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RUI: Negative Ion Spectroscopy and Dynamics

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Mark K. Beck', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkbeck@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922983'}

The primary goal of this project is to improve the understanding of how electrons interact with each other on the atomic scale, which is crucial for the stability of atoms and for the formation of molecules through chemical reactions. To gain insights into electron interactions, the faculty and undergraduate student researchers will experimentally investigate the properties of negative ions (atoms with an extra electron). Negative ions are important in a wide variety of physical situations ranging from electrical sparks to the atmospheres of planets and stars. In experiments at Denison University (an undergraduate institution) and at a national lab facility in Sweden, laser light will be used to excite or detach electrons from negative ions; the laser supplies a finely controlled amount of input energy to probe interactions within the ions. The results will build the fundamental atomic physics database, provide valuable tests of state-of-the-art theoretical atomic structure calculations, and yield key insights into dynamical many-body interactions, which is a topic of interest for a broad range of fields in physics, chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology. Students will participate in all aspects of the research, providing significant technical training for young scientists in cutting-edge electronics, lasers, and computers, and enhancing their ability for future careers in science, technology, and engineering. <br/><br/>The interactions of photons with negative ions will be investigated in two series of photoexcitation and photodetachment experiments. The extra electron in a negative ion is bound predominantly by electron correlation effects and therefore negative ions provide a fertile testing ground for detailed atomic physics calculations regarding these multi-body interactions. Planned studies of the negative ion of thorium are particularly important because it is a promising candidate for laser cooling, which has not yet been achieved with negative ions but could potentially open up the ultracold regime for a wide range of negatively-charged species through sympathetic collisional cooling. On-campus at Denison University, the faculty and student researchers will use an ion beam–tunable infrared laser system to measure multiple bound states of the thorium anion with resonant two-photon detachment spectroscopy. They will also use photodetachment threshold spectroscopy to measure the isotope shift in the electron affinity of thallium, which is sensitive to interactions of electrons both with each other and with the nucleus. Complementary experiments of excited state lifetimes, decay processes, and isotope shifts in negative ions will be performed at Stockholm University in Sweden using the cryogenic electrostatic ion storage ring DESIREE. The dynamic multi-electron interactions in highly-correlated negative ions continue to challenge the fundamental understanding of atomic structure, and this project will extend the available experimental data to more complex negative ion systems, spur new theoretical studies, and directly address pressing open questions in the field. Support from this grant will enhance the research and teaching infrastructure of Denison University and provide undergraduate students valuable research experiences and technical training which will prepare them for advanced study and STEM careers.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/09/2024

07/09/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409073

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{'Name': 'Denison University', 'CityName': 'GRANVILLE', 'ZipCode': '430231100', 'PhoneNumber': '7405876679', 'StreetAddress': '100 W COLLEGE ST', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Ohio', 'StateCode': 'OH', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'OH12', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'DTBBEX8V3F26', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'DENISON UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

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{'Code': '124100', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}

2024~106058

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NSF-BSF: Emergent Rheology of Blends Containing Supramolecular Polymers

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMR', 'LongName': 'Division Of Materials Research'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Andrew Lovinger', 'PO_EMAI': 'alovinge@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924933'}

NON_TECHNICAL SUMMARY:<br/><br/>This collaborative project between Professors Shenhar (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) and Craig (Duke University, USA) will test the hypothesis that a special family of polymers, termed supramolecular polymers, represent a promising and untapped material class for next-generation flow-property modifiers. The flow of polymer melts dictates a wide range of societal impacts, including: the enormous energy consumption associated with polymer processing; the range of polymers that can be efficiently manufactured; the properties and performance of products, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and coatings; and, the recycling of plastics products. As a result, additives are used to influence the flow properties of polymer melts. The global market for these products, termed “rheology modifiers,” currently exceeds $7 billion/yr. <br/>Numerous challenges motivate the development of new, generalizable and scalable strategies for rheology modifiers that give enhanced performance at lower loading and can be tailored for a broad range of applications. Drivers include: growing awareness of the potential health and environmental impacts of rheology modifier leaching; increased global focus on energy efficiency; emergence of new manufacturing technologies – especially additive manufacturing – with bespoke rheological requirements; recognition of the need for improved recycling pathways. Supramolecular polymers, in which the molecular units are held together by reversible bonds, combine the softening effects of molecular additives at the high temperatures used for the production of plastics with the typical polymer-like behavior that imparts plastic materials their useful mechanical properties at ambient temperature. This project will combine the structural control of supramolecular polymers developed by Shenhar with the rheological expertise developed by Craig to pursue fundamental principles that will unlock this new class of rheology modifiers. <br/><br/><br/>TECHNICAL SUMMARY:<br/><br/>This project tackles critical, fundamental questions about the rheological modifications that are possible through the blending of supramolecular polymers into traditional polymer melts. A combination of synthesis and characterization will be used to test and refine quantitative structure-activity relationships for this relatively unexplored set of materials. Supramolecular polymers represent a promising and untapped material class for next-generation rheology modifiers. Supramolecular polymers combine the plasticizing effects of low-molecular weight additives with a rich combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian rheology that can be tuned through molecular structure. Despite their promise, supramolecular polymers are largely unutilized as rheology modifiers. The research plan seeks to provide new and generalizable principles for the rheology of these new blends of two material classes. The proposed work seeks: (i) to develop a robust understanding of the unique rheology of each supramolecular component, including the heretofore unexplored rheology of their respective melt phases; (ii) to characterize the rheology of blends of supramolecular and covalent components, establishing design principles through which the supramolecular polymer confers unique rheological behavior to the covalent melt; (iii) to explore supramolecular blending as a facilitator of melt extrusion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) of traditionally intractable polymers. <br/>.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

03/08/2024

03/08/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409077

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{'Code': '177300', 'Text': 'POLYMERS'}

2024~360000

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BSM-PM: Precision Measurements on Ions

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Mark K. Beck', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkbeck@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922983'}

One goal of this project is to measure the mass of the electron with an uncertainty of 10 parts-per-trillion, that is, with a factor of three less uncertainty than the previous best measurements. As one of the fundamental physical constants, the mass of the electron is a necessary input for many theoretical predictions in the physical sciences. For most of these the current most accurate value for the electron mass is sufficiently precise. However, there are some applications where this is not the case. In particular, predictions for the frequencies of rotation and vibration of molecular hydrogen ions (MHI, the simplest and most fundamental molecules, just two protons or deuterons bound by a single electron) require a more precise electron mass than is currently available. This is important because any discrepancy between theoretical predictions and measurements on MHI may indicate, besides the need for more precise calculations, that there is an extra force between the nuclei that is not accounted for by currently known physics (the “Standard Model” of physics). A second goal of the project is to make measurements on MHI themselves (of hyperfine structure and magnetic moments) that will complement the precise measurements of rotational and vibrational frequencies that have been made by other researchers. The measurements use devices called cryogenic Penning ion traps, in which single charged particles are suspended in a vacuum by a combination of electric and magnetic fields, and at the temperature of liquid helium. Graduate and undergraduate students will participate in developing this system, then they will make the measurements and analyze the data. Students will gain research experience in a variety of technologies, some of which are used in quantum information science, preparing them for a wide range of careers in advanced STEM, <br/><br/>The mass of the electron will be obtained using an indirect technique that combines measurements on a singly charged helium ion in a strong magnetic field, of the ratio of electron-spin-flip frequency and cyclotron frequency, with the mass of the helium ion and a theoretical value for its electronic magnetic moment. In the case of helium-4 the ion’s magnetic moment has been calculated to 0.3 parts per-trillion, so the necessary measurements are of the helium ion’s electron-spin-flip to cyclotron-frequency ratio, and its mass. The measurement of helium-4 mass will use the Penning trap system and single-ion techniques that have previously been used for many measurements of atomic mass at Florida State University. The measurements of spin-flip frequencies and hyperfine structure on helium and MHIs will use the same superconducting magnet, but will incorporate a newly-developed double Penning trap system. This will consist of a “precision trap” where the measurements of the spin-flip and cyclotron frequencies take place, and an adjacent “analysis trap”, to which the ion is transferred for detection of an electron spin-flip, together with the necessary microwave and radio-frequency feeds.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/17/2024

07/17/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409083

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{'Name': 'Florida State University', 'CityName': 'TALLAHASSEE', 'ZipCode': '323060001', 'PhoneNumber': '8506445260', 'StreetAddress': '874 TRADITIONS WAY', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'FL02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'JF2BLNN4PJC3', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Florida State University', 'CityName': 'TALLAHASSEE', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'ZipCode': '323060001', 'StreetAddress': '874 TRADITIONS WAY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'FL02'}

{'Code': '124100', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}

2024~129851

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CREST HBCU-RISE: Advancing Theoretical Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure for Modern Data Science Challenges

NSF

09/15/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '11060000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'EES', 'LongName': 'Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Tomasz Durakiewicz', 'PO_EMAI': 'tdurakie@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924892'}

With support from the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (CREST HBCU-RISE), this project aims to improve the theoretical Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure at Tennessee State University (TSU) for addressing important data science challenges. While AI applications have proliferated, there remains a gap in the fundamental mathematical theories required to construct reliable and secure AI systems suitable for safety-critical applications. This project seeks to address this. The expected outcomes include the advancement of scientific knowledge in AI theory and its practical applications in cybersecurity, bioinformatics, and agriculture. Additionally, this project aims to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration, promote broader participation in STEM fields, and strengthen research competitiveness at TSU.<br/><br/>The overarching goal is to advance research capabilities in emerging AI areas and develop a comprehensive approach to educate and train Ph.D. students in collaboration with three TSU colleges: Engineering, Life and Physical Sciences, and Agriculture. The research will develop mathematical theory and practical algorithms for accurate and robust machine learning that can be applied for advancing research in privacy-preserving AI, protein structure modeling with enhanced cryo-electron microscopy imaging, and optimal feature selection for precision agriculture. High-dimensional manifold geometries for neural networks training, network linearization for homomorphic encryption in private AI, systematic integration of subspace segmentation and machine learning for cryo-electron microscopy, and quality assessment of multi-scale sensing data for crop parameters and yield estimation will be investigated. This project implements a coherent curriculum across three colleges for AI education, which includes developing educational materials, organizing professional development activities for students, providing Ph.D. student mentoring, and procuring research equipment to support this research. The CREST HBCU-RISE program supports the expansion of institutional research capacity as well as the successful training of doctoral students in STEM at HBCUs.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/17/2024

04/17/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409093

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{'Name': 'Tennessee State University', 'CityName': 'NASHVILLE', 'ZipCode': '372091500', 'PhoneNumber': '6159637631', 'StreetAddress': '3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Tennessee', 'StateCode': 'TN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'TN05', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'N63ZMY7UETA3', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Tennessee State University', 'CityName': 'NASHVILLE', 'StateCode': 'TN', 'ZipCode': '372091500', 'StreetAddress': '3500 JOHN A MERRITT BLVD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Tennessee', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'TN05'}

{'Code': '913100', 'Text': 'Centers for Rsch Excell in S&T'}

2024~432448

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Achieving Challenging Synthesis Based on Triazole-Gold Catalysis

NSF

12/01/2023

12/31/2024

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CHE', 'LongName': 'Division Of Chemistry'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Laura Anderson', 'PO_EMAI': 'laanders@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922934'}

With support from the Chemical Synthesis (SYN) Program in the Division of Chemistry, Xiaodong Shi of the University of South Florida will develop new ways to make azaborines and to link alkynes in large ring structures using gold catalysts with a unique structural characteristic called a triazole. Azaborines are benzene-like molecules where two adjacent carbon atoms have been replaced a nitrogen and a boron atom. This structural change gives these molecules important biological properties but makes them challenging to prepare. Large ring alkynes are also difficult to construct but have valuable bioconjugate and biomimetic applications. The gold catalysts being developed by Dr. Shi and his team are being studied to facilitate new ways to easily access a larger variety of these important but challenging compounds. The triazole portion of the gold catalyst will be used to tune this reactivity. These studies will provide undergraduate and graduate students important training in state-of-art chemical synthesis and supporting the preparation of next generation scientist in STEM research. In addition, Dr. Shi is organizing an annual student-oriented research meeting at the University of South Florida for students in the Tampa area to bolster STEM education and further enhance the educational mission of the state of Florida.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Gold catalysts have well-established synthetic utility in a variety of cycloisomerization processes, but new ligand scaffolds have the potential to broaden these applications in new directions. Xiaodong Shi and his research group at U. South Florida have determined that triazole ligands impart key properties on gold catalysts that help facilitate novel reactions. In the current project, triazole gold catalysts are being optimized for the hydroboration of alkynyl amino boranes for the synthesis of azaborines and will be investigated for the synthesis of macrocyclic alkynes. Mechanistic studies will also be pursued to understand the role of the triazole motif in supporting these transformations. Complementary synthetic studies are also ongoing to convert the initial catalytic products to value-added synthetic targets. These activities are supporting the training of a diverse group of graduate and undergraduate students and providing needed synthetic alternatives to support practical, large scale synthesis of these interesting target compounds for their further exploration in medicinal chemistry research and in materials science.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

11/27/2023

11/27/2023

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409095

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{'Name': 'University of Maryland, College Park', 'CityName': 'COLLEGE PARK', 'ZipCode': '207425100', 'PhoneNumber': '3014056269', 'StreetAddress': '3112 LEE BUILDING', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Maryland', 'StateCode': 'MD', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MD04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NPU8ULVAAS23', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'NPU8ULVAAS23'}

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{'Code': '6878', 'Text': 'Chemical Synthesis'}

2021~190873

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Conference: 2024-2026 Graduate Student Conference in Geometry, Topology, and Algebra

NSF

05/15/2024

04/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03040000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Mathematical Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Swatee Naik', 'PO_EMAI': 'snaik@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924876'}

This award supports the next three events in the Annual Graduate Student Conference series in Algebra, Geometry, and Topology (GTA Philadelphia). The next conference will be held on May 31-June 2, 2024 at Temple University. The conference will bring together over 80 graduate students at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds and universities, along with four distinguished plenary speakers that work at the interface of algebra, geometry, and topology. Supplementing lectures by faculty and students, the conference features a professional development panel focused on career building and social responsibility. The conference provides a rare opportunity for a large number of early career mathematicians with similar research interests to come together and develop mathematical relationships. In addition, it strongly supports interactions between graduate students from different schools, different backgrounds, and different research areas.<br/><br/>The large majority of lectures will be given by graduate students, supplying them with opportunities to practice presenting their research ideas and interests to fellow students. The conference strives to include a wide range of topics and a broad diversity of speakers. In addition, talks by distinguished plenary speakers will provide insights into how different parts of algebra, geometry, and topology are connected, open research questions of interest, and recent techniques used in groundbreaking work in these fields. For further information, see https://math.temple.edu/events/conferences/gscagt/.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/15/2024

05/15/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409099

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{'Name': 'Temple University', 'CityName': 'PHILADELPHIA', 'ZipCode': '191226104', 'PhoneNumber': '2157077547', 'StreetAddress': '1805 N BROAD ST', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'PA02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'QD4MGHFDJKU1', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'QD4MGHFDJKU1'}

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[{'Code': '126400', 'Text': 'ALGEBRA,NUMBER THEORY,AND COM'}, {'Code': '126700', 'Text': 'TOPOLOGY'}]

2024~90000

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Conference: A Quarter Century of Peridynamics (PD25); Tucson, Arizona; 22-25 April 2024

NSF

03/01/2024

02/28/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '07030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'ENG', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CMMI', 'LongName': 'Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Wendy C. Crone', 'PO_EMAI': 'wcrone@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032920000'}

This award provides travel support for 25 students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career faculty from US institutions to attend the US Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) Special Topic Conference “Quarter Century of Peridynamics” (PD25), which will be held 22-25 April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona. The main objective of the conference is to broaden the exposure of peridynamics (PD) modeling and simulation to a larger audience that may benefit from the advantages this approach provides to complex, previously unsolvable problems in science, engineering, and technology. Graduate students, post-docs, and participants from industry, national labs, and national agencies will be trained through their participation in the conference and associated short courses. The conference presents an ideal opportunity for networking to early career researchers specializing in modeling and simulation of material degradation and failure, and ways to reduce it (when protecting against damage is sought) or enhance it (as is needed in mining, recycling of materials, etc.). The conference organizers have sought to broaden participation from members of underrepresented groups and undergraduate students who aspire to learn more about PD modeling. These efforts will grow the pipeline of US researchers working on modeling and simulation of material failure and damage.<br/><br/>Peridynamics (PD) was introduced in 2000 as a model of fracture and failure in materials and has recently experienced explosive growth in terms of the number of publications and research groups working on PD-related topics. PD is now reaching a broad range of research areas beyond fracture, including modeling of corrosion damage, growth of tumors, electromigration, simulating crushing of powders for medical tablets, and modeling of graphene layers. The major focus of PD modeling and simulation is reliability and safety of mechanical, civil, and aerospace systems, with a direct impact on reducing costs and improving performance of such systems. These effects have a direct impact on health, quality of life, and homeland security. The conference program includes three short courses, running in parallel, on different aspects of PD-based computational software applied to predicting fracture and damage in a variety of materials, including glass and ceramics, metals, and fiber-reinforced composites. These courses, presented by leaders on PD modeling and simulation, aim to provide participants with hands-on experience with PD solvers in a variety of settings, including running massively parallel computations, or coupling with commercial software like ANSYS and Abaqus.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

03/18/2024

03/18/2024

None

Grant

47.041

1

4900

4900

2409104

{'FirstName': 'Florin', 'LastName': 'Bobaru', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Florin Bobaru', 'EmailAddress': 'fbobaru2@unl.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000125605', 'StartDate': '03/18/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Nebraska-Lincoln', 'CityName': 'LINCOLN', 'ZipCode': '685032427', 'PhoneNumber': '4024723171', 'StreetAddress': '2200 VINE ST # 830861', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Nebraska', 'StateCode': 'NE', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NE01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'HTQ6K6NJFHA6', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Nebraska-Lincoln', 'CityName': 'LINCOLN', 'StateCode': 'NE', 'ZipCode': '685032427', 'StreetAddress': '2200 VINE ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Nebraska', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NE01'}

{'Code': '163000', 'Text': 'Mechanics of Materials and Str'}

2024~25000

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SBIR Phase I: Development of an AI-Driven Humanized and Developable Single-Domain Library Design Platform for Accelerated Drug Discovery

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '15030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'TIP', 'LongName': 'Dir for Tech, Innovation, & Partnerships'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'TI', 'LongName': 'Translational Impacts'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Alastair Monk', 'PO_EMAI': 'amonk@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924392'}

The broader impact /commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to address major technical and commercial limitations in protein drug discovery. Drug discovery is currently a slow and expensive process, taking an average of 10 years and $2.6B per drug. In 2021 the US pharma industry spent almost $100B on drug research and development (R&D) efforts, with ~10% dedicated to protein drugs. Although some artificial intelligence (AI) solutions exist to support this process, fundamental problems exist: no current system optimizes multiple protein functions simultaneously, existing models rely heavily on predicting protein structures, and there is a lack of transparency in the models. This proposal supports the development of an AI system to improve the identification of small, highly specialized antibodies. The proposed technology could enhance the speed of identifying lead molecules while also reducing the cost through technical innovations. Therefore, this work has enormous clinical and commercial potential. <br/><br/>This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is intended to support the creation of an AI model to improve the identification of highly developable single-domain antibodies. These molecules have accepted advantages for therapeutic use (strong binding affinity, good thermal stability and chemostability, and less steric hindrance than conventional antibodies). However, they are typically obtained through a time- and cost-intensive process that involves immunizing a camelid or screening a large synthetic library. This proposalwill support the development and validation of an AI model specifically intended to quickly identify effective and highly developable single-domain antibody leads against a given target. In order to accomplish this goal, the proposed work encompasses training a multimodal AI model that is able to ecognize key features and residues of single-domain antibodies, then produce libraries of sufficient depth and quality to generate stable, safe leads with strong binding affinities. After the study period, the model and developed workflows will be evaluated for their ability to rapidly identify lead molecules.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/01/2024

07/01/2024

None

Grant

47.084

1

4900

4900

2409105

{'FirstName': 'Andrew', 'LastName': 'Chang', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Andrew Chang', 'EmailAddress': 'andrew.chang@deepseq.ai', 'NSF_ID': '000926724', 'StartDate': '07/01/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'DEEPSEQAI LLC', 'CityName': 'SACRAMENTO', 'ZipCode': '958251474', 'PhoneNumber': '7342777939', 'StreetAddress': '3400 COTTAGE WAY', 'StreetAddress2': '# 917 STE G2', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA06', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'EZXQZQPMRY43', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'DEEPSEQ.AI LLC', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'DEEPSEQAI LLC', 'CityName': 'SACRAMENTO', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '958251474', 'StreetAddress': '3400 COTTAGE WAY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA06'}

{'Code': '537100', 'Text': 'SBIR Phase I'}

2024~274797

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Implementation of an Industry-Recognized Credentialing System for Biotechnicians

NSF

11/15/2023

12/31/2024

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '11040100', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DUE', 'LongName': 'Division Of Undergraduate Education'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Virginia Carter', 'PO_EMAI': 'vccarter@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924651'}

The ATE program supports biotechnology technician education programs that partner with industry to ensure the education of a skilled bioscience technical workforce. Yet, there remains a gap between educational preparation and industry’s recognition of potential workers who have completed two-year biotechnology programs. Over the next ten years, reports predict that life science companies will have an increased demand for skilled technical workers, and that filling these positions will be difficult. Thus, preparation of sufficient biotechnicians represents a significant need for the biological economy and related sectors. This project aims to bridge the gap between education and industry through an industry-recognized biotechnician credentialing system. Recently, the Bioscience Industry has identified the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam (BACE) as an effective tool to certify student capabilities. This exam is already used in six states and the District of Columbia, thus increasing its potential to become the industry-recognized credentialing system for entry-level biotechnicians. This project will pilot the BACE system in five additional states, build consortia of industry and education stakeholders, and disseminate BACE broadly through InnovATEBIO (an NSF ATE Center of Excellence) and the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing of Cell-based Therapies (an Advanced Technical Education Coordination Network). A nationwide industry-recognized credentialing system will give students a portable credential that is recognized across the nation, thus helping to address the workforce gap in the life science industry. This credentialing model may also inform credentialing approaches for other areas of technician education.<br/><br/>The BACE credential was developed through engagement of educators with industry and industry representatives. This partnership continues to evaluate the credential to ensure that it meets changing industry needs. This project intends to expand the number of states using the BACE by adding Georgia, Washington, California, Texas, and Nebraska. To this end, it will set up state task forces comprised of industry professionals, educational leaders, and government representatives. Each task force will examine the use and sustainability of BACE in their state. Testing sites will be established in each state, and the sites will provide faculty and teachers with professional development to understand the BACE, so they can support students’ exam preparation. The project will leverage the extensive networks of InnovATEBIO and the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing of Cell-based Therapies to disseminate the BACE credential, and also disseminate it through national and state industry associations, district-level industry advisory boards, boards of education, technical educators, and government officials. A nationally recognized credential has strong potential to improve the transition from two-year college technician education programs to employment in the biotechnology industry. This result would not only serve the industry, but also serve the emerging workforce by identifying skillsets in demand across the country. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation’s economy.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/15/2024

04/15/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409118

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{'Name': 'GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION, INC.', 'CityName': 'ATLANTA', 'ZipCode': '303094524', 'PhoneNumber': '4049662027', 'StreetAddress': '999 PEACHTREE ST NE', 'StreetAddress2': 'STE 1800', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Georgia', 'StateCode': 'GA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'GA05', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'QMURUNAJLXS4', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION, INC.', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION, INC.', 'CityName': 'ATLANTA', 'StateCode': 'GA', 'ZipCode': '303094524', 'StreetAddress': '999 PEACHTREE ST NE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Georgia', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'GA05'}

{'Code': '741200', 'Text': 'Advanced Tech Education Prog'}

2021~208180

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I-Corps: Translation Potential of a Secure Data Platform Empowering Artificial Intelligence Assisted Digital Pathology

NSF

03/01/2024

02/28/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '15030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'TIP', 'LongName': 'Dir for Tech, Innovation, & Partnerships'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'TI', 'LongName': 'Translational Impacts'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Jaime A. Camelio', 'PO_EMAI': 'jcamelio@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922061'}

The broader impact of this I-Corps project is the development of a new healthcare data management system. The new encryption workflow platform will enhance data traceability, fortify security, and simplify access, addressing critical deficiencies in traditional health record and imaging storage systems. The solution promises improved confidentiality, traceability, and accessibility of patient health records, tackling the growing challenges of data breaches in healthcare. Commercially, the technology offers a solution applicable across various healthcare segments, potentially reshaping the digital pathology market, projected to reach $2 billion by 2029. The platform's potential extends beyond pathology, with other opportunities in healthcare information management. <br/><br/>This I-Corps project utilizes experiential learning coupled with a first-hand investigation of the industry ecosystem to assess the translation potential of the technology. The solution is based on the prior development of a data encryption workflow platform. The technology introduces a multi-signature encryption schema certified by Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on the blockchain, using key-generation oracles, thus ensuring the secure deployment of artificial intelligence algorithms. The encryption schema will enable secure data transfers, guaranteeing data traceability, ownership, and secure storage. The robustness of the encryption method, validated through technical results, forms the foundation for advancing healthcare information management and digital pathology. This technology will provide a framework applicable across diverse healthcare domains.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

02/20/2024

02/20/2024

None

Grant

47.084

1

4900

4900

2409130

{'FirstName': 'Hemang', 'LastName': 'Subramanian', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Hemang Subramanian', 'EmailAddress': 'hsubrama@fiu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000720754', 'StartDate': '02/20/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Florida International University', 'CityName': 'MIAMI', 'ZipCode': '331992516', 'PhoneNumber': '3053482494', 'StreetAddress': '11200 SW 8TH ST', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '26', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'FL26', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'Q3KCVK5S9CP1', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'Q3KCVK5S9CP1'}

{'Name': 'Florida International University', 'CityName': 'MIAMI', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'ZipCode': '331992516', 'StreetAddress': '11200 SW 8TH ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '26', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'FL26'}

{'Code': '802300', 'Text': 'I-Corps'}

2024~50000

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Electric pulsing assisted healing of structural defects in Ni-based alloys

NSF

06/01/2024

05/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMR', 'LongName': 'Division Of Materials Research'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Jonathan Madison', 'PO_EMAI': 'jmadison@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922937'}

