This is a $110,495.75 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) for the development of a "GEOS VISUALIZATION AND LAGRANGIAN DYNAMICS IMMERSIVE EXTENDED REALITY TOOL (VALIXR) FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY". The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, supports research and development efforts related to Earth science and data visualization capabilities. UMBC, a public research university, is a...
This federal contract award, valued at $105,000.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to support research on the detection and radiative effects of above-cloud biomass burning aerosols over the southeast Atlantic region. The goals are to utilize satellite data from the A-Train constellation and the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) geostationary sensor, along with in-situ aircraft...
This is a $429,072.85 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to support research on the Voyager Interstellar Mission and the region of space beyond the heliopause, known as the outer heliosheath (OHS). The primary objective is to interpret and explain Voyager's magnetic field and cosmic-ray measurements, and connect them to remote sensing observations of the OHS made by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $214,177.33 grant to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to improve the quality of heliospheric simulations and space weather forecasting capabilities. The project will build upon the existing Wang-Sheeley-Arge (WSA)-ENLIL model used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for operational forecasts of solar wind and coronal mass ejection (CME) propagation. UAH will utilize its Multi-Scale...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $300,000.00 grant to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to create internet-accessible self-study and teaching resources for mission analysis within gravitational multi-body environments, such as cislunar space. This effort aims to close the gap between classical orbital mechanics taught in undergraduate courses and the more complex dynamics required for missions to the Moon, particularly in support of the Artemis...
This federal contract award to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is for the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft mission to explore the very local interstellar medium (VLISM). The $524,913 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on February 1, 2022, with a period of performance through January 31, 2026. As a public research university, UAH provides a range of scientific research and engineering services to support NASA's space exploration programs....
This is a $135,000.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for research on the solar wind and its impact on space weather. The grant runs from October 21, 2021 to April 20, 2025. UAH is a public research university that frequently performs contract and grant work for federal agencies like NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation, focusing on areas such...
This federal contract award to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is for research and development focused on modeling coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their impact on space weather. The $135,000 training grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center, will support UAH's efforts to develop advanced computer simulations of plasma dynamics at the Sun, in interplanetary space, and near the Earth. The goal is to improve predictive...
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) was awarded a $658,369 research grant by NASA on October 1, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. This civilian research grant supports investigations into the solar wind—the continuous streams of charged particles emitted by the Sun that transport energy and magnetic fields through interplanetary space to the heliospheric boundary. The project leverages in situ observations collected by NASA's fleet of spacecraft positioned...
This is a $510,367.55 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to study the interaction of the Sun with the solar system and the interstellar medium. The grant supports the objectives of the Voyager mission, which aims to explore the outer limits of the Sun's sphere of influence and beyond. The work addresses two key goals from the Heliophysics Decadal Survey - determining the interaction of the Sun with...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $855,332.52 grant to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to develop the VISAGE (Visualization for Integrated Satellite, Airborne, and Ground-based Data Exploration) project. VISAGE aims to address challenges in rapidly collecting and analyzing diverse datasets from NASA's field experiments, which combine airborne, ground-based, and satellite observations of Earth science phenomena like hurricanes. The project will build on the existing Field Campaign Explorer (FCX) tool to provide integrated visualization, data interrogation, and analysis capabilities for multi-sensor Earth observation data. VISAGE will also incorporate new higher-level data products from NASA's SIMBA (System for Integrating Multi-Platform data to Build the Atmospheric column) and Validation Network (VN) efforts. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, and UAH was selected as the prime contractor based on its expertise in Earth science research, data management, and NASA mission support.