Project Grant 2513312
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $600,000 in funding from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 to support research at Northwestern University related to gravitational-wave astrophysics and cosmology. The work focuses on analyzing data from the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to characterize the population of compact object mergers, such as black hole and...
- This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program supports the acquisition of a high-performance computing cluster at Northwestern University. The computing cluster will enable advanced data analysis and interpretation of gravitational wave signals detected by observatories, advancing fundamental understanding of black holes, neutron stars, and the nature of gravity. The award will provide...
- 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 Project Grant award for $150,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) supports research in gravitational wave astrophysics. The research aims to solve Einstein's equations numerically using simulations run on NSF-funded supercomputers to study the inspiral and merger of binary neutron star systems and the associated gravitational waves. The results will increase understanding of gravitational wave...
- This $360,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support the development of a new framework for studying extreme astrophysical objects, such as neutron stars and black holes, using gravitational wave data from the NSF-supported LIGO observatories. The award will fund the creation of fast, flexible time-frequency analysis methods that can account for non-Gaussian and non-stationary noise in the LIGO...
- This $120,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the CFDA program 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences, supports fundamental research on gravitational astrophysics and computational methods to advance scientific understanding of neutron stars, black holes, gravitational waves, and the large-scale structure of the universe. The award will fund a series of research projects at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) focused on developing new...
- This $210,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research by the University of Virginia to advance gravitational wave physics and astrophysics. The key goals are to: (i) Compute persistent gravitational wave signals from binary black hole mergers using new conservation law models, and assess their detection prospects. (ii) Improve modeling of the gravitational wave memory effect to better understand its...
- This $294,769 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to enhance the discovery potential of gravitational wave observations from merging black holes. The key objectives of this 3-year award are to develop robust techniques for extracting measurements of black hole spin-precession and orbital eccentricity from...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) aims to significantly advance gravitational wave data analysis and modeling by developing neural network-based posterior estimation tools and waveform surrogate models. The $149,703 award to the University of Rhode Island will focus on improving the efficiency of extracting critical information from gravitational wave data, which is produced by the collision of black holes and neutron...
- This $467,073 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports a collaborative research effort between Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The research aims to utilize gravitational waves as a tool to further understand high-energy physics and cosmology, including the potential detection of stochastic gravitational wave backgrounds from early universe...
This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research that leverages the recent detection of gravitational waves to provide new insights into black holes, neutron stars, and the expansion of the universe. The funded research aims to analyze the rapidly growing catalog of gravitational wave sources, which is expected to expand from the current 90 confirmed events to over 300 by 2027. By studying the population characteristics of these cosmic collisions, the project will advance knowledge of how the most extreme objects in nature form and evolve, while also enabling new methods to measure cosmic distances and test Einstein's theory of general relativity. The award focuses on developing innovative computational tools, training the next generation of scientists, and establishing educational outreach programs that serve the Chicago region and nationwide. This research directly supports U.S. leadership in the field of gravitational wave science.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 7/24/25 |