Project Grant R44GM139446

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) will support the acquisition of a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) instrument at Indiana State University. The instrument will be used for advanced analytical techniques, including chromatographic separation, accurate mass measurement, compound identification, and sensitive trace analysis. This state-of-the-art...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $256,000 will fund the development of an optimized ion mobility spectrometry system for distributed chemical sensing without the use of radioactive ionization sources. The awardee, Sensit Ventures Inc. of Davis, California, will establish an experimental and theoretical framework to miniaturize differential mobility spectrometry technology for analytical-quality chemical...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) provides $375,000.00 in funding to Rowan University to develop a sensor-like liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform for rapid, real-time online monitoring of targeted small molecule metabolites in biological systems. The 5-year project aims to create a high-throughput gradient LC-MS system with improved analyte selectivity...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $348,737 Project Grant to Mississippi State University to acquire a high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer with diverse inlet and ionization capabilities for chemical analyses. This award is jointly funded through the Major Research Instrumentation Program, Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program, and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The new instrument will strengthen the...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $237,745 awarded on September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support the development of a variable temperature ion trap mass spectrometer at Stony Brook University. The mass spectrometer will facilitate isomer-selective thermochemical, structural, and spectroscopic characterization of bimolecular interactions to advance research in biochemistry, medicinal chemistry,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $172,138 to Montclair State University to acquire a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer with a pyrolysis unit (PY-GC/MS). The instrument will be used by diverse undergraduate and graduate students to enhance research and education across seven academic programs at the university, impacting up to 300 students annually. Key research projects that will leverage the PY-GC/MS...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $798,809 project grant to Tulane University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to acquire a 600 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The spectrometer will support research in structural biology, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry, and organic chemistry conducted by Professor Bruce Gibb and colleagues. It will enhance research and education efforts for over 16 research groups from Tulane University and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $425,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop a chip-scale quantum spectroscopy solution for mid-infrared gas sensing. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: (a) Optimization of a silicon-carbide-on-aluminum-nitride integrated photonics platform for low-loss performance from visible to mid-infrared spectra; (b) Development of silicon carbide...

This National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant of $256,000 will support the development of a novel mass spectrometer by Moires Instruments, LLC to identify molecular isomers and distinguish their conformational forms. The instrument uses high electric fields to manipulate neutral molecules based on their dipole moments, separating them by mass-to-dipole-moment ratio rather than conventional mass-to-charge ratio. This approach aims to reduce the...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy awarded Blue Sky Measurements, Inc. a $499,500 project grant to develop an "optical NIR fixed-position passive scanner for methane detection and measurement." The grant was awarded under Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001954, Topic T, on June 21, 2021 with a completion date of December 20, 2022. Through this funding, Blue Sky Measurements will deliver an optical scanner that utilizes near infrared...