Project Grant 2205617
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $305,225 to support research into the evolution of gas in protoplanetary disks under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The University of Arizona will lead efforts to analyze deep observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of a sample of protoplanetary disks spanning typical lifetimes from 0.1-10 million years. Researchers will measure gas...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $385,047 Project Grant to the University of Illinois for the period of August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The grant, titled "Probing Circumstellar Disk Properties with Polarization," will use high-quality polarization observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study nearby circumstellar disks and advance astronomers' understanding of star and planet formation. The key...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant award of $449,288 will fund a 3-year research program at Columbia University to investigate variations in planet formation conditions. The research will utilize radio telescopes to analyze the structure and chemistry of protoplanetary disks around young stars, particularly in environments that have been less characterized. Specific objectives include comparing the chemical properties of disks undergoing late...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2023 for $242,524, supports collaborative research by the University of Arizona aimed at exploring the composition of exoplanetary systems through observations and modeling of dusty circumstellar disks around other stars. The research goal is to determine the composition of rocky material orbiting other stars by analyzing the dust released from colliding rocks, which reflects and...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a three-year, $410,028 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant supports research into how stellar feedback drives interstellar turbulence and molecular hydrogen formation. This award falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major issues through support of mathematical and physical sciences...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a three-year Project Grant totaling $433,880 to the Regents of the University of Michigan (effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The primary deliverable is fundamental research investigating the chemical composition of hot protostellar gas to enhance understanding of terrestrial planet formation. The research...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), provides $526,998 to Yale University to conduct research on the star formation process. The primary objectives are to: Use millimeter-wave observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to probe the structure and evolution of star-forming regions, specifically examining how material is funneled from...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant award of $512,912 to Arizona State University (ASU) supports a 3-year research program to study the evolution of galaxies in high-redshift clusters. The project will utilize deep observations from the Atacama Large Sub/Millimeter Array (ALMA), Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and Very Large Telescope (VLT) to map star formation, measure baryon fractions, evaluate disk stability, and identify quenching...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant award of $433,221.00 to the University of Illinois aims to advance understanding of star formation processes in galaxies. The research team will spatially resolve connections between the cold molecular gas fuel and declining star formation rates in aging galaxies, using a combination of observational data and computer simulations. They will leverage recently completed surveys and state-of-the-art...
- This $249,963 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort to study planet formation by characterizing the carbon monoxide (CO) gas in protoplanetary disks surrounding new-born stars. The research team will use infrared spectroscopy and millimeter imaging from world-class ground-based observatories to probe the CO chemistry in both the inner planet-forming region and the outer...
This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $444,232 to support research into the evolution of gas in protoplanetary disks. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the award to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will gather breakthrough data through the ALMA survey of gas evolution in protoplanetary disks (Age-Pro) accepted Large Program. Researchers will collect and analyze deep ALMA observations of disks across typical lifetimes to provide accurate gas mass measurements 10-20 times better than existing constraints. Combining observations with thermo-chemical models will detail gas surface density distributions. Running disk evolution models under different mechanisms will test leading theories of turbulent viscosity and magnetohydrodynamic disk winds. Additional funding will support hands-on public outreach at the UW-Madison Space Place and a teacher workshop developed with Pima County Schools in Tucson, Arizona.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $444.2k | 7/15/22 |