This is a $635,887 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for research on cosmic ray (CR) spectra below 100 TeV and the challenges of high-precision observations. The grant, which has a period of performance ending on March 10, 2027, is not set aside. UCSD, a prestigious public research university, has extensive experience conducting federal contract and grant-funded research across...
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) was awarded a $997,333 grant on October 23, 2022, to conduct research on radiation damage effects and charge trapping correction techniques in the COSI germanium detectors. The contract, designated 21-APRA21-0027, is a non-set-aside research grant funded by a civilian federal agency through its Shared Services Center, with performance scheduled through October 22, 2025. The research will be conducted at UCSD's La Jolla, California campus and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $670,152.05 grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct research related to understanding the origin of primordial density fluctuations in the early universe and the detection of primordial gravitational waves through cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments. The research aims to provide insights into the physics underlying the properties of polarized dust emission observed by the Planck satellite...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $163,350.00 grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for research related to the origin, structure, and evolution of a particular material. This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is scheduled to be completed by April 26, 2025. UCSD, a public research university, will be the prime contractor on this effort. The State of California Controller's Office, a U.S. state government entity, is the parent...
This is a $793,848 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to fund research into detecting the imprint of gravitational waves on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) through precision measurements of CMB polarization. This highly ambitious endeavor aims to reveal information about the early universe and the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang. The grant does not have a set-aside designation,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $218,000.00 grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct research for the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) reflight project. This grant, with a completion date of February 15, 2023, is a research contract and does not have a set-aside designation. UCSD, a public research university, will serve as the prime contractor for this work. As a highly capable research institution, UCSD has a extensive...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $685,146 grant contract to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) to support modeling efforts that more effectively utilize in-situ spacecraft plasma data to update UCSD's tomographic analysis forecasts. The research will be performed at UCSD's La Jolla, California campus over a two year period ending in October 2022. As the prime contractor, UCSD will utilize its expertise in plasma physics and space weather modeling to...
This is a grant awarded by a U.S. government civilian agency to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for a research program titled "Exploring the Transformative Potential of High Resolution Spectroscopy in the Search for Habitable Worlds." The $676,027 grant will be used to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. The research aims to advance discovery in emerging fields by...
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) received a $49,894 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support the "COOL STARS MEETING 22: SUPPORT FOR HYBRID AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS" project. The grant has an ultimate completion date of June 23, 2025 and does not have a set-aside designation. UCSD, which is a major public research university with expertise in areas like cognitive science, computer science, and oceanography, will leverage its...
This is a $549,220 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for a research project. The contract is not set aside and has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027. The grant is focused on executing a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. Key elements include participating as a partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, conducting scientific...
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) was awarded a $672,938.23 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research related to the unexpected rise in the positron fraction of the cosmic ray leptonic energy spectrum, as observed by the AMS-02 spectrometer. The research aims to understand the nature of this positron excess, including a striking disagreement between theory and data in the 100-300 GeV energy range. UCSD will study the acceleration of positrons in supernova remnant shocks, considering the impact of clumpy gas media and the influence of predominantly accelerated cosmic ray protons. This research could help resolve the ongoing debate within the cosmic ray and particle physics communities regarding whether the positron anomaly can be explained by particle acceleration in supernova remnant shocks, or if an additional positron source, such as dark matter, is required. The grant does not have a set-aside designation.