Project Grant 2307888
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $268,212 Project Grant to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to conduct collaborative research on using radio interferometry to study the photon ring around a black hole, a distinctive relativistic signature predicted by general relativity. Under this 3-year award from the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049), the Smithsonian Institution will: Analyze theoretical models to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, with CFDA number 47.049, provides $180,000.00 to the University of Arizona from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2027. The award supports research on the classical and quantum signatures of black holes, focusing on how black holes bend light to create a photon ring observable by future radio telescopes, and how black holes passively destroy quantum states and associated information. The research...
- This $442,985 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to uncover the growth mechanisms of supermassive black holes. The key objectives are to: 1) Determine the merger rates of supermassive black holes and relate them to gravitational wave observations; 2) Investigate the growth of supermassive black holes during their peak activity period (known as "cosmic noon") and its connection to accretion...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $104,875 awarded on January 1, 2023 will fund research into measuring fluctuations in radiation from active supermassive black holes and the resulting echoes from surrounding gas clouds. Led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this two-year project will use reverberation mapping with multi-object spectroscopy to measure black hole masses on an unprecedented...
- This federal Project Grant award of $359,264, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports collaborative research to investigate signatures of warped accretion disks and jets around supermassive black holes. The principal investigators will leverage improvements to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) array and advanced image reconstruction algorithms to analyze observations for evidence of disk warping. They will...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $180,000 project grant to the University of Arizona under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical research on strongly gravitating systems such as black holes and neutron stars. The funding period is from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. Specifically, the university will conduct research into novel gravitational phenomena that push the known laws of physics to their limits, with the goal of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $599,998 to Cornell University to conduct research in black hole physics and relativistic astrophysics. The research aims to numerically solve Einstein's equations through supercomputer simulations, which will improve our understanding of general relativity in the strong field regime of black holes and support ongoing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $707,214 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop next-generation general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) models for simulating black hole accretion flows and jets. The project aims to accurately link multi-wavelength observations of jets to the properties of the supermassive black hole and its surrounding environment. This...
- This Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award, totaling $190,545, will support a collaborative research project from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to conduct a systematic study of extreme accretion events associated with supermassive black holes. The research team will combine infrared, optical, ultraviolet, and X-ray data from national observatories...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $328,865 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration to conduct research under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The goal of the research is to improve understanding of the mechanisms of accretion onto supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei (AGN) through echo mapping and radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations....
This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $287,554 to Vanderbilt University from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026 to conduct collaborative research on experimental general relativity using radio interferometry of a black hole photon ring. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Studying the information encoded in the orbiting light around black holes to probe the geometry of the black hole's spacetime and the surrounding astrophysical conditions. This will involve developing theoretical models to analyze the interferometric properties of the black hole photon ring. Advancing statistical inference tools and numerical simulations to extract precise measurements of supermassive black hole properties, such as mass, spin, and inclination, from Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observational data. Engaging the public through new classroom activities for neurodiverse and special education students, as well as art exhibits showcasing the elegance and mysteries of black hole images.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $287.6k | 8/11/23 |