This is a $317,243.86 grant awarded by NASA to the Regents of the University of Michigan for a research project utilizing Laser Thomson Scattering (LTS) plasma diagnostics to explore electron dynamics in Hall-effect thrusters. The award has an initial performance period through July 31, 2024. The University of Michigan is a prominent U.S. state government-owned educational institution with a strong track record of receiving federal research grants and contracts across a wide range of...
The Regents of the University of Michigan, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects division, was awarded a $2,603,382.00 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2021, is for a project titled "The Idea of Using High-Power Electron Beams to Trace Magnetic Field Lines and Unambiguously Connect Physics Phenomena Occurring in the Magnetosphere with Their Image in the Ionosphere." The grant has an ultimate...
This is a $257,708.59 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, doing business as the University of Michigan. The grant is for research on "Plasma Sheet Thinning and Kinetic-Scale Magnetic Structures Associated with Magnetic Reconnection in Earth's Magnetotail." The award has an ultimate completion date of January 21, 2025. The University of Michigan is a U.S....
This is a $99,976 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research on "Magnetic Reconnection in Low-Beta and Low-to Sub-Alfvenic Plasma Environments". The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Michigan is a top public research institution that has previously received prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies like the Department of Defense and Department of...
This $313,112.60 federal grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research and development on rotating magnetic field field-reversed configuration (RMF-FRC) thruster technology for spacecraft power generation. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Michigan has a history of receiving prime and subcontract awards from various federal agencies, including the Department of...
This is a $286,546.76 training grant awarded by NASA to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research and develop a model for understanding and mitigating the charging behavior of next-generation complex and active spacecraft. The research aims to address challenges associated with spacecraft charging, which can limit the capabilities of high-power solar electric propulsion systems. The project will leverage data from the International Space Station and the Defense Satellite...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $221,920.90 training grant contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for an analysis of facility effects on a small helicon plasma source with a magnetic nozzle. The research will examine backpressure effects, electrical effects of a conducting vacuum chamber, and the influence of pressure and conducting chamber walls on the performance of the plasma source, known as the Small Propulsive...
This is a $59,997.42 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan for research on "AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF FLUX ROPES, O-LINES AND X-LINES IN THE GEOTAIL MAGNETIC FIELD AND PLASMA DATA BASE". The grant is a 1-year research contract with a completion date of June 30, 2024. The University of Michigan is a prominent U.S. state government-owned educational institution with a proven track record of...
This is a $439,322.38 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to examine data from the Van Allen Probes and THEMIS missions. The goal is to assess the connections and drivers of inner magnetospheric current densities and hot ion structures. Specifically, the research will test hypotheses about how localized electric field perturbations influence the spatial distribution of hot ions in the inner magnetosphere. This...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $129,967.90 training grant contract to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (doing business as the University of Michigan). The contract, awarded on September 1, 2018, is focused on using magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modeling to better understand the role of ionospheric conductance in the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and the prediction of ground-induced currents during space...
This is a $293,801.98 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Regents of the University of Michigan, operating as the University of Michigan. The grant supports an experimental and theoretical research project to develop a more refined model of the underlying physics of magnetic nozzles, which are a key component of in-space propulsion technologies. The research will be conducted at the University of Michigan's Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and will involve numerical studies and experiments using advanced diagnostics in their large vacuum test facilities. This work builds upon prior research by various institutions and aims to contribute to the broader understanding of plasma confinement in diverging magnetic fields, which has implications for plasma physics applications beyond just in-space propulsion. The contract does not indicate the use of any set-aside designations.