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY<br/><br/>This grant supports research that is advancing the ability to heal structural defects in nickel-based alloys using electric pulsing. Nickel-based alloys are of immense technological importance in a variety of high-temperature applications, including aircraft engines and power plants. Despite their importance, nickel-based alloys have limited machinability, which has stimulated the development of fusion-based techniques to additively manufacture them. However, this manufacturing technique can introduce structural defects, which can detrimentally impact the reliability of the formed structures. There is a great need to eliminate or reduce these defects to increase material reliability and optimize performance. This project is developing an electric-pulsing-based technique to eliminate or reduce structural defects formed during fusion-based additive manufacturing to improve the mechanical durability of printed parts. Results from this research are helping to strengthen U.S. standing and influence in additive manufacturing, increase the safety and reliability in the aerospace and power industries, as well as help the American workforce become more competitive in these industries through the training of graduate and undergraduate students. The PI is also actively recruiting and mentoring women and minorities to foster their interest in the fields of additive manufacturing and defect healing.<br/><br/>TECHNICAL SUMMARY<br/><br/>Fusion-based techniques open an avenue for the additively manufacturing of mechanical structures of large scale including nickel-based alloys for applications in the aerospace and power industries. However, structural defects such as pores and cracks and new phases (e.g., the Nb-rich, laves phase) formed during additive manufacturing can introduce deleterious effects to the structural integrity of the printed parts. Developing advanced techniques to heal structural defects in additively manufactured parts can help to improve material integrity and increase the reliability of these structures in vital applications such as aircraft engines and power plants. This research project is investigating electric-pulsing-assisted healing of structural defects in nickel-based alloys as well as the mechanical response of these materials following healing with a closely coupled experimental and modeling approach. This research project is also establishing correlations between the mechanical behavior of nickel-based alloys and the processing parameters used in electric pulsing (voltage, pulse width, frequency, and duration) while also developing numerical models that can quantitatively analyze crack healing under electric pulsing. These relationships can provide a fundamental understanding of the electric-pulsing-assisted healing of structural defects and provide guidelines to eliminate or reduce structural defects. Students are being trained in the development of techniques to improve structural integrity while workshops on the building and testing of 3-D structures via fusion-based additive manufacturing are being developed and offered to local high school students. With these activities, students are learning both the technical and nontechnical requirements associated with additive manufacturing.<br/><br/>This project is jointly funded by the Metals and Metallic Nanostructures (MMN) Program and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/09/2024

05/09/2024

None

Grant

47.049, 47.083

1

4900

4900

2409132

{'FirstName': 'Fuqian', 'LastName': 'Yang', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Fuqian Yang', 'EmailAddress': 'fyang2@uky.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000125577', 'StartDate': '05/09/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Kentucky Research Foundation', 'CityName': 'LEXINGTON', 'ZipCode': '405260001', 'PhoneNumber': '8592579420', 'StreetAddress': '500 S LIMESTONE', 'StreetAddress2': '109 KINKEAD HALL', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Kentucky', 'StateCode': 'KY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'KY06', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'H1HYA8Z1NTM5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Kentucky Research Foundation', 'CityName': 'LEXINGTON', 'StateCode': 'KY', 'ZipCode': '405260001', 'StreetAddress': '500 S LIMESTONE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Kentucky', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'KY06'}

[{'Code': '177100', 'Text': 'METAL & METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURE'}, {'Code': '915000', 'Text': 'EPSCoR Co-Funding'}]

2024~325000

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Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: North Star STEM Alliance (NSSA)

NSF

06/01/2024

05/31/2029

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '11060000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'EES', 'LongName': 'Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Martha James', 'PO_EMAI': 'mjames@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927772'}

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in their efforts to significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce and supports the production of scholarly research in STEM broadening participation. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: Blacks and African Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. These strategies facilitate the production of highly competitive students motivated to pursue graduate education or careers in STEM. For the United States (U.S.) to remain globally competitive, it is vital that it taps into the talent of all its citizens and provides exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. <br/><br/>The North Star STEM Alliance (NSSA) consists of four University of Minnesota campuses (Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris and Rochester); seven Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Bemidji State, Century College, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Metropolitan State, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, St. Cloud State College), two tribal colleges (White Earth Tribal and Community College and Red Lake Nation College) and three private colleges (Augsburg, Carleton, and St. Olaf). Community partners include the Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota High Tech Association, and the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership. Over the five-year period, the alliance will increase STEM B. S. degrees from 700 in 2022 to 1,000 annually by 2028 by providing financial support (stipends) for domestic and international research experiences, internships, supplemental instruction and other student support services and alliances research conferences as evidence-based high impact practices in recruitment and retention. The social science research project examines the transition of STEM graduates from college, focusing particularly on psychosocial factors during points of transition associated with career pathways. The combination of prospective and retrospective data will be produced about how to help orient students beyond the bachelor’s degree and toward the next steps in their educational and career pathways. The alliance will broadly disseminate results from project evaluation activities and the NSSA study via conferences such as American Educational Research Association (AERA), International Society for the Learning Sciences among other professional associations.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/08/2024

04/08/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409134

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{'Name': 'University of Minnesota-Twin Cities', 'CityName': 'MINNEAPOLIS', 'ZipCode': '554552009', 'PhoneNumber': '6126245599', 'StreetAddress': '200 OAK ST SE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Minnesota', 'StateCode': 'MN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MN05', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'KABJZBBJ4B54', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Minnesota-Twin Cities', 'CityName': 'MINNEAPOLIS', 'StateCode': 'MN', 'ZipCode': '554552009', 'StreetAddress': '432 Morrill Hall', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Minnesota', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MN05'}

{'Code': '913300', 'Text': 'Alliances-Minority Participat.'}

2024~1030690

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Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: University of California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP)

NSF

12/01/2024

11/30/2029

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '11060000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'EES', 'LongName': 'Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Martha James', 'PO_EMAI': 'mjames@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927772'}

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program assists universities and colleges in their efforts to significantly increase the numbers of students matriculating into and successfully completing high quality degree programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in order to diversify the STEM workforce and supports the production of scholarly research in STEM broadening participation. Particular emphasis is placed on transforming undergraduate STEM education through innovative, evidence-based recruitment and retention strategies, and relevant educational experiences in support of racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in STEM disciplines: Blacks and African Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. These strategies facilitate the production of highly competitive students motivated to pursue graduate education or careers in STEM. For the United States (U.S.) to remain globally competitive, it is vital that it taps into the talent of all its citizens and provides exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy.<br/>The California LSAMP Alliance consists of nine campuses in the University of California System with an overall goal to significantly increase the number of undergraduates from underrepresented populations who graduate from UC campuses over the project period and to provide training for 21st century STEM careers or for graduate study and research. A major institutionalization will occur during this project period is to broaden the scope of CAMP to include close contact with other UCOP diversity programs providing students with opportunities that will increase retention and graduation rates. In addition, the project will employ a major focused effort into<br/>increasing the number of community college students who transfer and graduate with B.S. degrees from UC STEM disciplines, as this transfer rate is a gap in the URM STEM student intake at UC. Activities will include faculty-mentored research experiences, using a system wide research portal model to open opportunities between and among campuses, including to community college students intending to transfer. The research component and a major external assessment component to ensure honest evaluation of the successes and shortfalls in the program and in the network of campuses in the alliance.<br/><br/>The California Alliance will institutionalize its CAMP program alliance to provide system wide coverage and cohesion to STEM diversity efforts at the UC. It will continue to provide evidence for institutional change and will serve as a national engine of increased numbers of minoritized undergraduates who successfully complete STEM degrees. Alliance partners will share information with the external<br/>evaluators and the educational researcher who will analyze and disseminate the findings through presentations at professional meetings, publications in peer reviewed journals, and various cyber-based opportunities. Findings will ultimately result in sharing best practices with colleges and universities, as well as all LSAMP programs, around the country. A system wide LSAMP website will be both a<br/>repository for findings and information and a portal for opportunities across the Alliance and into partner<br/>institutions across the State.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/09/2024

07/09/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409137

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{'Name': 'University of California, Office of the President, Oakland', 'CityName': 'OAKLAND', 'ZipCode': '946075201', 'PhoneNumber': '5109879850', 'StreetAddress': '1111 FRANKLIN ST FL 8', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA12', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'PKK5TD16N4H1', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of California, Office of the President, Oakland', 'CityName': 'OAKLAND', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '946075201', 'StreetAddress': '1111 FRANKLIN ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA12'}

{'Code': '913300', 'Text': 'Alliances-Minority Participat.'}

2024~1000000

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SCC-IRG Track 2: NeighborDrive: Community-driven Neighborhood Wellbeing Improvement through Active Vehicular Crowdsensing

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05050000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CNS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Computer and Network Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vishal Sharma', 'PO_EMAI': 'vsharma@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928950'}

Cities across the US have experienced a significant increase in people experiencing homelessness, especially since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Timely and early intervention that improves the well-being of those who are experiencing homelessness significantly improves their outcomes, reduces time spent in homelessness, and prevents persistent homelessness. However, because of the dynamic movements of unhoused persons (due to clearing of encampments, weather, safety, etc.) coupled with a reluctance to provide information to the authorities, it is difficult for existing programs to determine the magnitude and location of service needs and to ensure that well-intentioned programs do not inadvertently reduce overall wellbeing. The project will support research that will measure neighborhood conditions and factors that impact the wellbeing of homeless populations through cameras, noise, and environmental sensors mounted on cars driving throughout the city of San Jose. This data will help determine neighborhood conditions at a granular level and the localized need of the homeless population and to optimize the services they receive (e.g., meal delivery, trash and waste removal, and toilets) through our partners including the City of San Jose, Loaves & Fishes, and Feed My Lamb.<br/><br/>The project has four main technical research steps to achieve the goal of understanding neighborhood wellbeing and the local needs of the homeless population: (1) developing a community-driven vehicular and mobile crowdsensing system to measure neighborhood conditions, (2) designing clustered federated learning algorithms to reconstruct city-wide maps of neighborhood environments and service needs, (3) modeling the causal relationships between neighborhood environments and wellbeing across different communities, and (4) developing methods to optimize services to improve and reduce inequality in wellbeing. The research project involves three types of community partners: local food pantries, local residents, and the city government of San Jose. Through collaboration with these partners, the project will have immediate impact to provide localized actionable needs relating to food, trash, and toilets, and to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable populations in San Jose, CA. The methods and models developed in the project will be generally applicable to other cities and areas with diverse neighborhoods.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/25/2024

06/25/2024

None

Grant

47.041, 47.070

1

4900

4900

2409138

[{'FirstName': 'Sarah', 'LastName': 'Billington', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'L', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Sarah L Billington', 'EmailAddress': 'billington@stanford.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000201091', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Pei', 'LastName': 'Zhang', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Pei Zhang', 'EmailAddress': 'peizhang@umich.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000518655', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Hae Young', 'LastName': 'Noh', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Hae Young Noh', 'EmailAddress': 'noh@stanford.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000629725', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Carlee', 'LastName': 'Joe-Wong', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Carlee Joe-Wong', 'EmailAddress': 'cjoewong@andrew.cmu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000736588', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Jackelyn', 'LastName': 'Hwang', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Jackelyn Hwang', 'EmailAddress': 'jihwang@stanford.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000834286', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'Stanford University', 'CityName': 'STANFORD', 'ZipCode': '943052004', 'PhoneNumber': '6507232300', 'StreetAddress': '450 JANE STANFORD WAY', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '16', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA16', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'HJD6G4D6TJY5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Stanford University', 'CityName': 'STANFORD', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '943052004', 'StreetAddress': '450 JANE STANFORD WAY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '16', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA16'}

{'Code': '033Y00', 'Text': 'S&CC: Smart & Connected Commun'}

2024~1461134

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SBIR Phase I: Next generation enzyme engineering: high-throughput directed evolution of spore-displayed enzymes

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '15030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'TIP', 'LongName': 'Dir for Tech, Innovation, & Partnerships'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'TI', 'LongName': 'Translational Impacts'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Erik Pierstorff', 'PO_EMAI': 'epiersto@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922165'}

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to provide a novel synthetic biology platform that generates customizable enzyme solutions for industrial biocatalyst applications. The use of enzymes as industrial biocatalysts continues to expand, offering environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions to a wide range of industrial processes while driving innovation in fields such as pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and food production, and more recently biomining and carbon capture. Viewed as an alternative to conventional chemical catalysts, enzyme biocatalysts offer greater sustainability in their processes owing to their biodegradable nature, high selectivity, ability to operate under mild reaction conditions, and their ability to generate a low amount of byproduct during a reaction; they also negate the need for potentially toxic or energy intensive reagents typically needed for conventional chemical catalysis. These advantages confer downstream impacts on operational efficiency, costs, and energy requirements. With the proposed technology’s enhanced capabilities, there is potential to increase this impact by providing novel enzyme solutions that confer greater robustness and efficiency at lower costs and environmental impacts.<br/>The proposed project aims to apply directed evolution and high-throughput screening technologies to spore-displayed enzymes, enabling rapid prototyping of spore-enzyme variants to improve important variables like enzyme activity, stability, and loading density. While enzyme catalysis is used in a wide range of industries, the ability to create enzymes with thermal and chemical stability that are also reusable remains a challenge. Using a process called spore-display immobilization, the platform uses bacteria to make and assemble enzymes on the surface of spores, a self-assembling and genetically encoded microparticle. The platform is based on key foundational research that resulted in the characterization of 37 proteins that make up the spore coat of Bacillus subtilis and their ability to act as fusion partners for enzymes. To further develop this technology, the following objectives are proposed: 1) Use the platform to implement directed evolution of a commercially relevant enzyme on the spore; establish feasibility of approach to yield improved biocatalytic properties and benchmark to industry standard; 2) Advance system screening capabilities to enable high throughput selection using a microfluidic encapsulation approach; demonstrate ability to screen >1 million enzyme variants per day, and 3) use machine learning to predict and learn from improved catalyst variants.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/20/2024

05/20/2024

None

Grant

47.084

1

4900

4900

2409142

{'FirstName': 'Trevor', 'LastName': 'Nicks', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Trevor Nicks', 'EmailAddress': 'Trevor@caravel.bio', 'NSF_ID': '000958688', 'StartDate': '05/20/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'CARAVEL BIO, INC.', 'CityName': 'PORTLAND', 'ZipCode': '972394283', 'PhoneNumber': '2164702562', 'StreetAddress': '4640 S MACADAM AVE STE 130D', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oregon', 'StateCode': 'OR', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'OR01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NB9TUWC6X8M5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'CARAVEL BIO, INC.', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'CARAVEL BIO, INC.', 'CityName': 'Portland', 'StateCode': 'OR', 'ZipCode': '972394283', 'StreetAddress': '4640 S Macadam St Ste 130D', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oregon', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'OR01'}

{'Code': '537100', 'Text': 'SBIR Phase I'}

2024~275000

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Collaborative Research: A seismic experiment to investigate mantle dynamics during the early stages of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic

NSF

11/01/2024

10/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '06040200', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OCE', 'LongName': 'Division Of Ocean Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Scott M. White', 'PO_EMAI': 'scwhite@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928369'}

Ocean basins form as continents break apart and seafloor spreading begins. The Atlantic Ocean began to form in the Early Jurassic (~190 million years ago) as the Pangaea supercontinent rifted. This project seeks to understand how the central Atlantic Ocean first formed. Geologic data of this time suggest an anomalous geology at the time of initial seafloor spreading, but for reasons that are poorly understood. New marine seismic data will address the first ~50 million years of seafloor spreading in the western Atlantic, next to Eastern North America. The new seismic data will reveal the evolution of oceanic crust and mantle as the Atlantic formed. Participation by students and early-career scientists will give them first-hand experience in marine geophysics, and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the geosciences.<br/><br/>Formation of ocean basins is fundamental to plate tectonics, yet initial seafloor spreading processes remain enigmatic. The asthenosphere during incipient spreading is likely anomalous in its composition, temperature, and flow patterns compared to mature seafloor spreading. The timescales of thermal and chemical depletion of the mantle and establishment of normal seafloor accretion have not been resolved. This project will shed light on these processes by conducting a novel 2D/3D seismic experiment adjacent to the Eastern North American Margin, spanning the first ~50 Myr of seafloor spreading. The seismic survey will collect four profiles along which both multichannel seismic and ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) data will be acquired. Three shorter profiles will run parallel to paleo-spreading direction, and one long profile will be perpendicular to the shorter profiles. The new data will constrain the evolution of oceanic crustal thickness, composition, and basement roughness. In addition, OBS recordings of 3D active-source mantle refractions and ambient noise surface waves will be analyzed to infer the orientation and magnitude of asthenospheric anisotropy. Seismic observations will be synthesized with petrological models of mantle melting and oceanic crust crystallization to study the chemical composition and potential temperature of the mantle source regime and how it evolved over time during early seafloor spreading. This experiment will bridge a critical gap between existing seismic datasets across the rifted margin and on mature Atlantic oceanic lithosphere.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/29/2024

04/29/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409159

[{'FirstName': 'Anne', 'LastName': 'Becel', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Anne Becel', 'EmailAddress': 'annebcl@ldeo.columbia.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000622869', 'StartDate': '04/29/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Brandon', 'LastName': 'Shuck', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Brandon Shuck', 'EmailAddress': 'bshuck@lsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000924523', 'StartDate': '04/29/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'Columbia University', 'CityName': 'NEW YORK', 'ZipCode': '100277922', 'PhoneNumber': '2128546851', 'StreetAddress': '615 W 131ST ST', 'StreetAddress2': 'MC 8741', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '13', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY13', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'F4N1QNPB95M4', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Columbia University', 'CityName': 'Palisades', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '109648000', 'StreetAddress': '61 Rte 9W', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '17', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY17'}

{'Code': '162000', 'Text': 'Marine Geology and Geophysics'}

2024~236732

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Collaborative Research: A seismic experiment to investigate mantle dynamics during the early stages of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic

NSF

11/01/2024

10/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '06040200', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OCE', 'LongName': 'Division Of Ocean Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Scott M. White', 'PO_EMAI': 'scwhite@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928369'}

Ocean basins form as continents break apart and seafloor spreading begins. The Atlantic Ocean began to form in the Early Jurassic (~190 million years ago) as the Pangaea supercontinent rifted. This project seeks to understand how the central Atlantic Ocean first formed. Geologic data of this time suggest an anomalous geology at the time of initial seafloor spreading, but for reasons that are poorly understood. New marine seismic data will address the first ~50 million years of seafloor spreading in the western Atlantic, next to Eastern North America. The new seismic data will reveal the evolution of oceanic crust and mantle as the Atlantic formed. Participation by students and early-career scientists will give them first-hand experience in marine geophysics, and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the geosciences.<br/><br/>Formation of ocean basins is fundamental to plate tectonics, yet initial seafloor spreading processes remain enigmatic. The asthenosphere during incipient spreading is likely anomalous in its composition, temperature, and flow patterns compared to mature seafloor spreading. The timescales of thermal and chemical depletion of the mantle and establishment of normal seafloor accretion have not been resolved. This project will shed light on these processes by conducting a novel 2D/3D seismic experiment adjacent to the Eastern North American Margin, spanning the first ~50 Myr of seafloor spreading. The seismic survey will collect four profiles along which both multichannel seismic and ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) data will be acquired. Three shorter profiles will run parallel to paleo-spreading direction, and one long profile will be perpendicular to the shorter profiles. The new data will constrain the evolution of oceanic crustal thickness, composition, and basement roughness. In addition, OBS recordings of 3D active-source mantle refractions and ambient noise surface waves will be analyzed to infer the orientation and magnitude of asthenospheric anisotropy. Seismic observations will be synthesized with petrological models of mantle melting and oceanic crust crystallization to study the chemical composition and potential temperature of the mantle source regime and how it evolved over time during early seafloor spreading. This experiment will bridge a critical gap between existing seismic datasets across the rifted margin and on mature Atlantic oceanic lithosphere.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/29/2024

04/29/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409160

{'FirstName': 'Harm', 'LastName': 'Van Avendonk', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'J', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Harm J Van Avendonk', 'EmailAddress': 'harm@ig.utexas.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000489962', 'StartDate': '04/29/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Texas at Austin', 'CityName': 'AUSTIN', 'ZipCode': '787121139', 'PhoneNumber': '5124716424', 'StreetAddress': '110 INNER CAMPUS DR', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Texas', 'StateCode': 'TX', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '25', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'TX25', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'V6AFQPN18437', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Texas at Austin', 'CityName': 'AUSTIN', 'StateCode': 'TX', 'ZipCode': '787584445', 'StreetAddress': '10100 Burnet Rd. ROC/Bldg 196', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Texas', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'TX37'}

{'Code': '162000', 'Text': 'Marine Geology and Geophysics'}

2024~73585

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Collaborative Research: A seismic experiment to investigate mantle dynamics during the early stages of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic

NSF

11/01/2024

10/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '06040200', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OCE', 'LongName': 'Division Of Ocean Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Scott M. White', 'PO_EMAI': 'scwhite@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928369'}

Ocean basins form as continents break apart and seafloor spreading begins. The Atlantic Ocean began to form in the Early Jurassic (~190 million years ago) as the Pangaea supercontinent rifted. This project seeks to understand how the central Atlantic Ocean first formed. Geologic data of this time suggest an anomalous geology at the time of initial seafloor spreading, but for reasons that are poorly understood. New marine seismic data will address the first ~50 million years of seafloor spreading in the western Atlantic, next to Eastern North America. The new seismic data will reveal the evolution of oceanic crust and mantle as the Atlantic formed. Participation by students and early-career scientists will give them first-hand experience in marine geophysics, and advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the geosciences.<br/><br/>Formation of ocean basins is fundamental to plate tectonics, yet initial seafloor spreading processes remain enigmatic. The asthenosphere during incipient spreading is likely anomalous in its composition, temperature, and flow patterns compared to mature seafloor spreading. The timescales of thermal and chemical depletion of the mantle and establishment of normal seafloor accretion have not been resolved. This project will shed light on these processes by conducting a novel 2D/3D seismic experiment adjacent to the Eastern North American Margin, spanning the first ~50 Myr of seafloor spreading. The seismic survey will collect four profiles along which both multichannel seismic and ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) data will be acquired. Three shorter profiles will run parallel to paleo-spreading direction, and one long profile will be perpendicular to the shorter profiles. The new data will constrain the evolution of oceanic crustal thickness, composition, and basement roughness. In addition, OBS recordings of 3D active-source mantle refractions and ambient noise surface waves will be analyzed to infer the orientation and magnitude of asthenospheric anisotropy. Seismic observations will be synthesized with petrological models of mantle melting and oceanic crust crystallization to study the chemical composition and potential temperature of the mantle source regime and how it evolved over time during early seafloor spreading. This experiment will bridge a critical gap between existing seismic datasets across the rifted margin and on mature Atlantic oceanic lithosphere.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/29/2024

04/29/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409161

{'FirstName': 'Joshua', 'LastName': 'Russell', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'B', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Joshua B Russell', 'EmailAddress': 'jbrussel@syr.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000807291', 'StartDate': '04/29/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Syracuse University', 'CityName': 'SYRACUSE', 'ZipCode': '13244', 'PhoneNumber': '3154432807', 'StreetAddress': '900 S CROUSE AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '22', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY22', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'C4BXLBC11LC6', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Syracuse University', 'CityName': 'SYRACUSE', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '132440001', 'StreetAddress': '900 S CROUSE AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '22', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY22'}

{'Code': '162000', 'Text': 'Marine Geology and Geophysics'}

2024~80633

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Thermospheric Circulation Using Mesoscale-Resolving Whole Atmosphere Model and Satellite Observations

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06020200', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'AGS', 'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Shikha Raizada', 'PO_EMAI': 'sraizada@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928963'}

Residual circulation forms the global-scale basis for determining the observed meridional and vertical distribution of composition and temperature in the Earth’s middle and upper atmosphere. Among the well-known summer-to-winter mesospheric and thermospheric circulations, observed tracer distribution suggests the existence of a reversed residual circulation in the lower thermosphere. However, very little work has been done to thoroughly investigate the dynamics driving the lower-thermospheric winter-to-summer circulation. This research will conduct a comprehensive study of the lower-thermospheric circulation by utilizing a mesoscale-resolving whole atmosphere model. The research aims to increase understanding of multi-scale processes in the upper atmosphere and improve the representation of compositions and plasma density in models, with transformative aspects that could contribute to our understanding of multi-step vertical coupling mechanisms. A graduate student will participate and be supported by this project, and the work will be part of the doctoral thesis.<br/><br/>This project will utilize the high-resolution Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model eXtended (high-res WACCM-X) in System for Integrated Modeling of the Atmosphere (SIMA) framework, which can capture multi-scale interactions among processes from global scales to mesoscale. The project has two objectives. The first objective is to examine the physical processes driving the residual circulation in the thermosphere. Model-resolved wave momentum forcing, including planetary waves, tides, and gravity waves, is the primary focus of this investigation. The second objective is to investigate how the circulation affects the thermospheric compositional structure during geomagnetically quiet times. A force term analysis will be performed to examine the underlying mechanisms responsible for driving the seasonal and latitudinal variation of O/N2 in the thermosphere. Utilizing the meso-scale resolving whole atmosphere model enables a detailed examination of how multi-scale physical processes and interactions impact thermospheric compositions.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/11/2024

04/11/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409172

{'FirstName': 'Jack', 'LastName': 'Wang', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'C', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Jack C Wang', 'EmailAddress': 'wangjc@cua.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000926892', 'StartDate': '04/11/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Catholic University of America', 'CityName': 'WASHINGTON', 'ZipCode': '200640001', 'PhoneNumber': '2026355000', 'StreetAddress': '620 MICHIGAN AVE NE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'District of Columbia', 'StateCode': 'DC', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '00', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'DC00', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'C31ES3WEAVQ5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Catholic University of America', 'CityName': 'WASHINGTON', 'StateCode': 'DC', 'ZipCode': '200640001', 'StreetAddress': '620 MICHIGAN AVE NE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'District of Columbia', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '00', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'DC00'}

{'Code': '152100', 'Text': 'AERONOMY'}

2024~292835

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CAREER: Regulating Vulnerability: Reproduction, Risk, and the Social Production of Biomedical Research Ethics

NSF

10/01/2023

04/30/2025

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '04050000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'SBE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'SES', 'LongName': 'Divn Of Social and Economic Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Frederick Kronz', 'PO_EMAI': 'fkronz@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927283'}

.<br/><br/>______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/><br/>This CAREER project examines regulatory changes regarding obstetric patients and biomedical research over time. In so doing, it contributes to pressing scientific, medical, ethical, and policy discussions about the goals and consequences of research regulations and scientific knowledge production. The project also elucidates how the production of knowledge about reproduction matters for health and health disparities. This project's education plan centers on expanding instruction in science and technology studies and ethics. It will offer students who will be going into applied research, clinical work, public sector positions, and academia productive training for critically assessing, managing, and studying key issues in population health and research ethics. The broader impacts of this project also include producing white papers, training graduate students, and convening an interdisciplinary workshop that advances academic and public dialogue about reproduction and research. This project will be of interest to biomedical researchers, obstetric patients and their families, educators in the biomedical field and medical policy makers.<br/><br/>Drawing on multiple methods, including archival research, content analysis, oral histories, ethnographic observations, and interviews with experts and multiple stakeholder groups, this project documents past and present changes in research regulations pertaining to obstetric patients, and it analyzes how stakeholders respond to regulatory revisions related to reproduction. It asks: What social, cultural, political, and ethical factors have influenced research regulations regarding obstetric patients over the past eight decades? How do changes in regulatory categories with respect to obstetric patients and clinical research get taken up, deployed, and implemented? How do stakeholders respond to cultural, ethical, and regulatory changes in the context of reproduction and biomedical research? In answering these questions, this project enhances basic understanding within the history and sociology of medical science, and advances theory in science and technology studies about processes of knowledge production and outcomes of regulatory change. This project also increases scholarly and public understandings of the ethics and morality of human subjects research and builds a theoretical framework for the social production of ethics at the intersection of science studies and bioethics. Organizing a national workshop enables this project to bridge science studies scholarship with wider conversations about reproduction and bioethics.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

