Project Grant 2609606
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $600,000 project grant to Michigan State University from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support research titled "Searching for New Physics in the High Luminosity Era at the LHC" to be conducted in Switzerland. Through this funding, Michigan State University researchers will investigate major problems in particle physics using data from CERN's Large...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Michigan State University $1.04 million on August 1, 2026, for investigations in proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program. MSU will conduct physics analyses related to the ATLAS experiment at CERN's LHC over the three-year performance period ending July 31, 2027. The research encompasses five broad categories: searches for new heavy resonances, studies...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the Regents of the University of Michigan $550,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to study quantum chromodynamics at the Large Hadron Collider Beauty experiment at CERN. The award funds research into how quarks and gluons scattered from protons or produced in high-energy particle collisions form new bound states, using data from the LHCb experiment. The project will perform...
- 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 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 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Michigan State University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The grant funds research on "Unveiling Meson and Nucleon Structure with Lattice QCD," which employs computational simulations to advance understanding of fundamental particle physics. The research...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $314,999 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Michigan State University (MSU) for the research activities of Professor C.-P. Yuan. The project aims to develop theoretical methods to extract critical information from Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) theory, which is essential for interpreting experimental data from the CERN Large Hadron Collider. Key objectives include extracting updated parton distribution...
- 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...
- 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 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 properties of elementary particles as new probes of nature, designing novel strategies to search for previously unseen interactions of the Higgs boson, and investigating theoretical models that could explain phenomena beyond the Standard Model, including dark matter and matter-antimatter asymmetry. The work combines improved theoretical precision, machine-learning methods including Bayesian hierarchical models, and novel phenomenological probes such as quantum tomography to enhance sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model. The research will train graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, develop and disseminate educational materials for computation in physics, and support public outreach and scientific workforce development activities. Performance occurs at Michigan State University's East Lansing campus through July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $100.0k | 8/10/26 |