This federal contract award is a research grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to American University, a private university located in Washington, D.C. The objective of the grant is to study the effects of energetic stellar events, such as superflares, on the prebiotic chemistry necessary for the origins of life on early Earth and other terrestrial planets. The research will involve both computational modeling and experimental studies to characterize the...
This federal contract award, valued at $979,935.02, was made by NASA to American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. The contract is a Cooperative Agreement with a period of performance through July 31, 2023. The contract supports the development and use of advanced spectrometric tools to explore planetary atmospheres, leveraging American University's expertise in astrophysics, solar physics, planetary science, and machine learning. This aligns with NASA's broader...
This is a $371,161.00 cooperative agreement awarded to American University by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "REVEALING PRIMITIVE MATERIAL PRESERVED IN SOLAR SYSTEM SMALL BODIES." The award, which does not have a set-aside designation, runs from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2027. American University is a private, non-profit research university located in Washington, D.C. that frequently secures federal...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,689,287.00, was granted to American University, a private non-profit research university located in Washington, D.C. The award is for the continued development of infrared visible spectrometer and imaging arrays for ground-based and space-borne planetary observations. This contract is not set aside and is a grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. American University has a history of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $251,589.00 grant for research to American University, a private non-profit university located in Washington, D.C. The grant will fund a study on the photochemistry occurring in cometary atmospheres, which is relevant to NASA's Solar System Workings (SSW) program. This award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. American University has previously performed federal contract...
This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $198,655.21, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. The contract is for the "Modeling of Exoplanet Atmospheres and Climates" and is a Cooperative Agreement, with an ultimate completion date of April 8, 2025. This award was not set aside for any specific business type. American University has a strong...
This is a $420,518.00 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to American University, a private research university located in Washington, D.C. The overarching objective of this project is to understand the physical processes which generate ion outflows from the ionosphere, and the consequences of those outflows on the global magnetosphere. The agreement was awarded on March 1, 2021 and has a completion date of February 28, 2026. This contract...
This is a $147,943.98 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to American University, a private university in Washington, D.C. The agreement funds analysis of optical and infrared spectral observations of comets, asteroids, and giant planets to study the physical and chemical conditions of the protosolar disk during planet formation. The work involves analyzing spectral data from ground-based telescopes like Keck and IRTF...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $443,186.66 Cooperative Agreement to American University, a private university in Washington, D.C., to conduct research on remote sensing of planetary atmospheres in the solar system and beyond. The award supports scientific investigations leveraging technologies such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to characterize atmospheric compositions and processes on planets and comets. This work aligns with...
This is a grant award to American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C., from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under contract 80NSSC23K1524. The $225,278 grant will fund research on the "Detectability of Water in the Atmosphere of Terrestrial Habitable Zone Exoplanets Due to Exo-Volcanism: A False Positive for Habitability." The award has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. American University has a history of securing...