Project Grant 2608477
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant award of $193,628 to Lebanon Valley College is focused on advancing the understanding of hadronic structure through spin observables. The key products to be delivered include: Performing Bayesian Monte Carlo global analyses of data from various particle physics experiments to probe the 3-dimensional motion of partons (quarks and gluons) inside hadrons and how the proton's...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded The Pennsylvania State University $259,408 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to advance nucleon tomography in quantum chromodynamics. The project combines theoretical and computational methods to create three-dimensional images of proton structure by extracting patterns from experimental data collected at leading research facilities worldwide, including Jefferson Lab, Fermilab, the Large Hadron...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $230,000 Project Grant to Duquesne University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate the internal structure of the proton using electron beam experiments. The grant supports the principal investigator and Duquesne undergraduate students in conducting research to study the partonic distributions and origin of the proton's spin through polarized electron scattering measurements at the...
- This $239,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to advance theoretical and phenomenological studies of the three-dimensional momentum and spin structure of the nucleon in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). The primary objectives are to discover the internal landscape of the nucleon, provide analysis and explanation of existing data, and make predictions for future measurements at...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Old Dominion University Research Foundation $270,000 on August 1, 2026, for hadron spectroscopy research combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and first-principles quantum chromodynamics methods under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops novel neural network architectures constrained by dispersion relations to extract resonance properties from experimental data and lattice QCD...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Connecticut $240,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical frameworks for multidimensional nucleon structure studies at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The award supports research combining theoretical calculations, large-scale numerical simulations of quantum chromodynamics (lattice QCD), and experimental input to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $270,000 to the College of William & Mary on August 1, 2026, as a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The College of William & Mary will conduct theoretical physics research combining lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations with reaction theory to determine how hadrons interact and form short-lived excited states called resonances. The work combines large-scale...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of South Carolina $330,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical tools clarifying the role of gluons within protons, neutrons, and nuclei. The project introduces a novel nonrelativistic effective field theory for scalar particles (SNR-EFT) to enable systematic treatments of pions, kaons, and other spin-0 states relevant to low-energy nuclear processes....
- This $300,000 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports fundamental research in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) using lattice QCD simulations with advanced computational methods. The research will deliver theoretical predictions and computational modeling of multi-hadron interactions, including nucleon-pion scattering, nucleon-nucleon interactions, and three-meson systems....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Lehigh University received a $399,968 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The award supports fundamental research into the quark-gluon plasma (QGP)—an exotic state of matter created by colliding atomic nuclei at near-light speeds—using jet observable analysis at the Relativistic Heavy Ion...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Lebanon Valley College two hundred thousand twenty dollars on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research on hadronic structure from spin observables in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. The research project explores the internal structure of hadrons—particles composed of quarks and gluons governed by the strong nuclear force—by analyzing high-energy collision data sensitive to the spin property of hadrons and partons. The work includes Bayesian Monte Carlo global analyses of experimental data from unpolarized and transversely polarized hadron collisions, with emphasis on implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for uncertainty quantification. The project connects transverse spin physics to near-side energy-energy correlators to enable three-dimensional imaging of hadrons in momentum space and to clarify the origin of the proton's spin. The research supports the science and development pathway for the future Electron-Ion Collider to be built in the United States. Undergraduate students participate substantively in the project as part of the effort to foster interest in nuclear physics and train the next generation of research scientists in this subfield. Performance occurs at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. The award period runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.5k | 7/27/26 |