This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $855,100 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to conduct collaborative research on the formation and characteristics of supermassive black holes. The project aims to address how these black holes form in the early universe and how they generate relativistic jets. The research will utilize the 40-meter telescope at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and the Very Long Baseline Array to study the structure and variability of two rare classes of supermassive black holes, including binary systems. The findings will provide crucial insights into the jet formation and launching mechanisms, as well as the nature of supermassive black holes themselves. This 5-year project, starting on September 1, 2024, will involve five graduate students, contributing to their career development, and an outreach program to study the jets with schools serving disadvantaged students.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $855.1k | 8/21/24 |