Project Grant 2603812
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded The University of Akron $450,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research characterizing hydrophilic macroions—charged macromolecules including proteins and DNA—through analytical ultracentrifugation and anomalous small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering at the NSF ChemMatCARS beamline of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. The...
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research using multiconfiguration pair-density functional theory for spectroscopy and photochemistry from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. As part of the NSF's mission to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences, this award will fund the development and application of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $340,000 collaborative research project grant awarded on September 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports development of the next-generation Python Simulations of Chemistry Framework (PySCF) software platform through August 31, 2030. The primary products and services delivered include GPU-accelerated quantum chemistry...
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $238,603 project grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research at the intersection of conformal field theory, cryo-electron microscopy, and neural networks from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased understanding of major problems. Through this funding, the University...
- The University of Chicago received a $360,114 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on October 1, 2021 to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: LIVING BIOTIC-ABIOTIC MATERIALS WITH TEMPORALLY PROGRAMMABLE ACTUATION" through September 30, 2025. The award is being administered under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the national scientific...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Northwestern University $580,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop optical methods for measuring how water molecules and electrical fields alter electrode surfaces during chemical reactions at electrode-electrolyte interfaces. The research team will use laser-based, surface-sensitive measurements including phase-resolved second harmonic generation methods to track how...
- The University of Chicago received a $480,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to fund research titled "LADDER OLIGOMERS AND POLYMERS: SELF-ASSEMBLIES AND OPTO-ELECTRIC PROPERTIES" through April 30, 2024. The grant is part of NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry awarded $800,000 to the University of Chicago under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the development of multiconfiguration nonclassical-energy functional theory (MC-NEFT) for advanced electronic structure calculations. Under this three-year project grant (August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2028), principal investigators Laura Gagliardi and Donald G. Truhlar will develop and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Chicago a $480,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024. The grant funds research on "Frontiers of Coarse-Graining" to advance understanding of major problems in the mathematical and physical sciences through increasing the store of scientific knowledge. Specifically, the University of Chicago will utilize the...
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to develop multifunctional metal-organic frameworks for cooperative catalysis. The grant was awarded on August 1, 2021 with a completion date of July 31, 2024. The funding supports research under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge and understanding of major...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded The University of Chicago $299,997 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative fundamental characterizations of hydrophilic macroions. The project employs analytical ultracentrifugation and anomalous small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering at NSF's ChemMatCARS beamline of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory to determine hydration shell thicknesses around charged macromolecules, counterion distribution surrounding macroions, and intermolecular distances when macroions attract. The work focuses on model macroions in dilute aqueous solution and aims to interpret and predict solution behaviors of charged macromolecules including proteins and DNA. The University of Chicago collaborates with the University of Akron on the research. The project provides research and training opportunities for postdoctoral associates, graduate and undergraduate students through reciprocal visits and collaborative experiments conducted at both sites. The team organizes workshops for faculty members, students, and high school teachers and conducts workforce-development activities through ChemMatCARS educational programs. Place of performance is Chicago, Illinois. The period of performance runs September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 7/28/26 |