{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT250100821"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"FT250100821","attributes":{"code":"FT250100821","administering-organisation":"University of Wollongong","announcement-administering-organisation":"University of Wollongong","scheme-name":"ARC Future Fellowships","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2025,"years-funded":4,"project-start-date":"2026-03-02","anticipated-end-date":"2030-03-01","grant-summary":"Mechanism-guided reaction design - next generation nickel catalysis. Catalysis is essential to producing high-value chemicals, however these processes often rely on increasingly expensive and difficult to mine metals. This project expects to overcome this limitation by developing a novel approach to examining the reactivity of earth abundant nickel-based catalysts, allowing substantial new knowledge and mechanistic insight to be gained. This innovative technique, and the extensive kinetic analyses it will allow, will have significant academic and industrial impact as Australia has the largest deposits of nickel in the world. The insight generated will facilitate new applications of nickel catalysts in chemical synthesis, which could enable Australia to become a leader in sustainable synthesis. ","funding-current":1130101.00,"funding-at-announcement":1105646,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Sinead","familyName":"Keaveney","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-7613-7383 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Sinead","familyName":"Keaveney","roleName":"Future Fellowship","roleCode":"FT","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-7613-7383 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"University of Wollongong","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"University of Wollongong","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"3402","name":"Inorganic Chemistry","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"340209","name":"Organometallic Chemistry","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"340503","name":"Organic Chemical Synthesis","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"340601","name":"Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"240908","name":"Organic Industrial Chemicals (Excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics)","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280105","name":"Expanding Knowledge In the Chemical Sciences","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":[],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Catalysis is a widely used approach in high-value fine chemical production, such as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Efficient and sustainable process design requires a comprehensive understanding of how the catalyst species function, and thus mechanistic studies are a key aspect of process optimisation. The proposed project involves the application of an innovative and user-friendly analytical method to investigate the reaction mechanism of important catalytic processes. \n\nThis project is poised to facilitate growth of the national chemical industry through providing substantial new knowledge on the fundamental reactivity of earth-abundant nickel catalysts. As Australia has the largest deposits of nickel in the world, the unique catalytic insight gained in this project will have potential commercial applications. Importantly, the new foundational knowledge on nickel reactivity will be exploited to guide the design of unique synthetic technology, further increasing commercialization potential and economic benefit. \n\nThe project is predicted to generate high-impact publications in internationally renowned chemistry journals that will promote Australia’s recognition as a leader in innovative chemical research. Furthermore, the project will provide excellent research and critical thinking training to the PhD and undergraduates students involved, equipping them with a range of synthetic, analytical and computational skills, creating career-ready graduates."}}}