The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The grant funds research in two main areas: 1) Detector characterization efforts to understand and mitigate the effects of earth-based noise on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) interferometers to enable more sensitive detection of gravitational waves, and 2) Searching for gravitational waves from core-collapse supernovae, which could provide insights into the mechanism of supernova explosions and neutron star physics. This 3-year grant, active from August 2024 to July 2027, supports Embry-Riddle's contributions to the LIGO scientific collaboration and the development of next-generation gravitational wave astronomy capabilities. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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