This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) Project Grant award, valued at $200,000 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), aims to advance the synthesis of diamond nanoparticles using low-temperature plasma (LTP) reactors. The research seeks to discover new reaction pathways to control diamond growth and bond formation in LTPs, with the goal of enabling the scalable production of high-quality diamond nanoparticles for critical...
This Project Grant award, valued at $486,000.00 and awarded on August 16, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports the development of novel diagnostics and tuning techniques for high-intensity multiple-charge heavy-ion beams in accelerators at Michigan State University. The university, a public land-grant research institution, will leverage its expertise in scientific research and technological innovation to advance...
This $585,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research into charge transfer exciton dynamics at the interface between diamond and hexagonal boron nitride materials. The research team at the University of Michigan, the awardee organization, will theoretically and experimentally investigate the formation, relaxation, and transport properties of these...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $327,690.82 to Michigan State University to support research towards "Exact Finite Temperature Electronic Structure in Solids and Molecules" over the period of March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026. The project aims to advance fundamental scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas such as materials science, computational modeling, and quantum...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $365,410.67 to Michigan State University to conduct research on the "Catalytic Interconversion of Ammonia and Dinitrogen at Base Metals." The award commenced on September 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2025. This grant supports fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing U.S. energy, economic, and national security...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $546,000.00 to Michigan State University to conduct research on "ELECTROCATALYTIC AMMONIA SPLITTING TO ENABLE THE NITROGEN ECONOMY". The award, with a performance period from August 15, 2024 to August 14, 2025, supports fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000.00 to Michigan State University to conduct research on "AI-Driven High-Throughput Molecular Dynamics for High Energy-Density Science". The award, with a period of performance from August 15, 2024 to August 14, 2025, will support the university's work to advance scientific understanding and technological capabilities in areas related to quantum...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) under the Stewardship Science Grant Program (CFDA 81.112) provides $257,000.00 to Michigan State University to conduct fundamental scientific research relevant to maintaining the safety, security, and effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The five key objectives of the project are: 1) Establish optimized protocols for synthesizing and characterizing trivalent americium,...
The Department of Energy awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Michigan State University (MSU) for the project "DYNAMIC SPACE-TIME MEMORY CURATION FOR TRACEABLE WAFER-SCALE AGENT-BASED MODELS". The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, supports fundamental scientific research and technology development in areas like advanced computing, materials science, and quantum information...
This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $576,131.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Michigan State University (MSU) for a project titled "ULTRAFAST TIME-RESOLVED BIMOLECULAR REACTIONS OF NEUTRAL AND IONIC SPECIES". The award period runs from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026. The grant supports fundamental scientific research aimed at advancing U.S. energy, economic, and national security...