Proposals & Awards

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Successful Proposals

Last Updated: 13 May 2026

  • New Searches for Radio Millisecond Pulsars in Fermi Sources with the 4FGL-DR3 Catalog, Fermi GI program, PI: M. DeCesar, 2022
  • Systematic Search for X-ray Counterparts of Fermi-LAT 4FGL Unassociated Sources Using Swift Observations: New Blazars, Pulsars, and more, Fermi Cycle 15 Guest Investigator Program, PI: A. Falcone, 2022
  • Fermi directed searches of millisecond pulsations with the upgraded GMRT, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, Cycle 42, PI: B. Bhattacharyya, 2022
  • The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, Green Bank Observatory (joint with the VLA), PI: P. Demorest, 2021
  • The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, Very Large Array (joint with the GBO), PI: P. Demorest, 2021
  • Fermi directed searches of millisecond pulsations with the upgraded GMRT, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, Cycle 40, PI: B. Bhattacharyya, 2021
  • Tracking rapid unexpected pulse shape changes in MSP J1713+0747, Green Bank Observatory, PI: M. Lam, 2021
  • Stopgap Timing of Arecibo MSPs with the Green Bank Telescope, Green Bank Observatory, PI: M. DeCesar, 2021
  • The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, Green Bank Observatory (joint with the VLA), PI: P. Demorest, 2020
  • Radio Searches for MSPs Among the 10-year Fermi-LAT Sources, Fermi Cycle 13 Guest Investigator Program, PI: P.S. Ray, 2020
  • Optimizing Pulsar Timing Array Sensitivity to Single Gravitational Wave Sources, Green Bank Observatory, PI: M. DeCesar, 2019
  • Radio Follow Up of the Likely X-ray Pulsar Positions of the Fermi Unassociated Sources, Fermi Cycle 12 Guest Investigator Program, PI: A. Kaur, 2019
  • Timing New Fermi Pulsars, Fermi Cycle 12 Guest Investigator Program, PI: P.S. Ray, 2019
  • Determining the Orbit of a New and Possibly Exciting Fermi Millisecond Pulsar, Green Bank Observatory, PI: H.T Cromartie, 2018
  • The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, Green Bank Observatory, PI: P. Demorest, 2018
  • Finding Extremely Compact Pulsar Binaries Using Gamma-ray Eclipses, Fermi Cycle 11 Guest Investigator Program, PI: M. Kerr, 2018
  • Evaluating Millisecond Pulsars for Inclusion in the NANOGrav Pulsar Timing Array, Green Bank Observatory, PI: M. DeCesar, 2017
  • Uncovering a population of steep spectrum millisecond pulsars with LOFAR and GBT, Green Bank Observatory, PI: C. Bassa, 2017
  • Constraining the spectrum of the fastest spinning Galactic pulsar, Green Bank Observatory, PI: C. Bassa, 2016
  • Searching for Pulsars in Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources, SMD High-End Computing, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2016
  • Millisecond pulsar searches in unidentified Fermi sources at high Galactic latitudes, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: F. Camilo, 2016
  • Continuing the 820 MHz GBT Pulsar Survey of Cygnus and the North Galactic Plane, Green Bank Observatory, PI: R. Lynch, 2016
  • A Search for High-Impact MSPs for the NANOGrav PTA, Arecibo Observatory, PI: M. DeCesar, 2016
  • A LOFAR survey for millisecond pulsars in unidentified Fermi gamma-ray sources, ASTRON/LOFAR, PI: C. Bassa, 2016
  • Timing Three Millisecond Pulsars Found in Fermi Unidentified Sources, Arecibo Observatory, PI: P. Friere, 2016
  • Systematic Search for X-ray Counterparts of Fermi-LAT 3FGL Unassociated Sources Using Swift Observations: New Blazars, Pulsars, and more, Fermi Cycle 9 Guest Investigator Program, PI: A. Falcone, 2016
  • Millisecond pulsar searches in unidentified Fermi sources at high Galactic latitudes, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: F. Camilo, 2015
  • Expanding the NANOGrav Pulsar Timing Array, Green Bank Observatory, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2015
  • The North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, Arecibo Observatory, PI: P. Demorest, 2015
  • Expanding the NANOGrav Pulsar Timing Array, Arecibo Observatory, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2015
  • Timing Five Millisecond Pulsars Found in Fermi Unidentified Sources, Arecibo Observatory, PI: J. Deneva, 2015
  • Radio Timing of Fermi Millisecond Pulsars, Green Bank Observatory, PI: S. Ransom, 2014
  • Probing the Gamma-ray Pulsar Population with Parkes, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: M. Kerr, 2014
  • Searching for Radio Millisecond Pulsars in a New Set of Fermi Sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2014
  • GBT Searches for Radio Millisecond Pulsars in Fermi Unassociated Sources, Fermi Cycle 7 Guest Investigator Program, PI: S. Ransom, 2014
  • Millisecond Pulsar Searches at Arecibo in Unidentified Fermi-LAT Sources at High Latitudes, Fermi Cycle 7 Guest Investigator Program, PI: F. Camilo, 2014
  • Searching for Millisecond and Young Pulsars in Low-Latitude Fermi Unassociated Sources, Fermi Cycle 7 Guest Investigator Program, PI: P.S. Ray, 2014
  • Search for millisecond radio pulsations from Fermi LAT unassociated sources, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, Cycle 26, PI: B. Bhattacharyya, 2014
  • Searching for Radio Millisecond Pulsars in a New Set of Fermi Sources, Arecibo Observatory, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2013
  • Searching for Radio Millisecond Pulsars in a New Set of Fermi Sources, Nan&cdecil;ay Radio Telescope, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2013
  • Investigation of a Sample of Extra-Ordinary Fermi-LAT Unassociated Sources, Fermi Cycle 6 Guest Investigator Program, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2013
  • Searching for Pulsars in Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources, SMD High-End Computing, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2013
  • Searching for Radio Millisecond Pulsars in a New Set of Fermi Sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2013
  • Searching for More Radio Millisecond Pulsars in Fermi Unassociated Sources, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, PI: S. Sanpa-arsa, 2013
  • Identifying Bright Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources at High-Galactic Latitude, XMM Guest Observer program, PI: J.E. Grove, 2012
  • Search for X-ray Counterparts in Pulsar-like High-Latitude Unassociated Fermi Sources, XMM Guest Observer Program, PI: M. Wolff, 2012
  • EVLA observations of Fermi unassociated sources, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, PI: L. Petrov, 2012
  • Multi-wavelength Investigation of Well-Localized Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources, Fermi Cycle 5 Guest Investigator Program, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2012
  • Unveiling Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources with a Deep EVLA/VLBA Survey, Fermi Cycle 5 Guest Investigator Program, PI: G. Taylor, 2012
  • Systematic Search for X-ray Counterparts of Fermi-LAT Unassociated Sources Using Swift Observations: New Blazars, Pulsars, and more, Fermi Cycle 5 Guest Investigator Program, PI: A. Falcone, 2012
  • ATCA observations of Fermi unassociated sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: L. Petrov, 2012
  • Millisecond pulsar searches in unidentified Fermi sources at high Galactic latitudes, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: F. Camilo, 2012
  • Simultaneous All-sky Monitoring in Gamma-rays and Optical Using Fermi and PanSTARRS, Fermi Guest Investigator Program, PI: K. Wood, 2011
  • Probing the Gamma-rays from Low-Luminosity AGNs with Fermi, Fermi Cycle 4 Guest Investigator Program, PI: R. Nemmen, 2011
  • Searching for X-ray Pulsations in the Millisecond Pulsar PSR J1231-1411, XMM Guest Observer program, PI: M. Wolff, 2011
  • ATCA observations of Fermi unassociated sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: L. Petrov, 2011
  • Multi-wavelength Investigation of High-Significance Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources, Fermi Cycle 4 Guest Investigator Program, PI: E.C. Ferrara, 2011
  • Systematic Search for X-ray Counterparts of Fermi-LAT Unassociated Sources Using Swift Observations: New Blazars, Pulsars, and more, Fermi Cycle 4 Guest Investigator Program, PI: A. Falcone, 2011
  • Searching for More Radio Millisecond Pulsars in Fermi Unassociated Sources, Fermi Cycle 4 Guest Investigator Program, PI: S. Ransom, 2011
  • Revealing pulsars in unidentified Fermi sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: M. Keith, 2011
  • Search for millisecond radio pulsations from Fermi LAT unassociated sources, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, PI: B. Bhattacharyya, 2010
  • Search for X-ray Counterparts in Pulsar-like High-Latitude Unassociated Fermi Sources, XMM Guest Observer Program, PI: M. Wolff, 2010
  • Revealing pulsars in unidentified Fermi sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: M. Keith, 2010
  • Searching for More Radio Millisecond Pulsars in Fermi Unassociated Sources, Fermi Cycle 3 Guest Investigator Program, PI: S. Ransom, 2010
  • Systematic Search for X-ray Counterparts of Fermi-LAT 3FGL Unassociated Sources Using Swift Observations: New Blazars, Pulsars, and more, Fermi Cycle 3 Guest Investigator Program, PI: A. Falcone, 2010
  • Search for Radio Pulsations from Gamma-ray Pulsars Discovered with Fermi, Fermi Cycle 3 Guest Investigator Program, PI: P.S. Ray, 2010
  • Discovering millisecond pulsars in unidentified Fermi sources, Australia Telescope National Facility, PI: M. Keith, 2009

