Solid State and Materials Chemistry  (SSMC)

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Apply to PD 07-1762 in FastLane. (standard Grant Proposal Guidelines) apply.)

Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA) (Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of this new requirement).

SYNOPSIS

This multidisciplinary program supports basic research in solid state and material chemistry that comprises the elucidation of the atomic and molecular basis for material development, and the combination of experiment with theory and/or simulation.  General areas of interest include but are not limited to innovative approaches to the design, synthesis and characterization of novel organic, inorganic, hybrid, and multi-functional materials, and multi-component material systems exhibiting new phenomena and/or providing new scientific insights into structure/composition/property relationships in the solid state.  Special consideration is given to original synthetic routes, characterization of new material phenomena or superior behavior, interfacial material system structures and properties, and unraveling the relationships between structure/composition (e.g. hybrid or self- or programmed-assembled materials) and properties (e.g. charge and ionic transport, exciton diffusion, chemical reactivity and selectivity).  Present emphasis includes novel hybrid and multifunctional materials, environmentally-safe materials and materials for efficient energy harvesting, conversion and storage.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) (NSF 09-516)

RELATED URLS

NSF 2006 Solid State Chemistry Workshop Report

Time Window for submitting unsolicited proposals to DMR Programs

Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

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