Project Grant 2608267
- Oakland University received a $150,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation to conduct research related to singularities, black holes, and gravitational radiation from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased understanding of major problems. Over the three-year period of performance, Oakland University researchers...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Cornell University $400,000 in a Project Grant on August 1, 2026, to support research in black hole physics and relativistic astrophysics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The research employs high-accuracy computational techniques to solve Einstein's equations through supercomputer simulations, with focus on numerical relativity in the strong-field regime of black holes. The work aims to generate...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $180,000 project grant to the University of Arizona under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical research on strongly gravitating systems such as black holes and neutron stars. The funding period is from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. Specifically, the university will conduct research into novel gravitational phenomena that push the known laws of physics to their limits, with the goal of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded Rutgers, The State University $259,277 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate singularity formation in the interior regions of black holes by developing mathematical frameworks that analyze spacetime near extreme gravity. The research applies advanced techniques in nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations combined with Lorentzian geometry to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to The Trustees of Princeton University in the amount of $604,189.00. The award, effective from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2027, supports research aimed at addressing fundamental questions in the physics of gravitational collapse, including the formation and stability of extreme black holes and the structure of associated spacetime singularities. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $300,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate geometric analysis and partial differential equations arising in general relativity and quantum physics. The research develops mathematically rigorous methods to understand the dynamics and structures of partial differential equations describing physical phenomena...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $599,998 to Cornell University to conduct research in black hole physics and relativistic astrophysics. The research aims to numerically solve Einstein's equations through supercomputer simulations, which will improve our understanding of general relativity in the strong field regime of black holes and support ongoing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $232,374 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This three-year grant, awarded on July 15, 2023 and running through June 30, 2026, supports a research program focused on the mathematical analysis of the Einstein equations within the interior of black holes. The ultimate objective is to provide a rigorous proof of the Strong Cosmic Censorship Conjecture within the context...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $440,500 Project Grant to Stanford University to conduct research on various aspects of the Einstein equations, which govern the dynamics of spacetime geometry in general relativity. The research aims to study the solution regimes where gravity is very strong, including the presence of spacetime singularities and the interaction between matter fields and gravity. Specific research questions include the nature of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded The University of Mississippi $240,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop precision gravitational wave models combining numerical and analytical relativity approaches. The award funds two research components. Part I involves analytical modeling of inspirals and gravitational wave signals from binary black hole systems on eccentric orbits with misaligned spins, accounting for...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Oakland University $150,000 as a project grant on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical research on singularities, black holes, and gravitational radiation through the period of performance ending July 31, 2029. The funded work encompasses three research projects. The first examines the properties of singularities formed during gravitational collapse, specifically the forces experienced by observers approaching a singularity. The second investigates smoothing mechanisms that produced the observed uniformity in density, pressure, and other properties throughout the early universe, comparing inflation during rapid post-Big Bang expansion against contraction mechanisms preceding the Big Bang. The third project conducts numerical simulations of gravitational collapse using a tetrad formulation of the vacuum Einstein field equations, employing harmonic time slicing and adaptive mesh refinement to explore both spacelike and null components of black hole singularities without symmetry constraints, while also simulating mechanisms responsible for homogeneity and isotropy in early-universe conditions. Work is performed in Rochester, Michigan at Oakland University, a public research institution that maintains a research portfolio concentrated in life sciences and engineering with substantial engagement across the federal research funding landscape.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 7/29/26 |