Cornell University has been awarded a $99,025 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is for a research project titled "Evaluation of Iceye Imagery in Areas with Both Deformation and Agricultural Signals" which will analyze data from space missions to advance understanding of earth deformation and agricultural monitoring. The work will be performed in Ithaca, New York through March 5, 2025. No set-aside designation was...
This federal contract award, NNX16AL20G, was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Cornell University, a private research university, to conduct a research project titled "When Does Anthropogenic Deformation Trigger Seismicity (or Not?) - Characterizing the Occurrence and." The $412,937.00 grant will fund activities to generate a global catalog of anthropogenic deformation sources, characterize associated deformation using InSAR data, analyze seismicity anomalies,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $678,427.00 grant to Cornell University for research on volcanic eruptions and associated hazards. The grant will fund work to be performed in Ithaca, New York through April 5, 2025. This research contract is not associated with any larger contract vehicle, and no set-aside designation was indicated. As a premier research institution, Cornell University has a long history of serving as a prime contractor for federal agencies like...
This federal contract award, with a ceiling value of $452,640.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency) to Cornell University, a private, non-profit university located in Ithaca, New York. The contract is for research related to Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), which has been widely used to examine ground displacements associated with earthquakes and volcanoes. The contract is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation. Cornell...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $135,000.00 grant to Cornell University to conduct research on using InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite measurements to detect volcanic unrest in inaccessible areas. This 3-year contract, awarded on September 1, 2019, aims to provide critical information on volcanic activity that could precede an eruption. The research will focus on properly interpreting InSAR data to distinguish harmless unrest from...
This is a $458,985.97 grant awarded by NASA to Cornell University for research on the impact of soil moisture variations on InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) time series analysis. The research aims to evaluate the effect on the upcoming NISAR mission and potential mitigation strategies. Cornell University, a private, non-profit research university, is the prime contractor on this grant, which has a period of performance ending on August 12, 2024. This award is not associated...
This is a $184,996.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University for a research project titled "Quantifying Physical and Chemical Forcing from Landscape Evolution on Extreme Precipitation." The grant is for a period of 5 years, ending on July 8, 2025. Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York, is the prime recipient of this award. The award does not have a set-aside designation. Cornell...
This federal contract award to Cornell University, a private research university in Ithaca, New York, is to develop and demonstrate a multi-platform satellite observing system to monitor hundreds of volcanoes across Latin America. The $602,492 grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is part of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Volcano Pilot Project, which aims to leverage international satellite data to improve understanding of volcanic...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University for a research project titled "Volcanic Ash and its Impacts on the Earth System." The grant has a ceiling value of $1,285,227.00 and a period of performance ending on August 20, 2025. This award was made on August 21, 2020 and does not have a set-aside designation. Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York, is the prime recipient of this grant....
This is a $1,460,604.15 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University for research to investigate the causal relationship between urbanization and hydrometeorological risk through numerical modeling experiments. The project will use state-of-the-art quantitative models to study this topic. The grant has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2023. Cornell University, a private research university, is the prime contractor on this award and...
This federal contract award to Cornell University, a private research university located in Ithaca, New York, aims to improve the understanding of fault zone behaviors globally through the assimilation of independent data types with InSAR time series analysis. The $397,636.82 grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will support research to study deformation of the solid Earth, including observations of secular and local surface deformation on active faults, modeling of earthquakes and earthquake potential, as well as the characterization of aseismic deformation in high hazard risk regions. The research will also focus on the detection, characterization, and modeling of various natural hazards, including floods, volcanoes, landslides, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, and cyclones. No set-aside designation was used for this award.