Grant For Research NNX17AG30G
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- This is a $555,000 research grant awarded to the University of Chicago by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Contract #80NSSC18K1218. The grant funds a study on the physics of collisionless shocks in space and astrophysical plasmas, including how shocks generate energetic particles and magnetic turbulence. The research will utilize data from NASA's WIND, THEMIS, and MMS spacecraft missions, along with advanced kinetic plasma simulations, to better understand the...
- This is a $1,338,085 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago to conduct research on "Simulating Cosmic Reionization Beyond the Current State-of-the-Art." The grant, which has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, is not a set-aside contract. The University of Chicago is a renowned private research university that provides advanced scientific research, educational, and technological services to federal government...
- The University of Chicago was awarded a $75,421 grant from the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue the development of NUSpaceSim, software for modeling extensive air shower signals from cosmic neutrinos for space-based experiments. This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will support the university's ongoing research and development efforts in this area of space science. The University of Chicago is a renowned private...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $111,823.80 grant to the University of Chicago, a private, non-profit educational institution, for a research project titled "Time Dependent Photoionisation Modeling of AGN Outflows and Their Dust Content." The award has an anticipated completion date of April 2, 2026. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Chicago is the prime contractor for this research, which aligns with NASA's broader...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $499,624 grant to the University of Chicago to support high energy neutrino astrophysics research. The grant will be used to develop an interferometric phased array trigger system for balloon-borne and ground-based experiments to detect ultra-high energy cosmogenic neutrinos and cosmic rays. This research aims to explore the structure and evolution of the universe, as well as the physics inside astrophysical sources that...
- This is a $70,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago for a research project titled "INTERPRETING THE GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM NOVAE". The grant has a period of performance from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025. The University of Chicago, a renowned private research university, will be conducting this research project without any set-aside designation. The project aims to advance the understanding of the gamma-ray...
- This is a federal grant award to the University of Chicago, a renowned private research university, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $557,150 grant is for the university to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as NASA's priorities and direction from Congress. The university will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on...
- The University of Chicago has been awarded a $1.40M research grant by the National Science Foundation's Shared Services Center to investigate energy partitioning mechanisms in collisionless shocks. This award, issued on October 19, 2023, supports fundamental research in plasma physics and shock phenomena, with work to be conducted at the university's Chicago, Illinois campus through October 18, 2026. The grant carries no set-aside designation, indicating open competition among eligible...
- 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 is a $477,792.39 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Chicago for a research project on the acceleration of cosmic rays at astrophysical shocks. The project aims to conduct multi-species particle-in-cell simulations to investigate the thermalization, injection, and acceleration of different particle species, including electrons, protons, and heavier ions, in order to understand the observed peculiar trends in the chemical composition of cosmic rays. The research seeks to provide insights into the dependence of the acceleration process on the particle mass-to-charge ratio, which is not fully explained by the current diffusive shock acceleration theory. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting the University of Chicago's status as a renowned private research institution capable of conducting cutting-edge research in fields critical to national priorities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 6 | Funding Only Action | ($10k) | 7/5/22 | |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/20/20 | ||
| 5 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/20/20 | |
| 4 | Funding Only Action | $166.9k | 8/11/19 |