This $115,056.98 federal grant award to the University of Chicago supports research on the petrologic, isotopic, and chemical aspects of the origin of the solar system. The work includes petrographic and geochemical analysis of pristine and metamorphosed chondrite meteorites, as well as experimental studies on redox conditions during chondrule formation. The grant also funds isotopic studies of chondrules, calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions, and refractory inclusion rims to understand the timing...
This is a $565,000 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago. The grant supports a study on the isotopic composition of refractory lithophile elements in the earliest solar system materials, including refractory inclusions and chondrites. The goal is to better understand the nebular processes that controlled the chemical fractionation and mixing of elements during the formation of the solar system and the subsequent...
This is a $871,941.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center to the University of Chicago for a research project focused on the mineralogy, chemical and isotopic compositions of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in the early solar system. The award, which has no set-aside designation, aims to improve understanding of the formation and evolution of early solar system materials through laboratory experiments. The University of Chicago is a renowned private research institution that...
This is a $1,400,000.00 grant contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago, a private non-profit educational institution and leading research university. The contract is for research to study nucleosynthetic isotopic anomalies and chronology in cometary, interstellar, and asteroidal dust, as well as elemental abundances in solar wind. Measurements will be conducted using the Chicago Instrument for Laser Ionization (CHILI), a...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago for research on the "Dynamics and Growth of Solids Around Embedded Planets in 3D". The $150,000 grant has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. The University of Chicago, a renowned private research institution, will conduct this cutting-edge scientific research under the grant. This award is not associated with any set-aside designation. The University of...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC21K0374, is a $1,302,500.00 grant for research awarded to the University of Chicago by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract has no set-aside designation and is set to be completed by March 31, 2026. The grant supports scientific research, with a revised budget that reduces the number of postdoctoral researchers from one to one-half, while the other half would come from the university's own...
This is a $279,633.25 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago for continuing Phase 2 development and testing of synchrotron micro-X-ray absorption fine structure (micro-XAFS) and micro-X-ray diffraction (micro-XRD) techniques. These techniques are aimed at studying picogram extraterrestrial samples, typical of current and future sample return missions. The award has a completion date of July 25, 2023 and does not have a set-aside...
This federal contract award, valued at $328,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago, a renowned private research university. The contract is a grant for research focused on "Maximizing Energy Efficiency in the Constantly Changing Environments of the Moon and Mars", which will be critical for long-term human sustainability beyond Earth. The award does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Chicago, as a...
This is a $909,647.43 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago, a private non-profit university. The grant supports research goals to study the chronology of cometary and asteroidal dust, nucleosynthetic isotopic anomalies in cometary and interstellar dust, and elemental abundances and acceleration mechanisms of the solar wind. Key measurements will be conducted using the CHILI resonance ionization mass spectrometer on samples...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $512,777 grant to the University of Chicago, a private non-profit research university, to perform research related to modeling the path and growth of dust grains in protoplanetary disks, tracking the chemical changes that occur as they form pebbles that can lead to the formation of planets. This research grant does not have a set-aside designation and will be completed by March 31, 2025. As a leading research institution, the...
This federal contract award, valued at $749,931.32, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago to conduct research on kinetic isotopic fractionation of solar system materials. The research aims to provide laboratory calibration experiments under controlled conditions to quantify isotopic and chemical fractionation effects observed in early solar system materials, such as calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) and olivine crystals from meteorites and lunar samples. The findings will help improve our understanding of the formation and evolution of the early solar system. This grant-funded research project is highly relevant to NASA's Emerging Worlds program, which focuses on understanding the chemical and physical processing of materials in the early solar system. The University of Chicago will leverage its expertise and specialized facilities, including a low-pressure hydrogen furnace, to carry out this work. There is no set-aside designation for this contract award.