Project Grant 2514987
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,300,000 Project Grant to Michigan State University (MSU) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The 3-year grant, with an award date of September 1, 2025 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028, focuses on the study of nuclear reactions that drive astrophysical processes, particularly in extreme environments where short-lived nuclei are present. Key objectives include investigating the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $178,480 to Grand Valley State University for nuclear physics research with undergraduate students. The project aims to engage students in nuclear structure theory and its applications to nuclear astrophysics, exploring the origin of elements in the universe and the chemical evolution of stars and galaxies. Key activities include developing computational...
- This Project Grant award of $600,000.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics supports research by Michigan State University to develop new theoretical techniques for predicting the behavior of extended nuclear matter under a wide range of conditions, such as those found in the interiors of stars. The project aims to generalize techniques previously used to describe properties of atomic nuclei at zero temperature to the problem of extended nuclear matter at finite...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $240,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Research Foundation. The project, titled "RUI: Investigating Phases of Cosmic Matter with Neutron Star Seismology," will use mathematical and computational methods to quantify how neutron star composition affects observables such as gravitational waves. The goal is to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Washington University located in University City, Missouri. The grant supports research on the properties of exotic nuclei with extreme neutron-to-proton ratios, which are becoming available for experimental study at facilities like the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The research employs the propagator method of quantum mechanics to generate...
- This $301,094 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research on neutron stars and gravitational waves. The main research activities include searches for continuous gravitational waves from young neutron stars, including R-mode oscillations of known pulsars and searches of supernova remnants for non-pulsing neutron stars. The award also contributes to searches for other signals like neutron star...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $280,902 supports research at Michigan State University from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The university will undertake optical surveys of unidentified gamma-ray sources using the Southern Astrophysical Research 4.3-meter telescope to discover new millisecond pulsars, which are rapidly rotating neutron stars that may be gaining spin from companion stars. The surveys aim...
- This $590,559 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a three-year research program led by Columbia University. The program aims to perform computer simulations that predict the radiation emitted from neutron star winds and how it propagates through the debris of stellar explosions. The research will also apply these calculations to spinning neutron stars created from the merger of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded to Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion College) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $147,161 over 3 years to advance the understanding of neutron-rich atomic nuclei. The key activities include: Conducting experiments at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University using the Modular Neutron Array (MONA) and Large-Area Multi-Institutional Scintillator Array (LISA),...
- This two-year, $610,363 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into nucleosynthesis in degenerate stars through the Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The principal investigator at the University of Notre Dame will estimate neutron star merger rates by analyzing elemental abundances in nearby galaxies. High school students will participate in the research during summer internships with stipends to promote inclusion. The investigator...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Michigan State University (MSU). The award funds research to analyze and publish data from a 2024 experiment by the SPIRIT Collaboration at the RIBF Accelerator Facility in Japan. The research aims to understand the nuclear processes and forces inside neutron stars by examining "messages" from nuclear collisions that compress matter to high densities similar to the neutron star collision detected in the LIGO-Virgo GW170817 gravitational wave event. The project involves MSU's principal investigators, a graduate student, and interested undergraduates, providing them hands-on experience in building detectors, data analysis, and the application of machine learning. This research contributes to the new era of multi-messenger astronomy enabled by the GW170817 discovery and helps train future leaders in science, technology, and national security.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $125.0k | 8/19/25 |