Current and Pending Support
Satyanarayan Nandi
Current: DOE Base Grant
Sponsor/Source: DOE
Award number: DE-SC0010108
Title:Theoretical & Experimental Research in Weak, Electromagnetic, & Strong Interactions
Lead PI: S. Nandi, Co-PIs: K. S. Babu, F. Rizatdinova, A. Khanov, J. Haley*
Total amount of Award for the whole group: $1,044,000
Total Award for theory (shared by Nandi and Babu)**: $459,000
Total Award Period*: 04/01/2013 - 03/31/2017
*Haley was added to the award in 2016
Person-months per year:2 summer months per year for each PI, 12 months per year for one postdoctoral fellow, and partial support for graduate research assistants.
**Note that for the period of 04//01/2016 - 03/31, 2017, theory part (Nandi and Babu’s part) of the proposal was not reviewed because of missing Data Management Plan, but they are still part of the whole proposal with Nandi, the lead PI, and Babu, Co-PI. They were reviewed and funded from the DOE base grant DE-SC0016013 (general solicitation) for the period 06/01/16 – 03/31/2017 (ten months) for the amount of $120,000 (this isnot included in the amount indicated above). The experimental group was funded only for one year, 04/01/2016 – 03/31/2017 for that 3 year competition, and DOE program Manager advised us to submit a renewal umbrella proposal for this 3 year competition with the theory and experimental group together.
Project Abstract(Nandi)
This currently funded project involves theoretical research on physics beyond the Standard Model involving both the energy frontier and the intensity frontier. Nandi’s mainresearch thrust has been building well motivated models. These span several areas such as unification in the TeV scale, new models of left-right symmetry, and models with the possibility of baryon and lepton violation at the TeV scale, dark matter and neutrino physics, which can explain the existing data, and make predictions. These predictions can be tested at the LHC and ongoing and planned neutrino experiments.
Pending: DOE Base Grant (this proposal)
Sponsor/Source: DOE
Award number: (this proposal)
Title:Theoretical & Experimental Research in Weak, Electromagnetic, & Strong Interactions
Lead PI: S. Nandi, Co-PIs: K. S. Babu, F. Rizatdinova, A. Khanov, J. Haley
Total proposed Award Amount for the entire project:$2,076,000
Total proposed Award Amount for Theory part (share by Nandi and Babu):$730,000
Total Award Period: 04/01/2017 - 03/31/20
Person-months per year:2 summer months per year for each PI, 12 months per year for one postdoctoral fellow, and support for one graduate research assistants.
Project Abstract:This proposal from Nandi spans a variety of physics topics beyond the Standard Model. His proposed topics include physics to be exploredin both the Energy Frontier and in the Intensity Frontier. Majority of his topics include new well motivated models which can be tested at the ongoing experiments as well as in the future runs at the LHC.He proposes research that include supersymmetry and beyond, generalized extra dimensions, Higgs bosons, Unification of particles and forces, E_6 motivated singlet quarks., and their signals at the LHC. His proposal in the Intensity Frontier includes well motivated models of neutrino masses and mixings using symmetries. These predictions can be tested in the ongoing and planned neutrino facilities. He will also work on new models of dark matter, connecting dark matter with models of neutrino masses.
Pending: NSF REU Site
Sponsor/Source: NSF
Proposal ID: 1659827
Title:REU Site: Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics at Oklahoma State University
Lead PI: A. Khanov, (and involve 9 other investigators from different areas of physics from the OSU physics department)
Total Award Amount requested: $353,031
Total Award Period: 09/01/2017--08/31/2020
Person-months per year: no summer salary, graduate student support ,or travel support for Nandi from this project
Project Abstract:
This funding is with A. Khanov as the Lead-PI. Dr. Nandi will mentor one undergraduate student for 10 weeks during summer. The student will be involved in high energy physics research described in the current proposal. No additional time commitment is involved.