Project Grant 1753168

This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $525,446 to Iowa State University to conduct computational astrophysics research and develop an educational platform. The key products and services to be delivered include: Research on two critical questions in planet formation: (1) how angular momentum is transported outward in protoplanetary disks, and (2) whether gas turbulence in disks can regulate the formation of...

This Project Grant award of $314,231 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to explore the formation of multi-star systems, including our own solar system. The University of Texas at Austin will conduct computer modeling and analysis to study the physics behind why some star-forming regions produce single stars while others form multiple gravitationally bound stars. The goal is to better understand the role of initial gas...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $157,630 CAREER grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) to conduct research and education activities related to models of planet formation and evolution. The project aims to use sophisticated computer modeling techniques to study the process of protoplanet accretion in the early solar system and reassess the development of the giant planets and Kuiper Belt. Complementary...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $447,644 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) for the "CAREER: CHARTING THE FORMATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND DESTINIES OF GAS AND YOUNG STARS IN THE SOLAR NEIGHBORHOOD" project. The project aims to produce an integrated 3D model of gas and young stars in the solar neighborhood, enabling high-resolution comparisons between galactic and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $399,362 Project Grant to the University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC) to explore the physics of cloud formation and dynamics in the atmospheres of giant planets and brown dwarfs. The three-year research program will simulate cloudy atmospheric conditions on the four solar system giant planets as well as exoplanets and brown dwarfs, in order to improve understanding of temperature, chemical mixing, and patchiness...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $436,192 to Purdue University to explore the chemistry of hot gas around protostars and identify key characteristics of the chemical composition of the material from which Earth-like planets form. The project will utilize high spatial resolution telescope observations and chemical theory, primarily supporting two graduate students and one postdoctoral researcher. It...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), provides $526,998 to Yale University to conduct research on the star formation process. The primary objectives are to: Use millimeter-wave observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to probe the structure and evolution of star-forming regions, specifically examining how material is funneled from...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $318,000 to New Mexico State University (NMSU) to research the earliest stages of planet formation in the AB Aurigae star system. The key products and services to be delivered include: Generating detailed computer simulations that integrate physical processes such as gas/dust dynamics, heating/cooling, and gravitational forces to model the spiral arms,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $502,990 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) for the project "CAREER: UNTANGLING THE PHYSICS OF THE MAGNETIC, MULTI-PHASE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM". The award period runs from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2030. This project aims to develop novel computational tools and methodologies to better understand the physics of the...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $745,504 CAREER grant to Rice University to study the impact of external photoevaporation on planet formation. Over 5 years starting April 1, 2024, the project will leverage a large dataset from young star clusters to measure protoplanetary disks, the starlight impinging on them, and material streaming away, in order to quantify how external photoevaporation destroys disks and limits the time and materials available for planet formation. The research...