UNG professor gets NSF grant

A chemistry professor at the University of North Georgia gets a $140 thousand grant from the National Science Foundation: UNG’s Dr. Aimee Tomlinson will use the funding for research that could help in creating significantly higher screen resolution using carbon-based organic materials, which she says would be less destructive to the environment.

From JK Devine, UNG...

Dr. Aimée Tomlinson, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of North Georgia, reached a trifecta this academic year. She received a National Science Foundation grant for a third time with a little bonus.

“It’s not a new grant, but it is more money,” Tomlinson said. She earned two highly competitive grants in the past six years for her research on deep blue organic light emitting diodes. “I have a four-year grant instead of three years, and it overlaps with the current award I have that will end in 2022.”

Tomlinson’s research could assist in creating significantly higher screen resolution using carbon-based, also known as organic, materials. Using organic materials is less destructive to the environment, Tomlinson said, as well as much less expensive to mass produce which is a win-win overall.

The NFS grant totals $140,000 with $20,000 awarded in the fiscal year 2021-22 and $40,000 each for the following three years. It was a surprise, especially since more than 43,000 proposals were submitted and 11,500 were financed this time. Last year, the NSF funded some 12,000 projects out of more than 42,000 submissions.

“I didn’t realize how uncommon that was for this year. I’m ecstatic and elated,” Tomlinson said. “This grant allows me to provide opportunities for my students to get a level of research practice under their belt before they go to graduate school or enter the workforce.”

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