This $466,261.99 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington to study the potential habitability of aqueous salt solutions on icy worlds like Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. The research aims to measure the thermodynamic properties of salt solutions at low temperatures and develop new models for understanding how water activity, brine composition, and crystalline salt assemblages relate to habitability and past...
This is a $117,596.49 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington. The grant supports the development of rigorous, versatile, coupled climate-photochemistry models to study the nature and characterization of terrestrial planets orbiting M dwarf stars. This work will help identify potentially habitable targets and support planning, analysis, and interpretation of upcoming NASA mission observations of...
This is a $170,034 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) on June 5, 2025. The grant will fund a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. UW will participate as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The grant aims to advance...
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) on December 1, 2024. The grant, designated as 23-PLANET23-0011, is for "DEVELOPING NOVEL PRECISE CONSTRAINTS ON AN EARTH ANALOGUE FOR ADVANCED LIFE ON ICY MOONS" and has a period of performance through November 30, 2027. UW is a leading research university with extensive experience executing federal research contracts and grants,...
This is a federal grant award to the University of Washington (UW) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The purpose of the grant is to develop a simplified melt probe and water sampling system for penetrating and exploring subsurface oceans on "ocean worlds" such as Europa. The total grant amount is $1,153,827.16, and the period of performance ends on August 25, 2020. The grant aims to retire technical risks associated with miniaturizing...
This is a $513,226.00 federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW). The grant is for research to develop process-oriented diagnostics to analyze the representation of moisture-convection coupling and cloud-radiation feedback processes in global climate models (GCMs). This research aims to improve the understanding of tropical convection and its interaction with environmental moisture and radiation,...
This is a $135,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) for research on air-sea fluxes of mass, heat, and momentum and their impact on global weather and climate. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. UW is a leading research university that has received numerous prime federal contract awards and subcontracts from agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Defense...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute, a non-profit research organization. The $156,867.79 grant is for research on the properties and behavior of chemical systems with components in multiple phases, which are important for understanding planetary geochemistry and climate. The research aims to improve modeling capabilities for representing condensed phases, phase changes, and the effects of...
This is a $543,623 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (an agency division) to the University of Washington (UW) for a research program focused on executing a balanced science portfolio. The award supports UW's participation as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, with a focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The grant aims to advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary...
This is a $671,247.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington (UW) to execute a balanced science program. The award is part of NASA's Exploration Initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, Lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. UW will participate as a key partner and enabler, advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities. The award also covers Earth...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to conduct research related to the thermodynamics and geochemical modeling of aqueous solutions in the context of planetary science. The $612,717 grant has three primary tasks: 1) obtaining experimental data on the thermodynamic properties of aqueous solutions at high pressures and temperatures relevant to icy worlds in the outer solar system, 2) developing numerical frameworks to represent and utilize the acquired data, and 3) applying the developed models to study the influence of solutes on the stability and evolution of subsurface oceans on icy planets and moons. The research aims to advance understanding of planetary interiors, geochemistry, and geodynamics. This award does not have a set-aside designation.