Project Grant 2534451
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $497,664.00 to Professors Michael Heaven at Emory University and Richard Mawhorter at Pomona College to conduct collaborative research on molecular spectroscopy. The objective is to identify and characterize promising molecules that can be used to probe violations of molecular symmetry properties, which could advance the search for physics beyond...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) a $472,456 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct precision spectroscopy research on single polyatomic molecules. The goal of this 3-year project is to develop techniques that can precisely measure the quantum mechanical properties of individual polyatomic molecules, rather than an ensemble average. This will enable future applications in...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $396,385 to Williams College for a research project titled "RUI: NEW MOLECULAR SYSTEMS FOR PRECISION TESTS OF T-VIOLATION USING ULTRACOLD MOLECULES". The project, running from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, aims to identify molecules containing heavy metals that can be used to study the fundamental mystery of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. The...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $418,310 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Temple University to theoretically model a novel molecular sensor system based on ultracold 223FrAg (francium-silver) molecules. The research aims to provide guidance for experimentalists to develop this sensor, which has the potential to detect symmetry-violating forces beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The key products and services to be...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $164,120 Project Grant to the University of Rochester under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds a collaborative research project between Professor Daniel Mittleman of Brown University and Professor Michael Ruggiero of the University of Vermont to study the vibrational motions of clathrate materials using terahertz spectroscopy. The goal is to investigate the fundamental kinetics and dynamics driving the...
- This $557,686 National Science Foundation award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds research at Temple University from September 2022 through August 2025 related to molecular quantum control and spectroscopy using light-dressed states. The principal investigators will utilize laser interactions with diatomic molecules to study transition strengths between energy states, investigate the electronic structure of dysprosium and erbium dimer molecules, and control...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $488,585 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to Northwest Missouri State University. The award will support a research project titled "RUI: ULTRAFAST DYNAMICS IN DISCRETE AND CONTINUUM SPECTRA OF SOME SYMMETRIC MOLECULES AND DERIVATIVES". The project aims to study the microscopic structural changes resulting from ultrafast processes driven by laser and/or matter-particle...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $289,846 Project Grant to Miami University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study the radiative lifetimes and collisional dynamics of lithium and NaK (sodium-potassium) molecules. The research team will use high-resolution molecular spectroscopy and pulsed lasers to investigate the fundamental radiative properties and interactions of these molecules, which are relevant to understanding processes in the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $435,732 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct computational research on metal-containing small molecules. The proposed work aims to develop new algorithms and computer programs to elucidate the roles of electronic state coupling in laser cooling of molecules to ultracold temperatures. The research will provide insights into molecules relevant to quantum...
- Professor Peter M. Weber of Brown University will use $528,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct time-resolved x-ray scattering experiments measuring precise excited state molecular structures, electron density distributions, and electron-electron pair correlations for selected model systems. The project aims to observe how electrons orbit atomic nuclei in molecules and how their motion correlates, with a...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,978 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Professors Michael Heaven at Emory University and Richard Mawhorter at Pomona College. The collaborative research project aims to conduct high-resolution molecular spectroscopy measurements on candidate molecules to explore potential violations of symmetry properties, which could provide critical tests of theories for physics beyond the Standard Model. The research involves studying three classes of heavy element-containing molecules to identify the most promising candidates and obtain the necessary spectroscopic data to design future experiments. This work will require advanced instrumentation and high-level theoretical methods, providing excellent training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. The project period runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $151.0k | 8/27/25 |