Project Grant 2510939
- This $404,960 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will support collaborative research to create computer models of the earliest galaxies and supermassive black holes in the universe. The program aims to develop new models to explain recent observations of distant, massive galaxies that are more evolved than expected. The project will conduct simulations using advanced computational...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $329,659 to the University of California, Irvine to conduct collaborative research on the formation of disk galaxies over cosmic time. The research aims to understand the physics behind the transition from early, non-disk galaxies to the disk-shaped galaxies we observe today, including the roles of galaxy potentials, interstellar medium evolution, and other...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $367,885 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct collaborative research on the physical properties of star-forming galaxies across cosmic time. The award, supported under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to establish a better understanding of how to translate the spectral emission lines of galaxies into their underlying physical...
- The University of Connecticut received a $598,336 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop advanced computer simulations that will lead to a better understanding of galaxies, supermassive black holes, and the evolution of the universe. The 5-year research project, which began on September 1, 2025, will focus on two key areas: (1) advancing physically predictive models of galaxies at sub-parsec resolution, and...
- This $457,396 collaborative research project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences, will create computer models of the earliest galaxies and supermassive black holes that formed in the universe. The goal is to develop new models to properly explain recent observations of extremely distant galaxies that appear more massive and evolved than expected. The project will carry out high-resolution simulations using the ENZO-E code to investigate the...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $269,690 to support research and education activities under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). A collaboration between the University of Nevada, University of California Los Angeles, and Arizona State University will develop advanced galaxy modeling tools and conduct cross-correlation analyses to maximize scientific return from upcoming telescopes studying the epoch of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $733,325 Project Grant to Yale University through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support an extended suite of cosmological magneto-hydrodynamical simulations to resolve the filaments and intergalactic medium (IGM) and accurately model their evolution. This research aims to provide a detailed understanding of how gas accretion from the cosmic web fuels star formation and drives the evolution of galaxies,...
- This $539,342 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences will support research into the unexpectedly high number of bright, rapidly star-forming galaxies observed at the cosmic dawn. The award recipient, Princeton University, will conduct simulations and analytical modeling to understand the physical conditions that could explain these observations, particularly in the context of massive dark matter halos at high redshift. The research aims...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $360,620 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside. The grant, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, will support research to use simulations and observations of intergalactic hydrogen to better understand the early expansion of the universe, measure neutrino mass, and resolve discrepancies in measurements of the universe's...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research project at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) to reconstruct primordial density fluctuations using near-field cosmology. The key product of this $419,979 award, with a performance period from December 1, 2024 to October 31, 2027, will be an efficient and accurate model for predicting the Milky...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $422,493 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to a researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The 3-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2026, aims to develop new computational tools and models that can help explain recent surprising observations of distant galaxies from surveys of the early universe. The project will also create research tutorials and outreach materials for high school and undergraduate students focused on investigations of the cosmic dawn and early galaxy formation. Key components include an analytical model of the "burstiness" seen in early galaxies, incorporation of accreting black holes, and a new Bayesian hierarchical inference pipeline to robustly compare observational data to theoretical galaxy formation models. The goal is to improve the physical understanding of galaxies in the early universe and provide publicly released software to maximize the scientific return from future observations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $422.5k | 12/16/25 |