Project Grant 2605414
- Federal Grant Award Summary This Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports collaborative research between Princeton University and Dartmouth College to investigate the persistence and dispersal of dynamo-generated magnetic fields in turbulent astrophysical plasmas. The $437,261 award, effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028, funds theoretical and numerical modeling...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Trustees of Princeton University received a $687,997 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. This award funds experimental research investigating electron interaction physics in ultra-high-quality, quantum-confined semiconductor structures. The project focuses on probing and engineering...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded $350,077 under CFDA 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) to the University of Michigan, with a project period from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028. This collaborative research project, conducted in partnership with Columbia University, West Virginia University, and New York University, delivers scientific research products focused on understanding wave-particle interactions...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded $1,031,843 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program for the project "Controlling Instabilities and Energy Transfer in Vlasov Plasmas." The three-year award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, supports collaborative research between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Texas at Austin...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $416,302 in funding to Dartmouth College and Princeton University to investigate the persistence and dispersal of dynamo-generated magnetic fields in turbulent astrophysical plasmas. The three-year award (June 1, 2025–May 31, 2028) delivers theoretical and numerical modeling...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded $599,225 to the University of Colorado through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. This Project Grant funds experimental and computational research on magnetized crossbeam energy transfer—a laser-plasma interaction process examining how strong magnetic fields alter energy exchange between intersecting laser...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awards $286,688 to Clemson University to support a multi-institutional effort investigating energy conversion in weakly collisional, non-equilibrium plasmas. The award, obligated on December 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2026, represents a joint effort between Clemson University, West...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research awarded a $300,000 collaborative research project grant to Princeton University, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program. This project addresses the theoretical gap in understanding far-from-equilibrium quantum materials by developing explicit theoretical predictions for out-of-equilibrium electron behavior in broad...
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Princeton University to investigate interactions between structured laser light and plasmas. The university will use high-power elliptically polarized and vortex laser beams to produce plasma harmonics with tunable polarization states for the first time. Two- and three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations will compare to experimental results. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Princeton University $656,153 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to conduct collaborative research on multidimensional kinetic simulations of particle acceleration in astrophysical collisionless shocks. The three-year project, initiated August 1, 2025 and concluding July 31, 2028, involves a research collaboration between Princeton University and the...
Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded $519,987 to Princeton University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research on topological waves in non-Hermitian plasmas. Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, this three-year project will develop theoretical frameworks and computational methods to understand and control wave behavior in plasmas—ionized electrically conducting gases used in fusion energy and advanced technology applications. The research will employ parity-time symmetry analysis, spectral-flow index theory, Vlasov-Maxwell kinetic theory, and computational topology to determine when topological protection survives under realistic plasma conditions, including scenarios with inhomogeneity, flow, and wave-particle interactions. The project deliverables include applied innovations in robust radio-frequency heating and current drive mechanisms for fusion plasmas, as well as advances in topological plasma accelerators that could improve energy guidance in plasma systems. Additionally, the work will contribute theoretical and computational insights into non-Hermitian dynamics and topological protection in continuous physical media without lattice structures, thereby advancing the scientific foundation of quantum information science and quantum materials research. The award includes support for graduate student training, contributing to STEM workforce development in physics and related disciplines.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $520.0k | 6/29/26 |