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We are most grateful to the funding agencies noted below for supporting our research and teaching efforts.
2024
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Reactive Intermediates and Unusual Molecules from Phenanthrene-based Precursors” (P.I., $380,000).
2022
Assistance for Project DHARMA ((Distribution of Harm Reduction Access in Rural Maine Areas) from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (P.I. Dr. Kinna Thakarar, $1,200,000).
2021
Supplement to NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Stannylcarbenes” (P.I., $40,000).
2020
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Stannylcarbenes” (P.I., $320,000).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant (P. I. $5000).
2019
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant (P. I. $5000).
2018
Fulbright Global Scholar Award: A Globally Integrated Research and Teaching Collaboration on Reactive Intermediates (Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board).
Grant from the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society for a proposal entitled “New Photochemical Approaches to Cyclopropylidenes from Phenanthrene-Based Spiropentanes” (P.I., $70,000).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant (P. I. $3000).
2017
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Strained Cycloalkynes” (P.I., $298,579).
2015
Supplement to NSF grant “RUI: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Alkylidenecarbenes from Methylenecyclopropanes.” This grant supported a research trip to Germany with two Colby undergraduates for matrix isolation spectroscopy at Ruhr Universität Bochum. ($22,957; Host: Professor Wolfram Sander)
2014
Supplement to NSF grant “RUI: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Alkylidenecarbenes from Methylenecyclopropanes.” This grant supported a month-long research trip to Germany with four Colby undergraduates for matrix isolation spectroscopy at Ruhr Universität Bochum. ($29,545; Host: Professor Wolfram Sander)
2013
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Alkylidenecarbenes from Methylenecyclopropanes” ( P.I., $274,670).
2010
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions of Strained Cyclic Allenes” ( P.I., $265,000).
2009
Supplement to NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation into the Reactions of Atomic Carbon with Organic Substrates” (P.I., $3338).
2008
Supplement to NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation into the Reactions of Atomic Carbon with Organic Substrates” (P.I., $3338).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3500.
2007
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation into the Reactions of Atomic Carbon with Organic Substrates” ( P.I., $202,030).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3000.
2006
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3000.
2005
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3000.
2004
NSF grant for proposal entitled “MRI: Acquisition of a Preparative HPLC System for Undergraduate Research Training in Chemistry and Biology” (P.I., $128,720).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3000.
2003
NSF grant for proposal entitled “RUI: Enhancing Undergraduate Chemical Education Through Research: The Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Unusual Carbenes” ( P.I., $200,000).
NSF grant for proposal entitled “MRI/RUI: Acquisition of a Time-Resolved Laser Flash Photolysis System for Undergraduate Research and Training in Chemistry” ( P.I., $108,584).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3000.
2002
NSF grant for proposal entitled “MRI/RUI Acquisition of Isothermal Titration and Differential Scanning MicroCalorimeters for Chemistry and Biology Research ” (Co-P.I., $117,220).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $3000.
2001
Grant from the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society for a proposal entitled “Photochemical Generation of Heterocyclopropylcarbenes” (P.I., $25,000).
NSF grant for proposal entitled “Biochemical, Organic, Physical, Analytical, and Inorganic Mass Spectrometry.” (Co-P.I., $92,561).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $2500.
2000
NSF grant for proposal entitled “Upgrade of a 400-MHz NMR Spectrometer Vital for Chemistry Research and Education.” (as Co-P.I., $145,148).
Colby College Natural Science Division Grant $2500.
1999
Cottrell College Science Award from Research Corporation for a proposal entitled “New approaches to the investigation of hydroxycarbenes” (P.I., $35,105).