Project Grant 2602399
- 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...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Dr. Emily Calamari has been awarded a Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (CFDA 47.049) from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $300,000.00, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The fellowship supports a three-year research and education program conducted at the American Museum of Natural History in Pelham, New York. The primary deliverable is an improved theoretical framework for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Olivia Cooper has been awarded $330,000 through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a postdoctoral fellowship spanning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The primary research deliverable involves a comprehensive investigation of highly efficient star formation in the early universe using multiwavelength observational data from radio, optical, and...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049) awarded a CAREER grant of $645,382 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with performance scheduled from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. The project delivers fundamental research and machine learning tools for analyzing galaxy environments and their evolution, leveraging large-scale observational datasets from the NSF/Department of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Harvard College received a $550,911 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on December 15, 2025, for a project completion date of November 30, 2028. The award funds laboratory research to experimentally determine the photodissociation cross sections and dissociation products of 15 organic molecules embedded in interstellar ice analogs...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $279,533 collaborative research project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This project will develop new tools and methodologies to constrain uncertain processes in massive stellar evolution by measuring formation efficiencies and evolutionary timescales (delay...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Nathan Sandford a Postdoctoral Fellowship of $330,000 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a three-year project at the University of California, Santa Cruz, commencing September 1, 2026 and concluding August 31, 2029. The primary research deliverable involves a comprehensive chemodynamic analysis of five Local Group dwarf galaxies using spectroscopic data from...
- 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 The University of Wisconsin–Madison received a $510,140 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop a kinetic Sunyaev-Zeldovich (KSZ) velocity reconstruction data analysis pipeline. The award, effective from August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2028, will deliver a novel methodology to cross-correlate cosmic microwave background data from the Simons...
Federal Project Grant Award Summary Abygail Waggoner has been awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship of $330,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award, effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029, funds research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to investigate carbon inheritance in planetary formation through analysis of protoplanetary disk chemistry. The primary research deliverables include constraining chemical properties of dusty disks around nascent stars using James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) data, developing spectroscopic analysis tools to model thousands of unique disk environments, establishing new X-ray driven chemical networks involving oxygen and carbon atoms, and identifying commonalities in chemical evolution across protoplanetary systems. These theoretical models and analytical methods will advance understanding of molecular inheritance from protoplanetary disks to developing planets. The award also includes an educational component delivering direct broader impacts to the scientific community and public. Waggoner will create and implement an after-school Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) camp targeting elementary-aged children with hands-on activities designed to build interest in astronomy and scientific inquiry. This integrated research and education initiative aligns with NSF's statutory mission by combining fundamental scientific advancement with workforce development and public engagement objectives. No subawards are planned for this project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $330.0k | 5/8/26 |