This $509,534 National Science Foundation project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will develop new precision calibration processes for next generation radio telescopes. The University of Washington team will test an improved Bayesian calibration algorithm called Unified Calibration to enhance radio astronomy observations and 21 cm cosmology experiments. They will produce two Unified Calibration implementations - a flexible Python/Pyuvdata version for exploring...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $574,603 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The funding supports the development of advanced analysis methods for measuring the energy spectrum and mass composition of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays using the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Long Wavelength Array (OVRO-LWA). Key activities include...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $269,690 to support research and education activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). A collaboration between the University of Nevada, University of California Los Angeles, and Arizona State University will develop advanced galaxy modeling tools and conduct cross-correlation analyses to maximize scientific return from upcoming telescopes studying the epoch of...
This three-year, $257,211 National Science Foundation project grant supports research and educational outreach related to modeling early galaxy formation and the epoch of reionization. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, the collaborative effort between the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of California Los Angeles, and Arizona State University aims to develop advanced modeling tools to maximize scientific return from upcoming telescopes such as the...
This $169,693 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research project titled "Cosmic Fizz - Constraining the CO x HI Cross Power Spectrum at the Epoch of Reionization." The project, conducted by researchers from the California Institute of Technology, University of Miami, and University of Maryland, aims to better understand the...
Arizona State University was awarded a $646,951 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support the collaborative research project "COMMENSAL ALL-SKY IMAGING OF LOW-FREQUENCY TRANSIENTS WITH EPIC" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. Under this award, ASU will conduct research using the Epoch of Reionization Array (ERA) to conduct commensal,...
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,...
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...
Yale University was awarded a $355,332 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete work by August 31, 2024. 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 through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Specifically, the funding will support Yale University's...
The University of Arizona was awarded a $982,845 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to develop the next generation 211-373 GHz receiver for the Arizona Radio Observatory's sub-millimeter telescope. The grant is part of 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 problems. Under this...