Primary Recipient

THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC

Amount

$200,000.00

Award Date

8/17/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Nearly hundred years after the debut of Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravitational waves are viewed as one of the most intriguing but still elusive astrophysical phenomena. They are expected to be emitted by extreme astrophysical sources such