12/04/2023

06/24/2024

None

Grant

47.075

1

4900

4900

2409180

{'FirstName': 'Miranda', 'LastName': 'Waggoner', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Miranda Waggoner', 'EmailAddress': 'waggoner@rice.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000544691', 'StartDate': '12/04/2023', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'William Marsh Rice University', 'CityName': 'Houston', 'ZipCode': '770051827', 'PhoneNumber': '7133484820', 'StreetAddress': '6100 MAIN ST', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Texas', 'StateCode': 'TX', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '09', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'TX09', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'K51LECU1G8N3', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'William Marsh Rice University', 'CityName': 'Houston', 'StateCode': 'TX', 'ZipCode': '770051827', 'StreetAddress': '6100 MAIN ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Texas', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '09', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'TX09'}

[{'Code': '124Y00', 'Text': 'Science & Technology Studies'}, {'Code': '133100', 'Text': 'Sociology'}]

['2022~67755', '2023~89916', '2024~89916']

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Collaborative Research: CCRI: New: A Research News Recommender Infrastructure with Live Users for Algorithm and Interface Experimentation

NSF

10/01/2023

12/31/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05020000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'IIS', 'LongName': 'Div Of Information & Intelligent Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Raj Acharya', 'PO_EMAI': 'racharya@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927978'}

Machine learning recommender systems personalize users’ experiences online by ranking and selecting items to present based on users’ past behavior. For example, when a user visits an online retailer, the products shown are selected by a recommender system designed to help one find things to buy and to increase the vendors sales. Recommender systems are also behind most online news sources, and they can shape which news people see. Given the importance of recommender systems to individual choice, it is critical for researchers to be able to carry out studies to evaluate different designs and their impact on the users of the system. But conducting such studies is beyond the resources of most researchers. To get meaningful results requires building and sustaining a community of willing users who have given their permission to be studied. As a result, the amount of experimental research – and specifically experimental research on long-term users of a system – has plummeted. Almost all such studies are conducted by commercial recommendation platforms and their results are rarely made known to the public. This project is designed to develop a shared news recommender system specifically to enable researchers nationwide to be able to carry out experiments and learn just how different algorithms and interfaces affect users. This should create the knowledge that will allow the community to fully understand the impact of these systems and design new recommender systems that can enhance fairness and equity. When complete, this research infrastructure will support researchers in answering critical questions about how complex and often opaque recommender systems affect user behavior and to test new systems that can improve these systems and their outcomes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This community-centered project will design and build an experimental news recommender community infrastructure to support research in personalization and recommender systems, AI and machine learning, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, social computing, and other fields that would benefit from the ability to carry out online field experiments with long-term users of a system. The cloud-based software infrastructure includes a pluggable recommendation architecture in which researchers can deploy custom algorithms and interfaces, a feed of news articles starting with those obtained through a partnership with the Associated Press, experiment-support modules including consent, payment, and surveying of subjects, and support for two news interfaces—first a news digest and then a progressive web news browser. The infrastructure will maintain a set of long-term consented users, provide extensive support to researchers including overarching IRB protocols, training, sample experiments, datasets and metrics, and live support through a researcher support team. It will be governed by a community advisory board drawn from the researcher community with representatives of the content providers and end-users and charged with allocating experiment slots and steering the development and management of the infrastructure. By developing and deploying this research infrastructure, the investigators seek to empower individuals and small groups to study important questions in recommender systems, including questions about how different algorithms and interfaces can alter the diversity of sources and viewpoints represented and provide users with greater understanding and control over the content they explore. The investigators come from five institutions spread across the country and will in turn assemble and train a diverse team to take on this technically challenging and important work.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

12/04/2023

12/04/2023

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409199

{'FirstName': 'Michael', 'LastName': 'Ekstrand', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Michael Ekstrand', 'EmailAddress': 'mde48@drexel.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000676745', 'StartDate': '12/04/2023', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Drexel University', 'CityName': 'PHILADELPHIA', 'ZipCode': '191042875', 'PhoneNumber': '2158956342', 'StreetAddress': '3141 CHESTNUT ST', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'PA03', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'XF3XM9642N96', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'DREXEL UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Drexel University', 'CityName': 'PHILADELPHIA', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'ZipCode': '191042816', 'StreetAddress': '3141 CHESTNUT ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'PA03'}

{'Code': '7359', 'Text': 'CCRI-CISE Cmnty Rsrch Infrstrc'}

2023~150000

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Collaborative Research: Elucidating the Impact of Microstructural Defects on Mechanical and Ionic Properties in Composite Electrodes for All-Solid-State Batteries

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '07020000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'ENG', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CBET', 'LongName': 'Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Carole Read', 'PO_EMAI': 'cread@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922418'}

This project focuses on the intricate, often overlooked, and unavoidable imperfections within composite electrodes used in all-solid-state batteries. Understanding this “microstructure” is crucial for advancing battery technology with improved safety and energy density. By examining how these features behave during synthesis and electrochemical cycling, the research aims to uncover their impact on lithium diffusion and structural integrity. This study is significant because it fills a critical knowledge gap and advances solid-state battery technology. Beyond the scientific advancements, the project has broad societal impacts by fostering sustainable energy technologies and promoting diversity and inclusivity in STEM fields. By leveraging the diverse demographics of Cornell University and Arizona State University, the project will engage underrepresented communities in materials science through outreach initiatives targeting K-12 students and inter-institutional collaborations. These efforts aim to inspire a passion for STEM, cultivate a diverse future workforce, and enhance the interdisciplinary and inclusive nature of scientific research, ultimately contributing to national health, prosperity, and welfare.<br/> <br/>The project investigates the microstructure, including grain boundaries, secondary phases, and defects, within composite electrodes composed of solid-state electrolytes and cathode active materials. The research aims to quantify defect formation mechanisms and monitor operando microstructural evolution, and to elucidate to what extent these changes impact the mechanical and electrochemical properties of the electrodes. By combining tailored synthesis, advanced electrochemical characterization, real-time operando x-ray techniques, including single-particle diffraction and coherent imaging, and rigorous modeling, this study promises to unravel the profound influence of microstructural defects on ionic transport, mechanical resilience, and fracture toughness, paving the way for the development of high-performance solid-state batteries.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/18/2024

07/18/2024

None

Grant

47.041

1

4900

4900

2409202

{'FirstName': 'Andrej', 'LastName': 'Singer', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Andrej Singer', 'EmailAddress': 'as3689@cornell.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000752461', 'StartDate': '07/18/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Cornell University', 'CityName': 'ITHACA', 'ZipCode': '148502820', 'PhoneNumber': '6072555014', 'StreetAddress': '341 PINE TREE RD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY19', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'G56PUALJ3KT5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'CORNELL UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Cornell University', 'CityName': 'ITHACA', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '148531501', 'StreetAddress': '126 Hollister Dr.', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY19'}

{'Code': '764400', 'Text': 'EchemS-Electrochemical Systems'}

2024~368192

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Collaborative Research: Elucidating the Impact of Microstructural Defects on Mechanical and Ionic Properties in Composite Electrodes for All-Solid-State Batteries

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '07020000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'ENG', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CBET', 'LongName': 'Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Carole Read', 'PO_EMAI': 'cread@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922418'}

This project focuses on the intricate, often overlooked, and unavoidable imperfections within composite electrodes used in all-solid-state batteries. Understanding this “microstructure” is crucial for advancing battery technology with improved safety and energy density. By examining how these features behave during synthesis and electrochemical cycling, the research aims to uncover their impact on lithium diffusion and structural integrity. This study is significant because it fills a critical knowledge gap and advances solid-state battery technology. Beyond the scientific advancements, the project has broad societal impacts by fostering sustainable energy technologies and promoting diversity and inclusivity in STEM fields. By leveraging the diverse demographics of Cornell University and Arizona State University, the project will engage underrepresented communities in materials science through outreach initiatives targeting K-12 students and inter-institutional collaborations. These efforts aim to inspire a passion for STEM, cultivate a diverse future workforce, and enhance the interdisciplinary and inclusive nature of scientific research, ultimately contributing to national health, prosperity, and welfare.<br/> <br/>The project investigates the microstructure, including grain boundaries, secondary phases, and defects, within composite electrodes composed of solid-state electrolytes and cathode active materials. The research aims to quantify defect formation mechanisms and monitor operando microstructural evolution, and to elucidate to what extent these changes impact the mechanical and electrochemical properties of the electrodes. By combining tailored synthesis, advanced electrochemical characterization, real-time operando x-ray techniques, including single-particle diffraction and coherent imaging, and rigorous modeling, this study promises to unravel the profound influence of microstructural defects on ionic transport, mechanical resilience, and fracture toughness, paving the way for the development of high-performance solid-state batteries.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/18/2024

07/18/2024

None

Grant

47.041

1

4900

4900

2409203

{'FirstName': 'Linqin', 'LastName': 'Mu', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Linqin Mu', 'EmailAddress': 'linqinmu@asu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000934922', 'StartDate': '07/18/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Arizona State University', 'CityName': 'TEMPE', 'ZipCode': '852813670', 'PhoneNumber': '4809655479', 'StreetAddress': '660 S MILL AVENUE STE 204', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Arizona', 'StateCode': 'AZ', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'AZ04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NTLHJXM55KZ6', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Arizona State University', 'CityName': 'TEMPE', 'StateCode': 'AZ', 'ZipCode': '852813670', 'StreetAddress': '660 S MILL AVENUE STE 204', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Arizona', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'AZ04'}

{'Code': '764400', 'Text': 'EchemS-Electrochemical Systems'}

2024~299463

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Louis Stokes B2B Alliance: Puget Sound B2B Alliance (PSA)

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '11060000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'EES', 'LongName': 'Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Sonja Montas-Hunter', 'PO_EMAI': 'smontash@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927404'}

A diverse scientific, technical, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce not only unlocks the potential for innovation through the utilization of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, it also fortifies the strength of scientific endeavors and bolsters the competitiveness of the nation on a global scale. Two-year colleges are strategically positioned to expand and diversify this workforce. The Puget Sound Alliance (PSA) is an established Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliance of three Washington State public two-year colleges: North Seattle College, Pierce College, and Green River College. These institutions serve ~38,900 students each year within western Washington’s Puget Sound region. The region is a global center of STEM innovation and employment where almost 90% of the region’s family-sustaining jobs in STEM require at least a baccalaureate degree. In its first four years, the PSA deployed an array of evidence-based strategies to improve student engagement and retention, with an emphasis on undergraduate research experiences for participating students. These strategies, combined with robust student support, helped the PSA realize a 34% increase in the transfer rate of participating students to STEM programs at baccalaureate degree granting institutions across the Alliance. In this iteration, the PSA will continue proven strategies and implement three new foci: 1) mental health and well-being interventions, 2) experiential learning opportunities, and 3) improved faculty mentor training, to effect a 40% increase in the number of participating students transferring to STEM baccalaureate programs over a three-year duration. These efforts will directly serve over 270 student participants and provide funding for an additional 240 participants to pursue research and other activities known to increase engagement and retention during the three-year project. Thousands of other students will also indirectly benefit from the lasting institutional changes driven by the colleges’ participation in the PSA. Ultimately, the PSA aspires to educate and diversify new generations of STEM workers and researchers to help expand and diversify the nation's workforce and increase the number of STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees earned by students from historically underrepresented populations in these fields. <br/><br/>The project’s intellectual merit is derived from both the experienced leadership team and the array of evidence-based interventions and strategies leveraged by the PSA. Both the current efforts and the three new foci are well-supported by the literature on broadening participation in STEM. The PSA aims to continue proven strategies and implement new, innovative strategies to affect a 40% increase in the number of LSAMP-eligible students transferring to STEM baccalaureate programs over a three-year duration. The primary goal of the PSA will be to strengthen LSAMP-participating students’ STEM identities and significantly increase the number of these students who transfer from Puget Sound Alliance colleges to baccalaureate STEM programs of study at four-year universities. The Alliance will ensure the rigor and success of their efforts by conducting a mixed-method evaluation and assessment plan to generate new knowledge about the impact of PSA activities on LSAMP participants’ identity, sense of belonging, and intention to transfer. This project will be realized through established partnerships spanning two-year colleges, four-year universities, K-12 school districts, and regional STEM employers. These partners bring a commitment, expertise, and shared enthusiasm for equity-oriented approaches that seek to transform the two-year college student experience and, ultimately, foster greater participation in the region’s STEM workforce.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/11/2024

07/11/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409204

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{'Name': 'Seattle Community College District Office', 'CityName': 'SEATTLE', 'ZipCode': '981223803', 'PhoneNumber': '2069342026', 'StreetAddress': '1500 HARVARD AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Washington', 'StateCode': 'WA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '07', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'WA07', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'XW9JC593M6M7', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'JQTZWL5U8XJ8'}

{'Name': 'North Seattle Community College', 'CityName': 'SEATTLE', 'StateCode': 'WA', 'ZipCode': '981223803', 'StreetAddress': '1500 HARVARD AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Washington', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '07', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'WA07'}

{'Code': '913300', 'Text': 'Alliances-Minority Participat.'}

2024~511538

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Large-Scale Self Organization in Three-Dimensional Shear-Flow-Driven Magnetized Plasma Turbulence

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

In the universe, smooth magnetic fields are observed in very large systems like galaxies and can be generated by electrically conducting flowing matter, such as a plasma. Plasma flows that change direction from one region to another are said to be unstable and spontaneously generate turbulence, which creates magnetic fields that are tangled instead of smooth. In this project, computer simulations will be used to explore how magnetic fields are created in turbulent plasma systems and how these magnetic fields become smooth. Examples of such systems include the generation of zonal flows observed in fusion plasma devices and are analogous to the bands that are seen in the atmosphere of Jupiter. This project will also examine how the large magnetic field structures that are seen in these flows break up and re-form to understand when and why this happens.<br/> <br/>This award supports a study of the formation of large-scale anisotropic structures in three-dimensional (3D) magnetized plasma turbulence driven by a maintained unstable shear flow. The project builds on prior studies of two-dimensional (2D) magnetized plasma turbulence showing the sequestering of magnetic energy at large scales due to the excitation of a stable mode conjugate to the Kelvin-Helmholtz unstable mode. It also builds on analyses of 3D hydrodynamic turbulence, which have showed the generation of a zonal flow via a process involving the interaction of 2D unstable modes, weakly driven 3D unstable modes, and a conjugate stable mode. A versatile numerical modeling code Dedalus will be used for the project, employing newly developed diagnostics to track spectral energy transfer within the system. The project also includes a collaboration with the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research within the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/21/2024

06/21/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409206

{'FirstName': 'Paul', 'LastName': 'Terry', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'W', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Paul W Terry', 'EmailAddress': 'pwterry@wisc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000426007', 'StartDate': '06/21/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Wisconsin-Madison', 'CityName': 'MADISON', 'ZipCode': '537151218', 'PhoneNumber': '6082623822', 'StreetAddress': '21 N PARK ST STE 6301', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Wisconsin', 'StateCode': 'WI', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'WI02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'LCLSJAGTNZQ7', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Wisconsin-Madison', 'CityName': 'MADISON', 'StateCode': 'WI', 'ZipCode': '537151218', 'StreetAddress': '21 N PARK ST STE 6301', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Wisconsin', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'WI02'}

{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}

2024~456714

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Louis Stokes B2B Alliance: New Mexico Bridge to the Baccalaureate (NMB2B)

NSF

06/15/2024

05/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '11060000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'EES', 'LongName': 'Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Sonja Montas-Hunter', 'PO_EMAI': 'smontash@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927404'}

Community colleges in the United States have long played an important role in providing affordable access and opportunities for millions of students whose educational goals included transferring to four-year institutions to complete baccalaureate degrees. The success of a transfer pathway is dependent upon state and individual college policies, procedures, and pathways. The New Mexico Bridge to the Baccalaureate Alliance is a collaborative partnership of eight community colleges, led by NMSU Doña Ana Community College, sharing the common goal of significantly increasing the transfer of community college students in STEM by enhancing a culture of research. The Alliance partner colleges are located across the state serving a largely rural population including Central New Mexico (Albuquerque), Luna Community College (Las Vegas), New Mexico State University – Alamogordo, New Mexico State University – Grants Community College, San Juan Community College (Farmington), Santa Fe Community College, and University of New Mexico-Valencia. This Alliance will formalize articulation and transfer strategies between institutions, increasing communication, mentoring, and research opportunities for community college faculty and students by developing a formal partnership with six of the four-year institutions comprising the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation STEM Pathways and Research Alliance. <br/><br/>The collective impact of the Alliance institutions' focus on the transfer and graduation of underrepresented students in STEM disciplines contributes to an understanding of developing successful pathways to STEM degree completion at two-year institutions. The goals of the program are (1) to increase the number of Community College URM students participating in mentoring and enrollment in STEM courses that provide undergraduate research experiences; (2) Achieve a significant increase in the transfer rate of URM undergraduate students pursuing degrees in STEM;(3) Conduct a rigorous external evaluation to deepen the understanding of URM student success in New Mexico Community College STEM courses and degree programs; (4) Use Project Evaluation outcomes and findings to inform the project and support data-driven adjustments to activities, dissemination strategies, and sustainability planning. The project aims to implement four project activities selected for proven outcomes for students and their designation as “high-impact” practices. The analysis of project outcomes is anticipated to contribute to a greater understanding of four primary questions: 1) Does peer mentoring influence STEM community college student transfer? 2) Does participation in course-based research experiences influence transfer? 3) Does participation in faculty professional development opportunities increase curriculum revision efforts? 4) What impact does student participation in professional development have on transfer? Providing support for faculty and students, the project represents new directions for shifting the culture of STEM education and the role of transfer in a community college. New templates for sustainable teaching improvement and pathway developments that emerge addressing critical transfer points will be broadly disseminated to state, national, and international audiences through publications, presentations, and online venues.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/07/2024

06/07/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409217

[{'FirstName': 'Monica', 'LastName': 'Torres', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Monica Torres', 'EmailAddress': 'mftorres@nmsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000771494', 'StartDate': '06/07/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Jon', 'LastName': 'Juarez', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Jon Juarez', 'EmailAddress': 'jjuarez@nmsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000745562', 'StartDate': '06/07/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Joann', 'LastName': 'Latorre', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Joann Latorre', 'EmailAddress': 'jlat68@nmsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000984747', 'StartDate': '06/07/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'Dona Ana Branch Community College', 'CityName': 'LAS CRUCES', 'ZipCode': '880030003', 'PhoneNumber': '5755277520', 'StreetAddress': '3400 S ESPINA 3DA', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New Mexico', 'StateCode': 'NM', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NM02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'YGLJYPWTVQC9', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'ED67D3S7GM79'}

{'Name': 'New Mexico State University Dona Ana Branch Community College', 'CityName': 'Las Cruces', 'StateCode': 'NM', 'ZipCode': '880031290', 'StreetAddress': '3400 S Espina 3DA', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New Mexico', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NM02'}

{'Code': '913300', 'Text': 'Alliances-Minority Participat.'}

2024~500000

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Collaborative Research: Microscale Plasma Processes at High Beta in Shock and Turbulent Environments

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

Ordinary gases like the Earth's atmosphere are often characterized by their pressure and temperature, from which it's possible to make many useful predictions using the laws of thermodynamics. Astrophysical gases follow similar laws, but most astrophysical systems are plasmas: made up of energetic, electrically charged particles often with an embedded magnetic field. Under these conditions the simple thermodynamic descriptions do not apply because the laws which regulate the flow of energy between charged particles and the electromagnetic fields are so complex. Examples of such systems include accretion disks around black holes, the tenuous medium pervading clusters of galaxies, and the solar wind coming off of our own Sun. This project will use state of the art computer hardware and software to extract simple descriptions of these systems and use them to develop testable predictions for fundamental, observables such as the rate at which galaxy cluster plasmas emit x-rays and radio waves, whether plasma orbiting a black hole is swallowed up or launched into high energy jets, and what mechanisms power Nature's most energetic explosions, such as the mysterious bursts of radio waves and gamma rays detected throughout the cosmos.<br/><br/>Hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics are proven tools for elucidating the properties of diffuse astrophysical gas and have enabled great progress. Still, many unsolved problems remain, including heating and acceleration of particles at shocks and transport of momentum and heat in a turbulent plasma rich in instabilities driven by velocity space anisotropies. This collaborative award to Columbia University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison supports development of physics-based models of kinetic, non-equilibrium processes suitable for use in fluid codes. The project will focus on (1) particle heating and acceleration in shocks and (2) thermodynamics and transport driven by large scale turbulence. These problems will be investigated with numerical simulations, analytical theory, and spacecraft data. The project will engage undergraduate students who will receive mentorship and academic support throughout the project. The project will also develop an interactive website that will be used to expose local high-school students to the forefront of astrophysical research during day-long workshops in the schools.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409223

{'FirstName': 'Lorenzo', 'LastName': 'Sironi', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Lorenzo Sironi', 'EmailAddress': 'lsironi@astro.columbia.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000708276', 'StartDate': '07/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Columbia University', 'CityName': 'NEW YORK', 'ZipCode': '100277922', 'PhoneNumber': '2128546851', 'StreetAddress': '615 W 131ST ST', 'StreetAddress2': 'MC 8741', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '13', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY13', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'F4N1QNPB95M4', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Columbia University', 'CityName': 'NEW YORK', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '100277922', 'StreetAddress': '202 LOW LIBRARY 535 W 116 ST MC 4309,', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '13', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY13'}

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2024~341464

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Collaborative Research: Microscale Plasma Processes at High Beta in Shock and Turbulent Environments

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

Ordinary gases like the Earth's atmosphere are often characterized by their pressure and temperature, from which it's possible to make many useful predictions using the laws of thermodynamics. Astrophysical gases follow similar laws, but most astrophysical systems are plasmas: made up of energetic, electrically charged particles often with an embedded magnetic field. Under these conditions the simple thermodynamic descriptions do not apply because the laws which regulate the flow of energy between charged particles and the electromagnetic fields are so complex. Examples of such systems include accretion disks around black holes, the tenuous medium pervading clusters of galaxies, and the solar wind coming off of our own Sun. This project will use state of the art computer hardware and software to extract simple descriptions of these systems and use them to develop testable predictions for fundamental, observables such as the rate at which galaxy cluster plasmas emit x-rays and radio waves, whether plasma orbiting a black hole is swallowed up or launched into high energy jets, and what mechanisms power Nature's most energetic explosions, such as the mysterious bursts of radio waves and gamma rays detected throughout the cosmos.<br/><br/>Hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics are proven tools for elucidating the properties of diffuse astrophysical gas and have enabled great progress. Still, many unsolved problems remain, including heating and acceleration of particles at shocks and transport of momentum and heat in a turbulent plasma rich in instabilities driven by velocity space anisotropies. This collaborative award to Columbia University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison supports development of physics-based models of kinetic, non-equilibrium processes suitable for use in fluid codes. The project will focus on (1) particle heating and acceleration in shocks and (2) thermodynamics and transport driven by large scale turbulence. These problems will be investigated with numerical simulations, analytical theory, and spacecraft data. The project will engage undergraduate students who will receive mentorship and academic support throughout the project. The project will also develop an interactive website that will be used to expose local high-school students to the forefront of astrophysical research during day-long workshops in the schools.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409224

{'FirstName': 'Ellen', 'LastName': 'Zweibel', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'G', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Ellen G Zweibel', 'EmailAddress': 'zweibel@astro.wisc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000196751', 'StartDate': '07/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Wisconsin-Madison', 'CityName': 'MADISON', 'ZipCode': '537151218', 'PhoneNumber': '6082623822', 'StreetAddress': '21 N PARK ST STE 6301', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Wisconsin', 'StateCode': 'WI', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'WI02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'LCLSJAGTNZQ7', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Wisconsin-Madison', 'CityName': 'MADISON', 'StateCode': 'WI', 'ZipCode': '537151218', 'StreetAddress': '21 N PARK ST STE 6301', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Wisconsin', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'WI02'}

[{'Code': '121500', 'Text': 'STELLAR ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSC'}, {'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}]

2024~340000

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SCC-IRG Track 2: CityGuide: Seamless and Inclusive Location-Based Services for Communities

NSF

12/01/2023

09/30/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05050000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CNS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Computer and Network Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vishal Sharma', 'PO_EMAI': 'vsharma@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928950'}

Persons with disabilities in our communities often find it difficult to achieve and maintain an independent and high quality of life. A significant cause of this issue is the challenge in independently accessing locations and services within the community. In spite of advances in global positioning system (GPS)-enabled applications, there are many daily-life scenarios where the lack of adequate location-based services presents mobility and access challenges to persons with disabilities. The long-term vision for this project is to design, deploy, evaluate, and refine an inclusive community-wide system (accessed through a smartphone app) called CityGuide that provides various auxiliary location-based services (ALBSs) for people with disabilities (and the general population), complementing satellite-based GPS systems. CityGuide will provide a core wayfinding application as a service with the twin capabilities of exploration and navigation. Building upon this core wayfinding service, numerous other applications can be built; some specific applications of interest within the scope of the project are: emergency evacuation, remote assistance, and transit. <br/><br/>This project attempts to use a common technology infrastructure to simultaneously serve the auxiliary wayfinding needs of people with a broad range of disabilities. The top-level goal of using technology to improve accessibility in communities naturally requires integrative socio-technical research contributions that advances knowledge on multiple fronts. From a technology design perspective, the project advances knowledge about providing seamless and scalable indoor and outdoor location-based services. From an information design perspective, the project advances knowledge about contextually appropriate cues and content for a variety of location-based applications. From a human-computer interaction perspective, the project advances knowledge in applying universal design principles towards accessing location-based services. From an economic analysis perspective, the project advances knowledge about the impact of economies of scope and scale in the feasibility and sustainability of accessibility technologies in small to medium-sized communities. Expected societal impacts from the project include the development of wayfinding technologies (and associated tech transfer) that provides people with disabilities and also the general population a useful tool to increase their independence, and thus, quality of life; and creation of a model for other similar future efforts (beyond wayfinding) to address the need for greater inclusivity in how various community-based services are accessed.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

11/20/2023

11/20/2023

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409227

{'FirstName': 'Vinod', 'LastName': 'Namboodiri', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Vinod Namboodiri', 'EmailAddress': 'vin423@lehigh.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000524543', 'StartDate': '11/20/2023', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Lehigh University', 'CityName': 'BETHLEHEM', 'ZipCode': '180153008', 'PhoneNumber': '6107583021', 'StreetAddress': '526 BRODHEAD AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '07', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'PA07', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'E13MDBKHLDB5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'LEHIGH UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Lehigh University', 'CityName': 'BETHLEHEM', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'ZipCode': '180153008', 'StreetAddress': '526 BRODHEAD AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '07', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'PA07'}

{'Code': '033Y00', 'Text': 'S&CC: Smart & Connected Commun'}

2020~570780

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Extreme Quantum-Electrodynamic Plasma Physics

