IT is frequently stated that we understand exoplanets only as well as we understand the host star. Such a statement is particularly true for low-mass dwarf STARS, whose physical properties often…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC18K0544
- Awardee
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The Regents Of The University Of California UEI MR5QC5FCAVH5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $770,793
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $770,792.55 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $1 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $146,130 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $202,330 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $137,692 | |
| Funding Only Action | $224,640 | |
| Original award | $60,000 |
About this award
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $770,792.55 grant to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) to conduct research related to the characterization of exoplanet host stars, particularly low-mass dwarf stars. This research is important for understanding exoplanets detected by missions like the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which will survey bright stars. The grant does not have a set-aside designation and is set to run through June 30, 2023. As a Hispanic Serving Institution and 1862 Land Grant College, UC Riverside has a track record of conducting scientific research and providing educational opportunities across a range of disciplines through federal grants and contracts.
Description
IT is frequently stated that we understand exoplanets only as well as we understand the host star. Such a statement is particularly true for low-mass dwarf STARS, whose physical properties often diverge from stellar models. There have been concerted efforts in recent years to obtain observational constraints on the stellar models for low-mass STARS, especially for those monitored by the kepler & K2 missions. A further challenge includes the confusion that can be caused by the stellar rotation period of low-mass STARS since that can often coincide with the range of orbital periods of planets that may exist in the habitable zone (HZ) of those STARS. The concise characterization of exoplanet host STARS is particularly important in the ERA of the transiting exoplanet survey satellite (tess), since the instrument will be surveying most of the bright STARS (v
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18K0544?
80NSSC18K0544 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of California by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 22, 2018.
How much is contract 80NSSC18K0544 worth?
The government has obligated $770,793 on 80NSSC18K0544.
Was contract 80NSSC18K0544 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC18K0544 was full and open competition.
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