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Awards & Recognition

Last Updated: 13 May 2026

  • CRESST II – Scientist of the Month, December 2025
  • AAS Bruno Rossi Prize awarded to Maura Ann McLaughlin, Xavier Siemens, and NANOGrav, 2025, Group recipient
  • Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize awarded to Fermi-LAT and Fermi-GBM teamsEuropean Physical Society High Energy Physics Division , 2025, Group recipient
  • "Hero of NANOGrav" for June 2023 announcement of evidence for stochastic background of gravitational waves, July 2023
  • AAS Bruno Rossi Prize awarded to Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, and the NICER team, 2022, Named recipient
  • Annual Research Publication Award Naval Research Laboratory, Space Science Division, 2022
  • Robert H. Goddard Honor Award for Outreach awarded to Fermi@10 - Fermi's tenth anniversary outreach campaignGoddard Space Flight Center, 2018, Named recipient
  • Distinguished Research Scientist PrizeUMD Department of Astronomy , 2018
  • NASA GSFC Special ACT Award, 2015
  • NASA GSFC Astrophysics Science Division Peer Award, 2015
  • AAS Bruno Rossi Prize awarded to William B. Atwood, Peter Michelson, and the Fermi Large Area Telescope team, 2011, Group recipient
  • NASA GSFC Exceptional Achievement Award, 2005
  • NASA GSFC Outstanding Teamwork Award, 2003
  • NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, 2010
  • NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, 2009
  • NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, 2008
  • NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, 2006
  • NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, 2005
  • NASA GSFC Group Achievement Award, 2003
  • General Dynamics Employee Excellence Award, 2003
  • General Dynamics Employee Excellence Award, 2001
  • National Merit Scholar, 1990

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Fellowships

Last Updated: 13 May 2026

  • Paul Harris Fellow, 2015
  • Paris Observatory Fellowship for 1-month visit to Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, 2014

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