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

This award supports a theoretical study of the behavior of matter in super-strong magnetic fields. Observational discoveries of compact stars in our galaxy that are extraordinarily strong magnets, called neutron stars and magnetars, brings modern science into an uncharted territory of enormous magnetic fields. This is where quantum mechanics, rather than everyday classical physics, describes objects as massive as our Sun. Recent advances in laser science and engineering allow the most advanced national laser facilities to approach regimes relevant for studies of such extreme conditions. The neutron stars and magnetars can be viewed as astrophysical laboratories for studies of the interplay of quantum effects in large classical systems, at scale not yet achievable at laser laboratory facilities. Broader impacts of this project include training of graduate students and outreach to students from rural areas and underrepresented minority groups. <br/><br/>Magnetars -- neutron stars with magnetic fields exceeding a critical (or Schwinger) field -- are the primary astrophysical sources of interest where quantum electrodynamic (QED) effects strongly affect the behavior, properties and dynamics of plasma. State-of-the-art high-intensity laser systems are beginning to approach regimes relevant for studies of plasma under such extreme, super-critical field conditions. The upcoming laser-plasma experiments and astrophysical observations will allow one to probe into extreme plasma and astrophysical phenomena that were previously inaccessible. This project aims to lay the theoretical foundations for studying collective plasma phenomena in a strong field QED plasma. The primary goal of this study is the development of theoretical understanding of plasmas under extreme astrophysical conditions and the creation of a comprehensive knowledge base of extreme plasmas with full QED. <br/><br/>This project is jointly funded by the Division of Physics and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/12/2024

07/12/2024

None

Grant

47.049, 47.083

1

4900

4900

2409249

{'FirstName': 'Mikhail', 'LastName': 'Medvedev', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'V', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Mikhail V Medvedev', 'EmailAddress': 'medvedev@ku.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000486411', 'StartDate': '07/12/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Kansas Center for Research Inc', 'CityName': 'LAWRENCE', 'ZipCode': '660457563', 'PhoneNumber': '7858643441', 'StreetAddress': '2385 IRVING HILL RD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Kansas', 'StateCode': 'KS', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'KS01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'SSUJB3GSH8A5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'SSUJB3GSH8A5'}

{'Name': 'University of Kansas Center for Research Inc', 'CityName': 'LAWRENCE', 'StateCode': 'KS', 'ZipCode': '660457552', 'StreetAddress': '2385 IRVING HILL RD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Kansas', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'KS01'}

[{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}, {'Code': '915000', 'Text': 'EPSCoR Co-Funding'}]

2024~430000

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Conference: Maryland Dynamics Conference

NSF

04/15/2024

03/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03040000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Mathematical Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Jeremy Tyson', 'PO_EMAI': 'jtyson@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927210'}

This award provides funding for three years for an annual workshop, to be held in the spring, on dynamical systems and related topics. The workshop will take place on the campus of the University of Maryland at College Park. The event provides a forum for both early career and established researchers to exchange ideas with each other and with their counterparts from around the world. Conference proceedings will be produced at the conclusion of each workshop; these publications will help early career mathematicians to gain familiarity with the presented material. Funding from the award will be prioritized for the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by junior participants and participants without access to other sources of support.<br/><br/>The goals of this workshop are to promote the dissemination of mathematical results; to facilitate interaction and research progress in dynamical systems and related fields; to nurture the sense of community and common mission in these fields; to promote the participation and visibility of women and under-represented groups in the field; and to contribute to the training of graduate students and recent Ph.D. recipients and to their integration into the dynamics community. Talks at the conference come from widely varying areas of dynamical systems, as well as related areas such as analysis, geometry, and topology. At the same time, each instance of the conference incorporates a particular thematic focus within the overall field of dynamical systems. Special effort will be taken to promote the involvement of early career researchers and individuals from groups under-represented in mathematics research. For instance, graduate students and postdocs in attendance at the conference will be invited to contribute to the creation of a post-conference booklet based on notes of the lectures, which will be made available on the conference’s website. (https://www-math.umd.edu/dynamics-conference.html)<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/04/2024

04/04/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409251

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{'Name': 'University of Maryland, College Park', 'CityName': 'COLLEGE PARK', 'ZipCode': '207425100', 'PhoneNumber': '3014056269', 'StreetAddress': '3112 LEE BUILDING', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Maryland', 'StateCode': 'MD', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MD04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NPU8ULVAAS23', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'NPU8ULVAAS23'}

{'Name': 'University of Maryland, College Park', 'CityName': 'College Park', 'StateCode': 'MD', 'ZipCode': '207425100', 'StreetAddress': '3112 LEE BLDG 7809 REGENTS DR', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Maryland', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MD04'}

{'Code': '128100', 'Text': 'ANALYSIS PROGRAM'}

2024~49800

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CAREER: Improving Mobile Video Delivery for Emerging Contents and Networks

NSF

10/01/2023

06/30/2025

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '05050000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CNS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Computer and Network Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Alhussein Abouzeid', 'PO_EMAI': 'aabouzei@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927855'}

Streaming videos wirelessly on mobile devices is an increasingly important application. The objective of this project is to bring innovations to mobile video delivery for new content types and over emerging networks. Specifically, the project investigates three aspects: (1) 360-degree immersive video delivery, (2) video streaming over multiple network paths (multipath), and (3) video streaming over millimeter-wave (mmWave) links. These are expected to be the key building blocks of next-generation video streaming services. First, 360-degree videos provide users with unique panoramic viewing experience; however, 360-degree video content delivery is much more challenging compared to regular videos. Second, multiple network interfaces have become a norm on off-the-shelf mobile devices but their potential is far from being fully exploited. Third, mmWave is a key technology that will be integrated into 5G wireless networks; but adapting video streaming to mmWave largely remains an uncharted territory. The proposed solutions will benefit the society by enhancing the user experience and reducing the resource consumption for next-generation immersive video services. The research will also be integrated with an education plan that seeks to prepare computer science students with the knowledge of new technological trends in networking and systems, and stimulate the general public interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.<br/><br/>This project includes three inter-connected research thrusts. (1) For 360 video streaming, based on the concept of field-of-view (FoV) guided streaming, the project uses big data analytics to facilitate accurate head movement prediction, a key prerequisite for FoV-guided streaming. It also uses a rate adaptation scheme with a "delta encoding" design allowing the quality of a fetched chunk to be incrementally upgraded. This substantially improves adaptability when facing randomness in head movements. (2) For multipath streaming, the project uses multiple network interfaces to be used simultaneously for streaming videos. The network framework supports video rate adaptation and allows users to flexibly configure each path's cost. The framework also supports delay-sensitive live streaming over multipath through strategic packet scheduling. (3) mmWave links bear unique characteristics of massive capacity and intermittent availability. The project first designs a transport layer for mmWave links. It then proposes several video streaming strategies tailored to mmWave, such as strategically combining mmWave and legacy omni-directional radios. For the above research thrusts, the project will develop algorithms, models, and systems, backed up by real implementation and evaluation.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/13/2024

05/13/2024

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409267

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{'Name': 'University of Southern California', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'ZipCode': '900890701', 'PhoneNumber': '2137407762', 'StreetAddress': '3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA37', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'G88KLJR3KYT5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Southern California', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '900894304', 'StreetAddress': '3720 S FLOWER ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA37'}

{'Code': '736300', 'Text': 'Networking Technology and Syst'}

['2020~17952', '2021~86891', '2022~89655']

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Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Audacity of Exploration: Toward Automated Discovery of Security Flaws in Networked Systems through Intelligent Documentation Analysis

NSF

10/01/2023

06/30/2026

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05050000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CNS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Computer and Network Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Karen Karavanic', 'PO_EMAI': 'kkaravan@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922594'}

Specifications, developer guides and other documentations of networked systems (e.g., Internet applications, carrier networks) describe how these systems are designed, used and operate. These documentations are important sources for understanding security weaknesses in these systems and have not been fully leveraged due to the difficulty in analyzing their imprecise, convoluted and ambiguous content. Project Audacity (AUtomated Documentation Analysis for seCurITY) aims at addressing the challenge for security weakness discovery and remedy. Its novelties are the development of innovative technologies to enable automated document analysis for security protection. The project’s broader significance and importance include transferring the technologies to industry, involving members from under-represented groups in the project and disseminating outcomes through K9-12 outreach and community services. <br/><br/>The project focuses on mitigating security risks of both design flaws and implementation vulnerabilities in networked systems, through automatically recovering security-related information (e.g., models, security properties) and confusing descriptions (e.g., inconsistent statements) from documentations to evaluate their security implications (e.g., verification of system designs, validation of predicted weaknesses on system implementations). This purpose is served by novel techniques based upon machine learning and natural language processing for analyzing different types of documentations, such as those for payment, single-sign-on, and for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project or 3GPP. Examples of such techniques include sentiment analysis for finding the statements related to security requirements and a similarity and differential analysis that compares different statements about similar security-critical operations to capture inconsistency. Furthermore, the project studies emerging techniques such as service syndication through comparing the documentations of different services and the 3GPP ecosystem from analyzing its public text data for risk measurement, identification and mitigation. This work complements program analysis to help enhance the security quality of networked systems, contributing to a better procedure and ecosystem that make security-critical documentations more precise, more consistent and less error-prone.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/15/2024

04/15/2024

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409269

{'FirstName': 'Feng', 'LastName': 'Qian', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Feng Qian', 'EmailAddress': 'fengqian@usc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000787087', 'StartDate': '04/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Southern California', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'ZipCode': '900890701', 'PhoneNumber': '2137407762', 'StreetAddress': '3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA37', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'G88KLJR3KYT5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Southern California', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '900894304', 'StreetAddress': '3720 S FLOWER ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA37'}

{'Code': '806000', 'Text': 'Secure &Trustworthy Cyberspace'}

2022~253352

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CPS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Transforming Connected and Automated Transportation with Smart Networking, Cooperative Sensing, and Edge Computing

NSF

10/01/2023

07/31/2024

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '07030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'ENG', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CMMI', 'LongName': 'Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Siqian Shen', 'PO_EMAI': 'siqshen@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927048'}

This NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) grant will advance the state-of-the-art of Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) systems by innovating in the three key areas of networking, sensing, and computation, as well as the synergy among them. This work leverages several emerging technology trends that are expected to transform the ground transportation system: much higher-speed wireless connectivity, improved on-vehicle and infrastructure based sensing capabilities, and advances in machine learning algorithms. So far, most related research and development focused on individual technologies, leading to limited benefits. This project will develop an integrated platform that jointly handles networking, sensing, and computation, by addressing key challenges associated with the operating conditions of the CAVs: e.g., safety-critical, high mobility, scarce on-board computing resources, fluctuating network conditions, limited sensor capabilities. The research team will study how to use the integrated platform to enable real-world CAV applications, such as enhancement of public service personnel's safety, alleviation of congestion at bottleneck areas, and protection of vulnerable road users (VRUs). Given its interdisciplinary nature, this project will yield a broad impact in multiple research communities including transportation engineering, mobile/edge computing, and machine learning. The outcome of this research will benefit multiple stakeholders in the CAV ecosystem: drivers, pedestrians, CAV manufacturers, transportation government agencies, mobile network carriers, etc., ultimately improving the safety and mobility of the nation's transportation system. This project will also provide a platform to conduct various education and outreach activities. <br/><br/>The intellectual core of this research consists of several foundational contributions to the ground transportation CPS domain. First, it innovates vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications through strategically aggregating 4G/5G/WiFi/DSRC technologies to enhance network performance. Second, it develops a cooperative sensing and perception framework where nearby vehicles can share raw sensor data with an edge node to create a global view, which can provide extended perceptual range and detection of occluded objects. The key technical contribution is to ensure good scalability - allowing many moving vehicles to efficiently share their data despite limited, fluctuating network resources. Third, it enables partitioning computation across vehicles and the infrastructure to meet the real-time requirements of CAV applications. Fourth, integrating the above building blocks of networking, sensing, and computation, the research team will develop an optimization framework that makes adaptive, resource-aware decisions on what computation needs to be performed where at which quality, to maximize the service quality of CAV applications.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

12/05/2023

12/05/2023

None

Grant

47.041

1

4900

4900

2409271

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{'Name': 'University of Southern California', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'ZipCode': '900890701', 'PhoneNumber': '2137407762', 'StreetAddress': '3720 S FLOWER ST FL 3', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA37', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'G88KLJR3KYT5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Southern California', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '900894304', 'StreetAddress': '3720 S FLOWER ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '37', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA37'}

{'Code': '791800', 'Text': 'CPS-Cyber-Physical Systems'}

2021~132605

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RAPID: Reimagining a collaborative future: engaging community with the Andrews Forest Research Program

NSF

02/01/2024

01/31/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '11090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'EDU', 'LongName': 'Directorate for STEM Education'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DRL', 'LongName': 'Division Of Research On Learning'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Toni Dancstep', 'PO_EMAI': 'tdancste@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927922'}

The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is an internationally known center for forest and stream ecosystem research in central Oregon and is part of multiple research networks, including the Long-Term Ecological Research network where scientists and NSF have invested in long-term research programs about environmental change. In the fall of 2023, a major wildfire burned over much of this forest, threatening adjacent communities and destroying existing research plans and projects. The scientific community must immediately reimagine their research at the same time that the local community has to reimagine its preparation for future wildfires. This moment provides a short window of time to gain important insights into public engagement with science. With declining trust in science, it is critical to better understand approaches to involve the community in scientific research agenda setting. Public engagement with science researchers and practitioners are making important advancements in this area of work, including strengthening approaches that emphasize reciprocity and relational objectives, and creating opportunities for scientists and publics to listen to each other and feel heard in the co-production of knowledge. However, recent research about co-production of knowledge identifies a gap in evidence about how co-production for actionable knowledge related to complex environmental challenges actually happens, and how best to address tensions and challenges that can accompany such a process. To address each of the needs detailed above, this RAPID project will 1) facilitate local community public engagement with the scientific research community; 2) facilitate consideration of local community interests and priorities in the development of the new long-term research program; and 3) study the impact of a community engagement process on the scientists, the participating publics, and the long-term research plan itself. The knowledge generated from this project will immediately inform and help align H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest’s research agenda with the local rural and economically disadvantaged communities’ priorities, a change that will reverberate for decades to come. It will also provide an evidence-based example for others that, given the influential thought leadership in these research communities, will likely be emulated by other long-term ecological research programs, Experimental Forests, and other STEM research organizations, particularly the environmental research networks, field stations, and marine laboratories of the U.S. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This project is a collaboration between Oregon State University and McKenzie Watershed Council comprised of ~25 partners representing local residents, commercial recreational interests, rural schools, conservation organizations, utilities, and local, state, and federal government entities. Additional leadership comes from the Director of H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. The facilitation and research components of this project employ the SCRREE framework developed through research and practice in the field of Public Engagement with Science. According to the SCRREE framework, effective public engagement with science is: Strategic, Cumulative, Reciprocal, Reflexive, Equitable, and Evidence-based. A series of approximately five community conversations, and interviews with approximately 30 scientists, staff and leaders, and community members will be immediately analyzed, summarized, and discussed with the larger research team to inform the research agenda development process. The study will use a single-case case study design with five elements: 1) community mapping, 2) community conversations, 3) interviews 4) observations of the research planning process, and 5) document analysis. Interview, observation and document data will be analyzed using thematic coding with pre-determined coding rubrics also grounded in the SCRREE framework, while allowing for additional emergent themes. Results will be shared back to the local community and H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest staff, research community, and networks. For additional national dissemination, the project will submit two peer-reviewed articles to open-source journals. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This RAPID project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which supports projects that: (a) contribute to research and practice that considers informal STEM learning's role in equity and belonging in STEM; (b) promote personal and educational success in STEM; (c) advance public engagement in scientific discovery; (d) foster interest in STEM careers; (e) create and enhance the theoretical and empirical foundations for effective informal STEM learning; (f) improve community vibrancy; and/or (g) enhance science communication and the public's engagement in and understanding of STEM and STEM processes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

01/24/2024

01/24/2024

None

Grant

47.076

1

4900

4900

2409274

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{'Name': 'Oregon State University', 'CityName': 'CORVALLIS', 'ZipCode': '973318655', 'PhoneNumber': '5417374933', 'StreetAddress': '1500 SW JEFFERSON AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oregon', 'StateCode': 'OR', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'OR04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'MZ4DYXE1SL98', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Oregon State University', 'CityName': 'CORVALLIS', 'StateCode': 'OR', 'ZipCode': '973318655', 'StreetAddress': '1500 SW JEFFERSON AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oregon', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'OR04'}

{'Code': '7259', 'Text': 'AISL'}

2024~198362

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Travel: Student Travel Support for the 51st International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA)

NSF

05/01/2024

04/30/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CCF', 'LongName': 'Division of Computing and Communication Foundations'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Danella Zhao', 'PO_EMAI': 'dzhao@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924434'}

This award provides travel support for up to 40 students attending the 51st International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) on June 29-July 3, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the first time in Latin American. ISCA is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of computer architecture and systems. Renowned researchers from academia and industry convene at ISCA to lead workshops and tutorials, share insights through distinguished talks and paper presentations, and recruit talented students. This travel grant aims to broaden students participation, granting them access to cutting-edge research, networking opportunities with peers and researchers, and the chance to develop important professional skills while exploring potential career paths. Specifically designed to support students studying in US schools requiring additional financial assistance, the grant fosters the symposium's commitment to inclusivity and STEM retention. Moreover, it seeks to engage undergraduate students, including students from traditionally underrepresented group, to participate in conference activities. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;ISCA has maintained its status as a flagship event in the field for over five decades. Its main program features keynote addresses and approximately 80 technical papers presented across parallel sessions, complemented by around 26 workshops and tutorials during the two-day workshop. With the support provided, students will actively participate in various conference facets, including paper presentation, engaging discussions with experts to nurture innovative ideas, networking opportunities to build a sense of community, and mentorship sessions to shape their career trajectories. The selection of travel grant awardees will be conducted carefully, considering applicants' academic achievements, research progress, financial needs, and their background, ensuring a diverse and inclusive representation.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/01/2024

04/01/2024

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409279

{'FirstName': 'Hyeran', 'LastName': 'Jeon', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Hyeran Jeon', 'EmailAddress': 'hjeon7@ucmerced.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000695788', 'StartDate': '04/01/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of California - Merced', 'CityName': 'MERCED', 'ZipCode': '953435001', 'PhoneNumber': '2092012039', 'StreetAddress': '5200 N LAKE RD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '13', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA13', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'FFM7VPAG8P92', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of California - Merced', 'CityName': 'MERCED', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '953435001', 'StreetAddress': '5200 N LAKE RD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '13', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA13'}

{'Code': '7798', 'Text': 'Software & Hardware Foundation'}

2024~25000

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Fundamental Understanding of Dynamical Phenomena Near Glass Transition for Intelligent Design and Processing of Functional Oxide Glasses

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2028

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMR', 'LongName': 'Division Of Materials Research'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb', 'PO_EMAI': 'nbassiri@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922430'}

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: From windows and containers to lenses in telescopes and microscopes, innovative developments in the science and technology of oxide glasses (silicates, phosphates, borates, and their various combinations) have been key enablers of civilization throughout history. This strong societal impact of glass continues in the modern times in the form of applications such as optical fibers for long-distance telecommunication and damage-resistant display panels for electronic devices, which have transformed the ways we live and communicate in the modern world. Accelerating the design of these functional glasses to address the grand challenges faced by society requires a fundamental understanding of the underlying relationships between their atomic structure at various length scales and the dynamical processes in their parent liquids, their progression across glass transition along with the temporal evolution of structure-property relationships during physical aging of the derived glasses. This project aims to provide unique and comprehensive knowledge regarding the mechanistic connections between these “microscopic (atomistic)” and “macroscopic” aspects in oxide liquids and glasses for the very first time, using a unique and powerful combination of cutting-edge characterization techniques. Scientifically, this work impacts materials science, physical chemistry, and solid-state physics. The interdisciplinary nature of this work transfers knowledge between fields and provides students with unique opportunities for intellectual growth. Graduates typically find employment in both academia and in glass and semiconductor industry. The impact of this research in education and outreach is in three major areas: (1) engagement of undergraduate and graduate students in cutting-edge research, (2) active collaboration with scientists at multiple National Labs, and (3) disseminating knowledge, especially of glass science and technology, to the broader scientific community. The research findings are embedded into special topics courses that are offered to students in materials science, chemistry, and other related fields; and they contribute to campus programs for women and minority students and to the recruitment of promising undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups.<br/><br/>TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Accelerating the smart design of functional oxide glasses to address some of the grand challenges faced by our society today requires fundamental knowledge of the structural relaxation kinetics of supercooled oxide liquids and glasses at length scales extending beyond that of short-range order and of their mechanistic connections with melt fragility, dynamical heterogeneity and physical aging phenomena, which are intimately linked to their viability for various processing techniques utilized in industry. The proposed project will systematically investigate these challenging problems utilizing a uniquely powerful combination of cutting-edge characterization techniques including X-ray photon correlation, NMR, shear-mechanical and electrical impedance spectroscopy and calorimetry to build a comprehensive atomistic understanding of the dynamics and various relaxational phenomena in oxide glasses and deeply supercooled liquids. The results obtained from these studies will provide important and novel constraints for addressing some of the key outstanding questions in glass science, such as the length scale dependence of relaxation and its implications, the nature of the dynamical heterogeneity and its evolution across glass transition and the temporal evolution of structure-property relationships during physical aging. This fundamental knowledge will enable the advancement of predictive models critically needed for optimization of the chemistry and processing parameters of oxide glasses and glass-ceramics for enhanced functionality, thereby permitting their widespread application in transformative technologies with strong societal impact. The breadth, flexibility and interdisciplinary nature of the project will provide the students with unique opportunities of intellectual growth that will open many future career opportunities. It will also enrich the graduate education and training experience through numerous scientific dialogues between the collaborating scientists and participating students.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/09/2024

05/09/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409281

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{'Name': 'University of California-Davis', 'CityName': 'DAVIS', 'ZipCode': '956186153', 'PhoneNumber': '5307547700', 'StreetAddress': '1850 RESEARCH PARK DR STE 300', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'TX2DAGQPENZ5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'NUDGYLBB4S99'}

{'Name': 'University of California-Davis', 'CityName': 'DAVIS', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '956186153', 'StreetAddress': '1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA04'}

{'Code': '177400', 'Text': 'CERAMICS'}

2024~324630

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Laboratory Studies of Laser-Driven, Ion-Scale Mini-Magnetospheres on the LArge Plasma Device

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

Magnetospheres form when a flowing plasma, like the solar wind, impacts a magnetic obstacle, like a planet, and are an integral part of space weather systems. Earth’s magnetosphere has been observed by spacecraft for decades, but magnetospheres can also exist on much smaller scales, such as around small moons or asteroids that are difficult to study directly. This project utilizes laboratory experiments to create and explore artificial versions of these “mini” magnetospheres. By leveraging the ability of laboratory experiments to be carried out with high repeatability in a controlled setting, the experiments will provide an unprecedented, high-resolution three-dimensional map of a dynamic magnetosphere. This will advance our fundamental understanding of space weather by investigating magnetic reconnection, a key process that can drive geomagnetic storms that pose extreme hazards to human activities in space. The project will utilize the LArge Plasma Device (LAPD) at the University of California, Los Angeles and includes a collaboration with the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, Portugal. The project also provides advanced training and mentorship opportunity to a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students to prepare them for the STEM workforce.<br/><br/>Magnetospheres are a ubiquitous feature of magnetized bodies embedded in a plasma flow. In planetary magnetospheres, a key process driving magnetospheric dynamics is magnetic reconnection, in which magnetic energy is explosively released when opposing magnetic field lines merge and annihilate. In space environments, this reconnection is collisionless and controlled by kinetic-scale plasma physics. Mini-magnetospheres, small ion-scale structures that are well-suited to studying kinetic-scale physics, provide a unique environment for studying magnetospheric reconnection that can be created in the laboratory. This project will create ion-scale magnetospheres by coupling a supersonic, laser-driven plasma flow with a dipole magnet embedded in the uniform, magnetized plasma of the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) at the University of California, Los Angeles. Leveraging the high-repetition and reproducible capabilities of the platform and high-fidelity 3D numerical simulations, the objectives of the project are to 1) develop a novel 3D Thomson scattering diagnostic for measuring key plasma parameters in mini-magnetosphere experiments; 2) measure for the first time the magnetic reconnection rate in both dayside and magnetotail configurations through highly-resolved, volumetric datasets; and 3) investigate how magnetic reconnection impacts the global structure of the magnetosphere. The laboratory measurements will help validate numerical simulations and magnetospheric models, as well as complement spacecraft observations of mini-magnetospheres such as those associated with small moons, comets, and lunar magnetic anomalies.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/17/2024

06/17/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409284

{'FirstName': 'Derek', 'LastName': 'Schaeffer', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Derek Schaeffer', 'EmailAddress': 'derek.schaeffer@ucla.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000732157', 'StartDate': '06/17/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of California-Los Angeles', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'ZipCode': '900244200', 'PhoneNumber': '3107940102', 'StreetAddress': '10889 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 700', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '36', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA36', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'RN64EPNH8JC6', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of California-Los Angeles', 'CityName': 'LOS ANGELES', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '900951547', 'StreetAddress': '430 Portola Plaza, 4-712 PAB', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '36', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA36'}

{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}

2024~514702

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Mechanism for nanoparticle release from automotive tire tread.

