The University of Washington received a $697,522 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to elucidate the impacts of shallow and deep convective cloud processing on biogenic VOC-driven particle formation and growth. The project will be conducted from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The research aims to advance understanding of the complex interactions between atmospheric chemistry, cloud dynamics, and aerosol...
This three-year, $457,778 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences aims to advance understanding of new particle formation in the marine boundary layer and its impact on cloud condensation nuclei and cloud microphysics. Specifically, the awardee, Washington University in University City, Missouri, will analyze existing field measurements from various Atlantic and Pacific Ocean campaigns to identify conditions conducive to new particle...
The $225,142 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports research on "Phototrophic Biomanufacturing Under the Influence of Space Environment Factors" at The Washington University. This 1-year award, effective from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, will fund the university's research efforts to understand how space environment factors impact phototrophic...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $493,103 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to the University of Missouri System's Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T) for the project "METHODS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPLE COUPLED POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES WITH APPLICATIONS TO NONADIABATIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS". The grant, with an award date of August 15, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of...
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded The Washington University a $505,505 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant funds the STELLAR CHEMISTRY: ABUNDANCES AND CONDENSATION project to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences by increasing understanding of major problems confronting the nation. Specifically, the...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Defense Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) provides $260,000.00 to The Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri to conduct research towards developing a "Cyber-Physical Reasoning Foundation." The award period runs from July 1, 2024 to October 31, 2029. The Washington University, a prominent private research institution, will leverage its extensive academic and research capabilities to advance fundamental knowledge...
The National Science Foundation awarded The Washington University $299,131 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for a two-year project grant concluding August 2024. The university will leverage expertise in astrophysics, statistics, and plasma physics to develop new tools analyzing multi-band time series data from radio, optical, and gamma-ray telescopes. A library of simulated light curves will be generated and novel diagnostic techniques created to characterize...
This $150,584 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) will fund research by The Washington University in St. Louis to understand the polarized X-ray emission from magnetars using first principles particle-in-cell simulations. The award period runs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. As a prominent research institution with extensive experience in federal research, The Washington University will...
This $198,625 Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2024 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 43.001) to The Washington University in St. Louis. The grant will fund research into the "Origins of Crystalline Dust in Comets" over a period of 3 years until June 30, 2027. As a leading research institution, The Washington University will leverage its extensive scientific expertise and research...
The National Science Foundation awarded The Washington University $886,362 under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The project grant will fund the acquisition of a high temperature and pressure solid-state NMR spectrometer. The spectrometer will enable research to improve the quality of life and economic strength of the nation by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering, in line with the goals of the NSF Directorate for...