Project Grant 2541020
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $594,076 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a collaborative research project focused on understanding flare heating in the solar chromosphere. Operating from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, this project will deliver high-resolution spectroscopic observations and advanced radiation hydrodynamic modeling to advance...
- This $305,598 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund collaborative research between the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the University of Alabama, Huntsville to study solar flare-producing active regions. The researchers will leverage high-resolution observations from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope and other ground-based and space-based telescopes, along...
- This $303,253 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to Montana State University aims to advance the understanding of solar flare heating mechanisms. The research team will conduct high-cadence, high-resolution observations of solar flares using the Goode Solar Telescope and upcoming X-ray instruments to study the temporal, spatial, and magnetic structures of the fundamental energy release processes, known as "elementary bursts."...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $509,494 in Project Grant funding to the University of California, Berkeley on February 15, 2026, through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support research into sunward-streaming energetic particle formation and evolution. The project will deliver peer-reviewed scientific research findings and datasets examining how solar energetic particles are transported and...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $388,769 awarded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports multi-wavelength spectroscopic and spectropolarimetric diagnostics of the solar atmosphere from April 2021 through March 2024. The University Corporation will utilize observations from the Dunn Solar Telescope and SDO/HMI to develop new non-force-free magnetic field extrapolation codes. These codes will estimate magnetic field line heights and strengths surrounding sunspots....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $521,853 CAREER project grant to the University of Colorado (Regents) on June 1, 2025, with completion anticipated by May 31, 2030, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This research initiative will advance fundamental knowledge of magnetospheric plasma waves and their role in Earth's space environment by utilizing multipoint satellite measurements to study the drivers,...
- This $137,356 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance the understanding of solar flare physics. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will fund collaborative research to characterize the energy release and heating mechanisms during solar flares. The project will combine numerical modeling with analysis of high-resolution observational data from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a CAREER grant of $621,104 to the University of New Mexico, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This project grant supports research investigating the formation and evolution of planetary systems by examining how outer giant planets influence inner planetary systems. The research employs spectroscopic analysis...
- Federal Grant Award Summary New Mexico State University received a $429,110 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The project focuses on identifying young, nearby stars suitable for direct infrared imaging planet surveys and conducting initial searches to discover exoplanets. The research team will identify isolated stars...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, totaling $357,172, supports research into small-scale ejections in the sun's photosphere through chromosphere and corona from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The award is being administered by the New Jersey Institute of Technology under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic atmospheric and ocean sciences...
New Mexico State University received a $382,856 CAREER Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) awarded on March 15, 2026, with completion expected by February 28, 2031. The project, "Hunting Magnetic Fingerprints on the Sun: A Tale of Flare-Jet Connections," investigates solar flare precursor phenomena to improve space-weather nowcasting capabilities. The research employs high-cadence observations from the Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope and coordinated space-based data to analyze a curated archive of over 50 flare events, quantifying properties of chromospheric jets and compact brightenings that precede solar flares by 10 to 30 minutes. The primary deliverables include a public archive of processed event cutouts, associated metadata, derived catalogs of precursor metrics, and reproducible analysis scripts designed to support community benchmarking and enable future real-time forecasting applications. The work will produce standardized detection and tracking methodologies, event-level catalogs documenting jet and brightening characteristics including timing, occurrence rates, morphology, and kinematics, and comparative assessments linking low-atmosphere precursor activity to early coronal changes. These outputs are intended to advance scientific understanding of solar flare initiation mechanisms and contribute to the development of tools that help anticipate solar activity capable of disrupting satellite operations, radio communications, and GPS systems.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $382.9k | 3/23/26 |