Project Grant 2511516
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences Project Grant award of $129,929 to the University of Alabama, awarded on August 1, 2023, will support computer-based numerical simulations to investigate the "double-detonation" mechanism for Type Ia supernovae. The research team aims to determine the robustness and viability of this explosion scenario, which starts with a helium detonation on the surface of a white dwarf star that triggers a carbon-burning...
- This $325,777 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research effort to study nearby cosmic explosions, known as supernovae, from their earliest moments. The research team will enhance its rapid survey capabilities to promptly identify and study new supernovae in nearby galaxies, taking advantage of a network of small telescopes. This will enable the discovery of...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $496,984.00 and provided by the Division of Astronomical Sciences, a civilian agency within the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences), will support research on hypervelocity white dwarfs that survive thermonuclear supernovae. The primary objectives of the project are to constrain the progenitor channels of Type Ia supernovae by identifying and characterizing these fast-moving stellar remnants, which provide direct...
- This $545,315 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) will support advanced numerical simulations to study the explosive end of the first generation of stars in the high-redshift universe. The project aims to better understand the origin of chemical elements, including carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, that were synthesized in these early stellar events. The research will explore how phenomena such as...
- 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 $258,736 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research project to study nearby cosmic explosions, known as supernovae, from their earliest moments. The research team at Rutgers, The State University will enhance its rapid survey for the nearest and brightest supernovae, incorporating new infrastructure to identify even younger nearby supernovae. As part of this work, three...
- This two-year, $610,363 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into nucleosynthesis in degenerate stars through the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The principal investigator at the University of Notre Dame will estimate neutron star merger rates by analyzing elemental abundances in nearby galaxies. High school students will participate in the research during summer internships with stipends to promote inclusion. The investigator...
- This $239,093 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund collaborative research between the University of Virginia and Michigan State University to analyze data and model stripped supernovae explosions. The researchers will study at least 185 stripped supernovae, the largest data set in the world, to quantify uncertainties in modeling these explosions and transition the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $303,516 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop software and conduct research on explosive transients in the distant universe. The 4-year research program, running from March 2025 to August 2028, will leverage data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the Interplanetary Network, and the International Gravitational Wave Network to enable new...
- The University of California, Davis received a $531,469 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to enhance its rapid survey for the nearest and brightest supernovae in the sky. The 3-year award will support the team's efforts to incorporate new infrastructure to find even younger nearby supernovae, with the goal of discovering 30 very young nearby supernovae over the project period. This includes 12 thermonuclear Type Ia...
This federal Project Grant award of $232,034 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will fund a theoretical investigation into helium-ignited binary white dwarf mergers as progenitors of Type Ia supernovae. The research team at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will employ state-of-the-art 3D hydrodynamic simulations to study the evolution, detonation, and observable signatures of these stellar events. The project will utilize the new open-source FLASH-XNET code framework and generate synthetic light curves and spectra for comparison with observations. The award will also support the training of one PhD student and three undergraduate students in high-performance computing and simulation methods, as well as virtual public outreach events at a local observatory. The project is scheduled to be completed by July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $232.0k | 7/18/25 |