Project Grant 2624473
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded the Regents of the University of Idaho $149,994 on August 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop portable cyberinfrastructure for resistive general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulation software. The project extends the open-source GRHAYL library with fourth-order, low-diffusion numerical methods and a resistive GRMHD module to enable...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Nevada, Las Vegas $300,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop machine-learning methods that infer neutron star equation-of-state physics from multi-messenger astronomical observations. The project provides a research fellowship to an assistant professor and training support for a graduate student. The fellowship recipient and graduate student will...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded the University of Tennessee $551,974 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate core-collapse and electron-capture supernovae from neutron star formation to observation. The research will improve understanding of turbulent, neutrino-driven supernova explosions and their impact on observations of supernovae, supernova remnants, and galactic chemical evolution. The...
- This $325,777 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research effort to study nearby cosmic explosions, known as supernovae, from their earliest moments. The research team will enhance its rapid survey capabilities to promptly identify and study new supernovae in nearby galaxies, taking advantage of a network of small telescopes. This will enable the discovery of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $303,516 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop software and conduct research on explosive transients in the distant universe. The 4-year research program, running from March 2025 to August 2028, will leverage data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the Interplanetary Network, and the International Gravitational Wave Network to enable new...
- This $258,736 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a collaborative research project to study nearby cosmic explosions, known as supernovae, from their earliest moments. The research team at Rutgers, The State University will enhance its rapid survey for the nearest and brightest supernovae, incorporating new infrastructure to identify even younger nearby supernovae. As part of this work, three...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $226,347 Project Grant to the University of Idaho under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support the development of a computational code to model binary neutron star mergers through combining fluid dynamics and numerical relativity codes. Researchers will integrate the MANGA moving-mesh hydrodynamics code with the SENR/NRPY+ efficient numerical...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $457,856, was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award will establish the IDASTRO program, a collaboration of Idaho colleges and universities including Boise State University, College of Idaho, and College of Western Idaho, to improve access for students to astronomy research in the state of Idaho. The IDASTRO program will provide personalized mentoring,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics Project Grant, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, was awarded to the University of Tennessee in the amount of $330,000 on August 1, 2023. The project will conduct state-of-the-art simulations to differentiate electron-capture and core-collapse supernovae, modeling the formation of neutron stars, neutrino emission, and nucleosynthesis. The detailed nuclear reaction network models will be extended through...
- The University of Illinois was awarded a three-year, $354,017 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences to conduct research titled "The Astrophysics of Near-Earth Supernova Explosions" from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The grant supports research into major problems confronting the nation through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the scientific...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Regents of the University of Idaho $294,919 on January 15, 2027, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop next-generation electromagnetic models of core-collapse supernovae and explosive transient observations. The fellowship supports an assistant professor at the University of Idaho and provides training for a graduate student in computational astrophysics. The work centers on developing state-of-the-art three-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamic computational models that resolve the explosive deaths of massive stars as supernovae, producing predictive templates of light from these explosions in anticipation of expanding supernova observational catalogs from instruments including NSF/DOE Rubin Observatory and NASA's Roman Space Telescope. The project integrates machine learning, detailed astrophysics simulations, and big data analysis to optimize observational survey data and establish a citizen-science platform for astronomy survey data modeling. Research deliverables include end-to-end 3D light curve and spectra templates from first-principles simulations to improve parameter estimation of stellar explosions and their environments, and advances in 3D modeling of non-local thermodynamic signatures to resolve degeneracies in parameter inference. Work is conducted in collaboration with Professor Daniel Kasen at UC Berkeley, with performance taking place in Berkeley, California. The award period extends from January 15, 2027, through December 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $294.9k | 8/11/26 |