Project Grant 2055178
- The University of Florida was awarded a $1,067,790 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences to conduct lightning studies based on measurements spanning radio frequency, optical, infrared, ultraviolet, and gamma-ray ranges. The grant supports basic research from July 15, 2021 to June 30, 2025 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through atmospheric, earth, and ocean...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $950,000 to the University of Florida under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a three-year project beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2028. This Project Grant supports the deployment of advanced instrumentation at the Lightning Observatory in Gainesville (LOG) to capture high-speed imaging of lightning phenomena across the electromagnetic...
- This $2,184,050 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports lightning and thunderstorm studies at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico. The award funds research to further understanding of lightning production mechanisms and terrestrial gamma ray flashes. Studies utilize multiple lightning detection systems including lightning mapping arrays and dual broadband interferometers to obtain...
- The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) awarded $381,298 to the University of Florida, Division of Sponsored Research, effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. This CAREER award funds observational and artificial intelligence (AI) research to advance understanding of sea-breeze convection and thunderstorm development in Florida's coastal regions. The primary deliverables include construction of a...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $407,336 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Colorado, a U.S. state government entity and institution of higher learning, under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will support data-driven modeling to study the day-to-day and longitudinal variability of the equatorial electrojet, a critical electrodynamic feature of the low- and mid-latitude ionosphere. Key...
- This $120,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research into gigantic jets (GJs), large electrical discharges that couple the troposphere and ionosphere. Duke University will construct climatologies of GJs by developing a machine learning classifier to detect them by the thousands using data from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper. Validation will incorporate ground-based radio networks to filter non-lightning events and determine...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a $200,000 research project titled "EMBRACE-AGS-SEED: Powerful Gamma-Ray and Radio-Frequency Emissions from Thunderstorms" at the Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH). The research aims to address open scientific questions about Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (TGFs), which are high-energy emissions related to thunderstorm processes. The project will leverage...
- This $191,857 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research to determine the role of volcanic ash particles and hydrometeor concentrations in lightning generation. Over a three-year period, the University of Alabama will analyze earth observations, conduct laboratory measurements, and run model simulations to track the size and abundance of these particles following eruptions. The university will synthesize data from multiple...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $750,000 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050 – Geosciences) to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology on August 15, 2025, for advanced spectrally-resolved plasma diagnostics of lightning. The research will be conducted through July 31, 2028, at the New Mexico Langmuir Laboratory mountaintop facility in Socorro, New Mexico. The primary deliverable is fundamental scientific...
- This $1,053,464 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research examining the effects of lightning strikes on tropical forest ecosystems. The University of Alabama in Huntsville will quantify how lightning disturbances impact forest regeneration processes, carbon storage dynamics, and regional differences in forest structure over three years. Researchers will develop an advanced lightning location system to systematically study...
The University of Florida was awarded a three-year, $399,885 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences to conduct research titled "CEDAR: MODIFICATION OF IONOSPHERE BY LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (LEMP): DEPENDENCE ON LIGHTNING TYPE, STROKE ORDER, AND OTHER FACTORS." Under this award, the University of Florida will investigate how different types and sequences of lightning strikes modify the ionosphere through their electromagnetic pulses. Specifically, researchers will study the dependence of ionospheric perturbations on lightning type, stroke order within a lightning flash, and other factors. This work will provide new insights into lightning-ionosphere coupling processes and the role of lightning in perturbing the upper atmosphere. The research is aligned with the goals of the NSF's Geosciences program to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric and earth sciences.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $399.9k | 5/20/21 |