The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $49,318 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to Louisiana State University. This award supports an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site program in physics and astronomy at Louisiana State University. The program aims to foster interest in science careers by introducing undergraduate students to research-oriented work in physics and astronomy, and developing their research...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Louisiana State University a $299,998 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on THEORY OF HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION IN SOLIDS AND GASES, AT THE MICROSCOPIC AND THE MACROSCOPIC LEVEL from July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The grant funding will enable LSU researchers to advance understanding of major problems in physics by increasing scientific knowledge of high harmonic...
The National Science Foundation awarded Louisiana State University a $559,109 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from June 2021 through May 2024 to develop new methods for 1,2-cis-selective glycosylation using protecting groups, Lewis bases, and backside attack strategies. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing fundamental knowledge in...
Louisiana State University was awarded a $480,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics on August 1, 2021 to support research in the area of quantum optomechanics at the standard quantum limit. The award, which will be completed by July 31, 2024, is being conducted under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...
Louisiana State University received a $312,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2021 to support an REU Site focused on Smart Polymer Composite Materials and Structures. The award will provide funding through March 31, 2024 under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). As part of the program, which aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences, Louisiana State University will deliver research experiences for...
Louisiana State University received a $198,664 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on July 1, 2021 to support research activities through June 30, 2024. The award is being used to fund the "DIFFUSIVE REGULARIZATION IN KINETIC AND FLUID EQUATIONS" project under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the Nation's...
Louisiana State University received a $1,210,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics to support the LIGO INSTRUMENT AND DATA CHARACTERIZATION project from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The award is being used to support activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and...
This $464,994 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Louisiana State University (LSU) focused on interdisciplinary computational science research. The 3-year project will engage 30 undergraduate students annually in authentic computational science projects, training them on state-of-the-art cyberinfrastructure tools and equipping them...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics provides $540,000 to Louisiana State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The award will support research into loop quantum gravity to further understanding of black hole evaporation, one of the most important outstanding problems in theoretical physics. Key research activities include studying the applicability of the weak gravity conjecture...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) provides $820,000.00 in funding to Louisiana State University to support research in gravitational wave astronomy. The primary focus of the research is on characterizing the Advanced LIGO gravitational wave detectors and analyzing the instrument data. This includes diagnosing and improving the detectors' sensing and control systems, as well as identifying and eliminating...