NSF

05/01/2024

04/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '07020000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'ENG', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Engineering'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CBET', 'LongName': 'Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Nora Savage', 'PO_EMAI': 'nosavage@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927949'}

In the US, automotive tire wear generates nearly a million tons of tire wear particles annually, making up 40% of microplastic pollution. This unregulated particulate emission from tires exceeds the regulated emission from exhaust by three orders of magnitude. With electric supplanting internal-combustion vehicles, tire wear particle emissions will increase due to higher torque and vehicle weight. In preliminary work, nanoscale tire wear particles have been found adhering to the surface of in-use tires and can be collected from laboratory rubber abraders as an aerosol. The proposed work will explore the mechanisms for release of nanoparticles during tire wear. Through these mechanisms, new approaches to control environmental exposure will be explored. The work involves a close collaboration between industry, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and the university-based, NSF funded team. The project takes advantage of Department of Energy user research facilities at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory. This collaboration has broad expertise and extensive facilities to study the mechanism for nanoparticulate and microplastic emissions from tires and to develop and implement viable solutions to the problem for regulatory, and commercial implementation, as well as for fundamental understanding. The PIs plan to interact with high school students and teachers from St. Xavier High School in the collection of tire wear particles samples from domestic cars and trucks and to develop a webpage for submission of samples from other high schools across the US and to serve as the basis for a forum of public discussion on nanoparticle and microplastic environmental exposure.<br/><br/>While it is known that tires are a major source of microplastics, this project will evaluate the role of free nanoparticle release as a significant component of tire wear emissions. The project will demonstrate a proposed mechanism for release of nanoparticles during tire wear. Prevention of emissions will be explored through control over the surface chemistry of nanoparticles. Further, new approaches to collection of tire wear particles based on the proposed mechanism will be explored. Through this project, the novel interfacial charging mechanism, supported by experimental studies, will result in the creation of a generalized predictive model for nanoparticle release from nanocomposites. This research will contribute to the fundamental understanding of nanoparticle release from polymer nanocomposites driven by interfacial charge.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/06/2024

07/08/2024

None

Grant

47.041

1

4900

4900

2409292

{'FirstName': 'Gregory', 'LastName': 'Beaucage', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Gregory Beaucage', 'EmailAddress': 'beaucag@uc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000109357', 'StartDate': '05/06/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Cincinnati Main Campus', 'CityName': 'CINCINNATI', 'ZipCode': '452202872', 'PhoneNumber': '5135564358', 'StreetAddress': '2600 CLIFTON AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Ohio', 'StateCode': 'OH', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'OH01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'DZ4YCZ3QSPR5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'CINCINNATI UNIV OF', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'DZ4YCZ3QSPR5'}

{'Name': 'University of Cincinnati Main Campus', 'CityName': 'CINCINNATI', 'StateCode': 'OH', 'ZipCode': '452202872', 'StreetAddress': '2600 CLIFTON AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Ohio', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'OH01'}

{'Code': '117900', 'Text': 'Nanoscale Interactions Program'}

2024~437610

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Unraveling the Mechanisms Behind the Workings of the DNA Mismatch Repair Systems

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '08070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'MCB', 'LongName': 'Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Ishita Mukerji', 'PO_EMAI': 'imukerji@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922499'}

DNA simple sequence repeats (SSR) within the genome are unstable and tend to expand after sequence-specific thresholds. SSR expansion is a major cause of over fifty neurological and neuromuscular diseases. The trigger for expansion occurs during fundamental cellular processes,such as replication, in which DNA forms structures that are different from the standard Watson-Crick, double-stranded helix. This project seeks to uncover mechanisms that underlie SSR expansion, including the destabilizing role played by nonstandard DNA and RNA structures as well as the role of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system that, instead of repairing the mutations, paradoxically enhances their toxic expansions. In addition to its scientific impact, this collaborative research project will train several students. The larger Biophysics community will also benefit through continued development and support of our freely available simulation software as released via the national AMBER simulation package. Additional goals include fostering minority student education and enhancing undergraduate physics education.<br/><br/>This collaborative project amongst three researchers will combine single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) experiments with atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) investigations focusing on the structural, mechanistic, and dynamical aspects of nucleotide and mismatch repair (MMR) complexes to elucidate their role in SSR expansions, and the role of atypical nucleic acid structures that hijack the MMR system. Surprisingly MMR, which acts after DNA replication to maintain genomic stability, has been associated with mutagenic action related to SSRs. To understand the crucial role played by atypical nucleic acid secondary structures, the combined computational and experimental investigations will focus on DNA three-way junctions and R-loops that form during transcription. The project will map out possible dynamical pathways for R-loop generation through the interplay of negative superhelicity and relative stability of the atypical structures, such as hybrid triplexes that can form during bidirectional transcription. To unravel the workings of the DNA MMR system, the project investigates the structure and function of the complexes formed between MMR proteins and SSR DNA.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/25/2024

06/25/2024

None

Grant

47.074

1

4900

4900

2409309

[{'FirstName': 'Christopher', 'LastName': 'Roland', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'M', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Christopher M Roland', 'EmailAddress': 'cmroland@ncsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000203105', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Celeste', 'LastName': 'Sagui', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Celeste Sagui', 'EmailAddress': 'sagui@ncsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000254584', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Keith', 'LastName': 'Weninger', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'R', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Keith R Weninger', 'EmailAddress': 'keith_weninger@ncsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000346594', 'StartDate': '06/25/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'North Carolina State University', 'CityName': 'RALEIGH', 'ZipCode': '276950001', 'PhoneNumber': '9195152444', 'StreetAddress': '2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'North Carolina', 'StateCode': 'NC', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NC02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'U3NVH931QJJ3', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'U3NVH931QJJ3'}

{'Name': 'North Carolina State University', 'CityName': 'RALEIGH', 'StateCode': 'NC', 'ZipCode': '276957214', 'StreetAddress': '2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'North Carolina', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NC02'}

{'Code': '114400', 'Text': 'Molecular Biophysics'}

2024~900000

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Postdoctoral Fellowship: PRFB: Mechanisms and impacts of synergistic stressors in an imperiled marine reptile

NSF

05/01/2025

04/30/2028

{'Value': 'Fellowship Award'}

{'Code': '08080000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DBI', 'LongName': 'Div Of Biological Infrastructure'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Joel Abraham', 'PO_EMAI': 'jkabraha@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924694'}

This action funds an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology for FY 2024, Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Environment, and Phenotypes. The fellowship supports research and training of the fellow that will contribute to the area of Rules of Life in innovative ways. Environmental stressors and immune challenges are increasingly common facets of life for every organism. How individuals, populations, and species respond to these challenges, particularly when they may have synergistic negative effects, can influence individual fitness and ecology, and ecosystem-level processes. Quantifying these responses across biological levels within individuals is critical to understanding the co-evolution of stress and immune systems in diverse taxa, as well as the impacts that synergistic stressors may have on populations and ecosystems. This project will holistically characterize this synergy from a molecular to a behavioral scale in an endangered and understudied vertebrate immune system through the integration of multidisciplinary data, including whole-tissue transcriptome data in particular. The results of this project can be translated for application to other vertebrate and even human systems to improve our understanding of how they/we respond to simultaneous stress and disease in an increasingly stressful and pathogen-rich world.<br/><br/>This project seeks to answer the question: do sublethal disease and anthropogenic stressors synergistically exacerbate stress responses and decrease immunity in marine reptiles, and if so, through what mechanisms? Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) commonly face an epizootic disease (fibropapillomatosis; FP) that causes individuals to present with tumors that can limit maintenance behaviors and reduce survival probability. Vessel-turtle interactions at developmental habitats can further impact fitness, energy expenditure, and resource acquisition, and physiological responses to these interactions might synergize with simultaneous immune responses to FP. This project will focus on juvenile green turtles at a high-use area near Crystal River, FL. Green turtles at this area face both FP and a putatively stressful increase in vessel activity during a 2.5-month recreational scalloping season. The fellow will use a range of approaches (e.g., passive acoustic monitoring, animal-borne data collection systems, RNAseq) to quantify vessel abundance and potential interactions, and any turtle physiological and behavioral responses. The fellow will compare data across four categories (FP positive or negative, before or during scallop season) of sampled individuals to determine if and how stressors and immune challenges interact synergistically in marine reptiles. This project will provide the fellow with experience generating and analyzing data to study integrative physiology and disease ecology, and will allow the fellow to provide training in core computer science skills to students and researchers from diverse backgrounds.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/21/2024

07/24/2024

None

Grant

47.074

1

4900

4900

2409313

{'FirstName': 'Ian', 'LastName': 'Silver-Gorges', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'M', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Ian M Silver-Gorges', 'EmailAddress': None, 'NSF_ID': '000915448', 'StartDate': '06/21/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Silver-Gorges, Ian Michael', 'CityName': 'Tallahassee', 'ZipCode': '32304', 'PhoneNumber': None, 'StreetAddress': None, 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'FL02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': None, 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': None, 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Central Florida', 'CityName': 'Orlando', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'ZipCode': '328168005', 'StreetAddress': None, 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '10', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'FL10'}

{'Code': '804900', 'Text': 'Biology Postdoctoral Research'}

2024~240000

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EMBRACE-AGS-Growth: Quantification of Biophysical, Physiological, and Phenological Vegetation Contributions to Future Climate

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2028

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06020100', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'AGS', 'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Eric DeWeaver', 'PO_EMAI': 'edeweave@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928527'}

The effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) increase on vegetation could have important consequences for climate change and its human impacts. Plants contribute to surface humidity through transpiration, the process through which plants draw moisture from the soil and return it to the air through stomates, tiny openings on their leaves. Transpiration accounts for perhaps 60% of evapotranspiration (ET), the sum of transpiration and surface evaporation, thus vegetation changes that affect transpiration can have a variety of effects linked to surface humidity. For instance less transpiration means less evaporative cooling of the surface, leading to higher temperatures combined with drier air and thus greater fire risk. Less transpiration can also mean that more water is retained in the soil, causing greater runoff and flood risk. There can also be long-range effects, as much of the moisture that falls as rain over continental interiors comes from land-based transpiration.<br/><br/>CO2-induced transpiration change is a challenging topic because CO2 has both direct and indirect effects on plants. Plants grow through photosynthesis, combining CO2 from the air with water from the soil, thus more CO2 leads directly to more plant growth. This effect, known as CO2 fertilization, increases transpiration by increasing the land fraction covered by leaves. A second direct effect is that plants typically close their stomates when they have absorbed enough CO2 for photosynthesis, thus more CO2 means less transpiration because fewer stomates are open at any time. The stomatal closure effect opposes the fertilization effect so that the net effect is a delicate imbalance of two effects which are both hard to quantify. As for indirect effects, increasing CO2 warms the atmosphere through the greenhouse effect and the warming climate has a variety of consequences for vegetation. Among these is a longer growing season, as spring onset comes earlier and plants lose their leaves later in the year in the middle latitudes. This change in phenology has various consequences, for instance if transpiration begins earlier in the year the soil could dry out by summer, leading to a greater likelihood of drought.<br/><br/>Research conducted here examines the direct effects of CO2 fertilization and stomatal closure along with the indirect effect of the longer growing season given the CO2 increase expected over the 21st century. The work is performed using the Community Earth System Model (CESM), in which vegetation is simulated by the Community Land Model (CLM) and the atmosphere is simulated by the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM). The simulations are performed in specialized configurations in which the CO2 increase is only applied in CLM or only applied in CAM. A moisture tagging procedure is used in CAM to trace moisture that falls as rain back to the location where it evaporated or transpired from the land surface in CLM. Impacts of transpiration change on flooding are further explored using the Catchment-based Macro-scale Floodplain (CaMa-Flood) model, and the influence on fire weather is addressed through calculation of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI).<br/><br/>The work is of societal as well as scientific interest given the potentially disruptive effects of transpiration change noted above. Current climate and earth system models all show a decrease in ET with increasing CO2 but there is no consensus on the magnitude of the decrease, thus models cannot produce quantitative guidance for stakeholders. The project has educational value through the development of resources to teach students to run CESM and analyze the output on the supercomputer at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The project also develops online tools to help instructors at other universities to set up and effectively use NCAR's Classroom Allocations of supercomputing resources. In addition, the project creates Python-based Jupyter notebooks for teaching undergraduate classes in weather and climate. Finally, the project provides support and training for a graduate student.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/01/2024

07/01/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409315

[{'FirstName': 'Mathew', 'LastName': 'Barlow', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Mathew Barlow', 'EmailAddress': 'Mathew_Barlow@uml.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000242610', 'StartDate': '07/01/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Christopher', 'LastName': 'Skinner', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Christopher Skinner', 'EmailAddress': 'christopher.skinner4@gmail.com', 'NSF_ID': '000786643', 'StartDate': '07/01/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'University of Massachusetts Lowell', 'CityName': 'LOWELL', 'ZipCode': '018543629', 'PhoneNumber': '9789344170', 'StreetAddress': '600 SUFFOLK ST STE 450', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MA03', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'LTNVSTJ3R6D5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Massachusetts Lowell', 'CityName': 'LOWELL', 'StateCode': 'MA', 'ZipCode': '018543624', 'StreetAddress': '600 SUFFOLK ST STE 212', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MA03'}

[{'Code': '164200', 'Text': 'Special Initiatives'}, {'Code': '574000', 'Text': 'Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics'}]

2024~398984

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Exploration of the Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics of Turbulent Collisionless Plasmas

NSF

05/01/2024

04/30/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

This project will explore turbulent plasmas using novel statistical mechanics methods. Statistical mechanics is a core branch of physics that has been enormously successful in describing the physical characteristics of matter such as gases, liquids, and quantum fields. However, it has been challenging to extend its principles to describe hot tenuous plasmas that exist throughout the Universe, including the solar wind, the interstellar medium, and matter around black holes. This project will use computer simulations and new mathematical methods to explore the statistical mechanics of turbulent plasmas. The result will be an improved capability to predict the multiscale behavior of plasmas in astrophysical, space, and laboratory systems, including potential future fusion energy reactors. The methods will be used to model the occurrence of high-energy particles and radiation produced by the plasma, which can be compared to observations. The project will engage graduate students and include public outreach and undergraduate mentoring programs.<br/><br/>The project considers the dissipation of collisionless plasma turbulence from the perspective of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. It will involve the application of new theoretical approaches for quantifying irreversible energy dissipation in nonequilibrium systems. The team will perform and analyze kinetic and hybrid-kinetic simulations of plasma turbulence in different physical regimes, including relativistic and non-relativistic cases, to determine (1) the statistical distribution of entropy production rates in turbulence, and (2) whether turbulent energy dissipation leads to generalized maximum entropy states that can be modeled analytically. The outcome will be an improved understanding of turbulent energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas, leading to new models of nonthermal particle acceleration and subsequent radiation emission. The work has direct applications to a broad range of space and astrophysical systems, including the solar wind and black-hole accretion flows. Beyond this, it will lead to insights relevant to other dissipative plasma processes, such as magnetic reconnection and shocks, and nonequilibrium statistical systems in general.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/16/2024

04/16/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409316

[{'FirstName': 'Matthew', 'LastName': 'Kunz', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'W', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Matthew W Kunz', 'EmailAddress': 'mkunz@princeton.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000711776', 'StartDate': '04/16/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Vladimir', 'LastName': 'Zhdankin', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'V', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Vladimir V Zhdankin', 'EmailAddress': 'zhdankin@wisc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000677790', 'StartDate': '04/16/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'University of Wisconsin-Madison', 'CityName': 'MADISON', 'ZipCode': '537151218', 'PhoneNumber': '6082623822', 'StreetAddress': '21 N PARK ST STE 6301', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Wisconsin', 'StateCode': 'WI', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'WI02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'LCLSJAGTNZQ7', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Wisconsin-Madison', 'CityName': 'MADISON', 'StateCode': 'WI', 'ZipCode': '537151218', 'StreetAddress': '21 N PARK ST STE 6301', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Wisconsin', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'WI02'}

{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}

2024~228930

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Conference: Scientific Assessment of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Ecosystem: Environmental Stewardship in a Time of Dynamic Change

NSF

04/15/2024

03/31/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06090300', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OPP', 'LongName': 'Office of Polar Programs (OPP)'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Rebecca Gast', 'PO_EMAI': 'rgast@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922356'}

Non-technical abstract<br/>The McMurdo Dry Valleys are the largest ice-free area on the Antarctic continent and are a place where life exists at the very extremes of environmental and physiological limits for life. Thus, it is a region that is vulnerable not only to anthropogenic climate change but also to direct human impacts. The proximity of the region to multiple international research stations operated by Antarctic Treaty member states makes it accessible to a significant number of scientific visitors each year. Moreover, anticipated increases in the number of commercial vessels operating in the Ross Sea may open the region to a greater number of tourist visits. Thus, it is necessary that scientists, logistic contractors, and managers operating in the region convene regularly to assess the state of the environment and define best practices that will maintain the nature of the area. International workshops addressing environmental management of McMurdo Dry Valleys region have been held in 1991, 1995, 1998, and 2016. The participants of these workshops were drawn from multiple national science programs, tour groups, logistics coordinators, and environmental consultants. This workshop will be the fifth in the series and aims to assess the efficacy of ongoing environmental practices, their influence on the environmental integrity of the region, and develop greater coordination among international Antarctic scientists and logisticians in efforts to update best practices for minimizing the impacts of human activity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys on the unique biological communities, geologic formations, and historical structures.<br/><br/>Technical abstract<br/>This international workshop on McMurdo Dry Valleys stewardship will address action items raised by previous workshops and make recommendations for future scientific, management, and logistical activities in the region. In the eight years since the most recent workshop the area has been challenged by aging infrastructure at McMurdo Station and field camps in the region, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing urgency for scientists to assess their own environmental impacts, the potential for increased tourism, and dynamic changes in climate. Thus, it is important now that a fifth workshop be convened to assess the efficacy of ongoing environmental practices, their influence on the environmental integrity of the region, and update an international plan for documenting and minimizing broader environmental impacts. This workshop will also investigate impacts such as fuel use, energy efficiency of infrastructure, waste generation, and other contributions to carbon emissions, which were not included in prior workshops. This workshop aims to increase coordination among National Antarctic Research Programs in ongoing efforts to update best practices for minimizing scientific and tourism impacts on the McMurdo Dry Valleys and the unique biological communities, geologic formations, and historical structures located there.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/05/2024

04/05/2024

None

Grant

47.078

1

4900

4900

2409327

{'FirstName': 'John', 'LastName': 'Barrett', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'E', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'John E Barrett', 'EmailAddress': 'jebarre@vt.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000190056', 'StartDate': '04/05/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University', 'CityName': 'BLACKSBURG', 'ZipCode': '240603359', 'PhoneNumber': '5402315281', 'StreetAddress': '300 TURNER ST NW', 'StreetAddress2': 'STE 4200', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Virginia', 'StateCode': 'VA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '09', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'VA09', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'QDE5UHE5XD16', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'M515A1DKXAN8'}

{'Name': 'Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University', 'CityName': 'BLACKSBURG', 'StateCode': 'VA', 'ZipCode': '240603359', 'StreetAddress': '300 TURNER ST NW', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Virginia', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '09', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'VA09'}

{'Code': '511100', 'Text': 'ANT Organisms & Ecosystems'}

2024~141340

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I-Corps: Developing Oral Microbiome Transplantation to Transform Oral Health Therapies

NSF

02/01/2024

01/31/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '15030000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'TIP', 'LongName': 'Dir for Tech, Innovation, & Partnerships'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'TI', 'LongName': 'Translational Impacts'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Jaime A. Camelio', 'PO_EMAI': 'jcamelio@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922061'}

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of an oral microbiome transplant technology to improve oral health. This technology is being developed as a new tool that replaces disease-associated microbes in the mouth with those from a healthy donor. This solution will improve dental caries and periodontal disease incidence – two of the most common chronic diseases in the United States today. The implementation provides new preventative and treatment therapies for dentists to be used in clinics and for people to use at home. The technology developed as part this research can also be utilized in other sectors, largely to develop and test preventative technologies in bone and joint replacement, plumbing, and water safety. <br/><br/>This I-Corps project is based on the development of oral microbiome transplant technology. This technology transplants microorganisms from the mouth of an ultra-healthy donor to the mouth of a recipient to prevent disease and improve oral health. While this solution has not yet been trialed in humans, research is underway to develop this technology for the prevention of caries and periodontal disease. Currently, the technology involves collecting and growing donor dental plaque in a 3D printed chamber in the laboratory, which allows scientists to select which microorganisms they will use for transplantation and test how effective the process may be, before placing them in someone who needs them. This project will use customer discovery to develop a translational plan to guide how to design and build this technology to fit the customers’ needs. Using customer interviews, this team will identify how this technology can be used both by dentists and potential patients in the future. This customer discovery process will streamline the development and provide avenues to decisively move forward with the commercialization of this technology to improve oral health.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

01/29/2024

01/29/2024

None

Grant

47.084

1

4900

4900

2409330

{'FirstName': 'Laura', 'LastName': 'Weyrich', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'S', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Laura S Weyrich', 'EmailAddress': 'lsw132@psu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000630188', 'StartDate': '01/29/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Pennsylvania State Univ University Park', 'CityName': 'UNIVERSITY PARK', 'ZipCode': '168021503', 'PhoneNumber': '8148651372', 'StreetAddress': '201 OLD MAIN', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '15', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'PA15', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NPM2J7MSCF61', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Pennsylvania State Univ University Park', 'CityName': 'UNIVERSITY PARK', 'StateCode': 'PA', 'ZipCode': '168021503', 'StreetAddress': '201 OLD MAIN', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Pennsylvania', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '15', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'PA15'}

{'Code': '802300', 'Text': 'I-Corps'}

2024~50000

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ECLIPSE: Ultrafast Diagnostics and Characterization of Nonequilibrium Laser-induced Filament Plasmas

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Jeremiah D. Williams', 'PO_EMAI': 'jdwillia@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924687'}

This project will use novel diagnostics and machine learning to better understand laser-induced formation of plasma filaments in air. Laser-induced filamentation occurs when an intense laser beam travels through a medium like air and forms a self-guided, stable channel of plasma known as a filament. This happens because of a dynamical balance between the self-focusing of the laser beam, known as the Kerr effect, and the defocusing of the laser beam by the plasma. The filament plasma is a type of nonequilibrium plasma, where the electron temperature can reach tens of thousands of kelvins, while the ion and neutral temperatures are only a few hundred kelvins. Better understanding of laser-induced filament plasmas can enable many applications, including improving combustion performance with laser ignition sources, creating new light sources for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, remote stand-off detection, air lasers for remote detection, and hypersonic flow control.<br/><br/>The research project focuses on understanding the plasma dynamics of laser-induced nonequilibrium filament plasmas by various novel ultrafast diagnostic methods, including Resonantly Ionized Photoemission Thermometry (RIPT) and MUltiplexed Structure Imaging and Capture (MUSIC). Plasma kinetic models with physics informed neural network will be calibrated and validated by the experimental measurements. The goals of the project are to understand and quantify the nonequilibrium states of laser-induced filament plasmas; to broaden student participation in plasma physics research; and to integrate research with teaching to enhance students' learning experience. An associated comprehensive educational plan is poised to significantly impact the education of the next generation workforce in plasma science and engineering for both undergraduate and graduate students.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

None

Grant

47.041, 47.049

1

4900

4900

2409331

{'FirstName': 'Zhili', 'LastName': 'Zhang', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Zhili Zhang', 'EmailAddress': 'zzhang24@utk.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000526859', 'StartDate': '07/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Tennessee Knoxville', 'CityName': 'KNOXVILLE', 'ZipCode': '379960001', 'PhoneNumber': '8659743466', 'StreetAddress': '201 ANDY HOLT TOWER', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Tennessee', 'StateCode': 'TN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'TN02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'FN2YCS2YAUW3', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'LXG4F9K8YZK5'}

{'Name': 'University of Tennessee Knoxville', 'CityName': 'KNOXVILLE', 'StateCode': 'TN', 'ZipCode': '379960001', 'StreetAddress': '201 ANDY HOLT TOWER', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Tennessee', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'TN02'}

[{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}, {'Code': '125300', 'Text': 'OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC'}, {'Code': '140700', 'Text': 'CFS-Combustion & Fire Systems'}]

2024~376792

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Gravitation Physics and Relativistic Astrophysics

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Pedro Marronetti', 'PO_EMAI': 'pmarrone@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927372'}

This award funds theoretical research on several different topics in relativistic astrophysics and general relativity. One focus is the exploration of newly discovered conservation laws involving black holes, and their implications for deep and poorly understood issues in quantum gravity such as the information loss paradox discovered by Stephen Hawking. A second focus is on tests of general relativity and on sources of gravitational radiation that have been detected by NSF's Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and that might be detected by future space-based detectors. Theoretical studies of sources of gravitational waves funded by this award will be useful to aid detection of signals from black holes and other sources, and also to aid in their interpretation. Gravitational wave studies can tell us about the nature of gravity, properties of black holes, and properties of the early Universe. The award supports the training of graduate students and postdocs in STEM research.<br/><br/>In more detail, the principal research topics of this award are (i) the development of methods to compute the gravitational waveforms from point particles inspiralling into spinning black holes, using a combination of analytical and numerical approaches; (ii) demonstrating that the two body dynamics is Hamiltonian when the dissipation is removed; (iii) developing a comprehensive description and understanding of conservation laws involving soft hair on black holes, and (iv) investigating the consequences of these laws for the quantum evaporation of black holes and the ultimate fate of information that falls into black holes.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/26/2024

06/26/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409350

{'FirstName': 'Eanna', 'LastName': 'Flanagan', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Eanna Flanagan', 'EmailAddress': 'flanagan@astro.cornell.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000488446', 'StartDate': '06/26/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Cornell University', 'CityName': 'ITHACA', 'ZipCode': '148502820', 'PhoneNumber': '6072555014', 'StreetAddress': '341 PINE TREE RD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY19', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'G56PUALJ3KT5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'CORNELL UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Cornell University', 'CityName': 'ITHACA', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '148502820', 'StreetAddress': '341 PINE TREE RD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY19'}

{'Code': '124400', 'Text': 'Gravity Theory'}

2024~160000

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Conference: Aspen Winter Conference: Disorder and Quantum Phases of Matter

NSF

12/15/2023

05/31/2024

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMR', 'LongName': 'Division Of Materials Research'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Serdar Ogut', 'PO_EMAI': 'sogut@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924429'}

This award supports participation of researchers at the Winter 2023 Aspen Conference “Disorder and Quantum Phases of Matter” to be held from 12/10/2023 to 12/15/2023 at the Aspen Center for Physics in Aspen, CO. The conference is expected to draw approximately 80 participants with high attendance from junior (student and postdoc) researchers, 22-24 invited talks, a poster session, and a midday break for informal interactions. The topics covered include strange metals, high Tc superconductivity, quantum phase transitions, localized strongly interacting states of matter, disorder in topological phases, which are all at the forefront of condensed matter physics. The conference will facilitate the exchange of ideas between junior and senior researchers and serve as an opportunity for creating new collaborations.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

12/11/2023

12/11/2023

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409357

{'FirstName': 'Steven', 'LastName': 'Kivelson', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'A', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Steven A Kivelson', 'EmailAddress': 'kivelson@stanford.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000454979', 'StartDate': '12/11/2023', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Stanford University', 'CityName': 'STANFORD', 'ZipCode': '943052004', 'PhoneNumber': '6507232300', 'StreetAddress': '450 JANE STANFORD WAY', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '16', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA16', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'HJD6G4D6TJY5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Stanford University', 'CityName': 'STANFORD', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '943052004', 'StreetAddress': '450 JANE STANFORD WAY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '16', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA16'}

{'Code': '176500', 'Text': 'CONDENSED MATTER & MAT THEORY'}

2024~10000

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CPS: Medium: Artificial-intelligence-enabled Atomic Force Microscopy (AI-AFM)

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05050000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CNS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Computer and Network Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vishal Sharma', 'PO_EMAI': 'vsharma@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928950'}

Mechanical forces have long been implicated in regulating basic cellular and molecular processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation and DNA-protein bonding. Understanding the basic working mechanism of these processes can lead to breakthrough improvements in biochemical and biomedical sciences and engineering. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), by far, is the most suitable platform for nanomechanical characterization of biological materials owing to its capability to exert precisely controlled force at desired locations and sense the sample response. However, such a technique is subject to substantial workload and biases of human experimentalists. It heavily relies on constant human supervision and human insight for execution and analysis of problems such as AFM probe breakage after prolonged functionalization, and sample damage due to lack of optimization of the loading forces. To address these challenges, this project will build a transformative new cyber physical system (CPS) by leveraging recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) towards high-throughput, scalable, and ultra-precise AFM. This will lead to a key enabling tool to create new knowledge of life science materials.<br/><br/>This project will develop and validate a novel closed-loop framework with AI-based sensing & characterization, modeling interactions between the AFM probe and soft biological samples via physics-aware neural surrogates, and AFM navigation & control algorithms via real-time learning that will lead to a next-generation AI-enabled AFM (namely, AI-AFM). The key intellectual merits extend beyond conventional AFM applications in biomechanical and biomaterial studies. Specific innovations will include: (i) large multimodal models for bioimaging and AFM data characterization; (ii) generative models for enhancing AFM images (iii) AFM probe–sample contact dynamics modeling using physics-aware ML for optimizing the AFM mechanical stimuli design; (iv) ML-based closed-loop+feedforward predictive control in an adaptive manner for the AFM material mapping; and (v) software and hardware implementation and demonstration of the sensing, modeling and control modules in a commercial AFM setup. The research outcomes will go beyond live cell AFM studies and impact other CPS sectors such as biomedical devices, materials, and manufacturing. This project will incorporate the research outcomes at all educational levels by enriching the graduate/undergraduate curriculum, providing undergraduate research experience and K-12 outreach activities, and broadening the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in computing and engineering.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/23/2024

