Project Grant 1620628

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics provides $834,444 in funding for research activities led by Professors Lara Anderson, James Gray, and Eric Sharpe at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The award supports their collaborative research program to explore the physics that arises from string theory, focusing on strengthening the links between string theory and particle physics. Key objectives include bounding and...

This $1.2 million National Science Foundation Project Grant supports theoretical physics research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey through July 2025. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this award provides support for Professor Edward Witten and postdoctoral researchers to advance fundamental understanding of particle physics, astrophysics, and geometry through gauge theory, string theory, and other models. Key activities...

This $390,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics to the University of Chicago supports research activities led by Professor Jeffrey A. Harvey to advance fundamental understanding of string theory and quantum field theory. The project will focus on studying the algebraic structure and symmetries of special states known as BPS states in these theoretical frameworks, with the goal of uncovering new approaches to unify the known forces of nature. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $150,000 in funding to Lawrence Technological University from August 15, 2023, through July 31, 2026. The research, led by Professor Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya, aims to gain further insight into charge-parity (CP) violation in theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. This work may help resolve the matter-antimatter...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $225,000 will fund the research activities of Professor Oscar Varela at Utah State University (USU) from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The research project aims to explore the relationship between general relativity and quantum field theory, with the goal of reconciling these seemingly disparate theories as complementary manifestations of an overarching set of physical principles. Key technical aspects of the project include...

This federal Project Grant award from the Division of Physics of the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences) in the amount of $990,000 supports a three-year research program in theoretical particle physics and cosmology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The Principal Investigators - Professors Jonathan L. Feng, Manoj Kaplinghat, and Tim M.P. Tait - will conduct research in collaboration with colleagues and students to deepen understanding of...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics provides $540,000 to Louisiana State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The award will support research into loop quantum gravity to further understanding of black hole evaporation, one of the most important outstanding problems in theoretical physics. Key research activities include studying the applicability of the weak gravity conjecture...

The National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) awarded Arizona State University a $270,000 project grant to explore the physics of extreme environments where strong magnetic fields interact with relativistic matter at very high temperatures and densities. The 3-year project, starting September 1, 2025, aims to deepen the understanding of how strong magnetic fields influence the behavior of matter under these extreme conditions, with...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $150,000 in funding to Kenyon College from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The award supports Professor John T. Giblin, Jr.'s research on the non-linear universe, with a focus on precision numerical cosmology and fundamental physics. Key research activities include probing high-energy physics through numerical simulations to...

This $415,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Lehigh University into string theory, gravity, and strongly coupled matter through June 2025. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), professors Sera Cremonini and Timm Wrase will conduct research to further understanding of string theory and address fundamental questions about basic interactions in nature and the cosmological history of the universe. Their work will explore...