Project Grant N000142412562

This federal Project Grant award of $141,789, provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports research into the effects of ionospheric density irregularities on high-frequency (HF) radio wave propagation. The project, led by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University, aims to investigate how solar and geomagnetic activities influence ground-based HF communications, analyze small-scale density irregularities in the ionosphere, and evaluate how HF waves...

Computational Physics, Inc. was awarded a $235,831 project grant from the National Science Foundation on June 1, 2021 to complete work by May 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to enhance understanding of Earth's integrated system. Through this funding, Computational Physics will conduct collaborative research to study the effects of thermospheric winds on equatorial spread-F. Equatorial spread-F refers to...

This Project Grant award of $174,988 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences will support the development of a millimeter-wavelength (mmWave) rapid scan image phased array radar technology demonstrator unit. The objective is to evaluate the feasibility of a future ground-based, mobile phased array cloud radar system that could provide high-resolution measurements of cloud processes, which are crucial for understanding the Earth's climate and...

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) has awarded a $333,016 Project Grant to Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. This 3-year collaborative research project, titled "CEDAR--Effects of Ionospheric Density Irregularities on High-Frequency Radio Wave Propagation," aims to investigate the impact of ionospheric density fluctuations on the propagation of high-frequency (HF) radio waves. The research will utilize satellite data, HF amateur radio...

This $699,314 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to Texas A&M University will support research to develop new light-scattering modeling capabilities for inhomogeneous and roughened particles. The primary objectives are to: 1) Develop an analytical solution for two-layer spheroids, and 2) Modify and improve the Invariant Imbedding T-Matrix Method (IITM) - Physical-Geometric Optics Model (PGOM) approach to be more accurate and...

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...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate provides $289,839 to The Trustees of Columbia University in New York, New York for a collaborative research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SII-NRDZ:SPECTRUM SHARING VIA CONSUMPTION MODELS AND TELEMETRY - PROTOTYPING AND FIELD TESTING IN AN URBAN FCC INNOVATION ZONE." The project period runs from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. The award supports the development...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $400,000 to Brown University provides funding from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027 for research to develop key building blocks for realizing high-data rate, low-latency sub-terahertz (sub-THz) wireless networks. The key technical objectives are to: 1) Realize multi-user sub-THz spectrum access using a reconfigurable metasurface architecture without needing RF chains or antenna arrays; 2)...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides funding to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training program. The project aims to train the next-generation wireless workforce by allowing trainees to access and operate advanced wireless communications equipment and instruments, including software-defined...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $100,333 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to develop smart surfaces capable of adaptively modifying wireless channels. The goal is to unlock the full potential of wireless networks by manipulating the propagation environment to achieve greater spatial multiplexing and coverage for massive numbers of devices and exponential growth in data...