07/11/2024

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409359

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{'Name': 'Iowa State University', 'CityName': 'AMES', 'ZipCode': '500112103', 'PhoneNumber': '5152945225', 'StreetAddress': '1350 BEARDSHEAR HALL', 'StreetAddress2': '515 MORRILL ROAD', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Iowa', 'StateCode': 'IA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'IA04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'DQDBM7FGJPC5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'DQDBM7FGJPC5'}

{'Name': 'Iowa State University', 'CityName': 'AMES', 'StateCode': 'IA', 'ZipCode': '500112103', 'StreetAddress': '1350 BEARDSHEAR HALL', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Iowa', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'IA04'}

{'Code': '791800', 'Text': 'CPS-Cyber-Physical Systems'}

2024~1000000

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Unique Application of High Energy Density Plasmas for Nuclear Astrophysics Experiments

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

This award supports a study of how the nuclei of chemical elements are formed in astrophysical environments by using high energy lasers in a laboratory. Nuclear reactions play key roles in the dynamics and evolution of our universe. They are responsible for forming the basic elements that make up everything we see around us – including the simplest hydrogen atoms, the oxygen we breathe, metals such as iron and heavy elements such as uranium - through nucleosynthesis processes in stars and during the Big Bang. However, nuclear reactions cannot be measured directly in space. To solve outstanding questions about abundances of elements in the universe, we have to know how these reactions happen under different conditions. Historically, experiments to test the likelihood of different reactions have been done using accelerators. However, accelerators use solid or gaseous targets. In stars, matter is found in a plasma state, where the atoms are split into their charged constituents, ions and electrons. Scientists have reasons to believe that reaction probabilities will be different in plasmas compared to solid or gaseous targets. The present work uses large lasers, such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF), to create plasmas where the reactions can be studied in an environment comparable to that in stars. The project will support an international collaboration with Imperial College London and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), training of graduate students and a postdoc, and may advance the development of fusion energy and contribute to national security.<br/><br/>This effort is expected to improve the understanding of how elements are formed in the universe by answering questions about plasma effects on nuclear reaction probabilities that have never before been addressed experimentally. In doing so, it will contribute to the goals of NSF's "Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics" meta-program. The project focuses on the use of high-energy-density (HED) plasmas for basic nuclear science experiments relevant to nuclear astrophysics. High energy laser facilities such as OMEGA at the University of Rochester and the NIF at LLNL can create the stellar-like HED experimental conditions in a laboratory setting. Unlike the more traditional accelerator-based approached, the laser-driven HED conditions more closely mimic astrophysical environments in several ways, including thermal distributions of the reacting ions as opposed to monoenergetic ion beams; stellar-relevant plasma temperatures and densities; and, in the case of NIF, neutron flux densities not found anywhere else on earth. This represents a unique opportunity for understanding plasma effects on nuclear reactions. Fully exploiting this platform for nucleosynthesis experiments is anticipated to be a broad, decades-long effort. The goal of the current effort is to advance the frontier through new experimental projects. In particular, four areas will be addressed: (1) using new diagnostic capabilities to uniquely study six-nucleon systems with three particles in the final state, such as those relevant to the solar proton-proton cycles; (2) development of a platform for studying reactions involving mid-Z ions relevant to the stellar carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) catalyzed proton-burning cycles; (3) making strides toward the first terrestrial measurements of plasma screening of nuclear reactions; and (4) development of a platform for use of high-performing NIF implosions to study neutron capture on nuclei in excited states.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/09/2024

07/09/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409369

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{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'CAMBRIDGE', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '07', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MA07', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'E2NYLCDML6V1', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'E2NYLCDML6V1'}

{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'CAMBRIDGE', 'StateCode': 'MA', 'ZipCode': '021394307', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '07', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MA07'}

[{'Code': '107Y00', 'Text': 'WoU-Windows on the Universe: T'}, {'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}]

2024~245600

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Microscopy of Frustrated Quantum Gases in Optical Lattices

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Mark K. Beck', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkbeck@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922983'}

General audience abstract: New materials are a primary driver of new technologies. Quantum materials are promising for applications in computing, power storage and transfer, and low power electronics. In quantum materials, the electrons interact strongly with each other giving rise to new forms of matter. Simulating the physics of these materials is important for designing their properties. However, studying large quantum systems with computer simulations is an extremely difficult computational problem. The PI and his team will instead use programmable simulators based on vapors of atoms and molecules cooled to very low temperatures and trapped in a vacuum chamber using interfering laser beams. This approach, known as quantum simulation, has already provided valuable insights into the physics of quantum materials, enabling the exploration of microscopic processes that give rise to their unusual properties. In this project, the research team will focus on studying quantum systems that are “frustrated”. In such systems, there are competing constraints that make it difficult to reach the lowest energy configuration. The investigators will explore new phases of matter that appear in frustrated systems such as magnets that are robust to very high temperatures. The main outcome of the project will be to advance our fundamental understanding of the microscopic physics of frustrated quantum systems. Additionally, the project will train graduate and undergraduate students in techniques of atomic and molecular physics and prepare them for careers in the emerging quantum industry, academia and national labs.<br/><br/>Technical audience abstract: Frustrated systems are a frontier research area in quantum many-body physics. In such systems, various contributions to the energy cannot be simultaneously minimized. This leads to novel ordered states of matter and exotic phases such as quantum spin liquids. The PI and his students will use ultracold gases of atoms and molecules to perform microscopic studies of various phenomena in frustrated systems, exploring two different kinds of frustration: geometric and exchange frustration. In one line of experiments, they will study doped fermionic Mott insulators in a geometrically frustrated triangular lattice, where they have previously observed kinetic magnetism resulting from the formation of a novel magnetic polaron. The team will perform a spectroscopic study of this system to test theoretical predictions of particularly large binding energies for such polarons. They will also search for related polarons with more complex internal structure which may facilitate hole-pairing at high temperatures. They will study manifestations of spin frustration in the equation of state of the triangular Hubbard model, looking for signatures of a Pomeranchuk effect near half-filling. In another line of experiments, the investigators will develop a platform to study frustrated magnetism with polar molecules induced by their dipolar interactions, even in the absence of geometric frustration. Long-term impacts of the proposed work include: the identification of potential new routes to high-temperature superconductivity in kinetically frustrated materials, advancing polar molecules as a platform for quantum computation and understanding spin liquid states which may be used as robust quantum memories with a high degree of immunity to environmental noise.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/21/2024

06/21/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409375

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{'Name': 'Princeton University', 'CityName': 'PRINCETON', 'ZipCode': '085442001', 'PhoneNumber': '6092583090', 'StreetAddress': '1 NASSAU HALL', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New Jersey', 'StateCode': 'NJ', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NJ12', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NJ1YPQXQG7U5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Princeton University', 'CityName': 'PRINCETON', 'StateCode': 'NJ', 'ZipCode': '085442001', 'StreetAddress': '1 NASSAU HALL', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New Jersey', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NJ12'}

{'Code': '124100', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}

2024~221844

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Collaborative Research: EAGER: IMPRESS-U: Groundwater Resilience Assessment through iNtegrated Data Exploration for Ukraine (GRANDE-U)

NSF

04/01/2024

03/31/2026

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '01090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'O/D', 'LongName': 'Office Of The Director'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OISE', 'LongName': 'Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Maija Kukla', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkukla@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924940'}

This IMPRESS-U project is jointly funded by NSF, Estonian Research Council (ETAG), Latvian Council of Science (LCS), Research Council of Lithuania (LMT), National Science Center of Poland (NCN), US National Academy of Sciences, and Office of Naval Research Global (DoD). The research will be performed in a multilateral international partnership that unites the University of California-San Diego, New Mexico State University (US), Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute and Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv (Ukraine), Polish Geological Institute and Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland), University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia), Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania), and University of Tartu, Tartu (Estonia). US portion of the collaborative effort will be co-funded by NSF OISE/OD, GEO/RISE, and GEO/EAR).<br/><br/>Groundwater is a critical source of drinking water for half of the population worldwide, and this resource is under threat of depletion. An accurate assessment of its quantity and quality is a persistent global and national challenge, particularly in transboundary regions. This project seeks to improve our understanding of groundwater dynamics and achieve integrated water balance parameterization at fine spatial and temporal scales. The results will be especially useful to Ukraine, where the limitations of the ground observation network require more efficient assessment techniques based on remote sensing. To build algorithms and models for accurate and timely aquifer assessment, this project will bring together researchers from six countries: the United States, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The robust international collaboration at the core of this effort, bridging distinct transboundary human systems and connected natural aquifer systems, will accelerate progress that no single discipline or nation could achieve alone. Simultaneously, this project will foster the next generation of research leaders and support the co-development of a modern innovation ecosystem in Ukraine.<br/><br/>This project will pioneer a comprehensive transdisciplinary approach to fine-scale modeling of surface water and groundwater interactions in a transboundary setting. Our proposed technical solution integrates hydrogeologic models with satellite and ground-based data to enable water resource assessment for decision-making under uncertainty. The main project components include: (1) Developing a consolidated spatial database of satellite and in-situ groundwater and surface water observations and other relevant data layers for transboundary areas in Ukraine and the partner countries in the region; (2) Creating novel algorithms to downscale satellite remote sensing data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission using higher-resolution geologic, in-situ, topographic, and land cover data, over areas with sufficiently dense ground observations; (3) Training artificial intelligence models to extend water balance parameterization to areas where GRACE-FO data have not been correlated with in-situ observations; (4) Generating conceptualizations and simulations to assess aquifer resilience under different hydrogeologic and water use scenarios, using participatory modeling approaches; and (5) Building an internationally-engaged workforce development program leveraging the project's research design to enable state-of-the-art innovation infrastructure in Ukraine. While the research tasks' interdependent, innovative and exploratory nature make the project high-risk, it promises a high potential impact in transforming our understanding and the practice of transboundary groundwater assessment and management.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/10/2024

04/10/2024

None

Grant

47.050, 47.079

1

4900

4900

2409395

[{'FirstName': 'Ashley', 'LastName': 'Atkins', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'E', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Ashley E Atkins', 'EmailAddress': 'asatkins@ucsd.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000862539', 'StartDate': '04/10/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Ilya', 'LastName': 'Zaslavsky', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Ilya Zaslavsky', 'EmailAddress': 'zaslavsk@sdsc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000429879', 'StartDate': '04/10/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Christine', 'LastName': 'Kirkpatrick', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'R', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Christine R Kirkpatrick', 'EmailAddress': 'christine@sdsc.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000699006', 'StartDate': '04/10/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'University of California-San Diego', 'CityName': 'LA JOLLA', 'ZipCode': '920930021', 'PhoneNumber': '8585344896', 'StreetAddress': '9500 GILMAN DR', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '50', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA50', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'UYTTZT6G9DT1', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of California-San Diego', 'CityName': 'LA JOLLA', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '920930934', 'StreetAddress': '9500 GILMAN DRIVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '50', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA50'}

[{'Code': '157900', 'Text': 'Hydrologic Sciences'}, {'Code': '729800', 'Text': 'International Research Collab'}, {'Code': '769900', 'Text': 'Integrat & Collab Ed & Rsearch'}]

2024~247995

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Collaborative Research: EAGER: IMPRESS-U: Groundwater Resilience Assessment through iNtegrated Data Exploration for Ukraine (GRANDE-U)

NSF

04/01/2024

03/31/2026

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '01090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'O/D', 'LongName': 'Office Of The Director'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'OISE', 'LongName': 'Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Maija Kukla', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkukla@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924940'}

This IMPRESS-U project is jointly funded by NSF, Estonian Research Council (ETAG), Latvian Council of Science (LCS), Research Council of Lithuania (LMT), National Science Center of Poland (NCN), US National Academy of Sciences, and Office of Naval Research Global (DoD). The research will be performed in a multilateral international partnership that unites the University of California-San Diego, New Mexico State University (US), Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute and Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv (Ukraine), Polish Geological Institute and Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland), University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia), Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania), and University of Tartu, Tartu (Estonia). US portion of the collaborative effort will be co-funded by NSF OISE/OD, GEO/RISE, and GEO/EAR).<br/><br/>Groundwater is a critical source of drinking water for half of the population worldwide, and this resource is under threat of depletion. An accurate assessment of its quantity and quality is a persistent global and national challenge, particularly in transboundary regions. This project seeks to improve our understanding of groundwater dynamics and achieve integrated water balance parameterization at fine spatial and temporal scales. The results will be especially useful to Ukraine, where the limitations of the ground observation network require more efficient assessment techniques based on remote sensing. To build algorithms and models for accurate and timely aquifer assessment, this project will bring together researchers from six countries: the United States, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. The robust international collaboration at the core of this effort, bridging distinct transboundary human systems and connected natural aquifer systems, will accelerate progress that no single discipline or nation could achieve alone. Simultaneously, this project will foster the next generation of research leaders and support the co-development of a modern innovation ecosystem in Ukraine.<br/><br/>This project will pioneer a comprehensive transdisciplinary approach to fine-scale modeling of surface water and groundwater interactions in a transboundary setting. Our proposed technical solution integrates hydrogeologic models with satellite and ground-based data to enable water resource assessment for decision-making under uncertainty. The main project components include: (1) Developing a consolidated spatial database of satellite and in-situ groundwater and surface water observations and other relevant data layers for transboundary areas in Ukraine and the partner countries in the region; (2) Creating novel algorithms to downscale satellite remote sensing data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission using higher-resolution geologic, in-situ, topographic, and land cover data, over areas with sufficiently dense ground observations; (3) Training artificial intelligence models to extend water balance parameterization to areas where GRACE-FO data have not been correlated with in-situ observations; (4) Generating conceptualizations and simulations to assess aquifer resilience under different hydrogeologic and water use scenarios, using participatory modeling approaches; and (5) Building an internationally-engaged workforce development program leveraging the project's research design to enable state-of-the-art innovation infrastructure in Ukraine. While the research tasks' interdependent, innovative and exploratory nature make the project high-risk, it promises a high potential impact in transforming our understanding and the practice of transboundary groundwater assessment and management.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/10/2024

04/10/2024

None

Grant

47.050, 47.079

1

4900

4900

2409396

{'FirstName': 'Alexander', 'LastName': 'Fernald', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'G', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Alexander G Fernald', 'EmailAddress': 'fernald@nmsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000416276', 'StartDate': '04/10/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'New Mexico State University', 'CityName': 'LAS CRUCES', 'ZipCode': '88003', 'PhoneNumber': '5756461590', 'StreetAddress': '1050 STEWART ST.', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New Mexico', 'StateCode': 'NM', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NM02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'J3M5GZAT8N85', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'New Mexico State University', 'CityName': 'LAS CRUCES', 'StateCode': 'NM', 'ZipCode': '88003', 'StreetAddress': '1050 STEWART ST.', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New Mexico', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NM02'}

[{'Code': '157900', 'Text': 'Hydrologic Sciences'}, {'Code': '729800', 'Text': 'International Research Collab'}, {'Code': '769900', 'Text': 'Integrat & Collab Ed & Rsearch'}]

2024~52000

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Orderability of Groups, and Foliations and Flows on 3-Manifolds

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03040000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'DMS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Mathematical Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Eriko Hironaka', 'PO_EMAI': 'ehironak@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927041'}

Groups are among the most pervasive algebraic structures in both mathematics and real life. Roughly speaking, whenever there is a notion of multiplication on a set of things, this set becomes a group. We say a group can be left-ordered if one can order elements of the group so that the relative size of any two elements remains unchanged when multiplying both elements by another element on the left. When it comes to the case where the group is derived from a 3-dimensional space (a 3-manifold), known as the fundamental group, there is a surprising connection between whether the group can be left-ordered and two other natural structures on the 3-dimensional spaces. One structure is called foliations, which views the 3-dimensional spaces as a union of 2-dimensional layers, akin to the foliations seen in metamorphic rocks. The other, called flows, captures the motions of points in the 3-dimensional spaces. The main objective of this project is to deepen our understanding of this connection. Additionally, this project will support initiatives focused on improving mathematical education in the community, making advanced mathematics more accessible and engaging to a broader audience. <br/><br/>There are two main research directions in the project: 1. Investigating the L-space conjecture, which connects the orderability of groups, foliations on 3-manifolds, and the complexity of certain Floer homology of the manifolds. The project will particularly focus on the conjecture for toroidal manifolds through notions of slope detection. 2. Studying various actions of 3-manifold groups on 1-dimensional spaces (circles, lines, trees) naturally arising from foliations and flows. This includes their dynamical properties and their connection to the existence of left-orders on the 3-manifold groups. <br/><br/>This project is jointly funded by the NSF-DMS Topology and Geometric Analysis Program (TGA) and the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

05/15/2024

05/15/2024

None

Grant

47.083

1

4900

4900

2409398

{'FirstName': 'Ying', 'LastName': 'Hu', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Ying Hu', 'EmailAddress': 'yinghu@unomaha.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000841409', 'StartDate': '05/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Nebraska at Omaha', 'CityName': 'OMAHA', 'ZipCode': '681820001', 'PhoneNumber': '4025542286', 'StreetAddress': '6001 DODGE ST EAB 209', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Nebraska', 'StateCode': 'NE', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NE02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'FZRNFQTKADH1', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'FZRNFQTKADH1'}

{'Name': 'University of Nebraska at Omaha', 'CityName': 'OMAHA', 'StateCode': 'NE', 'ZipCode': '681822000', 'StreetAddress': '6001 DODGE ST EAB 209', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Nebraska', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NE02'}

{'Code': '915000', 'Text': 'EPSCoR Co-Funding'}

2024~74963

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Quantum Aspects of Matter Fields and Matter

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Pedro Marronetti', 'PO_EMAI': 'pmarrone@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927372'}

Quantum entanglement is a distinctive feature of quantum systems, presenting a novel resource for fundamental science and technology. In contemporary laboratories, entanglement is systematically generated and controlled across diverse systems. These advancements are progressively influencing technology, with entanglement being a cornerstone in the field of quantum technologies, set to revolutionize various aspects of daily life. Although most advances have been primarily restricted to non-relativistic systems, progress is starting to extend into the domain of relativistic quantum mechanics. This research project aims to deepen our understanding of entanglement in relativistic quantum field theories with special emphasis on the role of gravity in this structure. The goals include combining advancements in theory and technology to experimentally validate aspects of the intricate relationship between quantum entanglement and the geometry of spacetime. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration with experimental groups, the project seeks to influence quantum technologies and train new researchers. Additionally, it includes an outreach program targeting the general public and local schools in Baton Rouge, particularly those serving minority and underrepresented communities.<br/><br/>The goal of this project is to deepen our understanding of entanglement in quantum field theories in curved spacetimes and quantum gravity. A primary objective is to understand the role of spacetime geometry in the entanglement content of typical quantum states of matter. The project is composed of a set of interconnected subprojects, encompassing different aspects of the interplay between quantum field theory in curved spacetimes, quantum information, and quantum gravity. These sub-projects include (i)Theoretical exploration of the entanglement structure in both flat and curved spacetimes, with a focus on finite sets of degrees of freedom. (ii) Investigating the potential to probe the entanglement of the quantum vacuum using relativistic particle detectors. (iii) Studying entanglement generation in rapidly rotating systems, including black holes, and collaborating with experimentalists to achieve experimental confirmation. (vi) Investigating laboratory systems capable of verifying the generation of entangled pairs by time-dependent geometries. Each subproject is self-contained, but collectively they work synergistically to push the boundaries of this important and timely research area.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/28/2024

06/28/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409402

{'FirstName': 'Ivan', 'LastName': 'Agullo', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Ivan Agullo', 'EmailAddress': 'agullo@lsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000647072', 'StartDate': '06/28/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Louisiana State University', 'CityName': 'BATON ROUGE', 'ZipCode': '708030001', 'PhoneNumber': '2255782760', 'StreetAddress': '202 HIMES HALL', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Louisiana', 'StateCode': 'LA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'LA06', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'ECQEYCHRNKJ4', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Louisiana State University', 'CityName': 'BATON ROUGE', 'StateCode': 'LA', 'ZipCode': '708030001', 'StreetAddress': '202 HIMES HALL', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Louisiana', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'LA06'}

{'Code': '124400', 'Text': 'Gravity Theory'}

2024~100000

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Frontiers of Cold Atom Theory

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Julio Gea-Banacloche', 'PO_EMAI': 'jgeabana@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927924'}

Ultracold gasses form our most versatile platform for studying quantum mechanics: By combining basic building blocks scientists are able to produce complicated quantum systems that are used to test hypotheses about the emergent behavior of interacting quantum systems. This research program is aimed at expanding the range of physics which can be studied through these cold gas experiments. The goal is then to apply this knowledge to the development/understanding of new quantum materials and new quantum technology. Graduate student training is integral to the program and the participants will become experts in this quantum technology. The research program also contains an education component aimed at improving physics education for students in life sciences and those who are pursuing health careers.<br/> <br/>The research program is organized around three questions: (1) How does one controllably create highly entangled quantum states of matter? (2) What are the emergent properties of strongly interacting quantum systems? (3) What aspects of fundamental physics can be explored through cold gas experiments? Sophisticated numerical techniques, such as the density matrix renormalization group, will be used to model various scenarios. The researchers will develop new approaches to state preparation, explore the properties of quantum simulators of strongly correlated physics, and build tools for experimentally realizing lattice gauge theories.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/23/2024

07/23/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409403

{'FirstName': 'Erich', 'LastName': 'Mueller', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'J', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Erich J Mueller', 'EmailAddress': 'em256@cornell.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000309385', 'StartDate': '07/23/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Cornell University', 'CityName': 'ITHACA', 'ZipCode': '148502820', 'PhoneNumber': '6072555014', 'StreetAddress': '341 PINE TREE RD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY19', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'G56PUALJ3KT5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'CORNELL UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Cornell University', 'CityName': 'ITHACA', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '148502820', 'StreetAddress': '341 PINE TREE RD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY19'}

{'Code': '128400', 'Text': 'AMO Theory/Atomic, Molecular &'}

2024~160000

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Quantum Simulation and Collisions with Ultracold Triatomic Molecules

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Mark K. Beck', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkbeck@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922983'}

Atoms and molecules are the microscopic building blocks of the world. Their behavior and interactions are governed by the theory of quantum mechanics, which describes at a fundamental level much of modern science and technology. Advancing quantum science and technology with atoms and molecules requires cooling to temperatures around one millionth of a degree above absolute zero and exquisitely controlling their structure in the quantum mechanical realm. Over the past several decades, powerful laser cooling techniques have been developed to reach these “ultracold” temperatures with atoms; in turn, a number of discoveries were made that shed light on the intricacies of quantum physics in complicated systems and made progress toward the creation of a useful quantum computer. These techniques have more recently been extended to diatomic molecules (containing two atoms), and very recently to larger, “polyatomic” molecules. Now, Professor John Doyle and his research team of graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral researchers will use laser-cooled CaOH (calcium monohydroxide) molecules to study the complex physics governing polyatomic molecules at ultracold temperatures. There are two primary aims of the research. The first is to study collisions of ultracold CaOH molecules, which will shed light on the quantum physics underlying molecular interactions and ultracold chemistry. The second is to control arrays of CaOH molecules at the level needed to build a quantum computer, both by controlling individual molecules in the array and by engineering their interactions. The resulting quantum computer could be used for powerful quantum simulations, e.g. for the development of new technological materials. Additionally, students will be trained in advanced, highly technical experimental methods, adding to the scientific human infrastructure of the nation.<br/><br/>Professor Doyle and his research team will carry out this research using ultracold CaOH molecules in optical traps (bulk optical dipole traps as well as individual molecules in optical tweezers), using experimental techniques recently developed by the team. They will study the collisions of triatomic molecules in detail and develop techniques for quantum control of collisions, in particular by using the specific structure of polyatomic molecules to shield molecules from lossy short-range interactions, with the vision of carving a path towards a degenerate quantum gas of polyatomic molecules. Direct tests will be made of theory, leading to a better understanding of the relatively unknown territory of quantum-controlled collisions of polyatomic molecules. Researchers will also develop methods to control polyatomic molecules in optical tweezers for use in analog quantum simulators and as qubits in quantum information processing systems. The specific goal is to first characterize the coherence time of potential qubit states that take advantage of the unique structures present in polyatomic molecules. Professor Doyle and his research team will then use dipolar interactions to entangle CaOH molecules in adjacent optical tweezers and use these interactions to engineer quantum gates between polyatomic molecules.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409404

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{'Name': 'Harvard University', 'CityName': 'CAMBRIDGE', 'ZipCode': '021385366', 'PhoneNumber': '6174955501', 'StreetAddress': '1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 3', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MA05', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'LN53LCFJFL45', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Harvard University', 'CityName': 'CAMBRIDGE', 'StateCode': 'MA', 'ZipCode': '021385366', 'StreetAddress': '17 Oxford Street', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MA05'}

{'Code': '124100', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}

2024~366058

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Developing an Open Source, GPU-enabled Code for Multi-messenger Compact Mergers

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2028

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Pedro Marronetti', 'PO_EMAI': 'pmarrone@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927372'}

Gravitational wave observations from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration are driving a surge in astronomical understanding and the advancement of science. This progress relies on continued theoretical and numerical work studying the mergers of compact objects (black holes and neutron stars) which connects underlying physical processes to gravitational, electromagnetic, and neutrino observables. This award supports studies of the high energy disruption of neutron stars in such mergers with state-of-the-art neutrino transport via the development of an open-source code that leverages the tremendous computational power of GPU computing.<br/><br/>This effort seeks to advance multimessenger science by developing an open-source, GPU-enabled, general relativistic, magnetohydrodynamics code with neutrino transport and using it to study binary neutron star and black hole--neutron star mergers. The demands on numerical solutions increase as observations progress: higher phase accuracy, longer simulations, multi-scale physics with magnetic and neutrino effects, and wider exploration of the large parameter space. To satisfy such demands, this award works to develop an open-source, state-of-the-art code to model compact object mergers with the full panoply of physics that runs on the power-efficient, large GPU-enabled supercomputers being built today and designed for tomorrow. Studies of BNS and BH-NS mergers will help build wave templates, steer designs and upgrades of future gravitational wave detectors, and extract science from LVK observations and those of future detectors. Such models may help direct the best observational resources with concurrent and coordinated searches among multi-messenger detectors. The work will help: constrain the nuclear equation of state, constrain fundamental physics, elucidate details about the source of r-process elements and the conditions needed for a kilonova, and improve understanding of the engine underlying sGRBs. This work will help to understand some of the most energetic and intriguing processes in the universe attracting interest from the wider public. This work will promote the training of students in STEM, including high school and undergraduate students.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/18/2024

07/18/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409407

{'FirstName': 'Steven', 'LastName': 'Liebling', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'L', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Steven L Liebling', 'EmailAddress': 'steve.liebling@liu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000421110', 'StartDate': '07/18/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Long Island University', 'CityName': 'GREENVALE', 'ZipCode': '115481319', 'PhoneNumber': '7184881413', 'StreetAddress': '700 NORTHERN BLVD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY03', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'QNAVQDR2HN55', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'QNAVQDR2HN55'}

{'Name': 'Long Island University', 'CityName': 'GREENVALE', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '115481319', 'StreetAddress': '700 NORTHERN BLVD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY03'}

{'Code': '124400', 'Text': 'Gravity Theory'}

2024~65001

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EMBRACE-AGS-Seed: Quantification of Halogen Emission Impacts on Atmospheric Oxidation Rates in Urban Atmospheres

NSF

06/01/2024

05/31/2026

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06020100', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'AGS', 'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Sylvia Edgerton', 'PO_EMAI': 'sedgerto@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928522'}

