Project Grant 2619881
- 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 $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 (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $407,336 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Colorado, a U.S. state government entity and institution of higher learning, under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will support data-driven modeling to study the day-to-day and longitudinal variability of the equatorial electrojet, a critical electrodynamic feature of the low- and mid-latitude ionosphere. Key...
- 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 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $1,047,690 Project Grant to the University of Colorado (Regents) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) SITE: Solar and Space Physics with the Boulder Solar Alliance program, which delivers a comprehensive 10-week summer research experience...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $745,658 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct multi-scale analysis of Colorado Front Range extreme wind events. The project will develop a long-term high-resolution climatology of extreme wind events with gusts exceeding 100 mph in the Colorado Front Range, identify spatial patterns and circulation regimes conducive to these events using...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $212,291 to Space Science Institute on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate how solar wind dynamic pressure enhancement generates ionospheric ion outflow and affects space weather forecasting. The recipient will conduct two parallel research activities: analyzing Cluster satellite data to characterize temporal variations of ion fluxes in the cusp and lobes resulting from...
- The Regents of the University of Colorado received a $432,033 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund research from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026 to quantify the contribution of off-equatorial ultra-low frequency waves on radial diffusion in Earth's radiation belts. Specifically, the University will use satellite data from THEMIS, Van Allen Probes,...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Colorado, through its Office of Contracts and Grants Division, $140,000 on July 1, 2026, to conduct operations and data analysis for the CANVAS CubeSat mission studying very low frequency electromagnetic waves in the upper atmosphere and near-Earth space. The recipient will maintain uninterrupted spacecraft operations, validate and refine the end-to-end data processing pipeline using flight data, and...
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 modeling. Specific deliverables include embedding VLEO physics into Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) modeling, establishing an interdisciplinary team structure with shared computational infrastructure, and developing cross-disciplinary Ph.D. training capabilities. The research addresses the fundamental physical processes governing the near-Earth space environment while supporting detailed, localized modeling for VLEO spacecraft design and operation. Outcomes target efficient VLEO operations, enhanced U.S. competitiveness in commercial space technologies, strengthened national defense capabilities, and expanded cross-disciplinary STEM research capacity. Work is performed in Boulder, Colorado, with a period of performance from award date through July 31, 2028. The assistance type is a Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $408.7k | 7/21/26 |