Project Grant 2609538
- Harvey Mudd College was awarded a $135,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics on August 15, 2021 to support research titled "RUI: WEAVING SPACE WITH QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT, AND BLACK HOLES IN STOCHASTIC MATRIX THEORY." The grant is being used to fund research exploring quantum entanglement and black holes using stochastic matrix theory as part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to advance scientific...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $150,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct theoretical particle physics research addressing puzzles beyond the Standard Model. The award funds development of new theoretical frameworks to explain parameter hierarchies in the Standard Model and identify dark matter candidates, determination of testable predictions at high-energy...
- This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program provides $405,000 to Sam Houston State University to support research into Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT), collider, neutrino, axion, and dark matter phenomenology from September 2021 through August 2024. The NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the Nation's...
- 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $400,000 on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct experimental particle physics research at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. The MIT-LHCb group will make precision measurements of particles containing heavy quarks to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model, including potential dark-sector particles that could help explain dark matter....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $249,874 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to California State University, Stanislaus (CSU Stanislaus) to conduct research on searching for an extended Higgs sector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The project aims to search for additional Higgs bosons that could help explain phenomena not accounted for by the Standard Model of particle physics, such as dark matter and the matter-antimatter...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences, provides $180,000 in funding to Northern Illinois University to conduct research on particle physics and advance the understanding of the fundamental constituents of matter. The key activities under this award include: Studying particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland to enhance the understanding of the Higgs boson and search for new...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of California, Los Angeles $480,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research in quantum field theory, quantum gravity, and string theory. The award funds research activities of Professors Eric D'Hoker, Michael Gutperle, and Per Kraus focused on scattering amplitudes—the mathematical structures and methods underlying particle and string collisions. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $190,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct research on dark sector particle discovery within the Short-Baseline Neutrino Program at Fermilab. The research analyzes the complete MicroBooNE detector dataset to investigate the long-standing MiniBooNE anomaly—a 4.8-sigma excess of electromagnetic events—by combining...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $641,347 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on August 1, 2023. The grant will fund a 3-year research program to develop precision atomic physics methods for detecting hypothetical "beyond the Standard Model" particles and forces that could provide insight into dark matter and dark energy. Specifically, the award supports...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Harvey Mudd College $100,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research into hidden sectors in the early universe and their role in explaining dark matter and matter-antimatter asymmetry. Professor Brian Shuve will develop novel methods to test for the existence of hidden sectors using data from high-energy particle collider experiments, with the goal of discovering new elementary particles. The research will also examine how hidden sectors alter the evolution of the universe after the Big Bang, providing new ways for particle physics experiments to illuminate the forces that shaped the early universe. The grant includes significant involvement of undergraduate students at all stages, providing advanced training experiences in fundamental physics research. The period of performance runs through July 31, 2028. Work is performed in Claremont, California.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.0k | 8/10/26 |