Project Grant 2602148
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded $330,000 through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support a postdoctoral fellowship under the Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AAPF) program. The award, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, supports Nathan Sandford's research at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Ana Glidden received a $330,000 Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. The fellowship supports research conducted at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, with no planned subawards. The primary deliverables...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Anthony Pahl a $330,000 Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (CFDA 47.049, Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The award supports a three-year postdoctoral research program conducted at Carnegie Science Observatories in Hollywood, California, focused on developing computational models to elucidate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded $330,000 through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support a postdoctoral fellowship for Peter Craig at Michigan State University, effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. The fellowship funds research utilizing observational data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) to measure galactic nova rates and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Dr. Samantha Berek received a $330,000 Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports research and education activities at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, focused on developing a comprehensive understanding of globular cluster...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clara Brasseur received a $330,000 Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports research and educational activities conducted at the Lowell Observatory in Boulder, Colorado. The fellowship funds the development of scaling relations between...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Isabella Trierweiler has been awarded $330,000 through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program (CFDA 47.049: Mathematical and Physical Sciences) for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029. The research program focuses on investigating exoplanet demographics and planetary system characteristics by analyzing polluted white...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rodrigo Cordova Rosado received a $330,000 Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029. The fellowship supports research conducted at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on understanding supermassive black hole...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Samantha Walker received a $330,000 NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (AAPF) award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research and education activities at Cornell University from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project focuses on advancing superconducting detector technology for millimeter-wave to X-ray astrophysics through direct imaging of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, awarded a $300,000 postdoctoral fellowship grant (CFDA 47.049) to Dr. Kristen Aloh effective August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. This project leverages gravitational wave (GW) polarization as a probe to test General Relativity (GR) and advance the detection and analysis of gravitational waves. The research deliverables include: (1) analysis of current GW...
Christopher Lindsay was awarded $330,000 under the NSF (National Science Foundation) Division of Astronomical Sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program (CFDA 47.049) effective September 15, 2026, with a completion date of August 31, 2029. The award funds a postdoctoral research program at the University of Florida focused on galactic archaeology using precision asteroseismology. Lindsay will produce precise measurements of approximately 100 metal-poor stars in the Milky Way's halo and thick disk that were accreted from dwarf galaxies, calculating individual mode frequencies from space-based photometry data to determine stellar ages with unprecedented accuracy. These age determinations will constrain timescales for historical merger events in the Milky Way and advance understanding of star-formation quenching in dwarf galaxies. The asteroseismic parameters will be made publicly available as a legacy dataset for future research. In addition to research deliverables, the award supports an educational component through the development and delivery of workshops for undergraduate students emphasizing research methodology, Python coding, and data-science skills. No subawards are planned under this grant. This project aligns with NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program objective to advance fundamental scientific knowledge and strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $330.0k | 5/8/26 |