Project Grant 0917587

The National Science Foundation awarded a $971,304 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation Inc. The award supports a collaborative research effort between the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Science Education Center, Southern University of Baton Rouge, and the Exploratorium in San Francisco. The project aims to engage undergraduates and K-12 students in STEM education and outreach...

This federal Project Grant award, totaling $1,528,696.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award is part of a collaborative effort to fund the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Science Education Center (SEC) partnership, which involves LIGO Livingston, Southern University of Baton Rouge (SUBR), and the Exploratorium in San Francisco. The project focuses on...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research activities of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration (LSC) group. The overarching goal is to advance gravitational-wave astronomy through the group's participation in the international LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA detector network. Key activities include...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics will support the Oregon Experimental Relativity Group in monitoring, measuring, and mitigating environmental influences on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) through July 31, 2023. As part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems, the awardee will work with LIGO site...

This $904,704 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research to identify and evaluate sites for a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory called Cosmic Explorer (CE). CE will build on the success of the existing LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave detection facilities to push the reach of gravitational-wave astronomy to the edge of the observable universe. The award funds...

This Project Grant award, valued at $366,596 and provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049), supports research to identify and evaluate potential sites for the Cosmic Explorer (CE), a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory in the U.S. Using geographic information systems and community engagement, the University of Oregon will lead efforts to select the most promising CE locations, with an initial focus on the...

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

This $3 million National Science Foundation project grant supports research and development activities critical to the success of gravitational-wave astronomy through the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)-Virgo-KAGRA network. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will deliver several data analysis elements for low-latency detection of transient gravitational waves from binary neutron star and black hole...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $477,375 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to identify and evaluate potential sites for the Cosmic Explorer (CE), a next-generation gravitational-wave observatory. The award supports research to locate and assess viable locations for the CE facility, which will be substantially larger than the existing LIGO...

This $1,075,500 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) supports theoretical research to improve the ability of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to extract information from observed gravitational waves. The research aims to enhance the accuracy and parameter coverage of gravitational waveform predictions using the Spectral Einstein Code (SPEC) for binary black hole collisions,...