Project Grant 2332508
- This $237,873 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support the development of the Autonomous Remote Geospace Observation and Research Array (AURORA) - a next-generation system of small, low-power, autonomous, multi-instrument, adaptive, ground-based geospace observation arrays. These arrays are designed to fill gaps in existing ground-based instrument arrays in high-latitude and polar regions, enabling year-round observations in...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $167,849 to Case Western Reserve University to deploy and operate a network of 30 standardized Personal Space Weather Station (PSWS) instruments across the United States, Canada, Alaska, and Europe. The PSWS network will enable researchers to study the ionospheric impacts of space weather events such as solar flares, geomagnetic storms, and traveling ionospheric disturbances. The project...
- This $135,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research to study the impact of solar eclipses on the ionosphere, a critical region of Earth's atmosphere that affects radio communications and navigation. The lead awardee, the Regents of the University of Colorado (a U.S. state government entity and institution of higher learning), will coordinate multi-instrument observations of ionospheric parameters during...
- This $1,234,570 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to develop the next generation of small, low-power, autonomous, multi-instrument ground-based geospace observation arrays named the Autonomous Remote Geospace Observation and Research Array (AURORA). The project seeks to fill gaps in the existing ground-based instrument arrays in high-latitude and polar regions, enabling year-round observations despite the remote and harsh...
- This $597,424 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a collaborative research effort led by Trustees of Boston University to unveil the hidden dynamics of the auroral ionosphere using AI-based sensor fusion. The research aims to improve understanding of the ionized outer atmosphere's impact on critical radio-frequency signals used for communication, radar, and GPS systems, particularly during periods of elevated solar activity at...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $305,539 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to examine the impact of thermospheric tidal variability on ionospheric variability using whole atmosphere modeling and observations. The overarching goal is to improve the scientific understanding of day-to-day variability in the near-Earth space environment during geomagnetically quiet periods. The project aims to enhance the forecasting...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a $521,853 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) on June 1, 2025. The 5-year grant, titled "The Evolution of Magnetospheric Plasma Waves in Response to Solar Driving," will focus on studying the complex dynamics of plasma waves in the Earth's magnetosphere and their impacts on phenomena such as the Van Allen radiation belts and atmospheric chemistry. The project will leverage...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) grant, awarded $324,607 to the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado to investigate potential methods for identifying and studying geomagnetic substorms in the Southern Hemisphere. The two-year project aims to address the lack of ground-based observational data and indices for the Southern polar regions, which are known to have interhemispheric asymmetries compared to the Northern hemisphere. The research will...
- 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 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) provides $1,254,587 to The Regents of the University of Colorado for the project "Small Multi-GNSS Data Collection Array for Ionosphere and Space Weather Monitoring." The primary objectives are to improve observability of ionospheric plasma irregularities and their dynamics by deploying ground navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers at several sites in Antarctica. This will form an array to monitor activity in the Earth's ionosphere, providing essential high-latitude observations from the Southern Hemisphere to enhance understanding and forecasting of space weather events. The data products will be made publicly available to support space science research worldwide, and the project will include educational initiatives in space science and satellite navigation. This award represents a step toward improving the United States' ability to forecast space weather, as mandated by the 2020 PROSWIFT Act.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.3m | 8/7/25 |