The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The grant supports the final stage of research and development for the ISODAR project, which will build the first high-intensity, proton-driven neutrino source to operate underground next to a multi-kiloton-scale detector at the YemiLab facility in South Korea. The grant funds the development of advanced beam diagnostics, machine learning-based tuning systems, new physics studies leveraging beam timing, and modifications to enable deuteron acceleration for medical isotope production and fusion materials testing. This award will provide critical support for early career scientists, students, and a postdoctoral researcher to participate in these cutting-edge research activities related to the ISODAR cyclotron technology over the 3-year award period from August 2024 to July 2027.
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