Project Grant 2509549
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $334,252 project grant to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to support the "Isotopic and Elemental Abundances in Stars and Planets" research project. The three-year award, which runs from September 2021 through August 2024, falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The funding will allow the University of Kansas team to study the composition of stars and planets...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research effort between Georgia State University, Bridgewater State University, and Southern Connecticut State University. The $399,130 award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, will fund a project to observe a sample of nearly 5,000 nearby stars using speckle imaging techniques. The observations will focus on K dwarf...
- This $247,902 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at the University of Arizona to model the atmospheric signatures of magmatic volcanism on temperate, Earth-like exoplanets. The project aims to determine the best spectral signatures of magmatic outgassing and how those signatures can be used to characterize the underlying exoplanets. Additionally, the award will fund the development of a new...
- This $433,880 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) will support research to understand the chemical composition of the planet-forming material around protostars. The project will utilize high-resolution telescope observations and chemical modeling to identify key characteristics of the hydrocarbon chemistry in hot protostellar gas, which is critical for understanding the early stages of planet formation....
- This $238,354 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program (CFDA 47.049) will fund collaborative research to develop improved image processing software for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets. The project aims to enable more sensitive detection and characterization of exoplanets by fully utilizing data from the wavefront sensors in modern high-contrast imaging systems. The software will...
- This Project Grant award of $237,593 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund a collaborative astronomical research project between Georgia State University, Bridgewater State University, and Southern Connecticut State University. The project will conduct speckle imaging observations of approximately 5,000 nearby stars within 40 parsecs of the Sun, focusing on K and M dwarf stars. This will enable the researchers to study the...
- This $304,670 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support the development of a framework for analyzing time-resolved spectroscopic data. The awardee, Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs, will develop algorithms to disentangle stellar activity signals from planetary signals in time-resolved spectral data from searches for Earth-like exoplanets. Specifically, the project aims to model single or multiple...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $405,151 to the University of Chicago for a 3-year collaborative research project focused on probing the atmospheres of exoplanets orbiting distant stars. The project team, led by the University of Chicago and Arizona State University, will utilize high-resolution spectroscopy techniques to address key science questions about the chemical...
- This $306,464 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will develop "DECIPHER: Deep Computer Vision in the Astrophysics of Planet Formation." The project aims to create a machine learning tool that can detect and measure the mass of exoplanets forming in protoplanetary disks from observational data. This cross-disciplinary effort will leverage advances in...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $123,396.00 and spanning September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the CFDA program "Mathematical and Physical Sciences." The grant supports collaborative research by The Ohio State University to investigate the rotational evolution and angular momentum transport in K dwarf stars, which exhibit unexpected activity as they age. The research will involve...
This $462,120 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research to analyze the chemical profiles of dwarf stars and their exoplanets. The primary objectives are to: (a) develop a public, data-driven tool to precisely derive stellar elemental abundances from spectroscopic data; (b) measure elemental abundances for high-priority exoplanet host stars; and (c) produce exoplanetary atmosphere models accounting for each system's unique stellar abundance patterns. This will help interpret upcoming spectroscopic observations of exoplanet atmospheres and guide future studies of these systems. The award also funds a graduate student position for astronomy education and outreach in underserved Kansas communities, as well as an interactive STEM education program called "Cubeworlds." The project will run from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 and is being conducted by the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $462.1k | 8/18/25 |