This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) provides $497,419 to Colorado State University to develop novel algorithms leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced mathematics to gain a deeper understanding of cloud formation and storm patterns, both in the present and future climate. The key objectives of this 3-year project are: 1) to create interpretable AI models that...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $752,656 Project Grant under its Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program to San Diego State University (SDSU) Foundation. This 4-year award from September 2023 to August 2027 will expand the AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES) partnership between SDSU, University of California Irvine, and two Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The project will scale up existing AI research and education programs at...
This $529,722 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to improve the prediction of thunderstorm initiation and associated hazards. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year grant include: Designing and optimizing a state-of-the-art combined prognostic, diagnostic, and generative deep...
This three-year, $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research comparing in-situ and polarimetric radar hail observations. Colorado State University will analyze existing dual-polarimetric radar and storm-penetrating aircraft data to improve estimates of hail properties from radar signatures. Researchers will process hydrometeor images and compute polarimetric radar signatures using...
This $199,242 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to Colorado State University will develop and apply novel methodologies for the classification, characterization, and quantification of snowflakes and snowfall. The key products and services to be delivered include: A new AI/ML-enabled approach for automatic classification of precipitation particles based on multiview images from a novel Multicamera Snowflake Profiler (MSP)...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $443,674 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for a 3-year research project from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The project aims to develop artificial intelligence (AI) models to improve the prediction of thunderstorm formation and evolution, addressing challenges in forecasting storm initiation. Key objectives include: 1) designing and optimizing a state-of-the-art...
Colorado State University was awarded a $297,959 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. The grant falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Specifically, the August 2021 award will fund the Colorado State University project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ELEMENTS: THE LROSE SCIENCE GATEWAY LIDAR/RADAR...
Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs Division was awarded a three-year, $230,872 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) beginning August 1, 2023. The grant will fund research using weather modeling and geologic data to test tectonic mechanisms influencing the development of the Altai Mountains in Central Asia. Specifically, the university will use a weather model to predict changes in atmospheric circulation and climate resulting from...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $139,000 project grant to Colorado State University's Sponsored Programs division under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) from February 1, 2023 to July 31, 2025. The university will quantify major components of the global electric circuit through data mining of electric field and radar observations from ground-based, airborne and satellite platforms. Specifically, CSU will examine electric field measurements above clouds from past field campaigns...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences provides $459,465 to Colorado State University for collaborative research on convective upscale growth processes during the RELAMPAGO field project. The research directly supports the goals of the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric sciences. Specifically, Colorado State University will utilize the...