Project Grant DESC0026079
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $299,957 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on the "Chemistry of β-Graphyne: Exfoliation, Intercalation, and Pathways to Novel Carbon Phases." The award period runs from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports fundamental scientific research across multiple disciplines to advance U.S. energy,...
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry to develop multifunctional metal-organic frameworks for cooperative catalysis. The grant was awarded on August 1, 2021 with a completion date of July 31, 2024. The funding supports research under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through advancing knowledge and understanding of major...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $579,805 Project Grant to the University of Chicago under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The grant supports research by the Anderson group to design and synthesize a new class of oxidatively robust ligand frameworks containing strongly donating carbenes. This will enable the study of extremely reactive high-valent metal-oxo, metal-nitrene, and metal-carbene complexes and their applications in catalytic group transfer...
- This $550,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports research at the University of Illinois on the importance of learning for methane partial oxidation on single-atom V/SiO2 catalysts, covering preparation methods and catalysis. The research seeks to advance scientific understanding and innovation in areas such as energy-efficient technologies, materials science, and environmental applications. The...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431) supports the University of Chicago's research on "Interfacing Multivalent Chemistry with Dual-Ion Batteries" over a 5-year period from August 2025 to August 2030. The research aims to expand fundamental scientific knowledge and technological capabilities in areas critical to national security, such as energy storage and advanced materials. As a leading...
- The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded a $1,586,868 project grant to Chicago State University (CSU) to "CATALYZE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN PHOTOCATALYTIC ENERGY SCIENCE". The 13-month project, which commenced on January 1, 2025, brings together researchers and trainees from CSU, Norfolk State University, and Elmhurst University to collaboratively engage in high-impact research on artificial and biohybrid...
- This $510,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to develop "tempered dynamic covalent networks" - materials that can be processed at lower temperatures to access a wide range of properties. The University of Chicago, the award recipient, will explore this approach to create versatile, sustainable plastic materials that can be readily recycled. The interdisciplinary research...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $525,000 Project Grant to the University of Chicago under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. The grant funds research by Professor Guangbin Dong to develop new catalyst-based strategies for the byproduct-free generation of value-added products from simple ketone and olefin precursors through alkylation reactions. Specifically, the research aims to create alpha- and beta-selective...
This $575,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) is supporting research on "Metal-Ligand Cooperativity for Base-Metal Alkyne Electrofunctionalization" conducted by the University of Chicago. The 1-year project aims to advance fundamental scientific understanding and technological innovation in the area of chemical catalysis using earth-abundant transition metals. The research seeks to develop novel catalytic systems and methodologies for the selective functionalization of alkynes, which have important applications in organic synthesis and materials science. As a leading private research university, the University of Chicago has a strong track record of executing high-impact scientific research across diverse disciplines through DOE and other federal awards, contributing to the agency's mission of supporting transformative discoveries that can drive technological progress and address critical energy and scientific challenges.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $575.0k | 9/22/25 |