This is a federal grant award from NASA to Stanford University, a prestigious private research institution, for a project titled "THE PROPOSED WORK USES DATA FROM CURRENT AND HISTORICAL NASA SPACECRAFTS, SDO AND SOHO, TOGETHER WITH NUMERICAL MODELING, TO ESTABLISH THE LINKAGES OF FLOWS, POLAR FIELD, AND SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS, AND TO FORECAST SOLAR CYCLES." The award, with a ceiling value of $813,058.82, is for a research grant with a performance period ending on January 31, 2025. The...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded Stanford University a $1,270,907.20 grant for research titled "Consequences of Flows and Fields in the Interior and Exterior of the Sun." The research will be conducted under Stanford University's prime contract over a three-year period ending June 2023. NASA's Shared Services Center issued the award to support research exploring the consequences of flows and fields within and surrounding the sun. No subcontractors or set...
This federal contract award, NNX15AT08H, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Stanford University, a renowned private research institution. The contract, valued at $105,000.00, aims to perform a comprehensive measurement of the solar meridional circulation profile, which is crucial for understanding the solar dynamo and its influence on the 11-year solar cycle and space weather. The project involves using data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)...
This is a $615,284 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), a non-profit organization that manages astronomical observatories and telescopes. The grant funds research to study the role of the sun's meridional flow on solar magnetic field dynamics and to use those findings to predict the strength of the upcoming Solar Cycle 25. The research will analyze data from NASA's Solar Dynamics...
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 federal contract award was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to study the behavior of magnetoacoustic waves between the photosphere and corona above sunspots. The $489,498.34 grant is for fundamental research related to MHD waves and energy transport, addressing goals outlined in the Decadal Survey. The primary data sources are from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) instruments - the Atmospheric...
This is a $524,717.36 grant awarded by NASA to the Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division, to conduct research on the Sun's differential rotation and torsional oscillations. The University will use helioseismic measurements from the Solar Dynamics Observatory to study the subsurface convective flows and magnetic torques that drive the evolution of the Sun's rotation profile over the solar cycle. This fundamental...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a grant worth $383,535.08 to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to conduct research related to the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) mission science objectives. The proposed work will use SDO data and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations to investigate the link between current distribution, magnetic shear, and eruptive activity in active regions. This research is highly relevant to understanding the...
This federal contract award (80NSSC19K0857) was granted to The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $412,765.00 grant is for research aimed at developing a new frequency-dependent time-distance analysis technique to more accurately measure and model the sun's meridional circulation and its role in the solar cycle. The research also seeks to reconcile different results on...
This is a $345,986.43 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) for research related to understanding the acceleration and transport of charged particles during solar flares. The objective is to analyze data from the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) spacecraft and other NASA instruments to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms of energy release and...
This is a grant awarded by NASA to Stanford University to study the structure and temporal evolution of the Sun's deep meridional circulation. The $228,385 grant aims to better understand the systematic center-to-limb effect that has impacted previous measurements of the Sun's meridional flow, and to develop improved helioseismic analysis methods to more accurately determine the meridional circulation profile and its changes over solar cycles. The research is expected to provide critical inputs and physical constraints for solar dynamo and global convection models, leading to a better understanding of the Sun's interior dynamics and cycle-to-cycle evolution. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, as Stanford University, a renowned private research institution, is competing for federal work on full and open terms.