This federal Project Grant award of $525,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports research by the University of Chicago on colloidal Group III-nitride quantum dots for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications. The research aims to advance the scientific understanding and technological potential of these nanomaterials, which have applications in areas like optoelectronics and photocatalysis. The award period runs...
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...
The University of Chicago received a $428,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on May 1, 2021 to enable energy- and carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electrolysis. Funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), this two-year project will develop carbonate management techniques to transform how CO2 is utilized through electrolysis. The Office of Science's mission is to advance scientific understanding and energy technologies...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $490,183.00, was awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) to support research on the "Chemistry of Graphyne: Exfoliation, Intercalation, and Pathways to Novel Carbon Phases." The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will enable CWRU to conduct fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing U.S. energy,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $526,536 to the University of Chicago for research on novel quantum phenomena and quantum chemistry. The funded work focuses on two main areas: (1) investigating "quantum super-chemistry" involving chemical reactions at ultra-low temperatures, and (2) studying the transition between two-body pairing via the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $749,995 Project Grant by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the "SMART STACK: SCALABLE, MODULAR, ADAPTABLE, RECONFIGURABLE, ERROR-TARGETED APPROACHES TO QUANTUM STACK DESIGN" project. The funding will advance research and development of innovative quantum computing technologies from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. This grant aligns with the Office of Science's mission to...
This Project Grant award of $555,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Federal Grant Program supports research at the University of Chicago to develop efficient and scalable synthetic approaches for preparing atomically precise graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The research team led by Professor Guangbin Dong aims to overcome long-standing challenges in GNR synthesis by devising novel monomer synthesis and cyclodehydrogenation strategies....
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...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $653,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of Illinois for the "REAL-SPACE CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTO-EXCITED QUANTUM MATERIALS" project. The project, which runs from August 15, 2024 to June 14, 2026, will focus on advancing fundamental scientific research related to photo-excited quantum materials. As a major public research institution, the University of...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports fundamental scientific research on "EXCITON SELF-TRAPPING IN LOW-DIMENSIONAL ORGANIC METAL HALIDE HYBRID MATERIALS FROM GW/BETHE-SALPETER CALCULATIONS AND MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED FORCE FIELDS" at the University of California, Merced. The award period runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. The Department of Energy's Office...