Project Grant 2606225
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded the University of Pittsburgh $255,986 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on supermassive black holes and massive host galaxies during cosmic noon using data from the Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph. The project will analyze the first three years of PFS Galaxy Evolution Survey data spanning a 12 square degree region to advance...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded The Trustees of Princeton University $375,640 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative spectroscopic research on supermassive black holes and their host galaxies at cosmic noon using data from the Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph. The project analyzes the first three years of PFS Galaxy Evolution Survey data covering a 12 square-degree region to...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $414,595 in funding to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) from August 15, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The award supports a research program led by the Principal Investigator to study the long-term growth of supermassive black holes and their relationship to host galaxy properties and cosmic environment. The research will utilize a large sample of 1.3...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $317,977 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2024. The project, titled "THE FINAL STEP: ESTABLISHING THE RELATIONS BETWEEN BLACK-HOLE GROWTH AND HOST-GALAXY PROPERTIES DURING THE LAST HALF OF COSMIC TIME," aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing understanding of major problems...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Drexel University $472,915 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop machine-learning methods for identifying active galactic nuclei and supermassive black holes in data from the NSF/DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The project combines astronomy and data science to create a probabilistic latent-space model that integrates...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Pennsylvania State University $396,086 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research into compact binary formation using gravitational wave observations. Penn State collaborates with Johns Hopkins University to analyze data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA gravitational wave detector network. The team will measure masses, spins, precession, and correlations...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded The Pennsylvania State University $300,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct mathematical analysis of single- and many-black-hole spacetimes in general relativity. The recipient will study two problems related to black hole merger and ringdown scenarios. The first addresses the construction and detailed description of solutions to Einstein's field equations...
- This $434,573 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences will support a collaborative research program at Pennsylvania State University to trace cosmic structures using galaxies, quasars, and gas at "cosmic noon" - the period ~10 billion years in the past when the universe was only about 1/4 its present size and key processes like star formation and black hole activity peaked. The researchers will combine data from several large...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $234,319 to Penn State University from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The funding supports collaborative research between Penn State University and Vanderbilt University to conduct the benchmark measurement of quasar spectroscopic variability and implications for supermassive black hole binaries and changing-look...
- This $442,985 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to uncover the growth mechanisms of supermassive black holes. The key objectives are to: 1) Determine the merger rates of supermassive black holes and relate them to gravitational wave observations; 2) Investigate the growth of supermassive black holes during their peak activity period (known as "cosmic noon") and its connection to accretion...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded The Pennsylvania State University $255,465 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on supermassive black holes and their host galaxies at cosmic noon using data from the Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph. The project will analyze the first three years of PFS Galaxy Evolution Survey data to advance understanding of how the universe's most massive galaxies and their central black holes formed and evolved during periods of rapid galaxy growth. The research team will develop advanced software tools to process thousands of galaxy spectra, construct a publicly available catalog of galaxy and active galactic nuclei properties, and release both the analytical tools and data to the scientific community. The work will test whether massive galaxies and black holes formed earlier than currently understood, investigate the relationship between galaxies and their central black holes, and connect these systems to large-scale cosmic structure. Additionally, the project will create inquiry-based educational activities by developing lessons and science kits centered on LEGO spectrographs for K-12 classrooms and extracurricular spaces in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Performance occurs at Penn State's State College, Pennsylvania location. The award period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $255.5k | 7/31/26 |