Grant For Research NNX16AI47G
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- This is a $418,962.13 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Iowa for research on plasma waves and their role in the acceleration, loss, and scattering of electrons in Jupiter's magnetosphere. The goal is to determine the global distribution of plasma wave intensity levels and conduct diffusive modeling. This award does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Iowa is the prime recipient and will be conducting the research at its...
- This federal contract award was granted to The University of Iowa by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the inner magnetosphere. The $434,698.77 grant, awarded on June 1, 2020, is for a research project with a completion date of January 24, 2024. The University of Iowa, a major public research institution, has a longstanding history of supporting federal agencies through research and specialized...
- This is a $624,675.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Iowa for a research project titled "Plasmaspheric Hiss Waves Play a Critical Role in Driving Particle Loss in the Inner Magnetosphere, Yet the Origin of These Waves Remains to Be Fully Explained." The objective is to conduct ray tracing simulations to investigate the origin of plasmaspheric hiss waves and their role in particle loss within the Earth's inner...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC18K0643, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Iowa, a major public research university. The contract, valued at $483,483, is a grant for research to study the physical mechanisms responsible for the collisionless removal of energy from turbulent fluctuations in heliospheric plasmas. This research aims to develop a predictive capability for understanding the macroscopic evolution of heliospheric...
- This federal contract award to The University of Iowa, with an ID of 80NSSC20K1509, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $113,673.68 grant is for research to expand existing theory on particle energization in the solar wind and create context for future application of field-particle correlations to data from NASA spacecraft in the inner heliosphere. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a major public research...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a grant for $618,417.89 to the University of Iowa to conduct research on "A NEW, PHYSICALLY VIABLE, FLUID CLOSURE FOR HEAT CONDUCTION IN A FULLY IONIZED PLASMA." This research is suitable for applications such as the formation of the corona-wind, large-scale reconnection scenarios, and modeling of space weather effects. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on June 12, 2019, with a...
- This federal contract award to The University of Iowa supports research to understand how energy is converted and distributed in high-temperature, low-density turbulent plasmas found in space environments. The $493,723 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to apply a novel field-particle correlation technique to data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. The goal is to diagnose the mechanisms responsible for the removal of energy from turbulent...
- This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20K1514, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The University of Iowa, a public research university. The $135,000.00 grant is for a research project focused on studying the drivers and energies of pulsating aurora, with the goal of better understanding their contribution to the coupling between the magnetic field and the atmosphere. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. In addition to this grant...
- This federal contract award, valued at $525,010.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The University of Iowa to characterize the angular distribution of Poynting vector direction and wave normal angle for whistler-mode chorus waves and quantify how uncertainties in electric field observations may impact these distributions. The work aims to improve the characterization of physical processes in the magnetospheric environment, contributing to the goals of...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $675,467.00 grant for research to The University of Iowa, a public research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. The research contract aims to investigate and contrast the effects of stochastic (diffusive) transport processes with transport resulting from coherent interactions of energetic particles with large-scale magnetospheric disturbances. This research supports NASA's broader mission in studying the dynamics of...
This federal contract award to The University of Iowa, with an award value of $391,874.87, is for a research project to investigate the role of plasma waves in the acceleration, loss, and scattering of electrons in the Saturn magnetosphere. The goal is to determine the global distribution of plasma wave intensity levels and perform stochastic modeling. This research aims to expand the understanding of how plasma wave processes, such as whistler-mode chorus emission and z-mode emission, contribute to filling the radiation belts around Saturn. The contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Iowa has extensive experience conducting federal research, including for government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service, leveraging its expertise across various scientific and medical disciplines.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($532) | 9/16/20 | ||
| 6 | Funding Only Action | ($532) | 9/16/20 | |
| 5 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/8/19 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 5/8/19 | ||
| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/1/19 |