Project Grant 2310635
- This Project Grant award, valued at $360,000.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award funds the research activities of Professor Savdeep Sethi at the University of Chicago, aimed at exploring the physics of string theories both with and without supersymmetry. The key research goals include investigating the space-time potential energy in non-supersymmetric string theories, studying...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $840,000 provides funding from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2025 to support research activities in string theory at the University of California, Los Angeles. The award is made under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Specifically, Professors Eric D'Hoker, Michael Gutperle, and Per Kraus at UCLA will conduct...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $540,000 to fund the research activities of Professors Hitoshi Murayama and Lawrence J. Hall at the University of California, Berkeley. The research aims to advance fundamental understanding of the laws of physics, with a focus on discoveries enabled by the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, underground experiments in South Dakota, and other global facilities....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. This award will fund the research activities of Professor Edward Witten and a group of postdoctoral researchers focused on advancing the understanding of elementary particle physics, string theory, and related areas of theoretical physics over the period from September 1, 2025 to August...
- This $1.2 million National Science Foundation Project Grant supports theoretical physics research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey through July 2025. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this award provides support for Professor Edward Witten and postdoctoral researchers to advance fundamental understanding of particle physics, astrophysics, and geometry through gauge theory, string theory, and other models. Key activities...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $225,000 will fund the research activities of Professor Oscar Varela at Utah State University (USU) from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The research project aims to explore the relationship between general relativity and quantum field theory, with the goal of reconciling these seemingly disparate theories as complementary manifestations of an overarching set of physical principles. Key technical aspects of the project include...
- This $240,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research investigating the quantum nature of spacetime geometry. The project aims to drive advances in quantum gravity and quantum information science, with a focus on developing new quantum-information methods for quantum gravitational systems. Key activities include non-perturbative methods in loop quantum gravity and perturbative methods at the...
- This $150,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) focused on resolving longstanding problems in bosonic string theory and conformal field theory. The key objectives are to: Determine the law of the random modulus for different topologies of Brownian surfaces, which are special Liouville Quantum Gravity (LQG) surfaces that arise as...
- This $415,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Lehigh University into string theory, gravity, and strongly coupled matter through June 2025. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), professors Sera Cremonini and Timm Wrase will conduct research to further understanding of string theory and address fundamental questions about basic interactions in nature and the cosmological history of the universe. Their work will explore...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics provides $834,444 in funding for research activities led by Professors Lara Anderson, James Gray, and Eric Sharpe at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The award supports their collaborative research program to explore the physics that arises from string theory, focusing on strengthening the links between string theory and particle physics. Key objectives include bounding and...
This $390,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics to the University of Chicago supports research activities led by Professor Jeffrey A. Harvey to advance fundamental understanding of string theory and quantum field theory. The project will focus on studying the algebraic structure and symmetries of special states known as BPS states in these theoretical frameworks, with the goal of uncovering new approaches to unify the known forces of nature. The research is expected to enhance the national interest by increasing knowledge of the underlying physics of the universe, potentially leading to future technological and medical applications. The project will also provide valuable training opportunities for postdoctoral researchers and public outreach through seminars and lectures. This award is funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise and expand the fundamental understanding of major challenges.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $390.0k | 7/19/23 |