Project Grant 2610003
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics awarded a $230,000 Project Grant to Duquesne University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate the internal structure of the proton using electron beam experiments. The grant supports the principal investigator and Duquesne undergraduate students in conducting research to study the partonic distributions and origin of the proton's spin through polarized electron scattering measurements at the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $565,000 Project Grant to the Catholic University of America (CUA) to conduct research advancing the understanding of the quark-gluon structure of the fundamental building blocks of the atomic nucleus - protons, neutrons, pions, and kaons. The award, funded through NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), has two primary goals: 1) to deepen the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) understanding of pions and kaons, and 2) to provide...
- This $239,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to advance theoretical and phenomenological studies of the three-dimensional momentum and spin structure of the nucleon in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). The primary objectives are to discover the internal landscape of the nucleon, provide analysis and explanation of existing data, and make predictions for future measurements at...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $570,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences grant program (CFDA 47.049) to Christopher Newport University (CNU) to support research on the internal structure of protons and neutrons. The research group at CNU will conduct experiments at the Jefferson Laboratory, involving the scattering of polarized electrons from protons and neutrons to measure their electric and magnetic properties. This research aims to further the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant award of $193,628 to Lebanon Valley College is focused on advancing the understanding of hadronic structure through spin observables. The key products to be delivered include: Performing Bayesian Monte Carlo global analyses of data from various particle physics experiments to probe the 3-dimensional motion of partons (quarks and gluons) inside hadrons and how the proton's...
- This $299,997 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports fundamental research on the structure of nucleons (protons and neutrons) at Stony Brook University. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Computations of nucleon electromagnetic form factors over a wide range of high momentum to enable comparison with recent experimental data from the Jefferson Lab. This work...
- This $300,000 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports fundamental research in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) using lattice QCD simulations with advanced computational methods. The research will deliver theoretical predictions and computational modeling of multi-hadron interactions, including nucleon-pion scattering, nucleon-nucleon interactions, and three-meson systems....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Lebanon Valley College two hundred thousand twenty dollars on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for research on hadronic structure from spin observables in perturbative quantum chromodynamics. The research project explores the internal structure of hadrons—particles composed of quarks and gluons governed by the strong nuclear force—by analyzing high-energy collision data sensitive to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded The Pennsylvania State University $259,408 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to advance nucleon tomography in quantum chromodynamics. The project combines theoretical and computational methods to create three-dimensional images of proton structure by extracting patterns from experimental data collected at leading research facilities worldwide, including Jefferson Lab, Fermilab, the Large Hadron...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded New Mexico State University $449,690 on August 15, 2026, to conduct nucleon spin structure measurements using particle accelerator data collected at Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory in support of quantum chromodynamics research. The project team will measure spin structure functions and transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions to test and refine quantum chromodynamics theory by...
STUDY OF THE PROTON STRUCTURE WITH ELECTRON BEAMS -DECADES OF RESEARCH HAVE PROVIDED MAJOR INSIGHTS INTO THE PROTON?S STRUCTURE AND THE DYNAMICS OF QUARKS AND GLUONS. HOWEVER, FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS REMAIN REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF PROTON SPIN, QUARK CONFINEMENT, AND THE EMERGENCE OF VISIBLE MASS. ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES IS ESSENTIAL FOR A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS (QCD). THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE PI AND DUQUESNE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROBING THE PROTON?S PARTONIC STRUCTURE THROUGH POLARIZED DEEP-INELASTIC SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS AT JEFFERSON LAB. THE PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE HADRON FORMATION AND THE ROLE OF STRANGE QUARKS IN THE NUCLEON USING CHARGED KAON AND PION PRODUCTION FROM HYDROGEN AND DEUTERIUM TARGETS. A MAJOR FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF PARTICLE-IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR THE CLAS12 DETECTOR IN HALLB. THE DUQUESNE GROUP WILL LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CLAS12 RING IMAGING CHERENKOV (RICH) DETECTORS AND PIONEER THE APPLICATION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION, RECONSTRUCTION ACCURACY, AND PHYSICS SENSITIVITY. THROUGH DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN THIS FOREFRONT INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR PHYSICS EXPERIMENT, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ADVANCED DETECTOR TECHNOLOGIES, AND LARGE-SCALE DATA ANALYSIS, DEVELOPING HIGHLY TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR COMPETITIVE GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND CAREERS IN HIGH-DEMAND STEM AND DATA-DRIVEN FIELDS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $70.0k | 7/24/26 |