Project Grant FA95501917000

This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences totals $360,645 to develop new statistical and machine learning methods and software to improve the detection, characterization, and classification of astrophysical objects using multi-epoch imaging survey data. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), key products include new algorithms for classifying variable and transient objects based on light curves...

RCAT-CS Federal Grant Award Summary The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute a $182,226 Project Grant under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. The award funds research into Reconfigurable Constellations for Adaptive Tracking in Cislunar Space (RCAT-CS), focusing on developing mathematical models, optimal transport methods, and multi-sensor information fusion...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland, College Park on September 30, 2025, with completion expected by September 29, 2027. Under the Research and Technology Development program (CFDA 12.910), the University will develop a novel sensing methodology utilizing the Fast X-Ray Transform (FAXT) algorithm to enable rapid search and detection of very faint...

Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $584,487 Project Grant award effective June 1, 2025 from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The project, titled "Millimeter-Wavelength Transients and Sources with the ATACAMA Cosmology Telescope and the Simons Observatory," focuses on developing software pipelines and analytical tools to identify and characterize variable...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Tampa received a $103,360 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) technology—specifically a convolutional neural network image classifier—to detect and catalog faint dwarf...

This $564,958 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports measurement, simulation, and mitigation of the impact of low-Earth orbit satellite constellations on wide-field optical surveys conducted by ground-based observatories. The University of California, Davis will pursue multiple mitigation strategies including developing novel algorithms for processing charge-coupled device images, strategies for avoiding the brightest...

The National Science Foundation awarded Space Domain Awareness Inc. a $256,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a space object tracking unit. The one-year award, issued on December 1, 2021, will support the company's efforts to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies to address national challenges. Specifically, the funding will enable Space Domain Awareness Inc. to deliver a...

This three-year, $110,972 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will support the development of new statistical and machine learning methods and software to improve the detection, characterization, and classification of astrophysical objects using multi-epoch imaging survey data. The California Institute of Technology will apply innovative algorithms to optimize the discovery...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $520,894 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop improved image processing software for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets. The project aims to leverage wavefront sensor data from adaptive optics systems to enhance exoplanet detection and characterization capabilities of existing ground-based telescopes. The investigators will...

This $820,304 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences will support the development and enhancement of the Treasure Map, a web-based service to coordinate and visualize the search for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave events. The Treasure Map allows scientists to view localization probability contours, submit telescope observations, and track progress in searching for these counterparts. The project will...