The University of Arizona was awarded a $875,403 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences on August 15, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2024. The grant supports the WOU-MMA: An Integrated Time Domain System for Discovery and Fast Follow-up of Gravitational Wave Events and Other Transients project under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049).
The project aims to develop an integrated time domain system to discover and conduct fast follow-up observations of gravitational wave events and other transients. This will help advance the NSF's goal of promoting progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing knowledge of major problems like gravitational waves. The University of Arizona, through its Arizona Board of Regents, will deliver products and services over the three year grant period to achieve the objectives of detecting gravitational wave sources and enabling multi-messenger astronomy with electromagnetic follow-up capabilities.