative research by Dr. Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dr. Ian Tonks at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The $420,000 award from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 will develop catalytic methods to edit the molecular architectures of various plastics such as polyesters and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of North Dakota $275,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research led by Professor Alena Kubatova on polymeric waste valorization through pyrolysis chemistry. The research investigates microsecond-timescale events in polymeric waste pyrolysis to determine whether carbon flows into hazardous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or into value-added products. The team will use a molecular beam-based laser pyrolysis platform combining microsecond-resolved soft photoionization mass spectrometry with complementary pyrolysis gas chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry to characterize radical initiation and branching mechanisms governing product selectivity in lignin, polyethylene, polystyrene, elastomers, and cross-linked matrices. This work addresses a fundamental gap in understanding the earliest reaction events that determine outcomes in thermochemical valorization, with potential applications in reducing pollutant formation in waste-to-fuel operations and enabling new pathways for circular carbon valorization. The research includes K-12 educational outreach emphasizing "trash-to-treasure" opportunities of the underlying basic science. The award is a Project Grant with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. Work is performed in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Professor Mark Sulkes at Tulane University is a collaborative investigator on the project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $275.0k | 7/28/26 |