The University of Louisiana at Lafayette received a $162,850 project grant award from the National Science Foundation on June 1, 2021 to fund the acquisition of a tabletop scanning electron microscope/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy system. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to expand understanding of the integrated Earth system. The tabletop SEM/EDS system will allow researchers at the University of Louisiana at...
This two-year, $610,363 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into nucleosynthesis in degenerate stars through the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The principal investigator at the University of Notre Dame will estimate neutron star merger rates by analyzing elemental abundances in nearby galaxies. High school students will participate in the research during summer internships with stipends to promote inclusion. The investigator...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $410,796 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, supports the development of a state-of-the-art experimental platform for high-resolution ion-neutral collision studies. Professor Zhou at UNLV will create a laboratory setting to replicate interstellar medium conditions, enabling precise manipulation and control of collision...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $299,832 Project Grant under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The grant funds the development of open virtual experiment simulator education tools to improve inductive reasoning skills in polymer science. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, through its Office of Research, will deliver virtual experiment simulators to support STEM...
This $201,579 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities will fund atmospheric chemistry research and training at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Specifically, the grant supports a research fellowship for Assistant Professor Tolga Karsili and graduate student training with Professor Marsha Lester at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers will undertake state-of-the-art measurements to study how sunlight interacts with...
This $484,024 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a 4-year collaborative research program led by investigators at Louisiana State University, Harvard University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and University of Maryland, College Park. The research aims to improve understanding of explosive transient events in the distant universe by combining data from multiple observation platforms,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $150,000 over 3 years to Lafayette College to conduct research on the origin and properties of dark matter in the universe, as well as investigate possible deviations from the canonical history of the universe's evolution. The research aims to develop novel methods for probing the dark sector and distinguishing between possible...
This $374,699 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund a 4-year collaborative research program led by investigators at Louisiana State University, Harvard University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and University of Maryland, College Park. The research aims to improve the understanding of explosive transients in the distant universe by...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Lehigh University for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant supports collaborative research to accelerate data-driven discovery of ion-conducting materials through mentoring of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. Louisiana State University was provided a $44,403 subaward over three years to support expertise in sintering and...
The University of Delaware received a three-year, $541,852 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) and supports collaborative research on new models of stellar evolution to understand the past, present, and future of magnetic massive stars. Through this funding, the University will deliver research examining stellar structure and life cycles through the...