Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms  (CSDM)

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Apply to PD 09-6879 as follows:

For full proposals submitted via FastLane: standard Grant Proposal Guidelines apply.
For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide; A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide)

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).

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Window:  November 1, 2009 - November 30, 2009

CHE Submission Window

Full Proposal Window:  July 1, 2010 - August 2, 2010

CHE Submission Window

Full Proposal Window:  November 1, 2010 - November 30, 2010

CHE Submission Window

SYNOPSIS

The Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanisms Program supports basic, transformative experimental and theoretical research directed toward elucidating electronic and molecular structure, structure-activity relationships, dynamic interactions at the molecular level and chemical reaction mechanisms.  The program is particularly interested in hypothesis-driven or exploratory research projects that address grand challenges in the field of chemistry including, for example, understanding the principles of chemical reactivity in homogeneous, heterogeneous and interfacial systems and the use of advanced computational and spectroscopic techniques to address chemical systems at the limits of temporal and spatial resolution.  The program supports studies that focus on the dynamic behavior and chemical reactions of molecules and atomic and molecular clusters, in the gas, liquid, and solid phases.  Specific examples include studies of the dynamics of photochemical reactions and charge transfer processes and studies aiming to understand and control light-matter interactions at the molecular level.  The program also supports the use of experimental, modeling and computational techniques to probe the orientation, interactions and reaction mechanisms of molecular species on surfaces and at other interfaces.

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