Awarded Projects

Detailed knowledge of the phase diagram of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) is of uttermost importance for our understanding of heavy ion collisions and is also relevant in the context of cosmology and astrophysics.

Understanding how nucleon properties emerge from quarks and gluons comprises one ofthe key goals of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) to be built at BNL.

How did the Earth and the other terrestrial planets form? Even though there are many models in existence that attempt to solve this question, all of them suffer from specific shortages that can only be overcome with next-generation computation facilities.

The origin of multiple stellar populations (MPs) in globular clusters (GCs) is one of the most puzzling issues of stellar astrophysics. Many attempts have been done both from observational and theoretical studies to unveil the enigma of their formation but, so far, a clear picture is still lacking.

The well established theory of strong interactions (Quantum Chromodynamics) has yielded a huge amount of understanding how the nucleon and other hadrons are built from quarks and gluons, the fundamental degrees of freedom in QCD.

The design of synthetic/artificial molecular systems to finely control chemical reactions is a key challenge, with countless technological applications.

Hormone-sensitive prostate cancers eventually stop responding to hormone therapy. A new treatment regimen may or may not work. That is why it is important to apply optimal therapy against hormone-sensitive prostate cancer at its earliest stage.

Cosmic strings are an expected consequence of early Universe phase transitions, arising from symmetry breaking patterns. As such, a detection would provide evidence of new physics.

We will investigate mechanisms of ion transport and in the unique bacterial K+-importing protein complex (KdpFABC), which unlike any other ion transporting protein, contains both a channel and a pump subunit.