Project Grant 2514739
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $845,994 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (Tulane University) to conduct precision neutron decay measurements. The grant will support experiments using neutron beams and specialized detectors to precisely measure neutron decay properties, such as lifetime and angular distributions of the decay products. This research aims to test and refine the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $600,000 in funding to North Carolina State University (NC State) to support their contributions to two high-precision experiments measuring neutron decay. The key products and services delivered under this award include: Contributions to the Neutron Beta Decay Experiment (NAB) at the Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which uses...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $245,732 to East Tennessee State University (ETSU) for a 3-year period from Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2028. The award supports experimental research focused on high-precision measurements of neutron properties to advance the understanding of the weak nuclear force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature. The research team at ETSU, led by the Principal...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $660,000 supports research into nuclear, particle, and weak interaction physics related to extreme conditions in the cosmos from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), key products include modeling how atomic nuclei and elementary particles behave in extreme temperatures and densities found in cosmic events like the Big Bang and stellar collapse. Insights gained will provide...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $330,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for the period of September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The research project focuses on using quantum mechanics and theoretical physics to better understand the fundamental properties and behaviors of elementary particles, such as neutrinos, in the extreme environments of collapsing stars and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $643,068 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research on cold radioactive molecules for precision measurements. The goal of the 3-year project is to synthesize, cool, and spectroscopically study radium-containing polyatomic molecules, including raoh, by combining laser-driven chemical synthesis, cryogenic buffer gas cooling, and new approaches to...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $300,000 in funding to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The award supports research in numerical relativity and relativistic astrophysics, particularly in the context of gravitational wave events from binary neutron star mergers. Key objectives include advancing the modeling of small-scale microphysical...
- This $270,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by the University of California, Berkeley to study the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. The principal investigator will investigate the role of theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics in explaining this asymmetry by calculating the electric dipole moments of protons and neutrons. The project will use a new method...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $330,000 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Trustees of Indiana University (Indiana University) to provide theoretical research and analytical models needed to support precision neutrino physics experiments. The research focuses on developing improved descriptions of neutrino-nucleus interactions, particularly the nucleon axial form factor which is crucial for accurately modeling neutrino...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $113,000 Project Grant to Valparaiso University to support research on the search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron. The 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2023, will enable Valparaiso University, as part of a larger collaboration, to participate in the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment (NEDM) experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The university's physics research...
This $235,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research on the properties of neutrons at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The principal investigator and graduate students will make precise measurements of free neutrons to improve understanding of the fundamental forces in nature, including the weak nuclear force. They will participate in the UCNTAU+ experiment, which aims to provide the most precise measurement of the neutron lifetime. This research has applications in areas such as nuclear energy, national defense, and basic science, and will also help train the next generation of nuclear science and technology experts. Caltech, a renowned research university, will conduct this work in its Pasadena, California facilities over the one-year award period from September 2025 to August 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $235.0k | 8/19/25 |