Project Grant 2617824
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $109,992 to the Smithsonian Institution, doing business as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support collaborative research on solar wind–Milky Way impacts on complex Earth systems (COSMIC). The award funds research examining how the Sun's galactic environment has influenced Earth's history. The project integrates expertise in astronomy,...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Oregon State University $130,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support the Collaborative Research Center on Solar Wind–Milky Way Impacts on Complex Earth Systems (COSMIC), a convergent research initiative studying how the Sun's galactic environment has influenced Earth's climate and atmospheric history over millions of years. The project assembles interdisciplinary expertise...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Trustees of Boston University $767,975 on September 1, 2026, through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support collaborative research on solar wind and galactic impacts on Earth systems as part of the Center on Solar Wind-Milky Way Impacts on Complex Earth Systems (COSMIC). The award funds research investigating how the Sun's movement through the galaxy and traversals of cold galactic clouds have...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $240,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to model space weather impacts on Earth's hydrogen exosphere through physics-based and machine learning methods. The research team will combine exosphere modeling, machine learning techniques, and ultraviolet observations to determine how geomagnetic storms modify the density and energy distribution of...
- 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 Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $144,000 to the Regents of the University of Colorado on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research linking lower-atmosphere weather to space weather using mesoscale modeling and artificial intelligence. The project will investigate how atmospheric gravity waves generated by meteorological events such as hurricanes and severe thunderstorms propagate upward...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $408,741 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop convergence research bridging geospace science and aerospace engineering in very low Earth orbit operations. The project develops a unified cross-regime modeling framework that integrates rarefied gas and continuum fluid dynamics approaches to support very low Earth orbit (VLEO) space environment...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $202,000 to investigate the structure of the solar corona using ground-based radio observations and space-based white-light imaging under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective October 1, 2026. The research employs two complementary observational approaches: white-light image data from the Wide-Field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) and radio Faraday rotation data from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded the University of California, Berkeley $509,494 on February 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate the formation and evolution of energetic particles streaming sunward from the Sun through interplanetary space during solar events that affect Earth. The project will analyze how energetic particles from solar and heliospheric sources form and evolve, with emphasis on...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $101,703 on September 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support collaborative research on how the Sun's galactic environment has influenced Earth's history through the Center on Solar Wind-Milky Way Impacts on Complex Earth Systems (COSMIC). The project investigates the heliosphere's contraction during the Sun's passages through cold galactic clouds and the resulting exposure of Earth to increased radiation and interstellar hydrogen that may have altered atmospheric conditions over millions of years. Research employs astrophysical simulations, heliospheric modeling, and whole-atmosphere simulations integrating the upper atmosphere to surface, incorporating existing cosmogenic datasets and developing new marine records to trace galactic-environmental effects on Earth's climate and atmospheric composition over deep time. The award brings together expertise spanning astronomy, heliophysics, atmospheric science, and paleoclimate. The project includes professional workforce development activities—skills and communication training, summer schools, and webinars—to support recruitment, retention, and career development of early-career STEM researchers in transdisciplinary convergent research. Period of performance extends from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031, with performance taking place in Boulder, Colorado.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $101.7k | 8/14/26 |