Understanding energy partitioning in collisionless shocks
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K0173
- Awardee
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The University Of Chicago UEI ZUE9HKT2CLC9
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $950,529
Award facts
- Contract value 68% obligated
- $1,397,885.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- 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
- Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $459,511 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $341,018 | |
| Original award | $150,000 |
About this award
The University of Chicago has been awarded a $1.40M research grant by the National Science Foundation's Shared Services Center to investigate energy partitioning mechanisms in collisionless shocks. This award, issued on October 19, 2023, supports fundamental research in plasma physics and shock phenomena, with work to be conducted at the university's Chicago, Illinois campus through October 18, 2026. The grant carries no set-aside designation, indicating open competition among eligible research institutions. As a leading private research university with extensive experience managing federal research awards across scientific domains, the University of Chicago brings substantial expertise in advanced physics research and scientific investigation to this project.
Collisionless shocks represent a critical area of study in plasma physics with applications relevant to space weather, astrophysics, and fundamental physics understanding. The NSF's investment in this research aims to advance theoretical and empirical knowledge about how energy is distributed and transformed in shock systems where particle collisions are negligible—a phenomenon encountered in solar winds, supernova remnants, and laboratory plasma experiments. This grant reflects the foundation's commitment to supporting high-impact basic research that enhances scientific understanding of fundamental physical processes.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K0173?
80NSSC24K0173 was awarded to The University Of Chicago by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 19, 2023.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K0173 worth?
The government has obligated $950,529 on 80NSSC24K0173. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,397,885.
Was contract 80NSSC24K0173 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K0173 was full and open competition.
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