Fundings

Extramural Grants

NSF-International: In Situ Ultra Fast Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopic Study on Shape Controlled Pt Nanoparticles.

$15,000; 04/01/2011-03/30/2013

NSF-ECCS MRI: Acquisition of an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) System (co-PI).

$221,900; 10/2010-09/2011

DOE-BES Catalysis Program: In Situ NMR/IR/Raman and ab initial DFT Investigations of Pt-Based Mono- and Bi-metallic Nanoscale Electrocatalysts: from Sulfur-Poisoning to Polymer Promoters to Surface Activity Indexes.

$510,000; 08/15/10–08/14/13

NSF-CHE ICC: Nanoscale Single-Crystal Ensemble Electrocatalysis for Fuel Cell Applications.

$450,000; 09/01/09-08/31/12

DOE-PNNL-EMSL: ab initio Quantum Calculations of 195Pt Knight Shifts in Pt-based Bimetallic Nanoparticles.

132k node-hours on supercomputer Chinook, 10/01/09 - 09/30/10; 120k node-hours on supercomputer Chinook, 10/01/10 - 09/30/11
150k node-hours on supercomputer Chinook, 10/01/11 - 09/30/12

DOE-PNNL-EMSL: Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Nanoscale Structure-Activity Relationships for Fuel Cell Applications (co-PI).

120k node-hours on supercomputer Chinook, 10/01/11 - 09/30/12

DOE-Hydrogen Fuel Initiative: An in situ Electrode-Potential-Controlled Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Sulfur-Poisoning Effect on Platinum Based Mono- and Bi-metallic Nanoscale Electrocatalysts.

$450,000; 09/01/07–08/31/10

NSF-CHE: An Electrochemical NMR Investigation of Ligand-Protected Metal Quantum Dots; Metal-Ligand Interactions and Ramifications in Molecular Electronics.

$405,000, 07/01/2005–06/30/2009.

PRF G type: Surface Electrochemical NMR and Infrared Spectroscopic Investigation of Catalytic Properties at Real-World Bimetallic Surfaces.

$35,000, 07/01/2002–06/30/2004.

Intramural Grants

Georgetown Infrastructural grant:Acquisition of an Urgently Needed EDS (Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer) for Further Empowering the Nanoscale Research Capability at Georgetown

$40,000; 2009

Georgetown Senior Faculty Research Fellowship:

$15,000; Spring 2008.

Georgetown Undergraduate Learning Initiative Faculty Innovation Grant: Enhancing Active Learning in Analytical Chemistry (Chem 211) by Combining Student-Centered and Research-Based POGIL and Case Study Approaches:

$25,000; academic years 06/07 and 07/08

Georgetown Junior Faculty Research Fellowship:

$15,000; Spring 2005.

Georgetown Infrastructural grant: Upgrade Chemistry Departmental Bruker AM300 NMR Spectrometer

$35,000; 2002

Georgetown Start-up fund:

$340,000; 07/01/2001–06/30/2006.

Georgetown Pilot Research Project Grant:

$10,000, 2002/2003; $10,000, 2004/2005.

Georgetown Summer Research Grant:

$8,000, 2002; $8,500, 2003; $9,000, 2004; $9000, 2005.

Georgetown International Initiatives Collaborative Research Grant:

$3,000, 2002; $5,000, 2005.

Georgetown Grant-in-Aid:

$1,500, Fall 2001; $1,500, Spring 2002; $2,000, Fall 2002; $2,000, Fall 2003; $2000, Spring 2004; $2000, Fall 2004; $2,000, Spring 2005; $2,000, Fall 2005; $2,000, Spring 2006; $2,000, Fall 2006; $2000, Fall 2008; $2000, Fall 2009