The Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Division (University of Michigan), was awarded a $155,653 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to model the performance and lifetime of ion thrusters. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Michigan is a well-known U.S. research institution that has previously received prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies such as the...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $334,364 grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop an ultra-high current density magnetically shielded Hall thruster. This 4-year research and development effort has an expected completion date of August 28, 2027. The University of Michigan is a leading public research institution that has received numerous federal research grants and contracts, including work for the Department of Defense, Department...
This is a $336,000 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a new form of high-power electric propulsion, specifically an "electrodeless" applied field magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster, for crewed exploration to Mars and beyond. The grant has a period of performance ending on July 31, 2028. The University of Michigan has a history of providing research and development services to federal...
The Regents of the University of Michigan, through its Office of Research and Sponsored Projects division, was awarded a $2,603,382.00 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2021, is for a project titled "The Idea of Using High-Power Electron Beams to Trace Magnetic Field Lines and Unambiguously Connect Physics Phenomena Occurring in the Magnetosphere with Their Image in the Ionosphere." The grant has an ultimate...
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, doing business as the University of Michigan, was awarded a $77,246 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on January 25, 2005. The grant, identified as NNC04GA36G, was to fund the "USE OF ELECTROSTATIC PROBES TO CHARACTERIZE THE DISCHARGE CHAMBERS OF THE NSTAR AND NEXT ION THRUSTERS" and had an ultimate completion date of January 24, 2006. The University of...
This is a $99,976 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct research on "Magnetic Reconnection in Low-Beta and Low-to Sub-Alfvenic Plasma Environments". The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Michigan is a top public research institution that has previously received prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies like the Department of Defense and Department of...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $110,000.00 grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, to conduct research on "Magnetic Reconnection Between Coalescing Magnetic Flux Bundles". This grant-funded research project has a completion date of July 31, 2024. The University of Michigan is a U.S. state government-owned educational institution that has previously received prime and subcontract awards from...
This is a $135,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Division, to conduct research aimed at understanding and predicting the response of Earth's magnetosphere to variations in the solar wind. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Michigan is a leading educational institution that has extensive experience conducting research and...
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects Division (doing business as the University of Michigan), has been awarded a $194,510.00 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute a balanced science program. The grant will run from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 and focuses on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. This aligns with NASA's exploration initiative and...
This is a $59,997.42 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Michigan for research on "AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF FLUX ROPES, O-LINES AND X-LINES IN THE GEOTAIL MAGNETIC FIELD AND PLASMA DATA BASE". The grant is a 1-year research contract with a completion date of June 30, 2024. The University of Michigan is a prominent U.S. state government-owned educational institution with a proven track record of...