The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $135,941 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to study the propagation and dissipation of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. The 4-year project aims to investigate how these plasma waves reach the ground and how their propagation is affected by geomagnetic activity and magnetic field topology. The research team will employ...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $106,909 Project Grant under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The funding supports a collaborative research project to investigate the propagation and dissipation of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. The research team will employ advanced simulation models and analyze observations from multiple satellites and ground-based observatories to...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $182,965 to The Regents of the University of Colorado, performing the work at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO, supports research on the evolution of magnetospheric plasma waves in response to solar driving. The project aims to utilize multipoint measurements to study the drivers, structure, and effects of plasma waves in the Earth's magnetosphere, a critical region that protects the planet...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $523,833 will fund research into impacts of atmospheric waves and geomagnetic disturbances on space weather through April 2025. Under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to increase understanding of the integrated Earth system, the awardee Clemson University will collaborate with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Virginia...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $249,000 to The Regents of the University of Colorado for a project titled "EAGER: NEW APPROACHES TO INVESTIGATING ELECTROMAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON (EMIC) WAVES IN EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE--LISTENING FOR WAVE STRUCTURE THROUGH SONIFICATION". The project aims to explore the use of sonification techniques (converting data into sound) to study EMIC waves, which are important plasma...
This $212,120 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds research into the impacts of atmospheric waves and geomagnetic disturbances on space weather conditions. Led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in collaboration with Clemson University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025, the research will advance...
This $590,898 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research into modeling chorus wave generation using particle-in-cell simulations. Led by New Mexico Consortium, the project aims to study chorus waves—commonly observed plasma waves in Earth's inner magnetosphere—through large-scale first-principles simulations. The simulations will use realistic magnetic field topology and plasma parameters from observations to test existing theories of...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research on ultra-low-frequency (ULF) waves in the Earth's inner magnetosphere during geomagnetic storms. The $415,309 award to The Johns Hopkins University aims to observationally determine whether the physical properties of symmetric ULF waves and the associated particle environment are consistent with drift compressional instability. The 3-year project (8/1/2024 - 7/31/2027) will utilize...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $120,859 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to The Johns Hopkins University to characterize the effect of substorms on the equatorial electrojet (EEJ). The research will investigate how the EEJ, an electric current in the ionosphere, varies in response to substorms under different conditions of longitude, local time, season, and solar flux. The methodology leverages observational data and statistical analysis, utilizing...
This $449,990 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund collaborative research at the University of Michigan to investigate the dynamics of fast plasma flows within the Earth's nightside magnetosphere and their effects on the upper atmosphere. The research aims to deepen understanding of the magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling processes using a combination of simulation models and multi-instrument observational data. Key...