Project Grant 2624437
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded New Mexico State University $600,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support technical and professional development in artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The award funds a scalable program delivering hands-on training to 600 students and faculty from Hispanic-serving and other institutions attending the Computing Alliance of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of New Mexico $300,000 on January 1, 2027, through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support a Research Infrastructure Improvement EPSCOR Research Fellows fellowship for developing and validating methods to calibrate NASA's NISAR synthetic aperture radar satellite against in situ soil moisture and live fuel moisture content measurements. The recipient will deploy networks of wireless sensors...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded New Mexico State University $1.396 million on March 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to expand regional research cyberinfrastructure serving institutions across New Mexico and West Texas through high-performance data storage and computing resources. The project strengthens New Mexico State University's high-performance computing environment with scalable,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: New Mexico State University received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083: Integrative Activities program) on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The award supports an EPSCOR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Research Fellows initiative in partnership with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Products and Services: The grant funds...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Nevada, Las Vegas $300,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to develop machine-learning methods that infer neutron star equation-of-state physics from multi-messenger astronomical observations. The project provides a research fellowship to an assistant professor and training support for a graduate student. The fellowship recipient and graduate student will...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award, under the CFDA 47.076 STEM Education program, provides $2,991,573 to the University of New Mexico to train 70-80 master's and doctoral students in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy research. The project aims to develop student proficiency in interdisciplinary technical foundations like machine learning, control theory, robotics, and optimization, while also fostering awareness of the human context...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded New Mexico State University $298,472 on May 1, 2026, under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to support research on superconductivity in 5D transition metal oxide heterostructures. The award funds a Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) EPSCOR Research Fellows fellowship for an assistant professor and training for a graduate student at NMSU. The research, conducted in collaboration with Prof. Darrell...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of New Mexico $105,454 on December 1, 2025, to develop scalable formal verification algorithms and software tools for artificial neural network-controlled cyber-physical systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The project addresses the challenge of rigorously verifying the safety and reliability of autonomous systems—including autonomous...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded New Mexico State University $1,014,360 on August 1, 2026, to acquire a white-laser confocal microscope for multidisciplinary research. The funding supports the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), which enhances research competitiveness through capacity-building and infrastructure development for the nation's STEM enterprise. NMSU will establish the white-laser confocal system as a shared microscopy core facility...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded New Mexico State University a $700,000 cooperative agreement on January 12, 2026, under the Office of STEM Engagement program (CFDA 43.008) to attract and engage students in authentic STEM learning experiences connected to NASA's mission and work. The award, designated Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC25M0047, runs through January 11, 2029, with performance based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. New Mexico State University's...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded New Mexico State University $299,665 under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) effective January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2028. The award funds an EPSCOR Research Fellows project at New Mexico State University's Las Cruces campus that provides a fellowship to an assistant professor and training for one student trainee. The research investigates how artificial intelligence can be used safely to support command decisions for autonomous spacecraft, with focus on detecting and preventing cyberattacks that manipulate AI-generated spacecraft commands before they affect mission operations. The project will develop a formal framework for modeling how AI systems transform inputs into spacecraft commands, characterize AI-enabled command manipulation attacks, and develop runtime mechanisms that validate AI-generated commands against mission and safety constraints before execution. Methodology includes formal threat modeling, taxonomy development, experimental prototype implementation, and empirical evaluation using an AI-enabled satellite command prototype combining AI reasoning components with realistic spacecraft command and telemetry interfaces. The University of California, Santa Cruz serves as a collaborator. The fellowship strengthens research capacity in New Mexico by training the next generation of cybersecurity researchers and expanding institutional collaboration while advancing technologies that improve the reliability, safety, and security of future space missions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $299.7k | 8/12/26 |