Recent External Grants (2008-2011)
Mike Carney:
- “Use of Asymmetric Tridentate Ligands in Olefin Oligomerization Catalysis”; collaboration with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem), $160,000 (2008-2011)
Bart Dahl:
- “The Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of ‘Smart’ Donor-Acceptor Biaryls”; Petroleum Research Fund-Undergraduate New Investigator, $50,000 (2011)
Steve Drucker:
- “RUI: Spectroscopic Studies of Cyclic Conjugated Molecules in Triplet Excited States”; National Science Foundation-Division of Chemistry, $222,300 (2009)
Warren Gallagher:
- “A Comparative Study of the Methanobactins Produced by Methane Oxidizing Bacteria”; WiSYS Time Release Grant, $3,000 (2010)
Alan Gengenbach:
- “Fundamental Studies of Metalloporphyrin Catalyzed Oxidation of Dibenzothiophenes”; Petroleum Research Fund-Type B, $60,400 (2008)
- “NSF-REU, Collaborative Undergraduate Research Experiences in Chemistry (CURE CHEM); National Science Foundation, $201,000 (2009)
Jason Halfen
- “Study of Biodegradable Polymers and Derived Products in Water”; collaboration with Normark Corporation, $33,600 (2010-11)
Scott Hartsel:
- “NMR and LC/TOF Characterization of Metal Binding and Supramolecular Structure of Methanobactin, a Novel High Affinity Chalkophore”; Research Corporation for Science Advancement-Cottrell College Science Award, $34,500 (2008)
Sanchita Hati:
- “Exploring the Molecular Basis of Domain-Domain Communication in Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases”; National Institute of Health-AREA, $184,200 (2008)
- “Exploring the Molecular Basis of Domain-Domain Communication in Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases”;NIH-Recovery Act Administrative Supplement, $56,300 (2010)
David Lewis:
- “A Free Radical Mechanism for the Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylation”; WiSYS Time Release Grant, $3,000 (2008)
- “Development of New Warfarin Analogues”; WiSYS-UW System Bridge, $65,000; WiSYS Prototype Development Fund, $3,000 (2008)
- “New Warfarin-Based Oral Anticoagulants”; UW System Applied Research Grant, $50,000 (2010)
- “New Warfarin Conjugates”; UW System Applied Research Grant-WiTAG Matching Grant; $14,900 (2010)
- “Exploration of Warfarin Binding to Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase and Development of Warfarin Analogues”; WiSys-Wisconsin Small Company Advancement Program (WiSCAP), $141,800 (2011)
Christine Morales:
- “Predicting Spectra of Transition Metal Hydrides: Ligand Dependent Effects on M-H Bonding”; Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Cottrell College Science Award, $35,000 (2011)
Jim Phillips:
- “RUI: Continued Studies of Condensed-Phase Effects on the Structural Properties of Nitrile Donor-Acceptor Complexes”; National Science Foundation-Division of Chemistry, $189,000 (2008)
- “Condensed Phase Effects on the Structural Properties of Friedel-Crafts Intermediates: RF–BF3”; Petroleum Research Fund-Type B, $55,000 (2008)
- “Continued Studies of Condensed-Phase Structural Effects on Complexes of BCl3 and Group(IV) Lewis Acids”; WiSYS Time Release Grant, $3,000 (2011)
Kurt Wiegel:
- “RUI: The Study of Multiple Hydrogen Bonds on Mesophase Structure and Stability”; National Science Foundation-Division of Materials Research, $180,000 (2008)
- “RUI: Supramolecular Main-Chain Liquid Crystalline Networks as a Probe of Mesogen Formation and Stability”; National Science Foundation-Division of Condensed Matter Physics, $170,000 (2011)
Total External Grants: $1,915,000 (since 2008)
Pending External Proposals
Sudeep Bhattacharyay:
- “RUI: Exploring the Role of Noncovalent Forces in Modulating the Ground and Excited State Energetics of Photoactive Flavin‐based Donor‐Acceptor Complexes”; National Science Foundation-Division of Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms, $255,300
Mike Carney:
- “Selective Ethylene Oligomerization Catalysts”; collaboration with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, $73,000
Bart Dahl and Jennifer Dahl:
- “Condensed Phase Thiolated ‘Smart’ Arene Systems: Electron Transport Based on Molecular Conformation”; Research Corporation for Science Advancement – Multi-Investigator Cottrell College Science Award Program, $75,000
Warren Gallagher, Scott Hartsel and Marc McEllistrem:
- “MPS-BIO/Collaborative Research: A Comparative Study of Methanobactins Produced by Methane Oxidizing Bacteria”; National Science Foundation-Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), $586,100 (with collaborators Alan DiSpirito at Iowa State University and Jeremy Semrau at the University of Michigan)
Alan Gengenbach and Marc McEllistrem:
- “REU: UW-Eau Claire BRIDGES”; National Science Foundation-Division of Chemistry, Undergraduate Programs in Chemistry, $351,800
Jim Phillips:
- “Continued Studies of Condensed-Phase Structural Effects on Complexes of BCl3 and Group(IV) Lewis Acids”; National Science Foundation-Division of Chemistry, $227,500
Kurt Wiegel:
- “A Hybrid Course in Polymer Science: Combining Elements of Online Cyberlearning with Hands-On Laboratory Experience”; National Science Foundation-Division of Chemistry, $199,900 (co-PI with Jennifer Dahl, Materials Science)
- “Self-Assembly in Supramolecular Liquid Crystals: A Probe of Mesophase Structure and Stability in Anisotropic Macromolecules”; Dreyfus Foundation, $60,000
Total Pending External Proposals: $1,828,600
