Project Grant 2542837
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a CAREER grant totaling $621,104 to the University of New Mexico, with an award date of July 1, 2025, and completion date of June 30, 2030. The project delivers astronomical research and education services focused on understanding planetary system formation and architecture. The primary deliverables include spectroscopic observations using the Keck Planet Finder spectrograph to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Harvard College received a $550,911 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded December 15, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2028. The grant funds laboratory research to experimentally determine the ultraviolet (UV) and electron-induced photodissociation cross sections of 15 common interstellar organic molecules when embedded in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Colorado received a $517,162 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The primary research deliverable involves investigating the formation, evolution, and coevolution of supermassive black hole (SMBH) pairs in galactic centers, with specific focus on how galaxy mergers trigger SMBH mass growth and affect the scaling...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded $422,493 to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development of computational tools and galaxy formation models to explain observations of unexpectedly bright and abundant early galaxies. The award supports creation of an analytic model...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, awarded $560,000 to the University of Colorado at Boulder under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a three-year project running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. Principal Investigator Professor Mathias Weber will conduct fundamental research on lanthanide chelation complexes and their solvent clusters using cryogenic ion spectroscopy. The project delivers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: Colorado State University's Department of Chemistry received a $737,138 CAREER (Faculty Early-Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award was obligated on July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2031. Research Deliverables: Under the direction of Professor Yuyang Dong, this project will develop square-planar base-metal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a three-year Project Grant totaling $433,880 to the Regents of the University of Michigan (effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The primary deliverable is fundamental research investigating the chemical composition of hot protostellar gas to enhance understanding of terrestrial planet formation. The research...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Astronomical Sciences, awarded $533,998 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 1, 2026, for a five-year CAREER project extending through June 30, 2031. This award funds a comprehensive research initiative to characterize the composition and distribution of ices in protoplanetary disks—the regions around young stars where planets form. The project delivers three primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary American University received a $330,562 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, 2029. This collaborative research project will conduct transformative studies of cometary volatiles using high-resolution near-infrared spectroscopy to measure the compositional characteristics of volatiles released from...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $399,572 to the University of Colorado (The Regents of the University of Colorado) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a collaborative research project supporting U.S. researcher access to the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets) Consortium at CERN. The three-year project, spanning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, provides research services utilizing a...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Astronomical Sciences, awarded $715,349 to the University of Colorado (The Regents of the University of Colorado) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on August 15, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2031. This CAREER award funds a research project investigating the cosmochemical cycle of organic matter and the origin of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs)—century-old astronomical mysteries represented by absorption features in starlight. The research team will conduct laboratory spectroscopy and mass spectrometry experiments under space-like conditions to determine whether fullerenes (carbon-based ball-shaped molecules) and other fullerene ions, formed through photodissociation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, explain observed DIB signals. The work builds on recent confirmation of C60+ buckminster fullerene as a carrier of five DIBs and will employ cryogenically-cooled ion trap mass spectrometry and predissociation spectroscopy techniques to measure molecular absorption patterns and compare them against astronomical observations. The project deliverables include molecular spectroscopy data and analysis identifying fullerene species responsible for DIBs, with particular focus on stable C2N+ carbocation formation and characterization across varying molecular sizes and geometries. The award also funds integrated educational components, including graduate and undergraduate instruction in spectroscopy and astrochemistry, and science outreach activities for local schoolchildren. Research will be performed at the University of Colorado's Boulder, Colorado facility.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $715.3k | 6/23/26 |