This federal contract award to George Mason University, a large public research university in Virginia, provides $478,494.62 in funding for near-infrared radial velocity measurements of planet candidates identified by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. The award is a grant for research, without any set-aside designation. George Mason University, the prime contractor, has significant expertise in scientific research and federal contracting, and has previously supported...
This is a $136,849.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University (GMU) to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The grant aims to have GMU participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond....
This is a $23,333.00 grant award to George Mason University, doing business as Mason, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant is for the "Bayesian Analysis of Remote Biosignature Identification of Exoearths (BARBIE)" research project, which aims to develop analytical methods for identifying potential biological signatures on exoplanets. The award has a period of performance through May 31, 2025. George Mason University, as the prime grantee, does not have...
This is a $806,684 grant awarded by NASA to George Mason University (doing business as Mason) to investigate the forecast capabilities of modeling solar spectral irradiance from solar surface magnetic flux. The grant, which has a completion date of May 31, 2027, is for scientific research and does not have a set-aside designation. George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia, has a history of providing a range of services to federal agencies through...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20K0605, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia. The $96,113.91 grant is for research related to addressing Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Terrestrial Ecology research priorities, including quantifying vegetation structure, 3D canopy structure, and changes in above-ground carbon stocks. The award does not have a set-aside...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0619, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia. The $51,829.87 grant is for a research work package titled "MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS SCIENCE WORK PACKAGE: VISUALIZING BINARY BLACK HOLE SPACETIMES AND THEIR ACCRETION LUMINOSITY." The award does not have a set-aside designation and is structured as a grant for research,...
This $698,440 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University, doing business as Mason, will fund research to provide timely and accurate information on agricultural productivity. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. As a large public research university, George Mason University has extensive experience performing scientific research and technology development work as a prime contractor and subcontractor for various federal...
This is a $498,012.00 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to George Mason University, a large public research university in Fairfax, Virginia, to improve CME (coronal mass ejection) forecasting by leveraging heliospheric imagery and ensemble modeling. The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, supports scientific research and development work to enhance the accuracy of predicting space weather events that can impact Earth and space-based assets. George Mason University...
This federal grant awarded to George Mason University, also known as Mason, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a value of $407,562.53. The purpose of the research is to investigate the causes of anomalous diurnal behavior of the mid-latitude ionospheric electron density, particularly the Weddell Sea Anomaly where the post-sunset peak electron density greatly exceeds daytime values. The university will use the FLIP ionosphere model, satellite data, and other...
This federal contract award, valued at $756,498.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to George Mason University (GMU) to conduct research on the "INVESTIGATING THE EVOLUTION/OCCURRENCE OF KINK INSTABILITIES IN MAGNETIC FLUX ROPES (MFRS) IN THE HELIOSPHERE." The award is a grant for research, with a period of performance running through March 14, 2028. GMU, a large public research university located in Fairfax, Virginia, has a proven track record...