Project Grant R10AC30018

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research led by Professor Scott E. Denmark at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The $800,000 award will fund a 4-year project to develop new catalytic methods for the stereoselective synthesis of pharmaceutically-relevant heterocyclic compounds. The research aims to use selenium-based catalysts to efficiently construct important ring...

This EAGER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research supports an integrated computational-experimental approach to better understand the local atomic structure of disordered semiconductor materials. The $199,112 project, awarded to the Colorado School of Mines, focuses on the Ge(1-x)Mn(x)Te system as a model to explore how composition and processing conditions impact the local structure and, consequently, the electronic and thermal properties of these...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems provides $153,749 to New York University for collaborative research on a solid-state selenium photo-multiplier with a high-k dielectric blocking layer for high, noise-free avalanche gain. The research aims to improve the quality of life and economic strength of the Nation by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research, as part of NSF's Engineering program (CFDA...

Through a Project Grant award of $488,035 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, Purdue University is investigating ultrafast electronic and structural dynamics in metal chalcogenide nanoclusters and their assembled superatomic materials. The principal investigator, Hanzhe Liu, is using ultrashort extreme ultraviolet light pulses to observe real-time electronic and atomic motions within these superatomic solids. This technique...

This three-year, $499,912 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research will support research into developing high-efficiency light emitters from earth abundant elements for optoelectronic technologies. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, Virginia Commonwealth University researchers will synthesize low-dimensional silicon-tin and silicon-germanium-tin nanoalloys to produce size and composition tunable nanoparticles with superior...

This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $275,000 to investigate quantum light emitters in silicon for use in future quantum networks and computers. The project aims to (1) develop manufacturing processes for a new silicon-based quantum defect, (2) characterize the properties of these color centers, and (3) study their spin characteristics. This multidisciplinary effort, led by the...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the Division of Chemistry awarded $479,592 to the University of California, Davis on August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. Professor Kristie Koski is conducting fundamental research on silicon telluride (Si₂Te₃) nanocrystals, a novel semiconductor nanomaterial with tunable broadband photoresponse capabilities. The research focuses on developing synthetic...

This $413,975 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports Professor Susan M. Kauzlarich of the University of California, Davis in advancing the chemistry of germanium semiconductor nanocrystals. Through this 3-year project, the research team will utilize microwave heating to synthesize doped and alloyed germanium nanoparticles with controlled size, shape, and surface properties. The goal is to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $590,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The funding supports a 3-year research project led by Professor T. Don Tilley that aims to expand the understanding of chemical compounds incorporating both transition metals and silicon. Key objectives include studying new silicon-metal bonding structures and developing molecular silicide compounds to...

This two-year, $348,740 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) will fund the acquisition of a lab-scale x-ray absorption spectroscopy instrument at The Ohio State University. X-ray absorption spectroscopy is an analytical technique commonly used with specialized synchrotron light sources but recent advances now enable the technique to be performed using smaller, lab-based instruments. The instrument funded through this award will be used to...