The University of New Mexico was awarded a $303,328 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) and will support collaborative research titled "COMMENSAL ALL-SKY IMAGING OF LOW-FREQUENCY TRANSIENTS WITH EPIC" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Through this funding, the University will conduct research to image low-frequency transient phenomena across...
Arizona State University was awarded a two-year, $320,615 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research into the ingassing of hydrogen in the interiors of sub-Neptunes and gas giants from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023. As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of increasing understanding of major problems in these fields,...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $320,512 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on August 1, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2024. The grant falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Specifically, the University will utilize the...
Arizona State University was awarded a $299,840 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The grant funds the development and delivery of a fully online course-based undergraduate research experience for astronomy majors titled "Bringing Authentic Research to the Remote Classroom." The project aims to provide remote students...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant, titled "Characterizing Radio Continuum Emission from Low-Redshift Lyman Continuum Leakers," will provide $484,651 to Arizona State University (ASU) from August 2024 to July 2027. The award will fund a research project to study radio continuum emission from a sample of 80 confirmed low-redshift Lyman continuum emitting galaxies, which are believed to have played a key role in the reionization of...
The National Science Foundation awarded Arizona State University a $735,465 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to develop advanced calibration tools and techniques for next generation 21 centimeter cosmology instruments. Principal Investigator Jacobs and his team will work to improve the systematic noise floor for the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA) and the Owens Valley Long Wavelength Array (OVRO-LWA) through activities...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $421,796 Project Grant to Arizona State University to conduct collaborative research on revealing exoplanet atmospheres using high-resolution spectroscopy. The 3-year grant, starting September 1, 2023, will support a team led by the University of Chicago and Arizona State University to study the atmospheres of close-in giant planets orbiting distant stars. The research aims to address four key science questions related...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science (CFDA 43.001) program provides $243,534 to Arizona State University (ASU) to conduct research on understanding the limits of current exoplanetary atmospheric models and their missing physics. The award has a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The project aims to advance scientific knowledge on exoplanet atmospheres through theoretical modeling,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant award of $512,912 to Arizona State University (ASU) supports a 3-year research program to study the evolution of galaxies in high-redshift clusters. The project will utilize deep observations from the Atacama Large Sub/Millimeter Array (ALMA), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and Very Large Telescope (VLT) to map star formation, measure baryon fractions, evaluate disk stability, and identify quenching...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $115,610 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to complete work by January 31, 2023. The grant supports collaborative research investigations of quasar variability through high-cadence spectroscopy under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The program aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major issues facing the nation. Funds will support analysis of quasar spectra...