The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was awarded a $405,252 grant by a civilian federal agency for research titled "Ultrafast Terahertz Time Domain and Frequency Comb Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Ice Analogs" (Award 20-APRA20-0146). The project, which commenced on October 1, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2026, focuses on advancing spectroscopic analysis of terahertz and far-infrared radiation regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This research area...
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $386,035 grant from NASA's Shared Services Center for research titled "Ten-Year NEOWISE+WISE Lightcurves of Young Stellar Objects: Obscured Accretion Outbursts and Long-Term Variability." The work, which commenced on March 1, 2023, will be performed in Pasadena, California, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2027. This grant is not subject to any set-aside designation and represents Caltech's continued...
This is a $458,102.88 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a research project on the effects of wave-driven outbursts and mass loss in supernova progenitors. The research aims to quantify the observable impacts on progenitor properties, shock breakouts, and supernova light curves, which are crucial for interpreting data from NASA missions like Hubble, GALEX/Swift, Kepler/K2, and TESS/WFIRST. Caltech, a private research university,...
This is a $215,111.00 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university in Pasadena, California. The grant is for a project titled "MAPPING THE GALAXY COLOR-SFR RELATION WITH SPITZER AND HERSCHEL STACKS" and has a period of performance through June 30, 2026. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Caltech, as a prime recipient of federal contracts and...
This is a $79,866.99 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a research project titled "TOO B OR NOT TOO B: THE QUEST FOR THE PULX ACCRETION". The award has an ultimate completion date of April 26, 2024 and does not utilize any set-aside designations. Caltech is the prime contractor for this grant, which falls under NASA's scientific research programs. As a renowned private research university,...
This is a $566,418.88 grant awarded by NASA to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to investigate and demonstrate a new low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) concept called "Phonon Recycling" for Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs). The goal is to develop detector arrays suitable for a Far Infrared (FIR) space mission by improving the sensitivity, yield, uniformity, and multiplexing density of KIDs without requiring very low operating temperatures. Caltech has previously...
This is a $6,590.99 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop "Relativistic Accretion Disk Reflection Models for the New Era of X-Ray Astronomy." The award supports fundamental research in astrophysics and does not utilize any set-aside designations. Caltech, a leading private research university, has extensive experience receiving federal grants and contracts from...
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university, to conduct a research project titled "NEW DIMENSIONS IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF GALAXIES WITH INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY". The grant is for research and is not associated with a set-aside contract. Caltech is known for providing a wide range of scientific research, engineering,...
This is a $435,791.99 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university. The grant will fund the analysis of exquisite stellar and planetary data collected by the Kepler spacecraft's K2 extended mission for the Upper Scorpius star-forming region, which represents a key evolutionary stage between very young and older star clusters. The primary objectives are to determine stellar...
This is a $57,105.36 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to track the long-term flux evolution of an X-ray luminous tidal disruption event. The grant, which has a period of performance through January 25, 2024, was awarded on April 27, 2022 and does not have a set-aside designation. Caltech, a private research university focused on science and engineering, has received over $500 million in prime...
This is a $395,878.26 grant award to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on terahertz (THz) spectroscopy of astrophysical analog materials. The research aims to develop instrumentation and techniques to characterize the optical properties of solid-state and gas-phase materials relevant to star and planet formation, leveraging the high-resolution capabilities of THz time-domain spectroscopy. The work will involve upgrading Caltech's existing vacuum chamber and cryostat setup to enable the study of highly complex layered samples and reactive species. The resulting data and radiative transfer models will support NASA's astrophysics research and missions. This award is part of NASA's Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA) program and is not designated as a set-aside contract.