Project Grant 2308090
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), is providing $270,310 from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2026 to conduct collaborative research on the physics and electromagnetic counterparts of neutrino blazars. The investigators will use advanced computer simulations to study these powerful cosmic events where jets shoot out from the vicinity of supermassive black holes, in order to unlock the secrets of these...
- This $450,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics Project Grant, awarded on August 1, 2023, will fund theoretical research and modeling to further the understanding of neutrinos and their role in multi-messenger astrophysics. Key focus areas include the physics of neutrinos from core collapse supernovae, predictions of the diffuse flux of cosmological supernovae, and interpretation of the observed flux of TeV-PeV neutrinos from outside our galaxy. The research aims to develop...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to The Ohio State University from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The grant supports a program of theoretical work in neutrino astrophysics led by the principal investigator. The research has three main thrusts: studying solar neutrinos, supernova neutrinos, and high-energy neutrinos. The goal is to advance the understanding of nuclear physics processes in astrophysical...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program totaling $415,597 will fund research at Arizona State University on neutrino emission from stars from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The awardee will study neutrino production in stars across their life cycles using stellar evolution models spanning a wide range of initial masses. This will help analyze the impact of initial stellar composition, helium burning nuclear reaction rates, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $330,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Trustees of Indiana University (Indiana University) to provide theoretical research and analytical models needed to support precision neutrino physics experiments. The research focuses on developing improved descriptions of neutrino-nucleus interactions, particularly the nucleon axial form factor which is crucial for accurately modeling neutrino...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Purdue University a $252,553 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds collaborative research between Purdue University and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel titled "Crossing the Chasm: From Compact Object Mergers to Cosmic Fireworks." The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge...
- This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research on the interaction of neutrinos with their background particles and with each other in astrophysical environments. The award was made to the University of Wisconsin System's University of Wisconsin - Madison division, operating as Research and Sponsored Programs, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The key research...
- The University of Chicago received a $235,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. This award supports neutrino physics research aimed at advancing fundamental understanding of neutrino properties and behavior as elementary particles within the Standard Model of particle physics. The research focuses on investigating neutrino...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences, provides $180,000 in funding to Northern Illinois University to conduct research on particle physics and advance the understanding of the fundamental constituents of matter. The key activities under this award include: Studying particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland to enhance the understanding of the Higgs boson and search for new...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $448,521 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Michigan Technological University. The award supports research to enhance the neutrino sensitivity of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the world's largest operating cosmic ray observatory located in Argentina. The research aims to improve detection of ultra-high energy photons and neutrinos to elucidate the nature of cosmic ray acceleration sites and advance...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences will provide $275,850 to Purdue University from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The award will support collaborative research to study the physics and electromagnetic counterparts of neutrino blazars, which are powerful cosmic particle accelerators. The research will leverage advanced computer simulations to track cosmic ray acceleration and transport, identify correlations between neutrinos and multi-wavelength signatures, and characterize radiation patterns for neutrino blazars. This work aims to unlock the secrets of these enigmatic cosmic events and make predictions for future multi-messenger discoveries. The project will also provide undergraduate research opportunities at Purdue and outreach activities to engage high school students in astrophysics and special relativity concepts.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $275.9k | 7/18/23 |