Project Grant 2537346
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded the University of Texas at Arlington $799,527 on September 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) to operate, maintain, and restore the Antarctic Penguin magnetometer array across the Southern Polar Cap, cusp, and auroral zones through August 31, 2030. The project will keep a continuous ground-based monitoring network operational to measure Earth's magnetic field in Antarctica's southernmost regions,...
- 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 Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $299,673 on July 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program to analyze solar energetic particle measurements and their impact on Earth's high-latitude regions and polar cap absorption events. The project analyzes data from more than a dozen solar energetic particle events recorded by the REPTILE-2 instrument during its 1.5-year operation aboard a NASA CubeSat in highly...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $419,448 Project Grant under its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to conduct research on understanding the causes of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) and their impact on critical infrastructure. The key objectives are to: Expand the application of the Spherical Elementary Current System (SECS) method to analyze GMDs observed by ground magnetometers in North America and Greenland, in order to estimate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded William Marsh Rice University $464,853 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate how low-entropy plasma bubbles originating from magnetotail reconnection modulate prompt penetration electric fields during geomagnetic storms. The research combines observational validation with theoretical modeling to determine how these plasma bubbles—low-entropy flux tubes that transport...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $346,253 on August 1, 2026, through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop improved methods for measuring low-frequency whistler-mode hiss waves in Earth's magnetosphere. The project will implement a new methodology to measure wave amplitude and frequency distributions while circumventing instrumental noise limitations that have constrained prior analysis....
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $539,747 to the Space Science Institute on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a method for producing maps of surface magnetic fields on the far side of the sun using helioseismic measurements. The project will conduct laboratory experiments to understand acoustic and magnetoacoustic waves that propagate inside the sun, developing the first global magnetoacoustic model (GALE+) that...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation awarded Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) a Project Grant of $399,696 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2027. This collaborative research project supports Phase 3 of the Citizen CATE (Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Next-Generation 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Experiment, which leverages the rare observational opportunity provided...
- This $315,225 project grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) with a period of performance from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2026. The grant supports a collaborative research project involving Dartmouth College, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and SRI to develop a new data infrastructure for sharing and archiving heterogeneously-derived data products from the Swarm-Over-Poker...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Texas at Arlington $1,027,756 on April 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop autonomous ground-based geospace observation arrays named AURORA for deployment in high-latitude and polar regions. The project will design and prototype small, low-power, autonomous, multi-instrument observation systems equipped with solar panels, batteries, bidirectional satellite communication, fluxgate and searchcoil...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Southwest Research Institute $119,864 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to extend and improve the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment 4 (AMPERE-4), a collaborative research infrastructure project supported through a Project Grant. AMPERE-4 analyzes magnetic data from commercial satellite magnetometers to create global maps of magnetospheric magnetic currents and their field perturbations, enabling scientific observations related to aurora borealis. The project provides data access and derived products through web visualization, downloads, and public archives. Under this award, Southwest Research Institute will extend data coverage from the existing archive (2009 to present), fill earlier data gaps, increase fit resolution, estimate the full set of electrodynamic state parameters, and perform systematic validation of products. Proposed new deliverables include upper atmospheric heating rates and electric fields. These products support satellite orbit prediction and radio communications monitoring, with applications to national security, disaster response, navigation, and communication infrastructure. Period of performance runs from the award date through July 31, 2028, with place of performance in San Antonio, Texas. No sub-recipients are planned under this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $119.9k | 8/7/26 |