The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $638,136 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences on August 1, 2021 to conduct a systematic census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) variability through July 31, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports advancing scientific knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems through progress in mathematics and the physical sciences. Under this award, Caltech will leverage its expertise to systematically study variations in brightness over time among AGNs, the luminous cores of galaxies powered by accretion of material around supermassive black holes. Insights gained from Caltech's analysis of AGN variability data have the potential to further scientific understanding of the evolution and growth of galaxies and supermassive black holes.
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