Project Grant 2609972
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded the College of William & Mary $499,153 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop Brownian random quantum circuits for precision randomized benchmarking and quantum advantage certification in noisy quantum hardware. The project delivers diagnostic tools for testing and validating near-term quantum computers by applying mathematical models of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Old Dominion University Research Foundation $270,000 on August 1, 2026, for hadron spectroscopy research combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and first-principles quantum chromodynamics methods under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project develops novel neural network architectures constrained by dispersion relations to extract resonance properties from experimental data and lattice QCD...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $270,000 to Old Dominion University Research Foundation on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop theoretical models for extracting fundamental physics measurements from the PRIMEX experiment at Jefferson Lab. The recipient will compute photoproduction cross sections for pseudoscalar meson creation from first principles, using ab-initio nuclear structure calculations enhanced...
- This federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $150,000 in funding to Professor Christopher Carone at the College of William & Mary to conduct research on topics in physics beyond the Standard Model. The key research activities funded by this grant include exploring novel higher-derivative quantum field theories, constructing new models of elementary fermion masses involving modular...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The College of William & Mary received a $499,309 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) for a five-year project (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2030) to advance precision nucleon tomography through deep learning and uncertainty quantification. The project will deliver a three-dimensional map of quark and gluon distributions within protons and neutrons by analyzing semi-inclusive...
- The College of William & Mary received a $517,336 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics on December 1, 2021 to fund research under the CAREER: IMPACT OF PLASMA SPECIES, MIXING AND IONIZATION FRACTION ON DRIFT-WAVE TURBULENCE AND TRANSPORT project. The grant is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Williams College received a $396,385 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The grant supports fundamental research in precision spectroscopy of ultracold molecules containing heavy metals—specifically copper, silver, and gold—to conduct precision tests of time-reversal (T) violation symmetry. The research...
- 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 Williams College received a $409,897 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award supports high-precision atomic structure measurements and fundamental physics research conducted at the undergraduate institution's laboratory in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The research program delivers experimental results...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $495,000 on August 15, 2026, for collaborative research on string compactifications and effective field theory under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Professors Lara B. Anderson, James Gray, and Eric Sharpe will lead research exploring the physics arising from the geometry of string theory, with emphasis on developing foundational tools for string...
The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $270,000 to the College of William & Mary on August 1, 2026, as a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The College of William & Mary will conduct theoretical physics research combining lattice quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations with reaction theory to determine how hadrons interact and form short-lived excited states called resonances. The work combines large-scale computational QCD calculations of few-hadron finite-volume spectra with reaction theory frameworks to convert those quantities into infinite-volume scattering and transition amplitudes. The research will develop and apply finite-volume methods for reactions involving two and three hadrons, including coupled-channel systems, particles with spin, and processes coupled to external electroweak currents. Applications include three-body pion and kaon systems, meson-baryon scattering, and the omega resonance at near-physical pion mass. The resulting amplitudes will determine resonance masses, widths, couplings, and form factors from QCD and provide theoretical support for amplitude analyses at the CLAS12 and GLUEX experiments at Jefferson Lab. The project will produce reusable analysis tools for the physics community and train graduate students and early-career researchers in theoretical physics, high-performance computing, data analysis, and scientific communication. Performance of work occurs in Williamsburg, Virginia. The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $270.0k | 7/16/26 |