Project Grant 2609302
Award Date 9/1/26
Completion Date 8/31/27
Dollars Obligated $810K
Federal Agency
Federal Grant Program
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Similar Awards
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $448,521 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Michigan Technological University. The award supports research to enhance the neutrino sensitivity of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the world's largest operating cosmic ray observatory located in Argentina. The research aims to improve detection of ultra-high energy photons and neutrinos to elucidate the nature of cosmic ray acceleration sites and advance...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded The Ohio State University $280,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct theoretical research in neutrino astrophysics. The research comprises three integrated thrusts: solar neutrinos, supernova neutrinos, and higher-energy neutrinos. The principal investigator leads a broad program designed to address core questions in nuclear physics and advance multi-messenger astronomy...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Drexel University $135,000 on September 1, 2026, to support data analysis on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The award funds scientists at U.S. universities to analyze data from IceCube, the world's largest operating neutrino detector, which consists of sensors embedded in Antarctic ice near the geographic South Pole. The funded work capitalizes on the major facility investment to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison $500,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund data analysis of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory through August 31, 2027. The award supports U.S. university scientists in analyzing data from IceCube, a neutrino detector embedded in Antarctic ice near the South Pole. The funded work covers detection and analysis of high-energy astrophysical...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Michigan State University $380,988 on May 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in physics. The award funds a 10-week residential research program each summer for 12 undergraduate REU participants through April 30, 2029. Students conduct advanced research under faculty mentorship in nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, high-energy...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Michigan State University $100,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support particle physics research led by Professor Kirtimaan Mohan. The award funds development of statistical methods and artificial intelligence tools to improve interpretation of data from particle physics experiments, particularly from the Large Hadron Collider. Research activities include using quantum...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Michigan State University a $1.5 million Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, to conduct experimental nuclear astrophysics research investigating nuclear properties that drive astrophysical phenomena such as supernova explosions, colliding neutron stars, and heavy-element synthesis in stars. The research team will perform experiments at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) and complementary facilities to study short-lived...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Universities Research Association, Inc., $223,546 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support Pierre Auger Observatory operating funds. The award funds research into ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), the highest-energy particles ever observed in the universe, which carry tens of millions of times more energy than particles produced by the world's most powerful particle...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Michigan State University $450,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to advance computational methods for extracting the equation of state of dense nuclear matter from heavy-ion collision experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. The project develops and implements state-of-the-art dynamical simulations of heavy-ion collisions, applies...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Delaware $109,926 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support analysis of IceCube neutrino observatory data through August 31, 2027. Work is performed in Newark, Delaware. The award funds U.S. university scientists to analyze data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a major NSF facility consisting of sensors embedded in Antarctic ice near the geographic South...