Project Grant 2606889
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Cornell University received a $103,573 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The award supports completion of technological upgrades to the Gemini Planet Imager 2.0 (GPI), an advanced exoplanet imaging instrument installed on the Gemini South Telescope in Chile. The project delivers improvements to three core GPI...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $517,450 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The project will create and characterize a new class of condensed matter systems called heterogeneous rare-gas quantum solids, consisting of multilayer thin films of solid neon, solid argon, and optionally solid helium at...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $241,677 to the University of Notre Dame DU Lac to conduct collaborative research on a new approach for directly imaging exoplanets. The project will leverage high-performance ground-based adaptive optics systems to search for exoplanets around young, nearby stars exhibiting gravitational acceleration indicative of an unseen companion. This approach aims to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received an $880,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2026. The award funds research conducted by Notre Dame's High Energy Physics Group as a member institution of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The group delivers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $997,523 Project Grant awarded October 1, 2025, through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop and implement an experiential learning initiative bridging undergraduate and adult learners to careers in artificial intelligence and data science. The three-year project, concluding September 30, 2028, delivers a transformative, year-long curriculum combining...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded the University of Notre Dame $177,000 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) on October 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project focused on developing an Open Science Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. The primary deliverables include a comprehensive assessment of data management practices across selected NSF Major and Mid-scale...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $400,001 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded June 15, 2026, with performance completion targeted for May 31, 2029. This collaborative U.S.-Ireland research and development partnership, titled "HERCULES: Photonically-Driven Reconfigurable Terahertz Reflectarrays for High Performance Beam Steering and Forming," develops novel terahertz (THz)...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $467,769 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research award, shared with the University of Washington under the direction of Professors Hartland and Masiello, delivers experimental and theoretical research on vibrational coupling and energy...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame DU Lac received a $128,696 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences) on December 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. The award funds fundamental research on the isoperimetric problem and group structures in geometric analysis, specifically investigating how geometric properties—particularly curvature—influence...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Notre Dame received a $125,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. This award supports U.S. researchers' participation in the Biorepositories Build Adaptive and Resilient Capacity (BIOARC) project, a competitively selected initiative under the Belmont Forum, a 55-country consortium focused on...
The University of Notre Dame received a $245,239 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded July 1, 2026, with completion by June 30, 2028. This collaborative research award supports the completion, commissioning, and facility delivery of the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) 2.0, an advanced exoplanet imaging instrument. The project delivers technological upgrades to all three core GPI components—the adaptive optics system, coronagraphic masks, and infrared integral field spectrograph—to enhance the instrument's contrast, sensitivity, and observing efficiency. These improvements enable GPI to observe significantly fainter and younger stars, facilitating earlier detection of planets during formation and increasing the number of directly-imaged exoplanets available for detailed atmospheric characterization. The instrument's relocation from Gemini South in Chile to Gemini North in Hawaii expands U.S. astronomical research capabilities. Beyond instrumental upgrades, the award supports early-career researcher training in laboratory development and operational astronomy at this premier international observatory. The enhanced GPI 2.0 will address key scientific questions regarding planet formation, evolution, and debris disk characteristics while strengthening U.S. scientific leadership through international collaboration at the Gemini Observatory—advancing scientific discovery objectives central to the Office of International Science and Engineering's mission to maintain U.S. competitiveness within the global scientific community.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $245.2k | 6/24/26 |