The University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research, has been awarded a $1,068,761.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to validate the science data products from the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission in the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf region in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This 4-year research grant, which does not have a set-aside...
This is a $1,511,156.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) to conduct research on the impact of microzooplankton predation on marine primary production and carbon export. The research aims to quantify the effects of microzooplankton predation on primary production, particle abundance, and size distribution in the euphotic zone, in order to gain a better understanding of carbon flow and export production. The grant...
This is a $327,155.26 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research. The grant aims to improve remote sensing capabilities for monitoring biogeochemical parameters in inland waters across North America using physics-based approaches. Key tasks include quality control and data compilation, development of optical property models, algorithm refinement and...
This is a $304,720.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) for research. The award, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, is a single source transfer of NASA's High Technology Materials Science (HTMS) funding to URI, a public land-grant research university. The award is not set aside and represents the university's expertise in interdisciplinary research areas like oceanography, marine science, climate...
The University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division was awarded a $440,358.83 federal grant (Grant for Research) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct oceanographic research and marine science work. This project will lead in-situ biogeochemical measurements from ship and wave glider platforms, integrating sensors, testing and calibrating equipment, and delivering bio-optical data to study biological growth, vertical transport, and nutrient dynamics. The...
This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, supports research on using Gaussian decomposition to model peaks in optical spectra recorded in Narragansett Bay and along the U.S. Northeast Shelf. The $134,989.97 grant contract, awarded on September 1, 2020, runs through August 31, 2023. As the state's flagship public university, URI conducts extensive research for federal agencies across...
This is a Training Grant contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Rhode Island (URI) on September 1, 2018. The $112,317.89 contract supports research to understand how rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are impacting the ocean's biological carbon pump. The study aims to improve estimates of net community production, a key metric for the biological pump, using in-situ and satellite data collected...
This federal contract award, ID 80NSSC20K1728, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division. The $411,503.00 grant is for a research project titled "Radiances from Satellite-Borne, Passive, Microwave Sensors are Used to Estimate a Variety of Atmospheric, Oceanographic, Cryospheric and Terrestrial Properties." The contract is for scientific research and development services and does not have a...
The University of Rhode Island (URI) has been awarded a $99,977 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the effects of circadian rhythm disruption and gravitational disturbance during a simulated lunar mission. The research aims to understand the consequences for muscle function during and after the mission. This grant award is not associated with a set-aside contract. URI, a public land-grant research university, has a history of securing...
This is a $890,327.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) to support the Leveraging the Hawaii Ocean Time Series Program for Validation of the PACE Mission in Oligotrophic Waters research project. The grant is for a period of approximately 4 years, with a final completion date of November 15, 2027. UH, a public university system in Hawaii, is the prime contractor on this grant. The grant does not have a set-aside...
This is a $536,050.79 grant award to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant is for a research project titled "North Atlantic Plankton Population Dynamics: Quantifying the Predictive Values of Temperatures, Light and Hyperspectral Ocean Color Data." The research aims to measure plankton population dynamics, growth rates, and predator-induced mortality under various environmental conditions in the North Atlantic. This data will help improve ecosystem models and contribute to NASA's upcoming PACE mission. The award is not associated with a set-aside contract and represents a collaborative effort with the principal investigators of the NASA-funded North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) project.