This EMBRACE SEED project is focused on the study of halogen emissions and their impacts on the atmosphere of Salt Lake City Utah. The project seeks to quantify the extent of halogen-initiated chemistry through highly chemically speciated measurements of halogens, volatile organic compounds and their oxidation products, and particulate matter in the Salt Lake City region. The high level of regional halogen emissions makes the atmospheric chemistry in this airshed different from that of any other city in the United States. This proposal targets the quantitative relationship between halogen chemistry and air quality, in order to better understand how halogen emissions might impact the health of people in the region.<br/><br/>The objectives of this research are to quantify: (1) the relative amounts of chlorine, bromine, and hydroxyl radical-initiated oxidation in the Salt Lake City airshed; and (2) the contribution of chlorine and bromine radical-initiated chemistry to particulate matter concentrations in the region. The two-year project is a collaborative effort between Weber State University and Aerodyne Research Inc. This partnership with industry will provide Weber State undergraduates access to state-of-the-art atmospheric chemistry instrumentation for six weeks of local field measurements in the summer 2024, during which time the NOAA-supported Utah Summer Ozone Study will be making many complementary measurements of key chemical species in the region.<br/><br/>Weber State serves a dual mission: operating both as a four-year open-enrollment public university and as a regional public community college. Because of this mission, the majority of Weber State students are undergraduates who work full time, have a family, or have pursued a non-traditional path to a higher education. This project will train and support five undergraduate students directly and provide data for use in future undergraduate courses and student research projects.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/15/2024

04/15/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409408

{'FirstName': 'Demetrios', 'LastName': 'Pagonis', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Demetrios Pagonis', 'EmailAddress': 'demetriospagonis@weber.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000986498', 'StartDate': '04/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Weber State University', 'CityName': 'OGDEN', 'ZipCode': '844081014', 'PhoneNumber': '8016266055', 'StreetAddress': '3850 DIXON PKWY DEPT 1014', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Utah', 'StateCode': 'UT', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'UT01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'ZAVDUCLBZG77', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'ZAVDUCLBZG77'}

{'Name': 'Weber State University', 'CityName': 'OGDEN', 'StateCode': 'UT', 'ZipCode': '844082503', 'StreetAddress': '1014 DIXON PKWY DEPT 1014', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Utah', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'UT01'}

[{'Code': '152400', 'Text': 'Atmospheric Chemistry'}, {'Code': '164200', 'Text': 'Special Initiatives'}]

2024~199965

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EMBRACE-AGS-Seed: Decadal Trends of Atmospheric Ethane - Building Capacity for Trace Gas Analysis and Modeling at Portland State University

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2026

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06020100', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'AGS', 'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Sylvia Edgerton', 'PO_EMAI': 'sedgerto@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928522'}

This EMBRACE SEED project is focused on the study of current and historic ethane and methane concentrations in the atmosphere. Oxidation of these species contributes to production of ozone and secondary organic aerosol and affects the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere. This research effort makes use of an unpublished archive at the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI) of atmospheric ethane measurements collected in the early 1980s and will include new analyses for ethane in air samples collected during the period 1978–1998 at Cape Meares, Oregon. This project will lead to a better understanding of the distributions and historical trends of atmospheric ethane and methane and their significant impact on both air quality and climate.<br/><br/>The research includes three primary activities: (1) Intercalibration of historic ethane observations from the OGI global monitoring network in the early 1980s with recent surface flask ethane measurements from the NOAA Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gas Group; (2) Customization of the GEOS-Chem High Performance atmospheric chemistry model for ethane simulations; and (3) Inverse modeling studies of ethane within two periods that bracket the steep decline in concentrations of the gas from the 1980s to the 2000s. Due to its reaction with the hydroxyl radical (OH), ethane indirectly influences the lifetimes of many other trace gases in the atmosphere including methane (CH4). This research will enable the investigators to probe changes in the sources of ethane over decadal scales and develop new research projects that make use of the concentrations of both ethane and methane and their isotopes as tracers of oil and natural gas releases, as well emissions from wildfire and biomass burning.<br/><br/>This seed proposal will help build research capacity for ethane and non-methane hydrocarbon gas research at Portland State University (PSU). The PIs plan to use the results from this SEED study to develop a full proposal to conduct future multi-tracer studies using ethane and methane and their isotopes to quantify the fluxes of these gases from natural and anthropogenic sources.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/15/2024

04/15/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409413

[{'FirstName': 'Christopher', 'LastName': 'Butenhoff', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'L', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Christopher L Butenhoff', 'EmailAddress': 'cbuten@pdx.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000535987', 'StartDate': '04/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Andrew', 'LastName': 'Rice', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Andrew Rice', 'EmailAddress': 'arice@pdx.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000064642', 'StartDate': '04/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'Portland State University', 'CityName': 'PORTLAND', 'ZipCode': '972015508', 'PhoneNumber': '5037259900', 'StreetAddress': '1600 SW 4TH AVE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oregon', 'StateCode': 'OR', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'OR01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'H4CAHK2RD945', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'WWUJS84WJ647'}

{'Name': 'Portland State University', 'CityName': 'PORTLAND', 'StateCode': 'OR', 'ZipCode': '972015522', 'StreetAddress': '1600 SW 4TH AVE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oregon', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'OR01'}

[{'Code': '152400', 'Text': 'Atmospheric Chemistry'}, {'Code': '164200', 'Text': 'Special Initiatives'}]

2024~200000

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Study of Wavelength Dependence of Plasma Collision Dynamics and Ionization Mechanism in Laser Solid Matter Interactions

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

This project will improve our understanding of how plasma is created when high-power lasers interact with solid materials. Over 99.9% of the visible matter in the universe exists in the plasma state composed of freely interacting charged particles, such as electrons and ions. When high power lasers interact with solid materials, the laser light can free bound electrons in atoms and molecules, creating a plasma that can be studied in the laboratory. This interaction between the laser and the plasma can lead to many interesting phenomena. For instance, the laser can accelerate electrons to very high speeds and then create high-energy radiation such as ultraviolet and x-ray light when the electrons collide with ions in the plasma. In this project, the laser energy and wavelength dependence of the plasma creation and collision dynamics in solids will be experimentally and theoretically studied. This project will also promote basic science education to groups who have been traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields by hosting summer science camps for grandparent-headed families and families in rural areas.<br/><br/>Since electron collision plays a significant role in plasma, systematic studies of the electron collision frequency and related dynamics are important for understanding laser-plasma interactions. In this project, the plasma dynamics in solids under high-power laser irradiation will be experimentally studied by measuring both electron collision frequencies and plasma densities using state-of-the-art ultrafast visualization techniques such as time-resolved interferometry and single-shot frequency-domain holography. In particular, the effects of the driving laser wavelength, intensity, and pulse duration on laser plasma interactions will be systematically investigated. In addition, computer simulations will be carried out to guide and explain the experiments. This research will not only contribute to furthering understanding of high-power laser plasma interactions but also contribute to important laser-plasma-based applications such as particle accelerators, high-intensity ultrafast laser spectroscopy, high-energy density physics, and laser driven fusion.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/12/2024

07/12/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409415

{'FirstName': 'Bonggu', 'LastName': 'Shim', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Bonggu Shim', 'EmailAddress': 'bshim@binghamton.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000667703', 'StartDate': '07/12/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'SUNY at Binghamton', 'CityName': 'BINGHAMTON', 'ZipCode': '139024400', 'PhoneNumber': '6077776136', 'StreetAddress': '4400 VESTAL PKWY E', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY19', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'NQMVAAQUFU53', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'GMZUKXFDJMA9'}

{'Name': 'SUNY at Binghamton', 'CityName': 'BINGHAMTON', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '139024400', 'StreetAddress': '4400 VESTAL PKWY E', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '19', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY19'}

{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}

2024~399924

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Conference: Meeting Support for the 9th Global Energy and Water Exchanges Open Science Conference in 2024

NSF

04/15/2024

03/31/2025

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'RISE', 'LongName': 'Div of Res, Innovation, Synergies, & Edu'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Lina Patino', 'PO_EMAI': 'lpatino@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032925047'}

This award provides funds to support the participation of early career scientists and others in the 9th Open Science Conference of the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) to be held in Sapporo, Japan (July 7 – 12, 2024). The GEWEX project, as part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), is dedicated to understanding Earth’s water cycle. The International GEWEX Project Office is responsible for planning the meeting that will focus on three themes: water and climate in the Anthropocene; extremes and risks; and water, energy and carbon processes. The conference will include an Early Career Research Workshop led by the Young Earth System Scientists (YESS), the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS), the AGU Hydrology Section Student Subcommittee (H3S) and Japanese early career researchers. As part of the conference several side events will take place (e.g., three GEWEX Panel meetings and a Ground Water Workshop).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The GEWEX conference serves three objectives: 1) opportunity for the research community to exchange ideas and strengthen collaborations; 2) serve as regional focal point and help communicate and disseminate information about climate research and GEWEX activities; and 3) it provides an opportunity for side meetings and for early career researchers to become involved with GEWEX and WCRP activities. The technical sessions will cover topics like: i) understanding, modeling and predicting all aspects of the water, energy and carbon cycles and the climate system as a whole; (ii) land surface feedbacks, including effects of land and water management; (iii) hydrological impacts and prediction; (iv) process studies involving clouds, precipitation, water vapor, aerosols, atmospheric dynamics, radiation, carbon, and land-atmosphere interactions; (v) observations and global data sets, including satellite observations; (vi) phenomena such as monsoons, storms, organized convection, the Madden-Julian Oscillation, surface fluxes, atmospheric boundary layer; vii) cascading and compound extreme events, disaster risk reduction; and vii) societal impact and the human dimension.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/02/2024

04/02/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409447

{'FirstName': 'Petrus', 'LastName': 'van Oevelen', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'J', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Petrus J van Oevelen', 'EmailAddress': 'pvanoeve@gmu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000871113', 'StartDate': '04/02/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'George Mason University', 'CityName': 'FAIRFAX', 'ZipCode': '220304422', 'PhoneNumber': '7039932295', 'StreetAddress': '4400 UNIVERSITY DR', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Virginia', 'StateCode': 'VA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '11', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'VA11', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'EADLFP7Z72E5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'H4NRWLFCDF43'}

{'Name': 'George Mason University', 'CityName': 'FAIRFAX', 'StateCode': 'VA', 'ZipCode': '220304422', 'StreetAddress': '4400 UNIVERSITY DR', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Virginia', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '11', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'VA11'}

[{'Code': '1577', 'Text': 'GLOBAL CHANGE'}, {'Code': '1579', 'Text': 'Hydrologic Sciences'}, {'Code': '5740', 'Text': 'Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics'}]

2024~30900

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Observational Investigations of the Scaling of Ion Heating by Magnetic Reconnection in Earth's Magnetotail

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

As the Earth orbits the Sun in our vast solar system, it is immersed in the solar wind plasma, a fast flow of charged particles continuously streaming away from the Sun. The solar wind compresses the Earth’s dipole magnetic field on the dayside and pulls it into a magnetic tail on the nightside, just like the tail of a comet. In this long and stretched magnetic tail, an explosive process called magnetic reconnection is prevalent. This process converts the magnetic energy in the stretched magnetic tail into particle jets and heating of the ambient plasma. Sometimes the heating is low, and sometimes it is very high. In this project, hundreds of reconnection jets in the Earth’s magnetotail will be studied using in-situ spacecraft observations to find out what controls the degree of the plasma heating. The results will contribute to understanding how particles are energized and the plasma is heated during magnetic reconnection in other astrophysical and laboratory environments, and will help to understand and predict the drivers of the space weather on Earth. <br/><br/>Magnetic reconnection is a universal plasma process which converts stored magnetic energy into particle energies. One of the key unresolved questions in reconnection research is what controls the degree of ion heating in reconnection. Past observational studies of ion and electron heating scaling in reconnection have focused on the low heating regimes of the magnetopause and the solar wind. These studies have found that both ion and electron heating in reconnection are linearly proportional to the available magnetic energy per particle. However, independent observational and theoretical studies have suggested that the linear dependence of ion heating may not be universal. To test the universality of the linear scaling of ion heating, observations of reconnection in the high heating regime are required. The Earth’s magnetotail provides a natural laboratory in the high heating regime where in-situ spacecraft can observe reconnection in action. This project will conduct a comprehensive study using spacecraft observations of reconnection in the Earth’s magnetotail to establish the characteristics and controlling factors of ion heating.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/17/2024

06/17/2024

None

Grant

47.049, 47.050

1

4900

4900

2409449

{'FirstName': 'Marit', 'LastName': 'Oieroset', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Marit Oieroset', 'EmailAddress': 'oieroset@berkeley.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000487751', 'StartDate': '06/17/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of California-Berkeley', 'CityName': 'BERKELEY', 'ZipCode': '947101749', 'PhoneNumber': '5106433891', 'StreetAddress': '1608 4TH ST STE 201', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA12', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'GS3YEVSS12N6', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of California-Berkeley', 'CityName': 'BERKELEY', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '947101749', 'StreetAddress': '1608 4TH ST STE 201', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '12', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA12'}

[{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}, {'Code': '575000', 'Text': 'MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS'}]

2024~566157

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Collaborative Research: Dry cuticles--revealing the physics-driven form of Pinus foliage using phylogenetics, experiment, and modeling

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '08090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'IOS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Miriam Ashley-Ross', 'PO_EMAI': 'mashleyr@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924997'}

Pine trees are vital both commercially and ecologically, with many industries around the world relying on their lumber and pulp wood. In the United States, pine trees make up a large majority of the lumber output, playing a critical role in the forestry industry. Understanding how rainfall affects pine trees is crucial for industry and conserving habitats under a changing climate. This project explores how pine trees have adapted to manage water on their needles. Water on needle surfaces can block tiny pores needed for gas exchange, which is essential for photosynthesis, and make the trees more vulnerable to disease. By combining experiments, ecological data analysis, and predictive modeling, we will decipher the interplay between needle shape, surface properties, and elasticity in their ability to passively shed water. This research will enhance our understanding of how pine trees adapt to different environments and improve our knowledge of ecosystem resilience in the face of a changing climate. Ultimately, this research will revolutionize our understanding of pine needle function and shed light on the physics of fluid interaction with flexible biological structures.<br/><br/>Pine needles represent an extreme end of the spectrum of global leaf form and function with highly elongated filament-like foliage. This project will experimentally decompose needle/drop interactions into their fundamental components: fiber elasticity, wettability, surface profile, impact geometry, and needle vibration. We will conduct focused laboratory experiments to define how Pinus traits are tuned against liquid mass retention. Using a phylogenetic comparative approach, we will examine the pertinent test variables to reveal how Pinus traits vary in response to environmental factors before exploring a greater morphological trait space with predictive modeling. In this way, empirical experimentation will provide informative priors for conducting phylogenetic comparative analyses, which will expand our taxonomic and phenotypic scope. Results from these analyses will then be used as inputs for predictive modeling of trait interactions, which will in turn refine our mechanistic hypotheses of trait-trait interactions permitting rigorous examination of trait evolution in response to environmental stressors. This novel approach creates a template for fusing experimental data, new physical insights, and phylogenetic comparisons with multivariable regression to explore optimums, trade-offs, and limitations in Pinus foliage.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/02/2024

07/02/2024

None

Grant

47.074

1

4900

4900

2409450

{'FirstName': 'Andrew', 'LastName': 'Dickerson', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'K', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Andrew K Dickerson', 'EmailAddress': 'ad@utk.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000721326', 'StartDate': '07/02/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Tennessee Knoxville', 'CityName': 'KNOXVILLE', 'ZipCode': '379960001', 'PhoneNumber': '8659743466', 'StreetAddress': '201 ANDY HOLT TOWER', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Tennessee', 'StateCode': 'TN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'TN02', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'FN2YCS2YAUW3', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'LXG4F9K8YZK5'}

{'Name': 'University of Tennessee Knoxville', 'CityName': 'KNOXVILLE', 'StateCode': 'TN', 'ZipCode': '379960001', 'StreetAddress': '201 ANDY HOLT TOWER', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Tennessee', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '02', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'TN02'}

{'Code': '765800', 'Text': 'Physiol Mechs & Biomechanics'}

2024~252739

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Collaborative Research: Dry cuticles--revealing the physics-driven form of Pinus foliage using phylogenetics, experiment, and modeling

NSF

09/01/2024

08/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '08090000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'IOS', 'LongName': 'Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Miriam Ashley-Ross', 'PO_EMAI': 'mashleyr@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924997'}

Pine trees are vital both commercially and ecologically, with many industries around the world relying on their lumber and pulp wood. In the United States, pine trees make up a large majority of the lumber output, playing a critical role in the forestry industry. Understanding how rainfall affects pine trees is crucial for industry and conserving habitats under a changing climate. This project explores how pine trees have adapted to manage water on their needles. Water on needle surfaces can block tiny pores needed for gas exchange, which is essential for photosynthesis, and make the trees more vulnerable to disease. By combining experiments, ecological data analysis, and predictive modeling, we will decipher the interplay between needle shape, surface properties, and elasticity in their ability to passively shed water. This research will enhance our understanding of how pine trees adapt to different environments and improve our knowledge of ecosystem resilience in the face of a changing climate. Ultimately, this research will revolutionize our understanding of pine needle function and shed light on the physics of fluid interaction with flexible biological structures.<br/><br/>Pine needles represent an extreme end of the spectrum of global leaf form and function with highly elongated filament-like foliage. This project will experimentally decompose needle/drop interactions into their fundamental components: fiber elasticity, wettability, surface profile, impact geometry, and needle vibration. We will conduct focused laboratory experiments to define how Pinus traits are tuned against liquid mass retention. Using a phylogenetic comparative approach, we will examine the pertinent test variables to reveal how Pinus traits vary in response to environmental factors before exploring a greater morphological trait space with predictive modeling. In this way, empirical experimentation will provide informative priors for conducting phylogenetic comparative analyses, which will expand our taxonomic and phenotypic scope. Results from these analyses will then be used as inputs for predictive modeling of trait interactions, which will in turn refine our mechanistic hypotheses of trait-trait interactions permitting rigorous examination of trait evolution in response to environmental stressors. This novel approach creates a template for fusing experimental data, new physical insights, and phylogenetic comparisons with multivariable regression to explore optimums, trade-offs, and limitations in Pinus foliage.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/02/2024

07/02/2024

None

Grant

47.074

1

4900

4900

2409451

{'FirstName': 'Jeremy', 'LastName': 'Beaulieu', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'M', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Jeremy M Beaulieu', 'EmailAddress': 'jmbeauli@uark.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000744228', 'StartDate': '07/02/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Arkansas', 'CityName': 'FAYETTEVILLE', 'ZipCode': '727013124', 'PhoneNumber': '4795753845', 'StreetAddress': '1125 W MAPLE ST STE 316', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Arkansas', 'StateCode': 'AR', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'AR03', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'MECEHTM8DB17', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Arkansas', 'CityName': 'FAYETTEVILLE', 'StateCode': 'AR', 'ZipCode': '727011201', 'StreetAddress': '601 Science Engineering Hall', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Arkansas', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'AR03'}

{'Code': '765800', 'Text': 'Physiol Mechs & Biomechanics'}

2024~170945

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NSF-GACR: Coherent Radiation of Electrons Interacting with Intense Laser Pulses

NSF

07/01/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin', 'PO_EMAI': 'vlukin@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927382'}

The amount of radiation emitted by a large number of elementary sources, like atoms or accelerated electrons, is substantially increased by ``coherence,'' which arises when the sources are closer to each other than the wavelength of the emitted radiation. The most intense light and x-ray sources are characterized by a high degree of coherence and have made tremendous contributions to the progress in science and technology. This project investigates the coherence properties of radiation emitted in a collision of a strong laser field with a high-energy electron bunch, with the ultimate goal of producing coherent gamma rays, where a single photon has an energy higher than that of an electron at rest. Gamma-ray radiation can be used for producing matter-antimatter, for investigating nuclear material and handling nuclear waste, as well as for studying medical isotopes. The project combines the theoretical expertise at the University of Rochester with the numerical and unique experimental capabilities at ELI Beamlines in the Czech Republic, strengthening ties between the US and Europe in the field of high-intensity lasers. The project will also contribute to maturing the science case for a potential future NSF OPAL high power laser user facility at the University of Rochester.<br/> <br/>This project will employ methods from strong-field Quantum Electrodynamics to investigate the radiation emission spectrum from an ultra-relativistic electron bunch colliding with a strong laser field. First, the emission of one and two photons by two electrons will be considered, where it is expected that analytical and numerical results can be obtained. Then, the more general case of several electrons emitting multiple photons will be treated. Methods to enhance coherence effects beyond x-ray frequencies will be developed by working in the full quantum realm and by manipulating the incoming electron beam at the microscopic level. The ultimate goal is to ascertain the feasibility of realizing a gamma-ray free electron laser (FEL), which is one of the most ambitious unrealized goals of the scientific community. The experimental validation of the theoretical predictions will be performed at the ELI Beamlines laser user facility in the Czech Republic using the unique synchronized petawatt-scale laser and electron beam capabilities available at the facility.<br/><br/>This collaborative U.S.-Czech project is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Czech Science Foundation (GACR), where NSF funds the U.S. investigator and GACR funds the partners in the Czech Republic.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

06/21/2024

06/21/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409460

{'FirstName': 'Antonino', 'LastName': 'Di Piazza', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Antonino Di Piazza', 'EmailAddress': 'a.dipiazza@rochester.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000854936', 'StartDate': '06/21/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Rochester', 'CityName': 'ROCHESTER', 'ZipCode': '146113847', 'PhoneNumber': '5852754031', 'StreetAddress': '910 GENESEE ST', 'StreetAddress2': 'STE 200', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '25', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NY25', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'F27KDXZMF9Y8', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Rochester', 'CityName': 'ROCHESTER', 'StateCode': 'NY', 'ZipCode': '146113847', 'StreetAddress': '910 GENESEE ST', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'New York', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '25', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NY25'}

[{'Code': '124200', 'Text': 'PLASMA PHYSICS'}, {'Code': '128400', 'Text': 'AMO Theory/Atomic, Molecular &'}]

2024~440000

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BSM-PM: Precision Measurements of Weak-Force Induced Parity Violating Transitions in Atomic Cesium

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Mark K. Beck', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkbeck@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922983'}

The Standard Model of particle physics is the most successful physical model describing the structure of the known matter of the universe and the interactions between these particles. Still, we know that the Standard Model is not complete, in that there are several features of the universe that it cannot explain. These include the asymmetry between matter and anti-matter, the identity of dark matter and dark energy, and the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. A variety of theoretical models that extend the Standard Model, so-called beyond Standard Model (BSM) physics, have been proposed. Precision atomic, molecular, and optical physics measurements can be used to test the predictions of the Standard Model in small scale, table-top experiments, validating the standard model in this energy range, or helping elevate one of the various proposals for BSM physics. The goal of the proposed work is to precisely measure the strength of an extremely weak optical interaction in atomic cesium. This interaction is permitted only through the influence of the weak force interaction between electrons and the cesium nucleus, or between the nucleons themselves. A precision measurement of the strength of this interaction provides a precise value of the weak charge of the cesium nucleus, which in turn is used to determine a quantity known as the electro-weak mixing angle. The goal of the present program is to improve the precision of the value of the electro-weak mixing angle in the low energy range, testing the level of agreement with the Standard Model prediction, and possibly discriminating between various BSM models. In addition to its impact on our understanding of the universe, this program provides a valuable laboratory experience for graduate and undergraduate students. Students gain strength in physics knowledge and technical skills in lasers and optics, vacuum techniques, electronics, data acquisition and analysis, and technical writing, which they can apply to solving other important technical problems in industry or academics.<br/><br/>One set of measurements proposed in this program will be carried out on the optical transition from the ground 6S state to the excited 7S state in atomic cesium. The weak force interaction, which is not symmetric upon spatial inversion, slightly mixes atomic states of opposite parity (S- and P-states, for example), and introduces a weak electric dipole (E1) transition moment between the 6S ground state and 7S excited state. Using a two-pathway coherent control technique, and applying a uniform static electric field to the atoms, the investigators will drive the transition concurrently with two optical interactions, one a linear interaction with 539.5 nm light (the weak-force allowed transition and a Stark-induced transition); the second a two-photon interaction with light at 852 nm and 1470 nm. The laser beams are phase locked to one another, assuring mutual coherence between the optical interactions. The interference between the strong two-photon interaction and the weak linear interactions can be controlled by varying the optical phase difference between the various laser beams, resulting in modulation of the total excitation rate. Precise measurement of the amplitude of the modulation allows a precise determination of the ratio of the E1 moment for the transition and the Stark transition polarizability. The goal of the measurement is to reduce the uncertainty of this ratio to a value approaching 0.1%. A second measurement is based on the extremely weak E1 transition between hyperfine components of the ground state. The largest contribution to this nuclear-spin-dependent interaction is due to the anapole moment of the nucleus, which results from a parity-odd nuclear current produced by the weak force interaction between nucleons.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/24/2024

07/24/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409461

{'FirstName': 'Daniel', 'LastName': 'Elliott', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'S', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Daniel S Elliott', 'EmailAddress': 'elliottd@ecn.purdue.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000223642', 'StartDate': '07/24/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Purdue University', 'CityName': 'WEST LAFAYETTE', 'ZipCode': '479061332', 'PhoneNumber': '7654941055', 'StreetAddress': '2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Indiana', 'StateCode': 'IN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'IN04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'YRXVL4JYCEF5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'PURDUE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'YRXVL4JYCEF5'}

{'Name': 'Purdue University', 'CityName': 'WEST LAFAYETTE', 'StateCode': 'IN', 'ZipCode': '479061332', 'StreetAddress': '2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE STE 1900', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Indiana', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'IN04'}

{'Code': '124100', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}

2024~295792

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High-Harmonic Generation in Complex Systems

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Julio Gea-Banacloche', 'PO_EMAI': 'jgeabana@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927924'}

Since the invention of the laser, the development of ever more controlled pulses of light has facilitated progress in science, technology, and medicine. As an example, light pulses with very short temporal durations allow scientists to make “movies” of how electrons and atoms move around inside molecules, for instance during chemical reactions. The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the development of attosecond pulses of light (the shortest ever made), which are produced in the process of high harmonic generation (HHG). HHG happens as a result of the interaction between an intense laser pulse and almost any nonlinear medium, and has proven to be a versatile source of short-pulse, well-controlled light in the ultraviolet (UV) and extreme UV (XUV) spectral region. This project is centered on the further development of HHG as a source of UV and XUV light, in particular in systems that are more complex than atomic gases, for which the majority of work has been done up to now. The PI and her group will work on the development of theoretical tools for simulating the HHG process and the light it generates, as well as applications of these tools to model results in collaboration with experimental colleagues. The proposed work will be relevant to open questions at the forefront of ultrafast science and will contribute to workforce development through the training of junior researchers at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The PI will continue to serve the AMO and broader physics community through service roles at the national level.<br/><br/>The work in this project entails specific developments and applications for HHG in semi-conductor crystals, as well as for HHG in organic molecules. In crystals, the PI and her group will continue their on-going development of a versatile theory tool that is capable of describing the coupled microscopic and macroscopic dynamics of HHG in crystalline solids, through the build-up and phase matching of the HHG light. This tool is based on the coupled solutions of the semi-conductor Bloch equations and the Maxwell wave equation, and will require high-performance computing resources. The understanding and macroscopic control of the properties of HHG in crystals, similar to what is routinely done in gas-phase HHG, has been largely unexplored even though it is essential for the development of solid-state HHG as a probe of ultrafast dynamics. For example, in order to interpret features in the HHG spectrum in terms of the structure and dynamics of the host material it is necessary to know what role macroscopic effects play in shaping those features. In organic molecules, accurate calculations of HHG are extremely challenging because there are so many degrees of freedom involved. The group will use time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) to simulate the HHG process, with the goal of developing TDDFT as a reliable tool for molecular HHG calculations, allowing more direct comparisons between calculated and experimentally measured results.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/15/2024

