Project Grant 2512171
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort between Columbia University, West Virginia University, and New York University. The $350,077 award, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will study how the three-dimensional structure of magnetic fields impacts wave-particle interactions in space and laboratory plasmas. The research aims...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $242,547 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to support a collaborative research project led by New York University (NYU). The goal of the project is to study how the three-dimensional structure of magnetic fields impacts the interactions between energetic particles and plasma waves, which is a fundamental process underlying various plasma phenomena. The research team, which also includes...
- The National Science Foundation awarded Columbia University a $419,433 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports research to advance data-driven modeling approaches for magnetized plasmas through three key efforts. First, several emerging data decomposition methods will be applied to numerical simulations of magnetized plasmas for the first time and assessed for these systems. Second, data-driven nonlinear models based on these...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort between Princeton University and Dartmouth College to investigate the decay and diffusion of self-generated magnetic fields in turbulent astrophysical plasmas. The $437,261 award, with a project period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028, will utilize a combination of analytical theory and advanced numerical simulation models to...
- This Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports collaborative research on microscale plasma processes in shock and turbulent environments. The $341,464 award to Columbia University, spanning August 2024 to July 2027, will focus on two key areas: 1) particle heating and acceleration in shocks, and 2) thermodynamics and transport driven by large-scale turbulence. The research aims to develop...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), enables continued experimental exploration of eruptive plasma behavior in a laboratory setting. The $597,571 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, supports research aimed at advancing the understanding of multi-scale phenomena in real plasmas. The project will focus on studying the observed X-ray generation in a magnetized,...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), supports collaborative research between the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and the University of New Hampshire to study the global stability and relaxation of localized small-scale kinetic structures in collisionless magnetized plasmas. The $327,747 award, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will...
- This $600,000 Project Grant awarded on August 15, 2025 by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop new machine learning (ML) tools to reconstruct plasma dynamics in basic plasma science experiments. The project, awarded to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will leverage limited experimental measurements from the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) at UCLA, along with theoretical physics models, to reconstruct...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a study on energetic electron trapping and acceleration in magnetized plasma. The $356,876 award, effective December 15, 2024, will investigate how energetic electrons get trapped, accelerated, and de-trapped in magnetized plasmas with magnetic islands and stochastic fields, both in space and in laboratory experiments. The research aims to provide...
- This $285,606 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports a computational study of energy distribution and dissipation in weakly collisional plasmas. The project will develop reduced plasma physics models and integrate them into an open-source simulation code applicable to astrophysics, space weather, and fusion energy research. Key project activities include leveraging novel machine...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research project between Columbia University, West Virginia University, and New York University. The goal is to study how modulations in the background magnetic fields can impact the interactions between energetic particles and plasma waves, which is a fundamental process underlying phenomena across the plasma universe. The project will leverage machine learning techniques to develop simplified models that capture the relevant dynamics. The $449,995 award, valid from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2028, will also support the training of students and early-career researchers, develop interactive classroom tools, and promote open, accessible science through videos, software, and tutorials. The project addresses two key questions: how are resonant wave-particle interactions modified by the three-dimensional structure of magnetic fields, and how do three-dimensional magnetic fields modify wave-induced particle transport.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $450.0k | 8/25/25 |