Project Grant 2604149
- This $434,041 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Whitworth University to understand how the shape of small organic molecules influences their assembly into predictable crystalline structures. The interdisciplinary project combines experimental solid-state organic chemistry and mathematical topology to examine the structural boundaries of molecular shape...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Overview: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded Washington University a CAREER Project Grant totaling $548,927 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. This award funds fundamental research and integrated educational activities focused on engineering bichromatic moiré superlattices in van der Waals heterostructures through...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $780,000 to the University of Washington under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for fundamental research on magic-sized clusters as universal intermediates for nanomaterials discovery. Under the direction of Professor Brandi Cossairt, the research team will advance knowledge of how nanocrystals develop from magic-sized cluster precursors, enabling rational design of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded The Washington University a $430,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds fundamental research into bilingual biopolymers—synthetic molecules that simultaneously encode both nucleic acid and protein information—to enable enhanced control over molecular assembly and RNA localization in cells. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research is funding a three-year research initiative at the University of California, Merced, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) with an obligation of $418,423. Awarded on September 1, 2025, this project establishes a new synthetic route for fabricating mesoporous peptide crystals derived from synthetically modified collagen-mimetic peptides. The research will demonstrate...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Washington University received a $669,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2030. This collaborative research award, conducted in partnership with German researchers through the NSF-Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) partnership, focuses on the rational design and development of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a CAREER grant totaling $417,790 to Washington University (awarded September 1, 2026; completion August 31, 2031) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project delivers fundamental research and development services focused on enabling direct growth of single-crystal two-dimensional semiconductor materials on amorphous glass substrates using...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division received a $360,004 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The award funds research to develop machine learning (ML)-driven protein design protocols for creating advanced crystalline materials composed of protein and deoxyribonucleic acid...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Emory University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative focuses on designing, synthesizing, and characterizing noncentrosymmetric chiral crystals based on two-dimensional hybrid metal halides to advance...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a collaborative research project grant of $350,000 to Princeton University, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This project grant supports fundamental research on the design, kinetics, and reconfigurable assembly of multicomponent colloidal crystals. The primary deliverables...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $404,800 Project Grant to Whitworth University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. Principal Investigator Dr. Kraig Wheeler leads research examining how molecular shape governs molecular recognition and organization in engineered peptide crystals. The project develops families of small peptides and quasiracemic oligopeptide arrays to establish predictable structural patterns and advance fundamental understanding of molecular organization principles. Research findings will contribute critical insight for the design and construction of crystalline materials with applications in biotechnology and related fields. Beyond the core research deliverables, this award supports significant educational and outreach components. Whitworth University will train undergraduate and high school students through hands-on research experiences at the institution, a designated Research Undergraduate Institution (RUI). The award additionally leverages Whitworth's Crystallography Center, which provides open access to a consortium of faculty and students from regional small colleges and universities, thereby extending the program's impact across the greater academic community and advancing rigorous undergraduate education in materials research and chemistry disciplines.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $404.8k | 7/14/26 |