Project Grant 2109232
- 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...
- This $395,272 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to significantly increase the sample size of known gravitational lenses and improve constraints on dark matter properties. Specifically, the University of California, Los Angeles will collaborate with other institutions to discover quadruple the current number of strong gravitational lenses, enhancing understanding of dark matter's nature. The research...
- 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $367,885 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct collaborative research on the physical properties of star-forming galaxies across cosmic time. The award, supported under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to establish a better understanding of how to translate the spectral emission lines of galaxies into their underlying physical...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $692,351 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop and characterize new techniques using lasers to measure and control the quantum mechanical state of individual trapped and isolated molecules. The three-year grant, awarded on July 15, 2023, will support Professor David Leibrandt and his research group in constructing a new...
- The University of California, Los Angeles was awarded a $294,956 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will support research activities related to the description provided, titled "WELL-POSEDNESS FOR INTEGRABLE DISPERSIVE PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS." As part of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program's goal of strengthening...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was awarded a $260,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences. The grant falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems through support of mathematical and physical sciences research and education activities. Specifically, the three-year grant provides funding from July 2021 through...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $292,645 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds the acquisition of a continuous-wave electron-paramagnetic resonance spectrometer for research and education purposes. The spectrometer will be used to advance understanding of major problems in the mathematical and physical sciences through increased scientific knowledge and experimentation. The grant...
- The University of California, Santa Barbara will receive $1,015,551 under a three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant will support the development of HIGH RESOLUTION MULTI-OBJECT FIBER-FED SPECTROSCOPY WITH MICROWAVE KINETIC INDUCTANCE DETECTORS. This work falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding in these fields. Specifically, the...
- The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was awarded a $534,210 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. The grant supports research titled "Time Domain Structures Driven by Whistler and Kinetic Alfven Waves in a Laboratory Plasma" from July 15, 2021 to June 30, 2024. Under this award, UCLA researchers will investigate time-dependent structures in plasma driven by whistler and kinetic Alfven waves. This work furthers...
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 grant aims to advance spectroscopic techniques through development of an innovative "photonic lantern" device that enables diffraction-limited spectroscopy. By improving light collection capabilities, a photonic lantern could transform spectroscopy across various scientific fields. The grant will support UCLA researchers' efforts to optimize lantern design and coupling efficiency to maximize its spectroscopic potential. Findings from this collaboration seek to further the NSF program's goals of strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise through progress in mathematical and physical sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $212.0k | 8/7/21 |