This 4-year, $328,623 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research effort led by Louisiana State University (LSU) to develop new software and methods for studying explosive transient phenomena in the universe. The research team, which includes investigators from Harvard University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and University of Maryland, College Park, will leverage data from observatories like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the Interplanetary Network, and the International Gravitational Wave Network to enable new discoveries about gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and other extreme astrophysical events. The project aims to construct optical transient classifiers, associate signals across wavelengths and messengers, and enable global discovery through public alerts - creating an end-to-end multiwavelength and multimessenger discovery system. The project will also provide educational and training opportunities for students, including cross-institutional internships and collaborations with amateur astronomers and citizen scientists.
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