07/15/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409463

{'FirstName': 'Mette', 'LastName': 'Gaarde', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Mette Gaarde', 'EmailAddress': 'gaarde@phys.lsu.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000361741', 'StartDate': '07/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Louisiana State University', 'CityName': 'BATON ROUGE', 'ZipCode': '708030001', 'PhoneNumber': '2255782760', 'StreetAddress': '202 HIMES HALL', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Louisiana', 'StateCode': 'LA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'LA06', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'ECQEYCHRNKJ4', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Louisiana State University', 'CityName': 'BATON ROUGE', 'StateCode': 'LA', 'ZipCode': '708030001', 'StreetAddress': '202 HIMES HALL', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Louisiana', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'LA06'}

{'Code': '128400', 'Text': 'AMO Theory/Atomic, Molecular &'}

2024~349996

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Travel: NSF Student Travel Grant for 2023 ICCABS (12th International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and medical Sciences)

NSF

12/15/2023

11/30/2024

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '05010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'CSE', 'LongName': 'Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'CCF', 'LongName': 'Division of Computing and Communication Foundations'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Stephanie Gage', 'PO_EMAI': 'sgage@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924748'}

Computational techniques have enabled many advances in the bio and medical sciences, advancing national health and contributing to the prosperity and welfare of society at large. Great advances in bio and medical sciences are possible only if scientists from the computation, basic research, and medical research communities come together. The International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS) has the goal of bringing together these communities and serving as a collaboration platform. Eleven offerings of ICCABS have been successfully completed and this award supports the 12th edition. Anticipated results of this effort are for scientists to cultivate opportunities for collaborative efforts and the emergence of innovative approaches to address complex bio and medical issues. Additionally, graduate and undergraduate students supported will meet and listen to experts, as well as attend three keynote talks from world class scientists and several invited speakers. The fellows and colleagues of the attending students will also benefit when attendees return and communicate the experience at their home institutions. The conference proceedings from the meeting will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners. Portions of the proceedings will also be used in different courses. Selected conference papers will be used to develop two special issues in the Journal of Computational Biology and the Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics journals.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This conference covers a wide range of topics including: (1) recent opportunities and challenges in new sequencing technologies (2) deep learning and biomedical imaging and (3) applications of computational advances in biomedical research. Altogether, this three-day conference supports students, researchers, and practitioners who want to gain key insight into a wide range of current computational advances unfolding in the bio and medical sciences.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

12/11/2023

12/11/2023

None

Grant

47.070

1

4900

4900

2409466

{'FirstName': 'Marmar', 'LastName': 'Moussa', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'R', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Marmar R Moussa', 'EmailAddress': 'marmar.moussa@ou.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000870338', 'StartDate': '12/11/2023', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Oklahoma Norman Campus', 'CityName': 'NORMAN', 'ZipCode': '730193003', 'PhoneNumber': '4053254757', 'StreetAddress': '660 PARRINGTON OVAL RM 301', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oklahoma', 'StateCode': 'OK', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'OK04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'EVTSTTLCEWS5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Oklahoma Norman Campus', 'CityName': 'NORMAN', 'StateCode': 'OK', 'ZipCode': '730193003', 'StreetAddress': '660 PARRINGTON OVAL RM 301', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Oklahoma', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'OK04'}

{'Code': '089Y', 'Text': 'FET-Fndtns of Emerging Tech'}

2024~25000

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EMBRACE-AGS-Growth: Diagnosing Kinematic Processes Responsible for Precipitation Distributions in Tropical Cyclones

NSF

06/01/2024

05/31/2028

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06020100', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'AGS', 'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Yu Gu', 'PO_EMAI': 'ygu@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928796'}

Tropical cyclones, also called hurricanes or typhoons, pose a significant threat to coastal communities through high winds, storm surge, and heavy rainfall. Poor predictions of tropical cyclones can lead to underprepared communities, exacerbating the impacts of these powerful storms. This project aims to understand how different types of precipitation, or rainfall, impact tropical cyclone maximum sustained wind speed. Precipitation is divided into four categories based on how fast the air is rising in clouds. Clouds that have faster rising air are called convection, with the tallest clouds called deep convection and the shallower clouds called moderate convection and shallow convection. The lightest precipitation is called stratiform rain and has the least amount of rising air. The type of precipitation can be identified based on its appearance on radar measurements. This project addresses how each type of precipitation influences the maximum sustained wind speed of the storm through their impact on storm structure. Since different types of precipitation can be identified on radar, this project may offer new insights into forecasting of tropical cyclone maximum sustained wind speed. In addition, this project will support undergraduate student research, an undergraduate mentorship program, a scholarship for a high achieving student, and outreach activities that will help communities susceptible to tropical cyclones understand and prepare for their impacts. <br/><br/>The project will use a comprehensive airborne Doppler radar dataset to examine how precipitation modes perturb kinematic fields such as the three-dimensional velocity, vertical vorticity, divergence, and absolute angular momentum. Since airborne radar data does not contain thermodynamic measurements, the project will use a full physics numerical weather prediction model to further explore if precipitation modes are more closely associated with kinematic perturbations or thermodynamic perturbations such as in humidity. Furthermore, the project will show how precipitation modes lead to differing diabatic heating profiles and will use a linear model to examine how the diabatic heating profiles lead to changes in mean vortex structure. The impacts of precipitation will be evaluated in environments with differing vertical wind shear magnitudes, which can impact the distribution of the precipitation modes. The results of this project will lead to a new holistic model about the role of different precipitation modes in tropical cyclones and how that role is controlled by different vertical wind shear environments.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

04/15/2024

04/15/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409475

[{'FirstName': 'Daniel', 'LastName': 'Halperin', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Daniel Halperin', 'EmailAddress': 'halpea17@erau.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000838377', 'StartDate': '04/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Co-Principal Investigator'}, {'FirstName': 'Joshua', 'LastName': 'Wadler', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'B', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Joshua B Wadler', 'EmailAddress': 'wadlerj@erau.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000874470', 'StartDate': '04/15/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}]

{'Name': 'Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University', 'CityName': 'DAYTONA BEACH', 'ZipCode': '321143910', 'PhoneNumber': '3862267695', 'StreetAddress': '1 AEROSPACE BLVD', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'FL06', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'U5MMBAC9XAM5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, INC.', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University', 'CityName': 'DAYTONA BEACH', 'StateCode': 'FL', 'ZipCode': '321143910', 'StreetAddress': '1 AEROSPACE BLVD', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Florida', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '06', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'FL06'}

[{'Code': '152500', 'Text': 'Physical & Dynamic Meteorology'}, {'Code': '164200', 'Text': 'Special Initiatives'}]

2024~374070

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Atoms Interlinked by Light: Programmable Interactions for Quantum Simulation and Computation

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Mark K. Beck', 'PO_EMAI': 'mkbeck@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032922983'}

Among the leading platforms for quantum information processing are systems of cold atoms, which marry exquisite control down to the single-atom level with scalability to large numbers of identical particles. Epitomizing these features are myriad successes in engineering entanglement – nonlocal correlations that form the backbone of quantum technologies – by controlling atoms with laser light. A particularly scalable approach is to couple many atoms to light in an optical resonator, which allows the light to convey information between arbitrary atom pairs. The PI proposes to enhance this approach with programmable connectivity and single-qubit control, by trapping an array of individual atoms in an optical resonator and employing local optical addressing to control the interactions. This new paradigm opens a path to implementing quantum algorithms for chemistry problems and simulations addressing problems in materials science that are intractable to classical computers. The project will also expand the STEM workforce, both by direct training of graduate students who will conduct the research and by supporting the Stanford Program for Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Physics (SPINWIP), an online summer program in which undergraduate and graduate students introduce high-school girls to cutting-edge topics in quantum science.<br/><br/>The scientific goals of the project are organized into thrusts of (1) exploring frustration and topology in programmable spin models; (2) measurement-based computation and state preparation; and (3) accessing non-Gaussianity as a resource for computation. These efforts will be enabled by the combination of non-local, light-mediated interactions with local addressing to control the graph of interactions in an atomic array. Initial experiments will operate with each array site containing an atomic spin ensemble in a regime of strong collective atom-light coupling, which provides access to Gaussian multimode entangled states. In parallel, the research team will develop a next-generation optical resonator with enhanced atom-photon coupling, in which they will trap an array of individual atoms in optical tweezers. Here, leveraging techniques of single-atom control and detection will allow for approaching a regime of quantum advantage. The project offers a unique opportunity for cross-fertilization between atomic and photonic approaches to quantum information processing, where the former offers the benefit of single-qubit nonlinearities while the latter enables programmable nonlocal connectivity.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/24/2024

07/24/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409479

{'FirstName': 'Monika', 'LastName': 'Schleier-Smith', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Monika Schleier-Smith', 'EmailAddress': 'schleier@stanford.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000645152', 'StartDate': '07/24/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Stanford University', 'CityName': 'STANFORD', 'ZipCode': '943052004', 'PhoneNumber': '6507232300', 'StreetAddress': '450 JANE STANFORD WAY', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '16', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'CA16', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'HJD6G4D6TJY5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'Stanford University', 'CityName': 'STANFORD', 'StateCode': 'CA', 'ZipCode': '943052004', 'StreetAddress': '450 JANE STANFORD WAY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'California', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '16', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'CA16'}

[{'Code': '124100', 'Text': 'AMO Experiment/Atomic, Molecul'}, {'Code': '728100', 'Text': 'QIS - Quantum Information Scie'}]

2024~215792

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DFG-NSF Physics: Maximizing the Science Return of Target of Opportunity Observations Connected to Compact Binary Mergers

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Pedro Marronetti', 'PO_EMAI': 'pmarrone@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927372'}

One of the key questions in astrophysics today is how to discover and characterize the coalescence of compact binary systems, such as black holes and neutron stars. A crucial aspect is connecting expectations for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave signals. This award will enhance existing search strategies and improve the analysis of upcoming discoveries by increasing the speed of analysis algorithms and incorporating these expectations into searches for those counterparts. It will also facilitate student exchange between the University of Minnesota and the University of Potsdam in Germany, providing invaluable multicultural research experiences for young researchers.<br/><br/>Given the extensive searches for further binary neutron star mergers, there is an urgent need for improvements in the speed and quality of data products provided to the community. For this reason, the award focuses on (i) Extending existing multi-messenger Bayesian inference software to rapidly predict electromagnetic counterparts while minimizing computational costs during gravitational-wave inference; (ii) Using these advancements to improve searches for multi-messenger sources; (iii) Predicting observing scenarios for future observing runs and the third generation of gravitational-wave detectors; (iv) Analyzing ongoing gravitational-wave observing runs. The award will fund training for students at the intersection of multiple fields, offering a unique opportunity to train a new generation of international scientists who can become key players in the near future.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/23/2024

07/23/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409481

{'FirstName': 'Michael', 'LastName': 'Coughlin', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'W', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Michael W Coughlin', 'EmailAddress': 'cough052@umn.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000723566', 'StartDate': '07/23/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Minnesota-Twin Cities', 'CityName': 'MINNEAPOLIS', 'ZipCode': '554552009', 'PhoneNumber': '6126245599', 'StreetAddress': '200 OAK ST SE', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Minnesota', 'StateCode': 'MN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MN05', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'KABJZBBJ4B54', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Minnesota-Twin Cities', 'CityName': 'MINNEAPOLIS', 'StateCode': 'MN', 'ZipCode': '554550149', 'StreetAddress': '116 Church St. SE', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Minnesota', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '05', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MN05'}

{'Code': '124300', 'Text': 'Gravity Exp. & Data Analysis'}

2024~100000

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NSF-BSF: REDOX REGULATION OF DROSOPHILA PHOTOTRANSDUCTION

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2028

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '08070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'MCB', 'LongName': 'Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Matt Buechner', 'PO_EMAI': 'mbuechne@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032924675'}

The fruit fly eye has incredible vision in terms of speed and ability to adapt to different light intensities, which is critical for the survival of a small flying insect. The molecular signaling pathways that respond to light and enable vision have been extensively studied in flies and provide a key model for understanding this class of signaling pathways, which are critical for a wide range of biological processes in animals, including mammals. However, key questions remain as to how this signaling cascade can adapt, while retaining high temporal resolution during prolonged periods of bright light that are typical of sunlight. This project will examine the role of a specific type of chemical modification termed redox signaling that can be initiated in response to light and could act as a rheostat to lower activity of the signaling pathway in very bright light. Understanding how redox signaling regulates this type of pathway could also provide important insights into the potential regulation of related pathways involved in neuronal signaling, cell growth, and differentiation. This project will also enable training for graduate student researchers who will gain skills in biochemistry, genetics, and electrophysiology (measuring electrical current in neurons). The project will also continue a successful course-based research experience (CURE) that provides opportunities for undergraduates to participate in authentic research experiences directly related to this project.<br/><br/>Drosophila visual transduction is one of the fastest and most adaptable G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) phosphoinositide signaling cascades, responding with exquisite temporal resolution and able to operate efficiently under the extremely wide range of ambient light intensities. Preliminary redox proteomic studies identified oxidation of specific cysteines in three phototransduction signaling proteins upon exposure to intense blue light. These redox changes were accompanied by a large reduction in the sensitivity to light and the frequency response to oscillating light, which implies that redox signaling could contribute to light adaptation and response termination – the two major remaining gaps in understanding how phototransduction is regulated. Based on the position of the oxidized cysteines in these phototransduction proteins, this project hypothesizes that these redox signaling events would reduce the sensitivity to light and enable light adaptation. This project further hypothesizes that blue light induces these redox signaling events via reduction of a blue light flavoprotein present in the rhabdomere of photoreceptors. In this model, the phototransduction cascade can be deactivated by light signaling independent of the GPCR Rhodopsin, enabling it to adapt to a wide light intensity range and quickly terminate in the presence of bright intense sunlight that contains abundant blue wavelengths.<br/><br/>This collaborative US/Israel project is supported by the US National Science Foundation and the Israeli Binational Science Foundation.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/19/2024

07/19/2024

None

Grant

47.074

1

4900

4900

2409483

{'FirstName': 'Vikki', 'LastName': 'Weake', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'M', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Vikki M Weake', 'EmailAddress': 'vweake@purdue.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000672476', 'StartDate': '07/19/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'Purdue University', 'CityName': 'WEST LAFAYETTE', 'ZipCode': '479061332', 'PhoneNumber': '7654941055', 'StreetAddress': '2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE # 1100', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Indiana', 'StateCode': 'IN', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'IN04', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'YRXVL4JYCEF5', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'PURDUE UNIVERSITY', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'YRXVL4JYCEF5'}

{'Name': 'Purdue University', 'CityName': 'WEST LAFAYETTE', 'StateCode': 'IN', 'ZipCode': '479061332', 'StreetAddress': '2550 NORTHWESTERN AVE STE 1900', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Indiana', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '04', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'IN04'}

{'Code': '111400', 'Text': 'Cellular Dynamics and Function'}

2024~1155315

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CAREER: Cell Specific Analysis of Conserved Spindle Orientation Factors

NSF

10/01/2024

05/31/2027

{'Value': 'Continuing Grant'}

{'Code': '08070000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'BIO', 'LongName': 'Direct For Biological Sciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'MCB', 'LongName': 'Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Richard Cyr', 'PO_EMAI': 'rcyr@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032928440'}

Cells are building blocks for tissues and organisms, and like building blocks, they need to be correctly placed in order to make the right structure. The direction in which a cell divides with respect to the tissue around it determines the position of the two daughter cells. This direction can therefore contribute to tissue shape; for example, oriented cell divisions are implicated in building the tubes that help comprise the lung and kidneys. Placement can also contribute to cell type diversity; oriented cell divisions help to explain how the brain is populated with a range of different cell types. This project takes advantage of recent technical advances in both microscopy and CRISPR-mediated genome editing to examine division orientation across multiple cell and tissue types in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. This work will resolve the molecular mechanisms that orient cell divisions with respect to the tissue. The Broader Impact include the intrinsic nature of the research as all multi-cellular organisms utilize asymmetric divisions to sort cells in tissues. Additional activities include promoting diversity in science, the training of high school, undergraduate and graduate students, along with post-doctoral researchers.<br/><br/>Cell division is controlled not only in time, but also in space. Regulated division orientation can drive asymmetry, as is often the case with stem or progenitor cells that produce daughters with different cell fates, and is also implicated in determining tissue shape and size. Previous work shows that division orientation is determined at metaphase, and is controlled by an evolutionarily conserved set of proteins. These proteins, which include the microtubule motor dynein, combine to produce a pulling force that acts on the mitotic spindle, drawing it into a particular alignment. In order to function correctly, the pulling force must be restricted to a particular region of the cell periphery. However, the precise location must vary according to the cell type. The mechanisms that control localization of the pulling force are unclear, and appear to be diverse. The investigator proposes firstly to study how the pulling force is localized across cell types. He proposes secondly to study a critical spindle orientation factor called Mud (in flies), NuMA (in vertebrates) and LIN-5 (in nematodes), and to determine the function of endogenous variants that are not predicted to promote localized pulling.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

03/11/2024

06/20/2024

None

Grant

47.074

1

4900

4900

2409495

{'FirstName': 'Dan', 'LastName': 'Bergstralh', 'PI_MID_INIT': 'T', 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Dan T Bergstralh', 'EmailAddress': 'dan.bergstralh@missouri.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000763778', 'StartDate': '03/11/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Missouri-Columbia', 'CityName': 'COLUMBIA', 'ZipCode': '652113020', 'PhoneNumber': '5738827560', 'StreetAddress': '121 UNIVERSITY HALL', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Missouri', 'StateCode': 'MO', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'MO03', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'SZPJL5ZRCLF4', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': None}

{'Name': 'University of Missouri-Columbia', 'CityName': 'COLUMBIA', 'StateCode': 'MO', 'ZipCode': '652113020', 'StreetAddress': '121 UNIVERSITY HALL', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Missouri', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '03', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'MO03'}

{'Code': '111400', 'Text': 'Cellular Dynamics and Function'}

['2023~159745', '2024~248623']

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Quantum Stereodynamics of Cold Molecular Collisions

NSF

07/15/2024

06/30/2027

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '03010000', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'MPS', 'LongName': 'Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'PHY', 'LongName': 'Division Of Physics'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Julio Gea-Banacloche', 'PO_EMAI': 'jgeabana@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927924'}

The transformation from reactants to products in a chemical reaction is the result of billions of collisions between the reactant molecules. At normal temperatures, these collisions occur randomly in arbitrary orientations, and as such, one cannot exert any control over this process. However, as the temperature is reduced, quantum effects begin to emerge and a quantum mechanical treatment is necessary to understand the collisions. In this regime, small perturbations introduced by external electric or magnetic fields can alter the reactants’ interactions and the reaction outcome. This is an emerging field of research in Physics and Chemistry, and quantum science in general, to gain fundamental understanding of atomic and molecular collisions and control their outcome. The collision outcome can also be influenced by controlling the orientation or alignment of the reactant molecules, which is a topic of this award. One can also control the collision outcome through quantum mechanical interference effects, with constructive interference along the reaction path enhancing the reaction and destructive interference suppressing it. Such quantum interference effects are important when the transformation from reactant to products involves multiple pathways. The methodologies developed as part of this award will result in computational algorithms for quantum control of chemical reactions as well as improved understanding of molecular processes in the earth’s atmosphere and astrophysical environments.<br/><br/>The Stark-induced adiabatic Raman passage (SARP) technique has become a powerful tool to prepare molecules in well-defined ro-vibrational levels and magnetic projection quantum numbers. Such SARP-prepared molecules have become a testbed for the study of aligned molecular collisions allowing quantum-controlled collisions of diatomic molecules such as HD and D2 though the approach can be applied to any molecular system, including those lacking a permanent dipole-moment. The PI will undertake a detailed quantum mechanical investigation of HD+D2 collisions in light of recent experimental study of this system as well as chemical reaction between electronically excites sulfur atoms and D2 molecules. In both systems, the effect of alignment of the HD and D2 molecules will be investigated on the collision outcome. For the latter case, the effect of coupling to the lower electronic state will be investigated. Additionally, the effect of isotope substitution and quantum interference effects originating from non-adiabatic dynamics in Li+Li2 chemical reaction will be studied. The NSF award will support a postdoc and provide opportunities for undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented communities to engage in leading-edge research, contributing to future workforce development in emerging areas of quantum science. This project is jointly supported by the NSF Physics and Chemistry Divisions.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/09/2024

07/09/2024

None

Grant

47.049

1

4900

4900

2409497

{'FirstName': 'Balakrishnan', 'LastName': 'Naduvalath', 'PI_MID_INIT': None, 'PI_SUFX_NAME': None, 'PI_FULL_NAME': 'Balakrishnan Naduvalath', 'EmailAddress': 'naduvala@unlv.nevada.edu', 'NSF_ID': '000094489', 'StartDate': '07/09/2024', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}

{'Name': 'University of Nevada Las Vegas', 'CityName': 'LAS VEGAS', 'ZipCode': '891549900', 'PhoneNumber': '7028951357', 'StreetAddress': '4505 S MARYLAND PKWY', 'StreetAddress2': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Nevada', 'StateCode': 'NV', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_ORG': 'NV01', 'ORG_UEI_NUM': 'DLUTVJJ15U66', 'ORG_LGL_BUS_NAME': 'BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION', 'ORG_PRNT_UEI_NUM': 'F995DBS4SRN3'}

{'Name': 'University of Nevada Las Vegas', 'CityName': 'LAS VEGAS', 'StateCode': 'NV', 'ZipCode': '891549900', 'StreetAddress': '4505 S MARYLAND PKWY', 'CountryCode': 'US', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Nevada', 'CountryFlag': '1', 'CONGRESSDISTRICT': '01', 'CONGRESS_DISTRICT_PERF': 'NV01'}

[{'Code': '128400', 'Text': 'AMO Theory/Atomic, Molecular &'}, {'Code': '688100', 'Text': 'Chem Thry, Mdls & Cmptnl Mthds'}]

2024~350546

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EMBRACE-EAR-Seed: Magmatic Evolution and Timing of the Independence Dike Swarm

NSF

08/01/2024

07/31/2026

{'Value': 'Standard Grant'}

{'Code': '06030107', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'EAR', 'LongName': 'Division Of Earth Sciences'}}

{'SignBlockName': 'Rachel Teasdale', 'PO_EMAI': 'rteasdal@nsf.gov', 'PO_PHON': '7032927977'}

Large dike swarms represent the plumbing system of areally vast and volumetrically large magmatic systems and are found both on Earth and other planetary bodies. These dike swarms are the feeders for volcanic eruptions in a range of geologic settings, and thus are the connection between magmas that are generated deep in Earth’s mantle and those that travel through the crust to be erupted at the surface. Such dike swarms exist from the deep geologic past, in areas where the volcanic cover has long since been removed, thus they can provide important evidence to help reconstruct the magmatic history of these regions. The Independence Dike Swarm (IDS) extends over 600 km of eastern California, from east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and southward into the Mojave Desert. These dikes have a broad range of chemical compositions, suggesting many magmatic processes acted upon the magmas prior to their eruption; however, previous work has largely focused on age determinations and the physical emplacement of the dikes, and thus limited information on the detailed chemical compositions exists. Assessing the chemical compositions of such dikes allows for understanding the melting processes that generated the magmas, as well as later processes that changed the magmas before they erupted. The IDS is generally thought to have an age of 148 mega-annum (Ma), but dikes from some studied sections of the swarm have revealed older ages. This study will focus on age determinations and obtaining chemical compositions of dikes from across the swarm, which can help to determine whether the IDS was emplaced at 148 Ma, or if the magmatism was pulsed and episodic over a longer time span. This study will add to the current understanding of how Sierran Nevada magmatism changed over time and paves the way for a deeper understanding of other large dike swarms throughout the world. In addition to advancing knowledge of large dike swarms, this study will provide research and networking opportunities for many Earth Science undergraduate students, expand the on-site research capabilities of an undergraduate institution, provide support for an early career geoscientist and visiting assistant professor in the development of a long-term research program, and seek to expand the bridge between Indigenous and western scientific knowledge.<br/><br/>The Independence Dike Swarm (IDS) in eastern California contains the full range of magmatic compositions, from mafic to felsic endmembers and in between, and thus represents a vast record of the processes that generated and differentiated the magmas from the mantle source of melting to subsequent ascent through the crust. The range of compositions present and the parallel orientation of the dikes over the length of the swarm make the IDS distinctive from many other global and planetary large dike swarms. There has been much previous work on structural emplacement of the dikes, but compositional studies are largely limited to major elements. Geochronological work on the mafic compositions has been hampered by a paucity of zircons and in some cases, metamorphic overprinting of mineral phases. Due to a general lack of mafic dike ages, many segments of the IDS are poorly correlated with the swarm overall and are presently considered “tentatively” associated, mainly through structural data. Additionally, in some segments of the IDS that do have abundant age data, some ages are much older than the accepted 148 Ma age of the swarm, suggesting the dikes may have been emplaced via multiple and earlier pulses of magmatism. To reconcile these issues, this research will include: 1) field work to sample and characterize segments of the IDS that are only tentatively correlated with the swarm, where dates are limited by lack of zircons or metamorphism in mafic compositions, and where conflicting ages have been reported; 2) method development for whole-rock Rb-Sr isochron dating on the Pomona College LA-ICP-MS, a technique that can be utilized on mafic dikes to help see through metamorphic events that may have reset mineral phases therein; 3) whole-rock compositional analysis to assess mantle sources and the crustal differentiation history that contributed to generating the magmas. The data collected will be combined with previous age, major element, and tectonic constraints to generate a comprehensive model of the magmatic evolution of the IDS, distinguishing whether different regions of the swarm were emplaced simultaneously or episodically, and if they are genetically related through melting and crustal differentiation mechanisms. The focus on sampling dikes that are tentatively correlated with the IDS will help to further establish the true extent of the swarm. An interpretive model for the magmatic evolution and emplacement timing of the IDS will further elucidate how Sierran arc magmatism changed over time and paves the way for comparative assessment of the emplacement timing and evolution of other large dike swarms in tectonic regimes worldwide. Additionally, this work will expand the method for Rb-Sr dating via LA-ICP-MS to whole rock glasses. Broader impacts of this work beyond petrologic and geochemical knowledge of large dike swarms include: 1) providing research and networking opportunities for ~10 Earth Science undergraduate students; 2) expanding the analytical capabilities of in-house research at a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI); 3) supporting an early career visiting assistant professor focused on developing a robust research program at a PUI; 4) expansion of the principal investigator’s Indigenous geologic knowledge through field collaboration with an archeologist and research into tribal oral histories of the region, which will inform future teaching and interdisciplinary research.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

07/22/2024

07/22/2024

None

Grant

47.050

1

4900

4900

2409498