Project Grant 2501437
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $202,000 postdoctoral research fellowship under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2027. This project grant delivers quantitative analysis of solar wind input uncertainty in geospace modeling, with specific focus on the Multiscale Atmosphere-Geospace Environment (MAGE) model. The primary deliverables include: (1)...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $594,076 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project advances understanding of flare heating in the solar chromosphere through high-resolution observations and computational modeling. The research team will conduct advanced...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Utah State University received a $749,989 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective January 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. The project addresses critical limitations in space weather forecasting by developing synthetic data generation methodologies for Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events. The primary deliverables include: (1) a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $305,539 to The Regents of the University of Colorado under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) on March 1, 2025, for a three-year project examining thermospheric tidal variability and its impact on ionospheric variability. The project will utilize the Whole Atmosphere Model-Ionosphere Plasmasphere Electrodynamics (WAM-IPE) to investigate sources of day-to-day variability in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, awarded $539,134 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050). The project, titled "GEM: AI-Based Discovery of the Governing Equations Describing the Geospace Environment," delivers advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methodology to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The SETI Institute received a $123,080 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded June 1, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2026. This collaborative research initiative focuses on advancing understanding of ion-neutral coupling in geospace and its impact on space weather prediction and modeling. The project team will conduct pioneering laboratory...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $1,047,690 to the University of Colorado under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) on September 1, 2025, through a three-year project grant (completion date: August 31, 2028). The award funds the REU Site: Solar and Space Physics with the Boulder Solar Alliance, an educational and research program designed to provide undergraduate students with authentic research experiences in...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050), provides $620,904 to support numerical modeling of reconnection-generated transients in the solar corona. The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, will utilize the funding from March 15, 2022 through February 28, 2025 to conduct a comprehensive, multidisciplinary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $521,853 to the University of Colorado (The Regents of the University of Colorado) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a five-year CAREER project commencing June 1, 2025, and concluding May 31, 2030. This project focuses on advancing fundamental knowledge of magnetospheric plasma waves and their evolution in response to solar driving forces. The research utilizes...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded Catholic University of America a $462,224 Project Grant (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 to advance understanding of solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and its effects on space weather. The research will deliver improved forecasting models for geomagnetic storms by integrating spacecraft observations, advanced simulations, and...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $509,494 to the University of California, Berkeley under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) on February 15, 2026, for a project titled "Insights into Sunward Streaming Energetic Particle Formation and Evolution Through Multi-Point Observations." This three-year research initiative (concluding January 31, 2029) delivers fundamental scientific research aimed at understanding how solar energetic particles form, evolve, and transport through interplanetary space, with particular emphasis on particles streaming sunward toward the Sun during specific solar events. The research team will analyze multi-point spacecraft and ground-based observational datasets collected over one complete solar cycle, including data from the NSF-funded Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA), to identify particle sources and formation mechanisms, characterize radial and longitudinal evolution patterns, and examine factors influencing differences between sunward-streaming energetic protons and electrons. The deliverables from this award contribute to the scientific foundation for space weather forecasting and mission planning while addressing critical national needs related to protecting satellites, communications infrastructure, navigation systems, and power grids from solar energetic particle disruptions. The award supports an early-career researcher and includes summer research opportunities for undergraduate students, thereby advancing both scientific discovery and workforce development in geospace science. No subawards are planned for this project.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $509.5k | 2/13/26 |