Grant For Research NNX16AG75G

This is a grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The $301,106.11 grant is for a project titled "Local Physics Control of the X-Line Orientation at Earth's Magnetopause", which aims to improve the understanding of asymmetric magnetic reconnection processes at the Earth's magnetopause. The research focuses on determining the orientation of the reconnection X-line in the interface between the magnetosheath and magnetosphere plasmas. This work is intended to contribute to the ability to predict the location and orientation of magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause. The grant does not have a set-aside designation.