Deliver remote sensing data sets at regional scale that directly constrain greenhouse gas emissions for key source regions in washington DC/ baltimore and the marcellus shale in pennsylvania and…

The President and Fellows of Harvard College, through its Office for Sponsored Programs Division, received a $690,000 research grant award from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, with performance concluding by December 8, 2027. The grant funds remote sensing research to deliver regional-scale data sets that will constrain greenhouse gas emissions, specifically targeting methane monitoring in key source regions including the Washington DC/Baltimore area and the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania and adjacent Appalachian areas. The research will utilize MethaneAIR and HALO (High Altitude Long Range Research Aircraft) technologies to generate emissions data for these strategically important regions. This award carries no set-aside designation and represents a firm fixed-price research grant structure consistent with Harvard's substantial federal research portfolio.

Harvard's selection for this research initiative reflects the university's established expertise in environmental science and remote sensing applications, with the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research team leveraging advanced instrumentation and analytical capabilities to address climate-related priorities. The award aligns with federal agency interests in quantifying greenhouse gas emissions at regional scales, supporting both environmental monitoring objectives and policy-relevant research. As a premier research institution with extensive experience executing complex scientific projects across multiple federal agencies including NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy, Harvard brings significant technical capacity and infrastructure to deliver high-quality emissions data products that will directly inform understanding of regional methane sources and atmospheric processes.

Deliver remote sensing data sets at regional scale that directly constrain greenhouse gas emissions for key source regions in washington DC/ baltimore and the marcellus shale in pennsylvania and adjacent appalachian regions using methaneair and halo