Project Grant 2534194
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops a next-generation generative downscaling framework that combines diffusion-based generative models with physics-guided constraints and probabilistic uncertainty quantification to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $377,905 Project Grant to Columbia University on June 15, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The three-year project, scheduled for completion by May 31, 2028, focuses on understanding the microphysical drivers of spatial variability in stratocumulus clouds and their effects on precipitation development. Research Deliverables and Methodology...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $464,291 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis on June 15, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on cloud and precipitation variability in stratocumulus clouds. The research team will deliver large eddy simulations (LES) of drizzling stratocumulus clouds using advanced Lagrangian particle-based microphysics...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $202,000 Project Grant under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) beginning September 1, 2025, with completion by August 31, 2027. This postdoctoral research fellowship supports fundamental atmospheric science research focused on bridging idealized Large Eddy Simulation (LES) modeling with field observations of forest-atmosphere interactions in complex terrain. The project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $598,349 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds fundamental research investigating how coupled air-sea interactions modify near-inertial waves (NIWs)—significant energy-bearing ocean internal waves generated by wind that influence ocean currents, mixed-layer depth, and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Carnegie Mellon University received a $444,348 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (CFDA 47.050 – Geosciences) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This collaborative research award provides U.S. researchers continued access to the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets) Consortium at CERN to investigate the chemistry and physics governing new-particle formation and growth in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a five-year CAREER Project Grant of $498,014 to The Leland Stanford Junior University (awarded June 1, 2025, with completion by May 31, 2030) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This project delivers fundamental research and advanced climate modeling capabilities designed to enhance scientific understanding of how anthropogenic aerosols and greenhouse gas emissions...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $319,907 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a machine learning-based emulator for predicting water isotope patterns in fully-coupled global climate models. The primary deliverable is an efficient computational tool that will enable climate scientists to quickly simulate water isotope behavior—which serves as a...
- This $941,193 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to further develop a theory on the invariance of cloud size distribution under varying climate conditions. The research aims to evaluate whether certain cloud properties, such as the relationship between cloud size and number, remain consistent despite changes in atmospheric climate and chemical composition. The work seeks to understand the underlying physical mechanisms...
- 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 awarded $799,030 to the University of Maryland, College Park under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) for a three-year project spanning March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2029. This project grant supports fundamental research aimed at quantifying the impact of cloud-surface coupling on aerosol-cloud interactions over different land surface types, including urban, forested, and coastal regions. The research addresses how small atmospheric particles (aerosols) influence cloud and precipitation development, with particular focus on understanding whether clouds with significant connections to the lowest atmospheric layer are more susceptible to aerosol effects than disconnected clouds. The research deliverables include advanced scientific analysis utilizing integrated data from ground-based, airborne, and space-based sensors combined with machine learning algorithms and numerical simulations to answer the primary research question regarding cloud-surface coupling influences under varying atmospheric conditions. The project supports the training and development of multiple early-career researchers, contributing to the advancement of the next generation of atmospheric scientists. No sub-awards are planned under this grant. The research outcomes will enhance understanding and improve numerical modeling capabilities for clouds and precipitation, with national significance for atmospheric science advancement and environmental monitoring.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $799.0k | 2/27/26 |