Project Grant 2606679
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Cornell University $103,574 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to complete technological upgrades to the Gemini Planet Imager 2.0 and support its relocation and facility delivery. The project completes transformative improvements to three core GPI components: the adaptive optics system for correcting atmospheric turbulence, the infrared integral field spectrograph for...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded Columbia University $799,801 on September 1, 2026, to conduct laboratory measurements of carbon monoxide reacting with H3+ isotopologues for improved astrochemical models under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research team will measure accurate outgoing-channel-specific integral cross sections for CO reacting with H3+ and its deuterated isotopologues using a dual-source, ion-neutral,...
- This three-year, four hundred twenty-six thousand seven hundred forty-eight dollar Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences will fund research at Cornell University to combine measurements from cosmic microwave background experiments and galaxy clustering surveys to probe the nature of gravity, dark matter, and neutrinos in the universe. Key products will include the highest signal-to-noise pairwise kinematic Sunyaev-Zeldovich measurements to date...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $1,346,976 provides funding from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports Cornell University to develop 350 GHz instrumentation to characterize galactic dust polarization using the upcoming CCAT-Prime telescope. Professor McMahon's team at Cornell will oversee anti-reflection coating and lens shaping for the 350 GHz instrumentation. The University of Chicago...
- This $304,670 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support the development of a framework for analyzing time-resolved spectroscopic data. The awardee, Cornell University Office of Sponsored Programs, will develop algorithms to disentangle stellar activity signals from planetary signals in time-resolved spectral data from searches for Earth-like exoplanets. Specifically, the project aims to model single or multiple...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Carnegie Institution of Washington $980,286 on September 1, 2026, to extend a three-telescope intensity interferometry prototype into a six-telescope pathfinder array at the Weizmann Observatory. The project, conducted under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), advances intensity interferometry techniques to image bright stars at extremely high resolution by measuring photon...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $149,856 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research project focuses on enhancing the SpECTRE open-source gravitational wave modeling software to optimize performance on advanced exascale supercomputing systems. The core deliverables include algorithmic improvements utilizing hybrid...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $556,256 Project Grant awarded August 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The award funds development of the Cosmic Demographics Toolkit (CDT), a comprehensive suite of computational tools and software designed to enable astronomers to extract maximum scientific value from astronomical survey data. The toolkit will be...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $561,949 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) on August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The project develops advanced optical intensity interferometry technology using single-photon detectors coupled to small telescopes to achieve micro-arcsecond angular resolution for astronomical observations....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $334,648 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate (CFDA 47.049) awarded on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award supports the development of next-generation pulsar timing array infrastructure in partnership with the DSA-2000 (Deep Synoptic Array) telescope project. The primary deliverables include the development...
The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded Cornell University $840,481 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop ZEUS-3D, an upgraded imaging spectrometer for observing gas accretion onto galaxies and characterizing their properties including star formation rates, elemental abundance, and active supermassive black holes. The project upgrades the second-generation ZEUS (Redshift and Early Universe Spectrometer) instrument by adding an image-slicer, K-mirror, and new direct-absorbing kinetic inductance detector array while maintaining simultaneous access to the 350 and 450 micron telluric windows. ZEUS-3D will operate on the 12-meter APEX submillimeter telescope as a unique direct-detection spectrometer at submillimeter wavelengths, offering the most sensitive system for observing far-infrared fine-structure lines from extended emission in early galaxies. The project is a collaboration between Cornell University and Winona State University, providing training for undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and astronomy while advancing quantum detector technology through advanced manufacturing techniques. Performance occurs in Ithaca, New York, with a period of performance through July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $840.5k | 8/5/26 |