Grant For Research NNX17AB25G
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- This is a $460,588.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for a research project titled "Seasonal, Annual, and Multidirectional Sand Flux Trends Related to Global or Regional Forcing Factors" that aims to investigate the role of wind in transporting sediment on Mars. The grant does not utilize a set-aside...
- This is a $463,038 federal grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for scientific research related to understanding the geologic role of wind on Mars, particularly the presence and evolution of aeolian bedforms. As a non-profit research organization, PSI specializes in providing a range of technical services to NASA and other federal agencies through both contract and grant...
- This is a $534,233.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for a geologic mapping project of the southern Circum-Chryse and Margaritifer Terra regions on Mars. This work supports NASA's planetary science and space exploration goals through data analysis, modeling, and scientific instrument development. The award does not have a set-aside...
- This is a $320,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The award is for research related to the goals of NASA's Emerging Worlds program, which aims to enhance fundamental understanding of how the solar system formed and evolved. As a non-set-aside award, the contract reflects PSI's competitive capabilities in planetary science research. PSI has a...
- This is a federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a nonprofit research institute, to investigate the effects of a cold early climate on the evolution of the Martian hydrosphere. The grant, valued at $361,691.37, will fund the development of a climate model, Mars topography model, a model of the thermal evolution of the Martian crust, and an advanced model of regional and global subpermafrost groundwater flow....
- Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona, received a $492,845 research grant from NASA's Shared Services Center on November 1, 2023, to investigate the historical extent of Mars' South Polar massive carbon dioxide ice deposit. This grant, which carries no set-aside designation, reflects PSI's competitive technical capabilities in planetary science research and will be completed by October 31, 2026. The work will be performed at PSI's...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $101,069.31 grant to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant, awarded under contract number 80NSSC19K0781, aims to develop new algorithms and computational methods to enable more accurate thermal modeling of airless planetary bodies, including the Moon, Mars, and asteroids. The work will focus on improving the ability to model the strong horizontal...
- This is a $299,294.67 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for a research project focused on mapping and modeling Martian alluvial fans to better understand past climate conditions and potential habitable environments on the planet. The work will involve analyzing high-resolution imagery, topographic data, and spectral information to differentiate sediment flow deposits and...
- This is a $263,661 grant awarded by NASA to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, to conduct a multi-week field campaign in the Atacama Desert. The purpose is to collect data that will be used to improve conceptual models of Martian fan formation and modification. This grant is part of NASA's ongoing efforts to advance planetary science and space exploration through research and analysis. PSI has extensive experience supporting NASA's planetary programs,...
- This federal contract award, NNX15AH46G, was granted to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization located in Tucson, Arizona. The $346,185.00 grant is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Solar System Workings program. The purpose of the award is to characterize, through field, laboratory, and theoretical modeling, the sedimentology and hydrology of terrestrial stepped fans and their analogy to Martian alluvial fans. This...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, to study the physical properties and climate history of the southern-highlands dune fields on Mars. The contract has a ceiling value of $240,456.83 and an ultimate completion date of May 23, 2019. The grant is focused on using thermal inertia data and modeling to better understand the geological processes and climate conditions that have shaped the Martian dune fields. No set-aside designation was used for this award. PSI is the prime recipient and will likely collaborate with other research institutions to leverage complementary expertise for this NASA-funded planetary science project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($54) | 5/23/19 | ||
| 3 | Funding Only Action | ($54) | 5/23/19 | |
| Not listed | $74.0k | 1/31/18 | ||
| 2 | Funding Only Action | $74.0k | 1/31/18 | |
| 1 | Funding Only Action | $103.0k | 5/15/17 |