Project Grant 2541579
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Montana State University received a $360,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports the development of advanced analytical methods for extracting gravitational wave signals from non-Gaussian and non-stationary noise in NSF-supported Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Montana State University received a $502,316 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) beginning September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project will develop and execute a novel experimental technique to measure the Newtonian constant of gravitation (G) with unprecedented precision of 10 parts per million. The...
- This three-year, $365,233 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research in gravitational wave signal reconstruction and advanced noise modeling at Montana State University. The award goals are to significantly improve gravitational wave signal processing speed to analyze the increasing volume of detections from LIGO and Virgo; develop new tools to detect and characterize unmodeled or poorly understood...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Montclair State University received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award, conducted in partnership with Bar-Ilan University in Israel, focuses on designing, testing, and deploying a low-latency alert infrastructure for the international gravitational-wave network to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded a CAREER grant of $452,953 to University of Massachusetts Boston, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. The project delivers quantitative computational frameworks and numerical tools for predicting the time-dependent behavior of strongly correlated Fermi systems, a capability critical for advancing quantum material...
- This $148,567 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research on pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) to detect low-frequency gravitational waves. The principal investigator at the University of Montana will lead efforts to improve pulsar timing models, add new observatories to the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGRAV) dataset, and create combined International Pulsar Timing Array...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a CAREER grant of $621,104 to the University of New Mexico, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This project grant supports research investigating the formation and evolution of planetary systems by examining how outer giant planets influence inner planetary systems. The research employs spectroscopic analysis...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded $280,000 to the University of Illinois under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop gravitational wave astrophysics research models and data analysis capabilities. The primary deliverables include ready-to-use gravitational wave models and artificial intelligence-enhanced data analysis algorithms designed to extract detailed information about matter and gravity in extreme...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Mississippi State University received a $270,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028. The grant supports theoretical nuclear physics research applying Effective Field Theory (EFT) and lattice EFT methods to calculate nuclear reaction rates relevant to stellar nucleosynthesis and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $270,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award supports theoretical research investigating field theory in strong magnetic fields and its applications to extreme physical environments. The research employs advanced quantum field theory techniques to examine how strong...
Federal Grant Award Summary Montana State University received a $205,958 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded April 1, 2026, with a completion date of March 31, 2031. The award supports theoretical research developing physically grounded gravitational-wave models for binary neutron star systems across their evolution, from early inspiral through post-merger phases. Primary research deliverables include first-principles waveform models incorporating nonlinear fluid dynamics, spin precession, and orbital eccentricity to enable improved inference of neutron star structure; theoretical descriptions of oscillations in merger remnants derived from numerical relativity simulations; and enhanced observables sensitive to dense-matter physics. These products strengthen the connection between neutron star physical properties and signals measured by current and next-generation gravitational-wave observatories, contributing to U.S. leadership in gravitational-wave astronomy. In addition to core research products, the award supports workforce development through advanced training of graduate and undergraduate students in analytical modeling, numerical computation, and data analysis. The grant incorporates a broader impact component through partnerships with rural middle school teachers in Montana designed to expand STEM education access and support the development of future scientists and engineers in the state and nationally.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $206.0k | 3/26/26 |