Project Grant 2216021
Award Date
9/1/22
Completion Date
8/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$519K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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