Project Grant 2453843
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to The Trustees of Princeton University in the amount of $604,189.00. The award, effective from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2027, supports research aimed at addressing fundamental questions in the physics of gravitational collapse, including the formation and stability of extreme black holes and the structure of associated spacetime singularities. The...
- This $320,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to Princeton University supports research focused on understanding the strong-field regime of Einstein's theory of general relativity. The key objectives include: Numerical simulations of black hole collisions to support the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy that began with the 2015 LIGO detection of black hole mergers. This work will investigate...
- This three-year, $472,067 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research at Princeton University on advancing the mathematical theory of black holes. The principal investigator will focus on analyzing problems related to the stability, rigidity, and gravitational collapse of the Kerr family of exact solutions to Einstein's field equations, which describe rotating black holes and underpin theoretical work in...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research in the field of general relativity and mathematical relativity. The purpose of the project is to study several problems in general relativity using differential geometry and mathematical analysis techniques. Key objectives include investigating the Weak Cosmic Censorship Conjecture, developing new proof methods for the Positive Mass Theorem,...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $219,328.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research to utilize powerful geometric concepts, known as classical surface theories, to deepen the understanding of gravity, black holes, and the fabric of spacetime. Key objectives include evaluating the quasi-local mass of binary black holes, defining angular momentum in general...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $440,500 Project Grant to Stanford University to conduct research on various aspects of the Einstein equations, which govern the dynamics of spacetime geometry in general relativity. The research aims to study the solution regimes where gravity is very strong, including the presence of spacetime singularities and the interaction between matter fields and gravity. Specific research questions include the nature of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $232,374 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This three-year grant, awarded on July 15, 2023 and running through June 30, 2026, supports a research program focused on the mathematical analysis of the Einstein equations within the interior of black holes. The ultimate objective is to provide a rigorous proof of the Strong Cosmic Censorship Conjecture within the context...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $599,998 to Cornell University to conduct research in black hole physics and relativistic astrophysics. The research aims to numerically solve Einstein's equations through supercomputer simulations, which will improve our understanding of general relativity in the strong field regime of black holes and support ongoing...
- This $120,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences, supports fundamental research on gravitational astrophysics and computational methods to advance scientific understanding of neutron stars, black holes, gravitational waves, and the large-scale structure of the universe. The award will fund a series of research projects at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) focused on developing new...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award provides $180,000.00 to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The primary goal of the project is to develop novel numerical simulations and data-driven models to predict gravitational wave signals from mergers of black holes and neutron stars. This research will test Einstein's general relativity under extreme conditions and help maximize...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $360,000.00 to The Trustees of Princeton University to conduct research on "Global Problems in General Relativity, Gas Dynamics and Electrodynamics." The project aims to address specific mathematical problems in the areas of black hole theory, gravitational collapse, and the stability of rarefaction waves and crystal optics. The research will develop new mathematical techniques and contribute to the scientific community working on these topics through graduate student and postdoctoral training. The project focuses on investigating the stability of Kerr black holes, a key problem in theoretical understanding of black holes, as well as new approaches to the problem of gravitational collapse. The award has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $360.0k | 8/14/25 |