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 federal Project Grant award, titled "DIRECT DETECTION OF DARK MATTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA", is funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in the amount of $240,000.00. The award period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. This grant will support fundamental scientific research at the University of South Dakota (USD) to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative...
This federal Project Grant award of $997,523.00 from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports data analysis and low background assay research for future rare search experiments conducted by Black Hills State University (BHSU) in Spearfish, South Dakota. The award term runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. As a public educational institution, BHSU has a robust portfolio of federal grant awards focused on scientific research, STEM...
The federal Project Grant award with ID DESC0025545 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to The University of South Dakota. The $400,000.00 award is for the project "UNDERSTANDING HOT AND COLD NUCLEAR MATTER WITH EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORIES", with a performance period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The University of South Dakota, as the primary grantee, will conduct fundamental scientific research across multiple...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will provide $190,000 to Oregon State University (OSU) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The award will develop a prototype open data access system for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), which will allow public distribution of data from DUNE's observations of atmospheric, solar, and supernova neutrinos. The prototype will include real data from the ProtoDUNE...
This $180,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) to study cosmic ray anisotropy using the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The project aims to enhance measurements of the mass composition, energy, and arrival directions of cosmic rays by combining data from various detection methods, including IceTop, IceAct, and the IceCube...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $184,934 to the University of South Dakota (USD) from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports research and development on large-size germanium (Ge) ring-contact detectors for the upcoming LEGEND-1000 experiment, which aims to detect neutrinoless double-beta decay. The principal investigator and graduate/undergraduate students will conduct this...
This $600,000 Project Grant award by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the final stages of R&D for the ISODAR neutrino and particle physics experiment in South Korea. The funding enables early career scientists and students to participate in four key technical areas: 1) developing beam diagnostics and instrumentation, 2) implementing machine learning-based tuning, 3) establishing a new physics case using beam timing, and...
This $694,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) to develop cold spray additive manufacturing for tungsten-based plasma-facing components. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. SDSM&T, a state-controlled public university known for its engineering and materials science expertise, will leverage its advanced manufacturing...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $991,736.00 to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) to conduct research on "PRECISE POLYMERIC PATCH DESIGN ON ANISOTROPIC NANORINGS TO REALIZE CONTROLLED ORIENTATION IN SELF-ASSEMBLED PHOTONIC METAMATERIALS." The award period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. The primary objective of this grant is to advance scientific...