The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $847,118 grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, operating through its Sponsored Projects Administration Division, to conduct research on quantifying decadal decreases in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across New York State and associated county-level health impacts using satellite and other Earth observation data and modeling products. The grant has an ultimate completion date of June 30,...
This is a $1,181,673.08 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Health Research, Inc. (HRI), a non-profit organization in New York. The grant is for a project that aims to use NASA Earth observation data to characterize heat-related health risks and develop sociodemographic vulnerability maps at the census tract level for two U.S. states (New York and Florida). The project will integrate the heat metrics and vulnerability information into local public...
This is a $99,640.82 grant awarded by NASA through the Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) solicitation to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to conduct research on the environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed work will: 1) constrain atmospheric dispersion patterns in three air basins using satellite data, 2) estimate emissions and lifetime of nitrogen oxides, and 3) analyze time series data on emissions from 2004...
This is a $470,025.98 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to develop long-term surface concentration maps of atmospheric ammonia, nitrogen dioxide, and formaldehyde over the contiguous United States. The research aims to better understand the changing patterns of reactive nitrogen and volatile organic compound emissions, as well as the shifting chemical regimes of ozone and secondary...
This is a $745,825.75 grant awarded by NASA to Columbia University to conduct research on variability and trends in tropospheric oxidation and its interactions with regional air quality, global atmospheric composition, and climate. The research aims to advance the understanding of oxidation chemistry in the global troposphere, identify trends and variability in oxidation regimes induced by changes in pollutant emissions and climate variability, and construct a seasonal climatology of hydroxyl...
This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to New York University (NYU) to develop an international, health-based air quality index that can be communicated to individuals worldwide. The goal is to leverage global modeling to provide risk communication on air pollution in regions lacking ground-based pollution monitors. Under this $292,321.02 grant, NYU researchers will assess pollution ratios in global cities, determine weighting...
This is a $279,880.44 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Trustees of Boston University, a private university, to conduct research on intra-urban and intra-pixel variability in the concentrations of short-lived atmospheric trace gases and its impact on satellite-based observations. The research aims to quantify and explain intra-urban variability in tropospheric column densities of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and formaldehyde (HCHO), reconcile satellite remote...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $134,999.10 grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct research on recent and future changes in stratospheric ozone and their impact on the climate system. This three-year project utilizes NASA satellite datasets, reanalysis products, and general circulation models to better understand these phenomena. Columbia University, a renowned private research institution, will perform the scientific...
This is a $270,259.55 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) on May 3, 2019. The grant supports a research project to improve estimates of emissions of short-lived air pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), using satellite observations. The project will develop the NASA Satellite-Derived Emission (SATEM) database to quantify these emissions at enhanced...
This federal contract award, valued at $556,739.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University to conduct research on aerosol particles and their impact on regional climate and human health. The research will integrate data from various NASA assets, including the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) reanalysis, satellite-borne instruments, and ground observations, to quantify the spatial and...
This is a $929,964.70 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct research on using satellite products and models to quantify changes in air pollution levels and associated health effects in New York State over the past decade. The research aims to: 1) conduct a multi-pollutant health impact analysis, 2) attribute background versus U.S. anthropogenic sources, and 3) estimate uncertainties in satellite-based and modeling approaches. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. This work will inform the New York State Department of Health's environmental health tracking program and serve as a model for other regions. The principal investigator has over a decade of experience in source attribution analysis using models and observations, while the co-investigator has extensive expertise in air pollution epidemiology and exposure assessment.