Grant For Research 80NSSC23K0634
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- This is a $317,771.48 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Pittsburgh to support research on using X-ray spectra of Type Ia supernova remnants observed by the Suzaku satellite to gain insights into the physics of Type Ia supernovae and the nature of their progenitors. The goal is to analyze Suzaku data to measure the fluxes of secondary Fe-peak elements like Mn, Cr, and Ni in order to determine the thermonuclear combustion regime and metallicity of the progenitors....
- The University of Pittsburgh, a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $423,693 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research related to the broad strategic objective of "discovering how the universe works, exploring how it began and evolved, and searching for life on planets around other stars". The grant, awarded on March 1, 2020, does not have a set-aside designation and has a completion date of...
- The University of Pittsburgh received a $162.5K research grant from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center with a completion deadline of January 4, 2028. The award supports execution of a balanced science program guided by discipline-specific recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in alignment with agency administration priorities and Congressional direction. The grant was awarded without set-aside designation through open competition,...
- This $293,761 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Pittsburgh supports a research project focused on acquiring and modeling new thermal infrared geostationary (GEO) observations from the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the GOES-16/17 satellites. The project is divided into three primary volcanological science tasks. The University of Pittsburgh, a major public research university, frequently partners with government agencies...
- This is a $530,392.00 grant award from the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education, a non-profit educational institution, for research on modeling the open channel lava flows of Venus to constrain emplacement conditions, cooling rates, and implications for future orbital data. The award has a completion date of March 26, 2027 and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Pittsburgh has been a major...
- This federal contract award is a $75,500 grant for research awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Pittsburgh. The contract is for the University of Pittsburgh to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The contract has an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2027 and was awarded on November 1,...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K1169, was granted by the Shared Services Center (part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the University of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, a major public research university. The $318,643.48 grant is for research on additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, which can produce complex metal components not feasible with traditional methods. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The...
- This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC19K0588, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Pittsburgh, a state-related research university in Pennsylvania. The $538,548.89 grant is for a research program that aims to determine how Milky Way-like galaxies fit into the global galaxy population and provide new constraints for galaxy evolution simulations. The research will leverage a variety of archival data to address fundamental...
- The University of Pittsburgh, a state-related research university, received a $396,089.17 grant from the U.S. government to conduct "FULL-FIELD INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF THICKNESS OF FREELY SUSPENDED LIQUID FILMS" research. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Pittsburgh frequently partners with government agencies, including the Department of Defense and NASA, on federally funded research projects spanning various disciplines such as biomedical...
- This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC23K0230, was granted by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency) to the University of Pittsburgh for a project titled "SCALABLE HYBRID MANUFACTURING OF BIMETALLIC COMPONENTS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS." The $649,872 grant-funded research contract has a completion date of January 16, 2026 and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Pittsburgh, a non-profit educational institution, is serving as the prime contractor on...
The University of Pittsburgh received a $115,984.09 research grant from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center to conduct research on progenitor constraints in XRISM (X-ray Imaging Spectroscopy Mission) observations of Type Ia supernova remnants. This award, issued on February 10, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of February 9, 2025, represents a non-set-aside competitive award supporting advanced astrophysical research. The research leverages XRISM observations to improve understanding of the progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae through analysis of supernova remnants, contributing to fundamental astrophysics knowledge relevant to federal space science missions. The University of Pittsburgh, a prominent public research institution within Pennsylvania's Commonwealth System of Higher Education, serves as the prime contractor. The university maintains an extensive portfolio of federal research awards spanning multiple agencies and scientific domains, including substantial funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Department of Defense. This supernova remnants research award aligns with the institution's demonstrated capacity to conduct sophisticated scientific research and positions it to contribute meaningful insights to the federal government's space science and astrophysics research priorities.
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| Not listed | ($4k) | 2/3/26 | ||
| P00002 | Funding Only Action | ($4k) | 2/3/26 | |
| Not listed | $60.6k | 9/11/24 | ||
| P00001 | Funding Only Action | $60.6k | 9/11/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $59.4k | 3/16/23 |