This $258,437 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative research effort to investigate the feasibility of using mineral detection (MD) techniques to study interactions between ordinary and dark matter. The project, led by the Regents of the University of Michigan, aims to establish a convergence framework that brings together researchers across engineering, physics, geoscience, and materials science disciplines. The key goals are to assess the potential of MD to match or exceed the sensitivity of conventional dark matter detection experiments and to develop the theoretical understanding and simulation capabilities needed to interpret the nano-scale changes in crystal lattices exposed to dark matter over geological timescales. This project will test the overall feasibility of the MD approach to advance the fundamental scientific understanding of dark matter. The award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029.
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