Project Grant 2604035
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of North Georgia $198,660 on September 1, 2026, as a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on data-driven design and discovery of tailored cross-conjugated organic electronic materials. The research, conducted in partnership with Boston University under the direction of Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL and Dr. Aimée Tomlinson, focuses on systematic...
- The Trustees of Boston University were awarded a two-year, $299,995 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the "EAGER: ADAPT: AI Guided Design and Synthesis of Semiconducting Molecules" project. Through this funding, Boston University will utilize artificial intelligence to guide the design and synthesis of novel semiconducting molecules with desirable properties for electronic and optoelectronic...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $267,000.00 in funding to Trustees of Boston University to conduct computational research and education focused on understanding the interaction of light with ordered assemblies of carbon-based organic molecules. The goal is to realize advanced solar energy conversion materials by developing physically intuitive models that elucidate the influence of molecular...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded $570,000 to Trustees of Boston University on August 1, 2026, to develop an optical tweezer darkfield plasmon ruler microscope for measuring single-molecule charge transport and electron flow in solution. The project will create an all-optical technique for manipulating single molecules and probing their ability to conduct electricity without exerting high forces that destroy weak molecular bonds. The instrument will use optical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the University of Massachusetts $603,077 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop macromolecular designs at nanoparticulate interfaces using functional polymers and emissive nanocrystals. Professor Emrick and his team will synthesize new chemical structures by combining semiconductor nanoparticles (1–100 nanometer diameter) with designer synthetic polymers. The research focuses...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $600,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop data-driven materials-by-design strategies for organic mixed ionic-electronic conductive polymers and devices. The project integrates molecular design, advanced characterization, device engineering, and artificial intelligence across U.S. and Canadian research institutions to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $650,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop synthetic strategies toward boracycles featuring uncommon bonds. Professor Robert J. Gilliard's team will synthesize and characterize boron-containing ring-shaped molecules (boracycles) incorporating boron atoms into conjugated π-electron systems. The research focuses on compounds with...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded Trustees of Boston University $524,997 on February 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to design hybrid metal-organic framework–hydrogel biomaterials for bio-instructive chemokine gradients. The project develops platforms that release chemical signals to guide immune cells in predictable ways within three-dimensional environments. The research combines computational modeling-informed...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Boston College $313,999 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support collaborative research on plasmonic catalysts for ammonia synthesis. Boston College and Stanford University, led by Professors Junwei Lucas Bao and Jennifer A. Dionne, are developing methods to synthesize ammonia using visible light and gold-ruthenium nanoparticles under mild conditions as an alternative to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Boston College $650,000 on July 15, 2026, to develop stereoselective catalytic cross-coupling reactions for pharmaceutical synthesis under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professor James Morken of Boston College's Department of Chemistry and Dr. Christophe Allais of Pfizer Inc. will develop new catalysts for synthesizing chiral molecules through catalytic borylation desymmetrization reactions. The...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded the Trustees of Boston University $530,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to support collaborative research on data-driven design and discovery of tailored cross-conjugated organic electronic materials. The project, led by Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL at Boston University in collaboration with Dr. Aimée Tomlinson at the University of North Georgia, will generate fundamental chemistry knowledge to inform design of semiconducting materials for electronics and display applications. The research focuses on cross-conjugated molecules whose electronic properties can be adjusted with precision. These organic semiconductors combine the electrical and light-emitting properties of traditional semiconductors with the flexibility and low-cost processing of plastics, enabling applications in energy-efficient displays, solid-state lighting, and solar cells. The project will systematically explore structure-property-morphology relationships in cross-conjugated benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d′]bisoxazoles, leveraging spatial segregation of frontier molecular orbitals to enable independent tuning of HOMO and LUMO levels through strategic heteroaryl substitution. The work will train undergraduate and graduate students at both institutions in modern techniques combining chemistry with data science, preparing a workforce equipped for AI-assisted research in academia and industry. The partnership extends training opportunities to students in the Appalachian region of Georgia with limited access to cutting-edge scientific research. Results will be disseminated through publications, presentations at national conferences, and outreach activities designed to encourage high school and college students to pursue careers in science and engineering. Performance occurs in Boston, Massachusetts, with period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $530.0k | 8/5/26 |