Project Grant 2528262
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $256,693 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative delivers fundamental scientific investigation into corona discharge phenomena in electrified storms initiated by particle-laden atmospheric turbulence. The research team will conduct controlled...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a Project Grant of $798,249 to The Pennsylvania State University, effective August 15, 2025, through July 31, 2028, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This award supports laboratory research investigating ice vapor growth and ice crystal formation in controlled environments designed to simulate high-altitude cloud conditions. The research team will utilize diffusion...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) awarded $700,693 to Penn State University on August 15, 2025, for collaborative research supporting the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) facility operations and research through July 31, 2028. The award funds a multi-institutional consortium consisting of Penn State University, Virginia Tech, Dartmouth College, and Johns Hopkins...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Penn State University a $710,741 Project Grant (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, to investigate scalar transport mechanisms in rough-wall turbulent boundary layers. The research will challenge the long-standing Reynolds analogy assumption that momentum and heat transport occur similarly across rough...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Physics awarded a $325,000 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) beginning September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2027. This collaborative research award supports expansion of the Radio Neutrino Observatory–Greenland (RNO-G), an ultrahigh-energy neutrino detector located in Greenland that observes radio signals generated when neutrinos...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a collaborative research project grant of $271,435 to Pennsylvania State University, with performance beginning September 1, 2025 and concluding August 31, 2028. Led by Professors Jon Camden (University of Notre Dame) and Lasse Jensen (Penn State University), this project delivers fundamental research aimed at disentangling the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) awarded on September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This award supports mathematical analysis and computational research on singular and ill-posed problems arising in continuum mechanics, with direct applications to fluid mechanics and elasticity phenomena. The project delivers fundamental...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $225,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded on July 15, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative, funded by the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, investigates how extreme weather conditions—including freeze-thaw cycles and heat-moisture swings—degrade building envelope...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences has 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. The award funds the deployment of advanced instrumentation at the Lightning Observatory in Gainesville (LOG) to capture high-speed imaging of lightning phenomena across the electromagnetic...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $269,516 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Science Mission Directorate under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) on March 10, 2026, with a completion date of March 9, 2028. The award supports the execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as administration priorities...
Penn State University received a $629,189 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) awarded March 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2029. The award funds laboratory and modeling research to advance understanding of lightning-driven atmospheric chemistry and its effects on the atmosphere's ability to remove pollutants. The research encompasses five primary tasks: measuring hydroxyl radical (OH) distribution in spark cores and corona sheaths; quantifying spark-generated nitrous acid (HONO) under varying environmental conditions; determining ultrafine particle composition from spark discharge; modeling corona formation on aircraft inlets using data from the NSF-supported Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) campaign; and correlating field-measured corona ultraviolet radiation to OH production rates. The project delivers scientific knowledge through laboratory experimentation, computational modeling, and field data analysis that will improve predictions of atmospheric oxidative capacity and associated pollutant removal mechanisms. Educational deliverables include undergraduate student participation in the research program and outreach through scientific presentations to middle and high school students. No subawards are planned for this single-award project, with all work to be conducted at Penn State University's University Park, Pennsylvania campus.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $629.2k | 2/27/26 |