The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), operating through its Sponsored Projects Division, has been awarded a $477,583.00 grant for research by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant is for the development of a sophisticated 3-dimensional signal processing and image filtering technique called GPS Imaging, which generates robust images of vertical land motion. This research builds upon previous work by the university on median-based estimators for GPS data. The award...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0463, is a $638,425.00 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the purpose of improving and expanding solid earth data products generated by UNR's Nevada Geodetic Laboratory using data from over 19,000 GPS stations, and using...
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), operating through its Sponsored Projects Division, was awarded a $104,182.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to evaluate a methodology for archiving forest stands in three dimensions. The goal is to provide rapidly-collected baseline information to examine changes in vegetation. This grant-funded research contract does not have a set-aside designation and is intended to be completed by August 31, 2025. UNR, as the prime...
This federal contract award IDV 80NSSC19K0013, worth $484,082.60, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to conduct research on the composition and stratigraphy of the southern residual ice deposits on Mars. The effort will systematically explore the geography of ice and dust using data from various Mars-orbiting instruments, with the goal of linking the composition to the stratigraphy of the South Polar Layered Deposits....
This is a $368,554.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The award is focused on understanding the effects of forests on snow properties and the detection of snow properties by remote sensing, with the goal of improving snow hydrology modeling and remote sensing capabilities in forested regions. The award does not have a set-aside...
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) was awarded a $153,354 grant contract (80NSSC25K7157) from a U.S. Civilian federal agency to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. As a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, UNR will focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, as well as advance discovery in emerging fields through...
The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, operating as University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), received a $2.25M research grant from a civilian federal agency with an ultimate completion date of February 6, 2028. This award supports a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine guidance, administration priorities, and congressional direction. The program emphasizes scientific research related to lunar, orbital, and Mars...
This is a $620,786 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The grant is for a project titled "Combining Satellite Geodesy with High-Precision Seismology to Advance Earthquake Hazard Characterization in the Walker Lane." The project will run from February 27, 2024 to March 31, 2027. UNR, a state-controlled higher education institution...
This is a $149,180 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), operating through the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), for a project titled "Developing Multi-Scaled, Probabilistic Forecasts of Woodland Dynamics in the Great Basin." The award, which has an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2027, is for research work and does not have a set-aside...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as the University of Nevada, Reno. The $812,411.19 grant is funding a project to develop a Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) to estimate three-dimensional changes in forest biomass using remote sensing technologies like airborne and terrestrial lidar, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ground-based imagery. The...
This federal contract award, valued at $416,916.23, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to develop and apply advanced signal processing and image filtering techniques to generate highly accurate, detailed, and temporally resolved maps of vertical land motion across the Earth's continents using GPS data. The goal is to improve the understanding of deep Earth processes, anthropogenic lithospheric processes, and dynamic solid Earth events, which will support programs such as the Global Reference Frame (ITRF), the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission, and the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission. As a land-grant institution, UNR has extensive experience supporting federal agencies through research, products, and services. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.