Project Grant 2541698
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $279,914 Project Grant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project, which includes partner institutions Arizona State University, Yale University, and West Virginia University, focuses on developing advanced analytical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology a $468,634 Project Grant (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This award supports a comprehensive evolutionary study of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs), the most massive galaxies in the universe and hosts of the most massive black holes. The research utilizes multiwavelength telescope data...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Massachusetts Institute of Technology received $486,568 in Project Grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award was obligated on October 1, 2026, with a completion date of September 30, 2029. Products and Services: This collaborative research project develops ML4GW, an open-source PyTorch-based machine learning framework designed to accelerate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a collaborative Project Grant of $399,552 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award supports a multiwavelength observational study of extreme accretion events onto supermassive black holes using infrared, optical, ultraviolet, and X-ray data from...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $318,113 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct a collaborative research program entitled "A Comprehensive Theoretical Study of Cosmological Magnetic Fields and Turbulence: From the Early to Late Time Universe." This 3-year grant, which began on September 1, 2023, will support theoretical and computational modeling to investigate the origin, evolution, and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $753,918 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds experimental research investigating strongly interacting quantum mixtures of ultracold atoms to discover and characterize novel states of matter at ultralow temperatures. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities has awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $297,985 under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to enhance the accessibility and utility of the Madrigal database, a distributed data system for space physics research. The project, which runs from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027, will deliver three primary products: an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant using...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $133,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award supports the PRIMES (Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering and Science) initiative, which provides high school students with structured mathematical research experiences under faculty...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) awarded a CAREER grant of $432,737 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The five-year project, concluding June 30, 2031, will develop foundation models and machine learning approaches for large-scale earth observation satellite imagery analysis. The research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received a $279,888 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to integrate the Madrigal database with emerging data standardization tools for heliophysics research. The award, effective November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2028, will deliver five major deliverables: (1) a...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a $458,045 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. This CAREER award supports development and refinement of a novel observational tool based on Zeeman splitting of spectral lines to detect and characterize magnetic fields in protoplanetary disks—regions where planets form. The research deliverables include identification of optimal molecular tracers for the Zeeman effect, extension of the approach to detect magnetic fields in disks across varying inclinations, and analysis of archival and newly acquired observational data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The program will produce machine-learning-based modeling tools and analysis software, all made publicly available upon completion. The award integrates substantial education and outreach components as primary deliverables. These include development of a new graduate course on planet formation to be distributed via an open platform, execution of an undergraduate observing program prioritizing non-traditional STEM majors, and a K-12 outreach program featuring portable telescope demonstrations and tailored educational materials. Graduate student training and mentoring form an additional education-focused deliverable. The research directly addresses two fundamental questions in planetary science: the prevalence of magnetic fields in protoplanetary disks and their influence on disk structure and planetary formation processes.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $458.0k | 7/1/26 |