This NSF grant funds innovative, foundational research across multiple physics disciplines, including quantum, particle, nuclear, plasma, and living systems, without requiring immediate commercial applications.
NSF MPS funds basic research on materials and their properties across areas like biomaterials, ceramics, polymers, and more, seeking ambitious, foundational science without requiring immediate applications.
NSF MPS Astro funds ambitious research and technology development in astronomy to advance understanding of the universe, including solar storms, exoplanets, and astrophysical phenomena.
Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports mid-career physicists and their teams in pursuing creative experiments and new research directions to explore ideas beyond conventional funding.
Experimental Physics Investigators (EPI) Initiative supports mid-career experimental physicists and their teams in pursuing high-risk research and new directions with the potential to transform their field.