Project Grant FA95501710335

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) awarded $285,000 to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This Exploratory Research (EAGER) project addresses spectrum optimization by developing methodology to transition satellite-to-ground line-of-sight communication systems from congested sub-10 GHz frequencies to underutilized higher-frequency bands (12-40...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $108,855 Project Grant to Space Science And Technologies Jose Nilo Castellon EIRL located in Chile. The grant will fund the CONVOLVED SPECTRA FOR GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES CHARACTERIZATION project from November 2021 through November 2023. Under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), the grantee will analyze convoluted spectra to characterize geosynchronous satellites. The program aims to...

FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES OF RADIATION DAMAGE MECHANISMS IN WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTORS The University of California, Santa Barbara's Office of Research was awarded $152,927 by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) on September 15, 2025, for a two-year project concluding September 14, 2027. This Project Grant funds fundamental research investigating radiation damage mechanisms in wide-band-gap semiconductors, a critical area for...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded a $247,971 Project Grant to Colorado State University to conduct collaborative research on "SWIFT-SAT: DASS: Dynamically Adjustable Spectrum Sharing Between Ground Communication Networks and Earth Exploration Satellite Systems Above 100 GHz." The 3-year project, which commenced on January 1, 2024, aims to develop techniques for more flexible spectrum sharing and coexistence between...

The Australian National University will receive $126,000 through a Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force to investigate sodium layer anisotropies for atmospheric tip-tilt retrieval using laser guide stars. This award is funded by the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which aims to maintain Air Force technological superiority through scientific research relevant to its needs. Under this November 25, 2022 Project Grant, the Australian National University...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded Boston University $498,760 under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) on August 1, 2025, for a three-year project examining electrojet turbulence in the lower ionosphere. The research delivers high-resolution computer simulations, theoretical models, and observational validation methodologies to characterize plasma irregularities occurring between 85 and 140 kilometers above...

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $454,850 Project Grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (doing business as Tees) to develop a BOUNDARY LAYER TURBULENCE SURFACE SENSOR ARRAY FOR HYPERSONIC FLIGHT AND GROUND TEST. The period of performance for this award under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) was from January 13, 2021 to January 12, 2022. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain...

This $375,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences under CFDA 47.049, the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program. The grant supports a collaborative research project titled "SWIFT: Facilitating Novel Modalities for Spectrum Sharing between Earth-Observing Microwave Radiometers and Commercial Users." The project aims to examine and develop new techniques to mitigate the effects of radio frequency...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences provides $173,167 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SWIFT: CONTEXT-AWARE SPECTRUM COEXISTENCE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION IN SATELLITE BANDS (ASCENT)." The award falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports advancing scientific knowledge and understanding in these...

This $719,982 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support collaborative research to investigate how the breaking of mountain waves affects space weather at altitudes of 100-200 miles above the Earth's surface. The research team from Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra) will study the impact of these mountain wave-driven turbulence and large-scale waves on the formation of traveling ionospheric...