Grant For Research 80NSSC18K0180
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- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization, to determine the physical properties of the subsurface meridional circulation in the Sun's convection zone through the application of helioseismic techniques. The $259,342.08 grant will leverage data from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) as well...
- This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA), a scientific research company based in Redmond, Washington. The $199,929 grant is for a project to produce a new temporally consistent series of solar vector magnetogram data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory/Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (SDO/HMI) instrument. The goal is to develop an algorithm that can better disambiguate the direction of the magnetic field...
- This is a $521,435 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a scientific research organization in Seattle, Washington. The grant will fund a research project using observations from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument on the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft to characterize the subsurface properties of supergranular and active region flows. The project will run through March 14, 2026. No...
- This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA) to investigate and understand the lifecycle of the solar magnetic field. The grant, valued at $145,785.00, supports the use of data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) mission's Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument to model the propagation of solar eruptions and their effects on Earth and space-based assets. The grant aims to better...
- This is a $189,312.08 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization based in Seattle, Washington. The grant is for a research project titled "Faster, Better, Deeper: Utilizing Deep Learning to Produce Enhanced Near Real Time Inversions from HMI Data for Space-Weather Modeling." The project aims to use machine learning algorithms to improve the quality and speed up the...
- This is a $188,534.51 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA), a scientific research organization in Redmond, Washington. The grant is for the development and application of a new algorithm to compute helioseismic maps of the sun's far hemisphere using Doppler seismic observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The algorithm will improve the sensitivity and accuracy of these maps, increasing the number of...
- This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra) to conduct research addressing two key goals from the Heliophysics Decadal Survey. The research combines analysis of data from the current NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft with numerical simulation to gain insights into the solar dynamo and magnetic activity cycles, which can help predict the arrival of new solar active...
- This is a $155,546.82 federal grant award to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Heliophysics Supporting Research program. The grant's objective is to study the solar meridional circulation, which plays a critical role in the transport of angular momentum and magnetic flux within the sun's convection zone. The research will utilize data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory to...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra) on October 16, 2017 with a potential value of $508,407.25. The grant is focused on modeling the storage and release of energy in the Sun's corona that powers solar flares and coronal mass ejections. The work aims to address key science goals from the Heliophysics Decadal Survey, including determining the origins of solar activity and...
- This is a $141,780.01 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a scientific research organization specializing in geophysical and space sciences. The grant is part of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and is focused on studying the role of the Lorentz force in solar flares. The project will involve retrieving the variation in height and lateral space of the magnetic field vector using data from the Hinode/SOT...
This is a $307,738.62 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra) to develop temporally stable, Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Helioseismic Magnetic Imager (HMI) vector magnetograms and accurate, self-consistent photospheric flows in active regions that can be used to characterize the near real-time state of the solar corona. The grant runs from November 17, 2017 to June 8, 2023 and is focused on advancing the understanding of the solar atmosphere and inner heliosphere. Nwra is a for-profit scientific research organization that regularly receives funding from agencies like NASA, NSF, DoD, and NOAA for geophysical and space science research. This grant does not have a set-aside designation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($2k) | 6/6/23 | ||
| P00007 | Funding Only Action | ($2k) | 6/6/23 | |
| P00006 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/7/22 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 1/7/22 | ||
| P00005 | Funding Only Action | $85.5k | 9/23/20 |