Project Grant 2307886
- The National Science Foundation, under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $287,714 project grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to conduct collaborative research on the radiation magnetohydrodynamics of tidal disruption events (TDEs). Through numerical simulations, the researchers will probe how magnetic fields and radiation pressure affect the tidal streams from a star's disruption by a supermassive black hole, the subsequent accretion onto the...
- This three-year, $314,904 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research on tidal disruption of stars by massive black holes at Northwestern University. The researchers will bring together experts in hydrodynamics, general relativity, and radiative transfer to address gaps in understanding tidal disruption events (TDEs) through multi-scale modeling and numerical experiments isolating key processes....
- This $318,259 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund research into tidal disruption events involving supermassive black holes. A collaborative team from the University of California, Santa Cruz, University of California, Berkeley, and Northwestern University will conduct computational modeling and numerical experiments to advance understanding of key physical processes governing stellar tidal disruptions and the subsequent...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $652,781 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Virginia (UVA) to conduct research on the formation and growth of supermassive black holes. The key objectives of the project are to: Implement novel theoretical models to better understand the origin of supermassive black holes, which is a major gap in our understanding of early galaxy assembly. This involves building a multi-scale...
- This $363,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund a collaborative research effort between the University of California Santa Cruz, University of California Berkeley, and Northwestern University to advance understanding of tidal disruption events through multi-scale computational modeling and analysis. The researchers will develop a series of numerical experiments isolating key processes governing stellar disruptions by...
- The University of Virginia received a $243,026 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on August 15, 2021 to complete the project by July 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research titled "Spectral and Radiation Hydrodynamic Models of Photospheric Radius Expansion X-ray Bursts" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program promotes progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $500,133 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. Through this grant, the research team will conduct a systematic study of the diverse outflows that occur during tidal disruption events, when a star is scattered into the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole. The researchers will use radio and millimeter observations to track the evolution of...
- 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 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $449,485 to the University of Virginia from October 2022 through September 2025. The funding supports collaborative research between teams in Virginia and New Mexico to investigate the nature and origin of massive young stars through a combined theoretical and observational approach. Over 100 very young, massive stars will be observed with radio telescopes to develop a...
- This $329,290 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Maryland Baltimore County to improve understanding of outflows from accreting supermassive black holes and their impact on host environments. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, the three-year award will coordinate multiwavelength observations using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System in Arizona and other observatories. Researchers will pair...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $298,380 Project Grant to the Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, doing business as the University of Virginia, to conduct collaborative research on the radiation magnetohydrodynamics of tidal disruption events (TDEs). Over a 3-year period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, the University of Virginia will use advanced numerical simulations to study how magnetic fields and radiation pressure affect tidal disruption streams from stars being pulled apart by supermassive black holes, and how this impacts the subsequent accretion of the captured stellar material onto the black hole. The research aims to improve understanding of strong gravitational fields, the environments around galactic centers, and the physics of accretion, which will enable better interpretation of the growing number of TDE observations from current and future astronomical surveys. The grant also includes outreach and educational components to engage students and the public, particularly underrepresented groups, in STEM research.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $298.4k | 6/22/23 |