Project Grant 2208014
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award provides $180,000.00 to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The primary goal of the project is to develop novel numerical simulations and data-driven models to predict gravitational wave signals from mergers of black holes and neutron stars. This research will test Einstein's general relativity under extreme conditions and help maximize...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $300,000 in funding to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The award supports research in numerical relativity and relativistic astrophysics, particularly in the context of gravitational wave events from binary neutron star mergers. Key objectives include advancing the modeling of small-scale microphysical...
- This $120,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences, supports fundamental research on gravitational astrophysics and computational methods to advance scientific understanding of neutron stars, black holes, gravitational waves, and the large-scale structure of the universe. The award will fund a series of research projects at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) focused on developing new...
- This Project Grant award for $150,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) supports research in gravitational wave astrophysics. The research aims to solve Einstein's equations numerically using simulations run on NSF-funded supercomputers to study the inspiral and merger of binary neutron star systems and the associated gravitational waves. The results will increase understanding of gravitational wave...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $200,000 over two years to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation to develop a plan for establishing a sustainable Center of Research Excellence in Gravitational-Wave Science at California State University, Fullerton. The project aims to broaden participation and advance gravitational-wave astronomy research capabilities at this minority-serving institution. Key...
- This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research that leverages the recent detection of gravitational waves to provide new insights into black holes, neutron stars, and the expansion of the universe. The funded research aims to analyze the rapidly growing catalog of gravitational wave sources, which is expected to expand from the current 90 confirmed events to over 300 by 2027. By studying the population...
- This $299,998 National Science Foundation project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research in relativity and relativistic astrophysics at Cornell University from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The research aims to numerically solve Einstein's equations through supercomputer simulations to test predictions of general relativity against observations from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Simulations of binary mergers...
- This $210,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research by the University of Virginia to advance gravitational wave physics and astrophysics. The key goals are to: (i) Compute persistent gravitational wave signals from binary black hole mergers using new conservation law models, and assess their detection prospects. (ii) Improve modeling of the gravitational wave memory effect to better understand its...
- This $320,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to Princeton University supports research focused on understanding the strong-field regime of Einstein's theory of general relativity. The key objectives include: Numerical simulations of black hole collisions to support the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy that began with the 2015 LIGO detection of black hole mergers. This work will investigate...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $437,486 provides funding from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025 to examine gravitational wave emission from compact object binaries in galactic nuclei. Under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will analyze physical processes that can lead to or suppress mergers of compact objects like black holes and...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $225,832 provides funding from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 to support research in numerical relativity and relativistic astrophysics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. Specifically, the award to California State University Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation will advance modeling of gravitational waves from merging black holes using supercomputer simulations. Key work includes assessing the accuracy and performance of current numerical relativity codes to model future gravitational wave observatories' highest signal-to-noise ratio observations, and exploring a next-generation open-source code's potential to simulate such observations. Undergraduate and master's students will gain research experience contributing to this work. Findings will help improve analytic waveform models and test general relativity under extreme conditions revealed by upcoming detectors.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $225.8k | 5/31/22 |