Project Grant FA95502210292

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $236,198 to the University of Illinois to conduct research on minimizing the impact of satellite optical reflections on key astronomical observing systems, particularly the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). The work involves developing software to accurately predict satellite positions and optical brightness, leveraging collaborations with the Aerospace...

This $564,958 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports measurement, simulation, and mitigation of the impact of low-Earth orbit satellite constellations on wide-field optical surveys conducted by ground-based observatories. The University of California, Davis will pursue multiple mitigation strategies including developing novel algorithms for processing charge-coupled device images, strategies for avoiding the brightest...

This $299,997 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program supports the development of free and open-source software and a web interface for extracting high-precision brightness measurements of stars from citizen scientist observations collected with color digital cameras. The project aims to greatly expand the pool of citizen scientists able to contribute to...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $505,530 to The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) will support research on coupling meteoroid input to thermospheric processes. The key objectives are to: Study meteors through radar analysis and simulations to understand the physics of how meteoroids interact with the upper atmosphere, creating plasma and affecting atmospheric conditions. This includes developing a novel...

Altitude Grid, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop a Reinforced Hierarchical Probabilistic Solar Forecasting Tool Based on Dynamic Multi-Model Machine Learning. The tool will utilize machine learning techniques to provide probabilistic solar power forecasting through June 26, 2023. This aligns with the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program's mission under the 81.049 CFDA to transform understanding of...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop tools and models to guide the design of applications and network algorithms for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks. The 3-year project aims to improve understanding of the unique properties and variability of LEO satellite networks, and leverage this knowledge to enhance network protocols...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $119,245 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to develop a plan for the coexistence between large communications satellite constellations like Starlink and precision scientific instruments vulnerable to radio frequency interference in the Antarctic. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: 1) Coordination with...

This $732,034 Project Grant award by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will support the development and deployment of an Operational Data Sharing (ODS) system to enable real-time spectrum sharing between radio astronomy observatories and satellite constellations. The primary objectives are to construct the ODS system and experiment with spectrum sharing between the Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope in...

The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $199,628 Project Grant to Texas A&M University to develop a robust light-scattering computational capability based on the method of separation of variables in spheroidal coordinates for small-to-large spheroids. The award period runs from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023. The work will be conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050), which supports basic research in the...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $108,999 Project Grant under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC, doing business as Orion Space Solutions, for the project "EVALUATING THE IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION DATA FROM PLANETIQ". The award period is from September 4, 2024 to September 3, 2025. Orion Space Solutions, a small business specializing in smallsat manufacturing, space science, and...