Project Grant DESC0026020
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences, provides $180,000 in funding to Northern Illinois University to conduct research on particle physics and advance the understanding of the fundamental constituents of matter. The key activities under this award include: Studying particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland to enhance the understanding of the Higgs boson and search for new...
- The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Northern Illinois University (NIU) to develop novel electrolytes to suppress transition metal dissolution in battery cathodes using multimodal characterization. The award period runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. The project aims to advance fundamental scientific research and technological innovation in battery technology, which...
- This $249,858 federal project grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop advanced electron sources for accelerator applications. The key objectives are to enhance the performance of conventional photoemission-based electron sources, known as photocathodes, and establish capabilities for growing novel alkali-antimonide photocathodes using pulsed laser deposition. The project deliverables include next-generation...
- This federal Project Grant award of $875,000.00, funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports fundamental scientific research on "Radiation-Induced Heterostructure Formation" at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois. The research is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026. The University of Illinois, an experienced federal grant recipient, will conduct this advanced research project to advance scientific...
- The University of Illinois received a $470,221 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on "Probing New Topological Phases with Response Functions." The project period runs from September 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. This grant supports fundamental scientific research across various disciplines, including advanced scientific computing, energy sciences, and fusion energy sciences. The...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $825,000.00 in funding to Northwestern University to support research on "TAILORING QUANTUM PHENOMENA IN ATOMICALLY THIN BORON MATERIALS VIACONFINED GROWTH." The project period runs from September 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. As a leading private research institution, Northwestern University will leverage its expertise in advanced scientific research...
- This Project Grant award of $2,350,000 from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research into the structure and properties of matter at the quark level. The primary goal is to measure how quarks are distributed within nucleons (protons and neutrons) to better understand quantum chromodynamics, the theory governing the strong nuclear force. Key research activities include investigating the role of antimatter in...
- This $920,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) supports nuclear energy research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The funding, which has an award date of August 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, will enable the university to conduct comprehensive research initiatives aimed at maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing advanced...
- This $875,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports research conducted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The research project, titled "Designing Dynamic Function for Nonequilibrium Dissipative Chemistry," aims to advance scientific understanding of complex chemical and physical systems that operate outside of equilibrium. The award period runs from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026....
- This $852,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) will support nuclear energy research and development efforts led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The award, effective August 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will enable the university to conduct comprehensive research initiatives aimed at maintaining existing nuclear reactor capabilities, developing advanced reactor...
This federal Project Grant award of $875,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Northern Illinois University (NIU) to conduct research on "Tailoring Phase Space Correlations for Future Accelerators". The project period runs from August 1, 2025 to November 30, 2026. NIU, a public research university, has an extensive history of performing federally funded research across scientific disciplines including physics, chemistry, engineering, and other STEM fields. This grant award will support NIU's fundamental research efforts aimed at advancing scientific understanding and technological innovation in areas relevant to future particle accelerator design and development.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $875.0k | 9/24/25 |