Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress.…

The University of Delaware has been awarded a $135,000 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Shared Services Center to conduct research on remote sensing optimization using machine learning. The award, effective January 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027, supports the university's research activities at its Newark, Delaware campus. This grant carries no set-aside designation, indicating competitive award procedures. The funding aligns with NASA's broader strategic directives, which emphasize executing a balanced science program informed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, advancing discovery in emerging cross-disciplinary fields, and supporting applied programs including Earth science applications and space situational awareness.

As a 1862 land-grant research institution with extensive federal funding experience, the University of Delaware is well-positioned to advance machine learning applications in remote sensing technology. This research contributes to NASA's exploration initiatives and scientific objectives across lunar, orbital, and planetary missions, while supporting the agency's commitment to developing directorate-wide, target-user focused approaches to applied research. The grant represents a component of the university's substantial portfolio of federal contracts and grants spanning multiple scientific and technological domains, including collaborations with numerous federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy.

Execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the moon, lunar orbit, mars, and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide, target-user focused approach to applied programs, including earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness.