Project Grant 2541792
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research project focuses on improving the open-source SpECTRE gravitational wave-modeling software to optimize performance on exascale supercomputing resources. The deliverables include enhancements to the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $900,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. The award supports fundamental research in nuclear physics conducted at Caltech's Pasadena, California facility, with primary deliverables consisting of precision measurements and scientific findings. Key research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a five-year CAREER grant totaling $518,349 to the California Institute of Technology, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The principal investigator will develop and deploy open-source software tools to analyze Gaia space telescope data for characterizing and cataloging binary star systems across the Milky Way,...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded $235,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the California Institute of Technology for fundamental nuclear physics research. The project, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, supports the Principal Investigator and graduate students in conducting precise measurements of free neutron properties through participation in the UCNTau+ (Ultra-Cold Neutron...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $200,000 Project Grant award 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 award supports gravitational wave physics and astrophysics research utilizing data from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), Virgo, and Kagra (LVK) collaborations. The research team...
- Federal Grant Award Summary California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. This CAREER award supports foundational research on random discrete systems, including random graphs and related probabilistic phenomena. The project will develop new mathematical techniques to address...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a CAREER grant of $400,000 to the University of California, Irvine, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This project grant supports precision theoretical research aimed at advancing neutrino physics interpretation. The primary deliverables include the development of machine-learning-based computational frameworks to reduce...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $340,178 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports collaborative research to develop a new generation of theoretical and computational models for Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) accretion disks dominated by strong magnetic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $190,545 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award supports a multiwavelength observational study of extreme accretion events onto supermassive black holes, combining infrared, optical, ultraviolet, and X-ray data...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded California Institute of Technology (Caltech) a CAREER grant totaling $300,000 beginning July 1, 2026, and concluding June 30, 2031, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This award supports the development of next-generation numerical relativity simulations for binary neutron star mergers that integrate realistic multi-scale microphysics into dynamical spacetime evolutions. The research deliverables include advanced computational models that incorporate dense-matter physics, weak interactions, magnetic-field amplification, relativistic superfluidity, neutron star crust dynamics, and exotic strangeness-bearing phases to improve predictions of gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observables aligned with multi-messenger astrophysics priorities. Beyond research products, the award funds substantial workforce development and educational infrastructure. Deliverables include training of graduate and undergraduate researchers in computational science, relativistic astrophysics, and data-driven scientific modeling; development of new graduate coursework in relativistic hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics; public lectures; high school collaborations; and organization of Caltech Relativistic Astrophysics Summer Schools designed to broaden STEM participation and increase public engagement with modern physics. The research directly supports the U.S. gravitational-wave program and contributes to advancing national scientific priorities in multi-messenger astrophysics and understanding fundamental physics of merging neutron stars.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $300.0k | 6/29/26 |