← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge, MA
$97,220,954
Total funding
132
Grants
Funding over time
peak $20.6M · FY2005–25$25M$18.8M$12.5M$6.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
NSF$97,220,954 · 132
By mechanism
—$97,220,954 · 132
Investigators at Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:DP): Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope Design$14,625,302
· FY2019 · MPS
The Event Horizon Telescope Experiment$7,764,690
· FY2015 · MPS
VERITAS Phase I: A Cherenkov Telescope Array For Gamma-Ray Astrophysics$6,643,056
· FY2003 · MPS
YouthAstroNet: Research on the scale-up of innovative technology experiences in astronomy and science imaging$2,811,110
· FY2021 · EDU
Continuing Operation of the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)$2,588,889
· FY2002 · GEO
The Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics$2,497,303
· FY2002 · MPS
WoU-MMA: Operations of VERITAS in the Epoch 2022 to 2025$2,370,000
· FY2022 · MPS
WoU-MMA: Operations of VERITAS in the Epoch 2019 to 2022$2,350,000
· FY2019 · MPS
Collaborative Research: Institute for Theoretical, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics$2,115,465
· FY2007 · MPS
Collaborative Proposals: Institute for Theoretical, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics$1,691,679
· FY2012 · MPS
The Black Hole Experiment Gallery: Testing the theories of gravity and of free-choice learning$1,688,701
· FY2007 · EDU
Cosmic Horizons: Our Place in Space and Time$1,615,668
· FY2000 · EDU
Operations of VERITAS in the Epoch 2016 to 2019$1,579,276
· FY2016 · MPS
Collaborative Research: Frameworks: An open source software ecosystem for plasma physics$1,439,530
· FY2019 · CSE
Operation of VERITAS in the Epoch 2006-2009$1,238,005
· FY2007 · MPS
MRI: Development of An Airborne Infrared Spectrometer (AIR-Spec) for Coronal Emission Line Observation$1,200,591
· FY2015 · GEO
Exploring the Frontiers of Science with Online Telescopes$1,191,143
· FY2007 · EDU
Development of Instrumentation for Ultra-Precise Radial Velocity Measurements$1,107,627
· FY2010 · MPS
Collaborative Research: Develop A Bright, Ultrastable Optical Wavelength Calibrator for Exoplanet and Cosmology Research$1,010,538
· FY2008 · MPS
MRI: Development of an Airborne Coronal Emission Surveyor (ACES)$989,876
· FY2021 · GEO