This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences grant, awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, will provide $416,409 to West Virginia University Research Corporation to strengthen gravitational wave and pulsar science utilizing the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) telescope. The research team will incorporate CHIME data into the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) to characterize pulsar stability, measure neutron star masses, and study low-frequency gravitational waves. Additionally, the investigators will develop open-source educational activities for training students and others interested in radio pulsar research. This award, spanning September 2024 to August 2027, aims to advance fundamental physics research utilizing pulsars as high-precision clocks for detecting gravitational wave signals and probing the extreme environments within neutron stars.
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