Project Grant 2514611
- This $1.2 million National Science Foundation Project Grant supports theoretical physics research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey through July 2025. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this award provides support for Professor Edward Witten and postdoctoral researchers to advance fundamental understanding of particle physics, astrophysics, and geometry through gauge theory, string theory, and other models. Key activities...
- This $415,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Lehigh University into string theory, gravity, and strongly coupled matter through June 2025. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), professors Sera Cremonini and Timm Wrase will conduct research to further understanding of string theory and address fundamental questions about basic interactions in nature and the cosmological history of the universe. Their work will explore...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $959,999 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the University of Maryland, College Park. The grant, awarded from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will fund the research activities of Professors Zackaria Chacko, Anson Hook, and Raman Sundrum. The principal investigators will develop and study new theories that extend the standard model of particle physics and cosmology, with three...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $540,000 to fund the research activities of Professors Hitoshi Murayama and Lawrence J. Hall at the University of California, Berkeley. The research aims to advance fundamental understanding of the laws of physics, with a focus on discoveries enabled by the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, underground experiments in South Dakota, and other global facilities....
- This $270,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, to be conducted from August 15, 2022 through July 31, 2025. Professor Matias Zaldarriaga will improve theoretical understanding of the physical processes responsible for cosmological structure formation, and develop new modeling and analysis tools for galaxy surveys to advance constraints on the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $540,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. This award supports theoretical research in relativity and relativistic astrophysics under NSF's "Windows on the Universe" Big Idea program. The research addresses key topics including the physics of compact objects, the generation of gravitational waves and associated electromagnetic signals, the stability and evolution of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to The Trustees of Princeton University in the amount of $604,189.00. The award, effective from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2027, supports research aimed at addressing fundamental questions in the physics of gravitational collapse, including the formation and stability of extreme black holes and the structure of associated spacetime singularities. The...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $225,000 will fund the research activities of Professor Oscar Varela at Utah State University (USU) from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The research project aims to explore the relationship between general relativity and quantum field theory, with the goal of reconciling these seemingly disparate theories as complementary manifestations of an overarching set of physical principles. Key technical aspects of the project include...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences, provides $180,000 in funding to Northern Illinois University to conduct research on particle physics and advance the understanding of the fundamental constituents of matter. The key activities under this award include: Studying particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland to enhance the understanding of the Higgs boson and search for new...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded a $234,026 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York for the project "Intersections of String Phenomenology, Cosmology, and Astrophysics." This three-year award running from September 2021 through August 2024 will support research exploring the relationships between string theory, cosmology, and astrophysical observations. Specifically, the grantee will investigate theoretical predictions from...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. This award will fund the research activities of Professor Edward Witten and a group of postdoctoral researchers focused on advancing the understanding of elementary particle physics, string theory, and related areas of theoretical physics over the period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The research will explore connections between gauge theory, string theory, and geometry, as well as investigate new models for particle physics experiments, novel methods for computing particle scattering, and potential evidence of cosmic dark matter. This research is expected to drive progress in fundamental physics and promote the national interest through the discovery and understanding of new physical laws. The postdoctoral fellows supported by this grant will also gain valuable experience working at the forefront of these scientific fields.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 8/21/25 |