Physics and Astronomy

Grants

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  Underlying Hosts or Highly-Kicked? Determining the Nature of Host-less Short Gamma-ray Bursts with HST

  Fong, W.

  Space Telescope Science Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  11/1/17 → 10/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • gamma ray bursts 100%
  • bursts 26%
  • galaxies 21%
  • binary stars 17%
  • set theory 15%

• Bringing Gravitational Wave Astronomy to Light: Chandra X-ray Localization of LIGO-Virgo GW Sources

  Kalogera, V.

  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  9/2/17 → 9/1/18

  Project: Research project

  • mentoring 100%
  • graduate students 47%
  • X-radiation 42%

• Preparing Future Faculty to Improve STEM Education: Broadening the National Impact of the CIRTL Network

  Goldberg, B. B., Linsenmeier, R. A. & Linsenmeier, R. A.

  University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Science Foundation

  9/1/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

• Participant support costs for NSCI SI2-SSE: The N-jettiness software framework for precision perturbative QCD calculations in particle and nuclear physics

  Petriello, F. J.

  National Science Foundation

  9/1/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • physics 100%
  • software 53%
  • simulation 51%
  • costs 39%
  • experiment 38%

• NSCI SI2-SSE: The N-jettiness software framework for precision perturbative QCD calculations in particle and nuclear physics

  Petriello, F. J.

  National Science Foundation

  9/1/17 → 8/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • physics 100%
  • software 53%
  • simulation 51%
  • experiment 38%
  • expert 27%

• Support for Saugat Kandel

  Jacobsen, C.

  UChicago Argonne, LLC, Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy

  9/1/17 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • Imaging techniques 100%
  • Diffraction 93%
  • X rays 90%
  • Synchrotron radiation 62%
  • Diffraction patterns 61%

• Tracking the Evolution of an X-ray Counterpart to a Gravitational Wave Event

  Fong, W.

  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  8/22/17 → 8/21/19

  Project: Research project

  • gravitational waves 100%
  • LIGO (observatory) 49%
  • x rays 46%
  • proposals 37%
  • actuators 32%

• MRI: Acquisition of a High-Performance Computing Cluster to Unveil the Sources of Gravitational Waves

  Kalogera, V., Katsaggelos, A. K., Liao, W., Rasio, F. A., Larson, S. L. & Margutti, R.

  National Science Foundation

  8/15/17 → 7/31/19

  Project: Research project

  • gravitational waves 100%
  • astronomy 58%
  • acquisition 51%
  • LIGO (observatory) 34%
  • performance 25%

• Late-time X-rays to map the Zoo of Engine-driven Stellar Explosions

  Margutti, R.

  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  8/8/17 → 8/7/20

  Project: Research project

  • explosions 100%
  • engines 94%
  • harbors 40%
  • gamma ray bursts 33%
  • x rays 30%

• The Science and Fundamental Understanding of the Radio Frequency Surface Resistance of Nitrogen Doped SRF cavities

  Sauls, J. A., Halperin, W. P., Ketterson, J. B., Koch, J. & Seidman, D. N.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/17 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • radio frequencies 100%
  • cavities 89%
  • nitrogen 85%
  • thrust 81%
  • acceleration (physics) 80%

• SuperCDMS SNOLAB: Calibration, Commissioning, and Beyond

  Figueroa-Feliciano, E.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/17 → 7/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • dark matter 100%
  • weakly interacting massive particles 47%
  • solar neutrinos 45%
  • proposals 35%
  • nucleons 31%

• Simons Investigators in the Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems 2017

  Schwab, D. J.

  Simons Foundation

  8/1/17 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Neurons 100%
  • Biological systems 62%
  • Deep neural networks 52%
  • Deep learning 48%
  • Brain 44%

• Subproject for Dept Portion of Award - SP0041588

  Schwab, D. J.

  Simons Foundation

  8/1/17 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • Neurons 100%
  • Biological systems 62%
  • Deep neural networks 52%
  • Deep learning 48%
  • Brain 44%

• Detailed mapping of extreme mass loss with coordinated NuSTAR-XMM observations

  Margutti, R.

  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  8/1/17 → 7/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • XMM-Newton telescope 100%
  • supernovae 99%
  • ejection 73%
  • explosions 64%
  • stellar cores 50%

• Toward the Next Breakthrough: Detecting the Electromagnetic Counterparts to Gravitational Waves

  Kalogera, V.

  Space Telescope Science Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  8/1/17 → 7/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • leadership 100%

• Salaries & Fringe for Hubble Fellowship for Wen-fai Fong

  Kalogera, V.

  Space Telescope Science Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  8/1/17 → 7/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • leadership 100%

• Off- Campus Costs

  Sauls, J. A.

  National Science Foundation

  8/1/17 → 7/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • Superconductivity 100%
  • Doping (additives) 72%
  • Particle accelerators 65%
  • Costs 24%

• Energy and Geometry of Jet-driven Explosions in the Local Universe

  Margutti, R.

  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  7/12/17 → 7/11/19

  Project: Research project

  • explosions 100%
  • XMM-Newton telescope 71%
  • engines 62%
  • supernovae 59%
  • universe 55%

• CIFAR Fellowship for Kalogera

  Kalogera, V.

  Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

  7/1/17 → 3/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • universe 100%
  • gravitation 92%
  • neutron stars 39%
  • specifications 39%
  • astrophysics 35%

• Variable Classes Revealed! A New Citizen Scientist, Astronomer, and Computer Scientist Project to Meet the Stellar Classification Challenge in the LSST Era

  Miller, A. A. & Kalogera, V.

  LSST, Inc.

  7/1/17 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • Data streams 19%
  • Luminance 18%
  • Machine learning 14%
  • Set theory 12%

• Source of Energy and pre-explosion progenitor evolution of Super-luminous Supernovae

  Margutti, R.

  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  6/27/17 → 6/26/19

  Project: Research project

  • explosions 100%
  • supernovae 76%
  • death 36%
  • energy sources 35%
  • massive stars 33%

• Firm-fixed price proposal for the reimbursement of funds to Northwestern University for the services of Postdoctoral Research Associate; Wave Ngampruetikorn

  Sauls, J. A.

  Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Energy

  6/8/17 → 4/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • cavities 100%
  • dissipation 98%
  • proposals 95%
  • entry 87%
  • nucleation 60%

• Off-campus costs for Firm-fixed price proposal for the reimbursement of funds to Northwestern University for the services of Postdoctoral Research Associate

  Sauls, J. A.

  Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Department of Energy

  6/8/17 → 4/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • cavities 100%
  • dissipation 98%
  • proposals 95%
  • entry 87%
  • costs 77%

• The unprecedented metamorphosis of SN2014C: from a H-stripped explosion to a strongly interacting SN

  Margutti, R.

  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  6/7/17 → 6/6/18

  Project: Research project

  • massive stars 100%
  • explosions 64%
  • stars 64%
  • stellar evolution 56%
  • ejection 49%

• Black Holes in Dense Star Clusters

  Rasio, F. A., Chatterjee, S. & Kalogera, V.

  National Science Foundation

  6/1/17 → 5/31/21

  Project: Research project

  • star clusters 100%
  • neutron stars 62%
  • stars 43%
  • supercomputers 28%
  • globular clusters 23%