Star formation regulation and wind driving in numerical simulations of the interstellar medium with supernovae, stellar winds, radiation, and cosmic rays
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22K0717
- Awardee
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The Trustees Of Princeton University UEI NJ1YPQXQG7U5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $415,564
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $415,564.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 93% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $143,579 | |
| Funding Only Action | $138,580 | |
| Original award | $133,405 |
About this award
The Trustees of Princeton University received a civilian research grant valued at $415,564 from a federal agency's Shared Services Center, awarded February 25, 2022, for work extending through February 24, 2027. The grant supports development of a state-of-the-art numerical simulation framework to model star-forming regions in the interstellar medium at high spatial resolution. The project integrates multiple physics modules including adaptive ray tracing for ultraviolet radiation transfer, a two-moment cosmic ray transport module accounting for advection and diffusion, and a photochemistry module to track chemical species and cooling/heating processes. This comprehensive modeling effort aims to systematically assess how different stellar feedback mechanisms—supernovae, stellar winds, ultraviolet radiation, and cosmic rays—regulate star formation rates and drive multiphase galactic winds, addressing the fundamental astrophysical problem of star formation inefficiency in galaxies.
The work will be performed at Princeton University's campus in Princeton, New Jersey, under the direction of the Office of Research and Project Administration. No set-aside designation applies to this award, reflecting Princeton's competitive status as an unrestricted federal contractor. The research contributes to broader scientific understanding of galactic evolution and the complex multi-physics interactions governing star formation, topics central to contemporary astrophysics research priorities supported across multiple federal civilian agencies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K0717?
80NSSC22K0717 was awarded to The Trustees Of Princeton University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 25, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC22K0717 worth?
The government has obligated $415,564 on 80NSSC22K0717.
Was contract 80NSSC22K0717 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K0717 was full and open competition.
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