Project Grant 2509269
- This $340,178 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of a new generation of models for gas inflow into black holes, with a focus on the role of strong magnetic fields. The award to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will advance understanding of supermassive black hole growth and accretion, as well as the feedback on galaxy formation. The project aims to produce theoretical...
- This $442,985 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to uncover the growth mechanisms of supermassive black holes. The key objectives are to: 1) Determine the merger rates of supermassive black holes and relate them to gravitational wave observations; 2) Investigate the growth of supermassive black holes during their peak activity period (known as "cosmic noon") and its connection to accretion...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049, provides $506,976 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. to support research on supermassive black holes. The primary objectives are to map the flows of gas into and out of the centers of accreting supermassive black holes using a combination of reverberation mapping and X-ray spectroscopy techniques. This research will address key questions about how black...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $707,214 Project Grant to the University of Colorado under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop next-generation general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) models for simulating black hole accretion flows and jets. The project aims to accurately link multi-wavelength observations of jets to the properties of the supermassive black hole and its surrounding environment. This...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant Award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program provides $399,552.00 in funding from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct a collaborative research study on extreme accretion events associated with supermassive black holes. The research team will carry out a systematic multiwavelength analysis of these extreme transient phenomena, combining...
- This Project Grant award of $404,960 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research effort to create computer models of the earliest galaxies and supermassive black holes that formed in the universe. The research team will use advanced simulations to investigate the observational signatures of galaxies that have hosted massive black hole seeds, with the goal of explaining recent observations of unexpectedly...
- This $136,184 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will support a collaborative research project led by the University of Massachusetts to conduct a comprehensive study of black hole-driven turbulence in massive galactic systems. The research team will work to directly evaluate the viability of the mechanism by which supermassive black holes inject turbulence into a galaxy's gas supply to prevent the...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $153,355 Project Grant to the University of Alaska Anchorage under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to advance the understanding of the relationship between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies. The 3-year award will support a comprehensive study of the regions surrounding black holes in a large sample of nearby active galactic nuclei. Key activities include measuring the distribution and motions of molecular,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) in the amount of $159,547 supports a collaborative research effort to study the growth mechanisms of supermassive black holes. The research aims to determine the merger rates of these black holes and relate them to gravitational wave observations, investigate black hole growth during the peak period of activity, and map the complete history of black hole accretion. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $500,133 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. Through this grant, the research team will conduct a systematic study of the diverse outflows that occur during tidal disruption events, when a star is scattered into the gravitational pull of a supermassive black hole. The researchers will use radio and millimeter observations to track the evolution of...
This $277,023 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research project to develop a new generation of models for gas inflow into black holes with strong magnetic fields. The project aims to fundamentally advance our understanding of supermassive black hole growth, accretion, and feedback on galaxy formation. Key activities include theoretical modeling of strongly magnetized black hole accretion disks and connecting these models to observational data of the black hole ecosystem. The research will engage graduate students and produce scientific results to be communicated to the broader public through various outreach channels. No subcontracts are planned under this award, which has a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $277.0k | 7/18/25 |