Project Grant DESC0025444

Award Date 9/1/24
Completion Date 8/31/25
Dollars Obligated $183K
Federal Agency
Office of Science
Federal Grant Program
81.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Boone, NC 28608, USA
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The project involves cooperation between the principal investigator at Appalachian State University and a co-principal investigator at the University of Iowa. The research will include experimental work at the Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory at Auburn University, as well as calibration measurements performed at the University of Iowa. The project aims to advance scientific understanding of dust charging processes in magnetized plasma environments, which is relevant to multiple scientific and technological applications.

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