Grant For Research 80NSSC19K0632
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- The University of New Mexico (UNM) has been awarded a $74,996 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "Searching for a Missed Population of Gamma-Ray Sources." The grant, which has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, is classified as a research grant. UNM, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and state-controlled university, has a strong track record of securing federal research grants and contracts to support its scientific...
- The University of New Mexico, through its Office of Sponsored Projects Division, was awarded a $2.24 million grant by a civilian federal agency to conduct research on the formation and alteration of early solar system materials. The project, titled "Formation and Alteration of Early Solar System Materials: Insights from Coordinated Micro and Nanoscale Mineralogic, Spectroscopic, and Isotopic Studies," will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an ultimate completion date of...
- This federal contract award, valued at $1,988,294.21, was granted to the University of New Mexico (UNM) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The award, with a performance period ending on May 1, 2024, will support UNM's examination and analysis of lunar soil samples from the Apollo 17 mission. Specifically, the team will study volatile reservoirs and cycles on the Moon, investigate the magmatic-thermal history, analyze a lunar avalanche deposit, and assess the...
- This is a $165,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to study images from the Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit Mars rovers. The study will identify and measure the diameters of small craters, and compare the crater distributions to model predictions. UNM is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and state-controlled university that conducts significant federally funded research across scientific and engineering...
- This is a $660,000 scientific research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) Office of Sponsored Projects Division. The grant is part of NASA's Emerging Worlds program and supports research to understand the chemical, structural, and isotopic characteristics of organic materials in chondritic meteorites. The goal is to study how various parent body processes, such as aqueous alteration and thermal processing, have affected...
- The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $376,051 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the near-identical oxygen isotope composition between Earth and the Moon, which challenges the widely-accepted Giant Impact Hypothesis for the Moon's formation. This research grant does not have a set-aside designation. UNM is a major public research institution and Hispanic-Serving Institution that conducts a wide range of scientific research and...
- This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of New Mexico (UNM), will use non-destructive techniques like electron and X-ray microbeam analysis to study the oxidation states of lunar rocks and minerals. The $77,438.12 contract supports research to better understand the redox conditions that existed during the formation of the Moon's igneous and impact melt rocks. This work is relevant to NASA's Solar System Workings program. UNM, a...
- This federal contract award is for the "PRESERVATION OF DATA PRODUCED BY THE APOLLO NEXT GENERATION SAMPLE ANALYSIS (ANGSA) PROGRAM: FACILITATION AND EDUCATION" project. The $119,611 grant was awarded by a civilian federal agency, the Shared Services Center, to the University of New Mexico (UNM) on July 2, 2024. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 1, 2026. UNM is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving...
- This federal contract, award ID 80MSFC19M0042, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to the University of New Mexico (UNM) for research and development on "Quantum Limits of Inertial Sensors." The $96,988.00 cooperative agreement, awarded on October 1, 2019, runs through September 30, 2021. UNM, a Hispanic-Serving Institution and major public research university, has significant expertise in areas like optics, materials...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0185, was granted to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to support the Expanding the TESS Mission's Legacy of Long-Period Planets research project. The $70,000.00 grant, awarded on October 1, 2021, is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has a completion date of September 30, 2023. UNM, a Hispanic-serving and state-controlled institution of higher education, will leverage its expertise in space sciences and exoplanet...
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has been awarded a $118,078.35 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to perform analytical transmission electron microscopy on amorphous condensate grain samples produced by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This work will provide detailed chemical, structural, and morphological data on approximately 10 samples per year of these complex nanomaterials. UNM has expertise in this area and has collaborated with NASA in the past on similar projects. The grant does not have a set-aside designation and will run through October 6, 2023. In addition to the sample analysis, UNM will be involved in interpreting the data and preparing manuscripts for publication as the project progresses.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($16k) | 10/3/23 | ||
| P00005 | Funding Only Action | ($16k) | 10/3/23 | |
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 3/10/22 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 3/10/22 | ||
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $14.9k | 5/21/21 |