Lava worlds
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25K7161
- Awardee
-
Cornell University UEI G56PUALJ3KT5
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $452,481
Award facts
- Contract value 65% obligated
- $696,680.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 68% 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
- Ithaca, NY, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $112,849 | |
| Funding Only Action | $120,315 | |
| Original award | $219,317 |
About this award
Cornell University's Office of Sponsored Programs received a $696.7K grant award from a civilian federal agency (Shared Services Center) for research on lava worlds, which are extremely hot, highly irradiated rocky planets orbiting distant stars. The three-year project, running through October 8, 2027, will develop a comprehensive database of lava surface emissions and atmospheric composition models to advance exoplanet characterization. The research involves measuring high-temperature lava surface emissivity in Year 1, then expanding the ATMOS atmospheric modeling code—a coupled radiative-convective and radiative transfer model originally developed for temperate rocky exoplanets—to simulate the extreme conditions of lava worlds in Years 2 and 3. This effort directly supports interpretation of observations from the James Webb Space Telescope and other ground- and space-based telescopes investigating planetary formation and evolution processes.
The resulting models, spectral data, and emissivity measurements will be made freely available to the astronomical community for interpreting exoplanet observations, testing retrieval algorithms, and planning future observations across a range of telescope facilities. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. The research will be conducted in Ithaca, New York, leveraging Cornell University's established expertise in advanced Earth and space observation research, which the institution has demonstrated through previous substantial federal contracts and grants from agencies including NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Science Foundation.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25K7161?
80NSSC25K7161 was awarded to Cornell University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 9, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC25K7161 worth?
The government has obligated $452,481 on 80NSSC25K7161. Its current value, with exercised options, is $696,680.
Was contract 80NSSC25K7161 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25K7161 was full and open competition.
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