Project Grant 2609553
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Cornell University $1.15 million on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct energy frontier physics research using data from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Cornell's experimental particle physics group will analyze proton-proton collision data to study Higgs boson properties, including H→Zγ decay and di-Higgs production in the bbγγ...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cornell University's Department of Physics received a $1.15 million project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, awarded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The grant supports experimental particle physics research utilizing data from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Specifically, Cornell will conduct...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded New York University $300,000 on August 15, 2026, through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical research in physics beyond the Standard Model. Professors Joshua Ruderman and Neal Weiner will conduct research spanning laboratory, astrophysical, and cosmological probes of new physics, with focus on interpreting data from the Large Hadron Collider, emerging telescopes and detectors, and new...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award to Cornell University, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, provides $250,000 to conduct research on particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and develop educational materials to bring these cutting-edge research concepts and practices to undergraduate physics students. The project aims to better understand the fundamental nature of the universe by probing the basic symmetries and origins of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded New York University $320,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support particle and quantum field theory research conducted by Professors Sergei Dubovsky and Massimo Porrati. The research addresses fundamental questions about forces binding elementary particles and the universe's evolution. Dubovsky will develop new methods for analyzing lattice field theory data, investigate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $100,000 to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund field theory research activities led by Professor Vladimir Rosenhaus at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. The award supports development of analytic methods for quantum field theory in non-equilibrium states, with focus on turbulent energy cascades...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded New York University $150,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical and computational tools for cosmological searches of dark matter-baryon interactions using observations of the cosmic microwave background. The project, led by Professor Ali-Haïmoud, will expand Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck methods and related approaches to enable higher-sensitivity cosmological probes...
- 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 Division of Physics awarded $140,000 to the Trustees of Tufts College on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to fund theoretical research in particle cosmology led by Professor Soubhik Kumar. The research program probes physics beyond the Standard Model by investigating two fundamental questions: the physical mechanism driving cosmic inflation and the nature of dark matter. The work uses effective field theory to...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Cornell University $680,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical particle physics research at Ithaca, New York through July 31, 2028. The award funds research activities of four faculty members: Professors Csaba Csaki, Yuval Grossman, Liam McAllister, and Maxim Perelstein. Research areas include mathematical aspects of quantum mechanics and gravity, as well as theories of observable phenomena in particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Csaki, Grossman, and Perelstein will study fundamental particles, including hypothetical particles such as monopoles and axions, and investigate possible explanations for dark matter in the universe. McAllister will research how the quantum nature of gravity leaves imprints in observable phenomena. Specific technical work includes non-perturbative effects in quantum field theories and holographic models of QCD; quantum forces mediated by neutrinos and quantum decoherence in flavor factories; and compactifications of string theory to four dimensions as a framework for quantum gravity. The investigators will mentor graduate students and deliver public lectures and colloquia to advance broader scientific appreciation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $680.0k | 8/10/26 |