Project Grant 2625601
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded California Institute of Technology (Caltech) $500,704 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a collaborative research project supporting U.S. researcher access to the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets) Consortium chamber facility at CERN. Operating from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, this three-year project will deliver fundamental research advancing...
- This $126,709 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports the "RAPID: RAPID ASSESSMENT OF AIR QUALITY DURING WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA" research project conducted by Colorado State University (CSU). The project aims to sample and characterize air pollutants emitted from wildfires at the wildland-urban interface in the Los Angeles region, with the goal of informing disaster response policies, ecosystem...
- This $202,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award funds postdoctoral research through August 31, 2027, focused on bridging idealized atmospheric modeling with observational data to improve understanding of forest-atmosphere interactions over complex terrain. The primary deliverables include approximately 30 Large Eddy Simulation (LES) runs...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded $658,592 to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on October 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project titled "Unraveling Aerosol-Cloud Interactions and Sea Ice Thermodynamics with AI and Ensemble Kalman Diffusion Guidance." The three-year project, concluding September 30, 2028, will develop advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies and improved...
- This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) will support field research to collect, archive, and characterize residual ash, transported ash, and particulate matter from the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The research aims to quantify the concentration and speciation of toxic elements in airborne particulate matter collected during and following the fires. Key...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $384,629 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (CFDA 47.049 – Mathematical and Physical Sciences program) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development and release of an open-source software tool for generating synthetic observations of the circumgalactic medium (CGM) in both line emission and absorption across...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Office of Research Administration. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will support a research project to characterize and understand smoke transport from the 2023 Hawaii wildfires using geostationary satellite observations and numerical modeling. Key objectives include: 1) quantifying the characteristics and temporal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $415,771 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective June 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The award funds the MAUNA (Multiphase Analysis of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy Nuclear Activity) project, which delivers observational astronomy research analyzing gas dynamics...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $406,857 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative delivers a comprehensive suite of software development, enhancement, and user support services centered on ALPHAMELTS, a petrological modeling tool used by thousands of earth scientists globally. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded UCLA $839,500 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for a three-year project spanning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This project delivers fundamental research investigating air chemistry and turbulence-chemistry interactions within stable boundary layers (SBL) of the atmosphere. The research addresses critical knowledge gaps regarding how the layered vertical...
Grant Award Summary The California Institute of Technology received a $186,407 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded March 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2026. This RAPID (Rapid Response Research) project delivers real-time atmospheric measurements and scientific analysis quantifying the impacts of Canadian wildfires on ambient aerosol composition in the Atlanta area. The primary deliverable involves deploying an advanced mass spectrometer at the Atmospheric Science and Chemistry Measurement Network (ASCENT) site in Atlanta to provide quantitative assessment of wildfire aerosol impacts, including speciated measurements of gas- and particle-phase organics and aged smoke aerosols that have traveled from Canadian sources. The research generates scientific data and findings that advance understanding of wildfire aerosol aging mechanisms and their interactions with biogenic emissions, with results intended to improve atmospheric modeling and prediction capabilities for wildfire smoke impacts. The project produces peer-reviewed research findings and trained personnel through support of one postdoctoral researcher and one graduate student. By providing first-time quantitative assessment of both fresh and aged Canadian wildfire smoke aerosols in Atlanta concurrent with local biogenic emissions, the work addresses critical gaps in understanding the widespread public health impacts of transnational air pollution on respiratory health.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $186.4k | 5/4/26 |