This federal contract award, valued at $518,469.68, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) to conduct research on brown carbon (BrC) and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) from wildfire emissions. The project aims to extend previous aircraft-based measurement datasets on BrC levels, sources, distributions, and optical impacts, as well as investigate WSOC concentrations across a broader particle size...
This federal contract award #80NSSC21K0944, worth $413,328.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, aims to improve the understanding of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and the role of formaldehyde (HCHO) in urban areas. The project will involve deploying Pandora instruments and Aeris HCHO sensors...
This is a $661,465.54 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Institute of Technology's research organization, Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The grant funds research to analyze satellite, ground-based, and in-situ observations of tropospheric nitrogen oxides (NOx) over the United States. The goal is to better understand air quality and emission trends using satellite data, particularly from instruments like the Ozone Monitoring...
This is a $123,704.06 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Institute of Technology Research Corporation (Georgia Tech Research Corp), doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs. The contract aims to acquire data and develop methods to study the abundance and speciation of microorganisms in the mid-to-upper troposphere. It will evaluate portable optical technologies to detect and monitor the abundance of microbial cells in air...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K0978, is a $168,025.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech), a non-profit research organization and state university. The grant is for research related to understanding the impacts of decreased traffic emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic, which provides a testbed for models of anthropogenic emissions. Georgia Tech has a history of performing research,...
This federal contract award, valued at $99,701.51, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Institute of Technology Research Corporation (Georgia Tech Research Corp), a non-profit research organization and state institution of higher education. The contract is a cooperative agreement to support a health monitoring study for astronauts conducting science experiments in space, utilizing various biomedical devices and systems such as temperature...
This is a $1,404,420.05 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, a non-profit research organization and state institution of higher education. The grant is for a collaborative research project between U.S. and Korean science teams to conduct multi-platform observations of reactive nitrogen species, sulfur dioxide, and halogen species. The project will involve deploying three chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS)...
This is a $5,503,860.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Programs. The overarching technical objective is to overcome barriers to reducing the environmental impact of future civil supersonic transport (CST) aircraft through a tightly integrated program of low-emission combustor technology development. The award does not have a set-aside designation,...
This federal contract award is for a research project to develop a printed carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor. The contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation, a non-profit research organization associated with the Georgia Institute of Technology. The contract has a ceiling value of $80,000.00 and is a firm fixed-price purchase order with a completion date of December 31, 2023. The original solicitation was a sole-source...
This is a $412,035 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIA), a non-profit research institute. The grant supports research to improve understanding of the connections between fuels, fire, weather, atmospheric chemistry, and smoke transport, which are critical to assessing impacts on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate. The research involves providing support to guide flight planning for the...
This federal contract award, valued at $699,546.12, was granted to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to advance the operational HIRES air quality burn impact forecasting system. The project aims to expand the system's capabilities and use of Earth observations, as well as extend its domain to additional states in the Southeast. The goal is to improve the balance between the benefits of prescribed burning for ecosystem and forest health, and the potential air quality impacts. The project will deploy air quality sensors, provide educational opportunities, and engage with local, state, and federal stakeholders. This contract is not associated with any set-aside designation and aligns with NASA's objectives to leverage Earth observations and address health, economic, and ecosystem benefits.