Project Grant 2511893
- This $557,211 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences supports research to better understand the multi-phase, multi-scale circumgalactic medium (CGM) - the diffuse gas surrounding galaxies. The principal investigator will conduct high-resolution computer simulations to study the physics underlying the formation, evolution, and properties of galactic atmospheres and clouds, with a focus on turbulent fragmentation, magnetic field effects,...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $169,693, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund a collaborative research project between the California Institute of Technology, University of Miami, and University of Maryland to study the Cosmic Microwave Background and the epoch of reionization using carbon monoxide (CO) line intensity mapping. The research team will work with the Caltech...
- This three-year, $263,272 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund research to better understand galaxy cluster mergers through observational data and advanced hydrodynamical simulations of ten galaxy clusters. The California Institute of Technology will conduct deep, multi-probe observational studies of the selected clusters to map their total mass density, intracluster...
- The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $625,319 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on October 1, 2021 to fund the research project "A NEW PROBE OF THE MAGNETIC INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM" through September 30, 2024. Under this award, Caltech researchers will develop new techniques to study the magnetic properties of gas and dust between star systems, known as the interstellar medium. The work supports the goals of...
- The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was awarded a $342,554 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Specifically, the grant will fund collaborative research titled "Constraining the Uncertain Physics of Galaxy Formation: Cosmic Rays, Black Holes, and...
- This National Science Foundation award provides $161,052 to the University of Massachusetts under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The funding supports collaborative research to develop advanced hydrodynamic galaxy simulation software to study the complex interplay between stellar winds and the circumgalactic medium surrounding massive galaxies. Researchers will incorporate a subgrid wind model into an existing...
- This $206,240 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences will fund research and educational activities to advance understanding of galaxy formation and evolution processes through multi-wavelength studies of circumgalactic media (CGM). Specifically, the University of Colorado researchers will (1) use machine learning to interpret new X-ray data in light of hydrodynamical simulations to constrain CGM physics, (2) explore using radio and fast radio...
- This $1,192,635 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a collaborative research project titled "Cosmic Fizz - Constraining the CO x HI Cross Power Spectrum at the Epoch of Reionization." The research team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), University of Miami, and University of Maryland will use a spectral line intensity...
- 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...
- This $439,516 National Science Foundation award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project at the University of Washington from September 2022 through August 2025. The project aims to develop a state-of-the-art hydrodynamic galaxy simulation code to study the complex interplay between stellar winds and outflows from star formation with the circumgalactic medium surrounding massive galaxies. Researchers will incorporate a subgrid...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $384,629.00 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop and release an open-source software tool for generating synthetic observations of the circumgalactic medium (CGM) around galaxies. The software will model the faint light emission and absorption spectra of the low-density gas in galaxy atmospheres, incorporating factors such as collisional ionization and local photoionizing sources. This tool will be applied to state-of-the-art galaxy evolution simulations to produce synthetic observational data products, including spectroscopy, emission maps, and data cubes. The award period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. Additionally, the project will sustain and enhance Caltech's public astronomy education program, which reaches over 20,000 attendees annually through outreach events and activities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $384.6k | 8/19/25 |