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Molecule Viewed With Non-Linear Optical Microscope Molecule, Credit: Linfei Li, Jeremy F. Schultz, Sayantan Mahapatra, Zhongyi Lu, Xu Zhang, and Nan Jiang, University of Illinois Chicago, Award #: 1944796

Division of Chemistry: No Deadline Pilot (CHE-DRP:NDP, NSF 22-606)

CHE supports fundamental discovery, invention and innovation in the chemical science. From September, 2022, CHE is piloting the removal of deadlines for the submission of proposals to the CLP, CSDM-A and CTMC Programs.

Catalytic Modifiers to Enable Sustainable Production of Acrylates, John Beumer with the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers, Award #: 1901635

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