Project Grant 2107947
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $827,593 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Texas at Austin. The grant funds the development of a unique "Multiple Aperture Grating Pattern Inscription Engine" (MAGPIE) machine that can write nanometer-scale grating patterns over very large areas. This capability will enable the fabrication of highly efficient, large-format astronomical diffraction gratings needed for...
- The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $700,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. The three-year award will support research into diagnosing astrophysical plasmas using laser-driven nucleosynthesis in far-from-equilibrium plasmas. The University of Texas at Austin will utilize $700K in...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $226,078 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The 2-year grant, effective September 1, 2023, aims to develop advanced photonic lantern technology to enable the characterization of hundreds of exoplanets orbiting stars beyond our solar system. The key research objectives are to design novel hybrid and mode-selective...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded $859,626 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota for the period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025. The award will support the development of novel anti-reflection coatings for millimeter and submillimeter-wave astrophysics instruments. The researchers will work to improve telescope optics performance for studies of the early...
- The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $299,761 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on September 1, 2021, with a completion date of August 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research exploring the galaxy and its white dwarfs through the HET Dark Energy Experiment. The research aligns with the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the Nation's...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $595,237 Project Grant to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to support continuing operations of two astronomical imagers for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under the award, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will utilize two telescope-mounted digital cameras to provide observational data and imagery for scientific research projects in cosmology,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2023 for $242,524, supports collaborative research by the University of Arizona aimed at exploring the composition of exoplanetary systems through observations and modeling of dusty circumstellar disks around other stars. The research goal is to determine the composition of rocky material orbiting other stars by analyzing the dust released from colliding rocks, which reflects and...
- The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $112,681 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The goal of this 3-year research project is to better define the relative contributions of the slow (s-) and rapid (r-) neutron-capture processes to the cosmic abundances of elements heavier than the iron-peak elements. The investigators will measure infrared and optical spectra...
- This $238,354 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program (CFDA 47.049) will fund collaborative research to develop improved image processing software for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets. The project aims to enable more sensitive detection and characterization of exoplanets by fully utilizing data from the wavefront sensors in modern high-contrast imaging systems. The software will...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports collaborative research to transform photonics and electronics through the development of digital alloy materials. The University of Texas at Austin will leverage the award over four years to advance scientific understanding and progress in major problems related to...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $309,854 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop ion-plasma etched nano-structured surfaces for high-performance transmissive and diffractive elements in imaging and spectroscopic instruments for astronomy. The two-year award, beginning September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023, will support research into fabricating nano-scale surface structures using ion-plasma etching techniques to create optical elements with improved performance for astronomy instrumentation. Two subawards totaling $309,854 were also provided to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to conduct related research into ion-plasma etched nano-scale surface structures for high-performance transmissive and diffractive elements in imaging and spectroscopic instruments for astronomy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $309.9k | 8/7/21 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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UTAUSSUB00000042AM1S | University Of North Carolina At Charlotte | Project Grant 2107947 | $149.5k | 8/18/22 | |
UTAUSSUB00000042S | University Of North Carolina At Charlotte | Project Grant 2107947 | $73.3k | 11/23/21 |