Project Grant 2619835
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $850,000 to the University of Denver under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 15, 2025, to support a five-year CAREER project led by Dr. Allegra Aron. The project will identify and characterize small molecules (chelators) produced by soil and plant-associated bacteria that bind to lanthanide (LN) metals, including lanthanum and neodymium. Through liquid...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Colorado State University received a $525,400 Project Grant awarded August 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), specifically administered by the Division of Chemistry. Under this award, Professor Charles Henry's team is developing chemically modified laser-induced graphene (LIG) electrodes for advanced sensing applications. The primary deliverables include high-performance...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Colorado State University, in collaboration with DePauw University, received a $450,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. The project, led by Professor Nancy Levinger at Colorado State University and Professor Bridget Gourley at DePauw University, investigates the formation and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, awarded a $499,955 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to Professor Louis Bouchard at the University of California, Los Angeles, effective February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029. The project delivers an innovative measurement strategy that transforms routine nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy into a nanoscopic probe of molecular motion within microporous...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $630,000 Project Grant to UCLA's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, with performance from July 15, 2025 through June 30, 2028. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), Professor Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay's research group is conducting fundamental investigations into spin, exciton, and electron transfer chemistry and dynamics in crystalline solids. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on non-linear response in quantum materials. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supports theoretical research aimed at interpreting ultrafast laser experiments that probe far-from-equilibrium electron...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry is funding a collaborative research project totaling $271,435 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, awarded on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. Principal investigators Professor Jon Camden at the University of Notre Dame and Professor Lasse Jensen at Pennsylvania State University will conduct fundamental research combining experimental and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Colorado State University's Department of Chemistry received a $737,138 CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award was obligated on July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2031. Research Deliverables: Under the direction of Professor Yuyang Dong, this project will develop square-planar base-metal...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Award Overview: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded $570,000 to Trustees of Boston University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a three-year project beginning August 1, 2026 and concluding July 31, 2029. The award funds development of an optical tweezer darkfield plasmon ruler microscope—an all-optical technique for single-molecule manipulation and conductance measurements in solution. Deliverables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to New York University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. Under the direction of Professor Diao, the research team will develop novel bidentate chiral nitrogen ligands—specifically imine-oxazoline (IMOX) and imine-imidazole (IMIM) compounds derived from amino acids—to...
Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, awarded $560,000 to the University of Colorado at Boulder under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a three-year project running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. Principal Investigator Professor Mathias Weber will conduct fundamental research on lanthanide chelation complexes and their solvent clusters using cryogenic ion spectroscopy. The project delivers experimental infrared spectroscopic measurements of lanthanide ion-chelator complexes generated via electrospray ionization and analyzed in a cryogenic ion trap, combined with supporting quantum chemical calculations to benchmark computational chemistry methods. The deliverables include gas-phase infrared spectral data, quantum chemical models predicting how solvent molecules affect chelator complex structures, and fundamental knowledge to advance lanthanide chelation chemistry. This research advances NSF's core mission to strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise by providing detailed structural and intermolecular force information critical to developing more selective lanthanide chelators. The work addresses a strategic challenge in lanthanide separation and recovery from ore and electronic waste, with potential applications in luminescent biomarkers, spintronics, and molecular qubits. Beyond scientific outputs, the project includes educational training for graduate students in advanced instrumentation and quantum chemistry methods, aligning with NSF's commitment to workforce development in the mathematical and physical sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $560.0k | 6/29/26 |