Project Grant 2609922
- 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 $135,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds research at the University of New Mexico to probe early cosmological history using dark matter. Professor Rouzbeh Allahverdi will build new particle physics models of dark matter, study dark matter production in alternative thermal histories before one second after the Big Bang, and investigate novel predictions from different production mechanisms testable in...
- 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 Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $315,000.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund the research activities of Professor Matthew B. Kleban at New York University, focusing on three key areas: Investigating theories of hypothetical particles called axions to help understand features of the universe, such as dark energy and dark matter....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $438,078 Project Grant to New York University (NYU) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports the development of a new statistical method to quantify the relationship between dark matter and the observable galaxies in the universe. The researchers will apply this technique to analyze data from the Bright Galaxy Survey of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)....
- 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 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 Astronomical Sciences awarded a $398,629 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports collaborative research to systematically predict dynamical signatures of new dark matter physics in galaxies. The researchers will implement various dark matter models in simulations of galaxies like the Milky Way and smaller dwarfs, creating a set of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $150,000 over 3 years to Lafayette College to conduct research on the origin and properties of dark matter in the universe, as well as investigate possible deviations from the canonical history of the universe's evolution. The research aims to develop novel methods for probing the dark sector and distinguishing between possible...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund the research activities of Professor Vera Gluscevic at the University of Southern California (USC) to advance the discovery of cosmological dark matter. The $400,000 award, effective July 15, 2023 through June 30, 2028, will support Professor Gluscevic's efforts to combine empirical evidence, fundamental theory, and novel computational methods to identify the forces...
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 of dark matter interactions, complementing laboratory experiments for detecting particles too light or weakly interacting for conventional detection methods. Work is performed in New York, New York, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2028. Broader impacts include training and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students, incorporation of research results into university courses, public release of computational tools, collaboration with the New York University Science and Technology Entry Program, and public lectures designed to increase scientific literacy in cosmology and physics.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 8/1/26 |