Project Grant 2624402
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $140,000 to the University of South Dakota on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research activities of Professor Doojin Kim investigating light dark-sector particles using high-intensity neutrino experiments, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and quantum-sensing concepts. The research integrates dark-sector phenomenology, neutrino physics, machine learning, and...
- This $169,803 National Science Foundation project grant supports research and development activities related to neutrino detection technologies through January 2024. Funded under the NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), the award to South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will advance the ANNIE (Accelerator Neutrino Neutron Interaction Experiment) neutrino detector and explore technologies for future large-scale neutrino experiments. Specific activities include developing...
- The University of Chicago will receive $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct neutrino physics research from September 2022 through August 2025. The university will support the Short-Baseline Neutrino Experiment at Fermilab and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to investigate neutrino properties and oscillations, probe for new physics beyond the Standard Model, and address anomalies...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded the University of California, San Diego $400,179 on May 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop artificial intelligence algorithms for rare physics event detection and design optimization. Work performed at UC San Diego's La Jolla campus runs through April 30, 2031. The award funds development of large language model-powered AI agents and spatiotemporal neural networks to support two...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $235,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), with an award date of September 1, 2025, and completion date of August 31, 2026. This award supports neutrino physics research aimed at advancing fundamental understanding of neutrino properties and behavior as outlined in the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The research...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded the University of South Dakota a $1.56M Project Grant on July 1, 2025, to lead a statewide collaborative initiative titled "Collaborative Research: E-RISE RII: Germanium-Based Science and Technology Advancement Research." The project, which extends through June 30, 2029, delivers advanced research and development in germanium (Ge) detector technology utilizing artificial...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,282 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the University of San Diego to conduct research on the quantum kinetic evolution of neutrinos in the early universe. The goal is to perform high-fidelity simulations of neutrino behavior in the dense plasma of the early universe, connecting cosmological observations to fundamental neutrino physics. This research aims to leverage the early...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded Carnegie Mellon University $197,136 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop and distribute lattice quantum chromodynamics (LQCD) software for nuclear physics computations on GPU-accelerated supercomputer systems. The project focuses on building optimized software to compute hadron-hadron interactions and nucleon form factors using Monte Carlo path-integral methods on modern...
- This $199,280 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund a workshop for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered materials discovery at the University of South Dakota (USD). The goal is to unite researchers from nine EPSCoR jurisdictions with experts in AI, engineering, materials science, physical science, and data science to create a world-class, data-driven materials research platform. The workshop will leverage...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of South Dakota $257,733 on January 1, 2027, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop machine-learning methods that accelerate computer simulations of neutrino detectors used in particle physics research. The project, led by an assistant professor at USD in collaboration with Dr. Seon-Hee Seo at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will produce a validated, machine-learning-enabled fast simulation framework for liquid-argon time-projection chamber (LARTPC) detectors, benchmarked against the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The work will construct empirical detector-response models that predict efficiencies, particle-identification performance, and reconstructed energy, angle, timing, and position directly from particle information. These models will be incorporated into a standalone fast-simulation package capable of generating analysis-level observables without running computationally expensive full-detector simulations. The project includes validation benchmarks, software testing procedures, and documentation to support reusable software for the high-energy physics community. A graduate student will receive training in artificial intelligence and scientific computing through the fellowship structure. The period of performance runs through December 31, 2028, with place of performance at Batavia, Illinois (Fermilab's location).
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $257.7k | 8/14/26 |