Project Grant 2109231
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) received a $211,969 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences to support the collaborative research project "Mastering the Photonic Lantern: The Key to Transformative Diffraction-Limited Spectroscopy." The two-year award, effective September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023, will fund research under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically,...
- The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $586,081 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop novel "photonic lanterns" - a key technology for isolating and characterizing exoplanets by suppressing interference from their host stars. The grant supports the advancement of this technology to enable the characterization of hundreds of exoplanets,...
- The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $625,319 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on October 1, 2021 to fund the research project "A NEW PROBE OF THE MAGNETIC INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM" through September 30, 2024. Under this award, Caltech researchers will develop new techniques to study the magnetic properties of gas and dust between star systems, known as the interstellar medium. The work supports the goals of...
- The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $298,244 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on August 15, 2021 to enable research for next generation gravitational wave detectors through July 31, 2022. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields and strengthens the nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major...
- 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 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was awarded a $342,554 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Specifically, the grant will fund collaborative research titled "Constraining the Uncertain Physics of Galaxy Formation: Cosmic Rays, Black Holes, and...
- 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 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a three-year, $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences to determine how plasma spontaneously develops localized hot spots that radiate x-rays and produce related dramatic phenomena. The award supports research from June 2021 through May 2024 under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's...
- The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was awarded a $342,093 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant supports research titled "Early Dynamical Instabilities in Extrasolar Planetary Systems" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant funds research under the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $1,482,618 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a next-generation charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor optimized for astronomical spectroscopy. The project aims to demonstrate the ability to readout a 4096x4096 pixel CCD image in a few minutes instead of hours, which will significantly improve the...
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $317,639 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences to support the collaborative research project "MASTERING THE PHOTONIC LANTERN: THE KEY TO TRANSFORMATIVE DIFFRACTION-LIMITED SPECTROSCOPY" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. Under this award, Caltech will conduct research to develop photonic lantern technologies with the goal of enabling diffraction-limited spectroscopy across broad electromagnetic spectra. The research is aligned with the objectives of the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields through support of projects exploring major problems. The total two-year funding amount of $317,639 will support Caltech's efforts to master photonic lantern fabrication techniques with applications for transformative spectroscopy.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $317.6k | 8/7/21 |