New Mexico State University was awarded a two-year, $239,445 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 funds the LEAPS-MPS: UNRAVELING THE GALAXY-COSMIC WEB CONNECTION USING MONTE CARLO PHYSARUM MACHINE project. This project aims to advance understanding of the connection between galaxies and the larger scale structure of the cosmic web through application of Physarum polycephalum-inspired computational techniques. It will develop a Monte Carlo Physarum machine to simulate the evolution of galaxies within the cosmic web across cosmic time. Insights gained from this work have the potential to enhance scientific knowledge of major problems in astrophysics, such as the formation and evolution of galaxies and large-scale structure in the universe.
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