Project Grant 2512172
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 $749,989 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports an experimental study of space-like plasmas in a laboratory setting at West Virginia University. The project aims to investigate how energy is transferred from waves to particles in these space-like plasmas, which can impact critical human infrastructure and technological systems affected by space plasma phenomena. The research will utilize the PHASMA...
- 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, 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) award, funded through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), supports a collaborative research effort at West Virginia University and the University of New Hampshire to study energy conversion in weakly collisional plasmas. The $256,012 project, with a period of performance from July 15, 2023 to June 30, 2026, will employ advanced simulation techniques and satellite data analysis to quantify how energy is transferred between electromagnetic fields and the...
- 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 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 $456,714 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports a study of large-scale self-organization in three-dimensional shear-flow-driven magnetized plasma turbulence. The project, led by the University of Wisconsin - Madison, aims to use computer simulations to explore how magnetic fields are created and become smooth in turbulent plasma systems, such as those observed in fusion...
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 to improve understanding of this fundamental plasma process, which has applications in areas like satellite protection, clean energy, and plasma technology development. The project will leverage machine learning techniques to develop simplified models capturing the relevant dynamics, in addition to providing educational resources and promoting open science. The award is structured as a collaboration between the three universities, with West Virginia University Research Corporation as the prime awardee.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $350.1k | 8/25/25 |