Project Grant N629092412084

This federal Project Grant award from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $162,485 to The University of Newcastle in Australia to conduct research on remote sensing of coronal mass ejection magnetic fields for space weather forecasting. The research aims to maintain technological superiority and prevent technological surprise in areas critical to national defense capabilities. The award, which began on September 11, 2024, will run through September 10, 2027,...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $144,740 Project Grant to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award, effective July 21, 2025 through July 20, 2028, supports research on "Nonlinear Fluid-Structure Interaction for Agile Stratospheric Flying Platforms." UNSW, a prominent Australian research institution with expertise in defense-related research, will execute this project to...

The NASA Shared Services Center awarded a $249,539.76 Project Grant to the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, Inc. (ASGSR) on August 2, 2024. The grant, funded under the Science (CFDA 43.001) program, supports ASGSR's 2024 Annual Conference. The project will run through August 1, 2025. ASGSR, a non-profit organization focused on microgravity research and space life sciences, will use the funding to organize and facilitate the annual conference, which serves as a platform...

The University of New South Wales received a $147,493 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to support basic research under proposal number 22IOA003 for the period of February 28, 2022 through February 27, 2023. The research focuses on advanced regional and global numerical modelling of the ionosphere to support space situational awareness, high-frequency radar, and communications. This award is funded through the Air Force Defense Research...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $125,000.00 in funding to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) in Australia. The award supports research on data-driven reduced order modeling and preliminary experimentation to investigate the combined effects of transonic buffet and freeplay-induced limit cycle oscillations. This research aims to...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a $1,099,060 Cooperative Agreement to The Ohio State University to establish a "Lab-to-Orbit University Center of Excellence: Science, Performance and Critical Evaluation of Materials in Low Earth Orbit (SPACE-MAT)". This grant is funded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800), which supports fundamental and applied research to maintain technological superiority for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force....

This $168,265 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports the development of software and analysis tools to minimize the impact of satellite reflections on astronomical observations, particularly for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) program. The primary objectives are to: 1) develop software to accurately predict satellite positions and optical brightness to enable avoidance of interference with...

The University of Western Australia, operating as Currie Hall, has been awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct basic research on a "Phase-Stabilized Optical Interferometer for Extremely High-Resolution Imaging" over a 2-year period starting September 1, 2023. This fundamental research award aims to support the Air Force Research Laboratory's technological objectives in areas relevant to Air Force needs, prevent...

The University of Auckland received a $199,330 project grant award from the Department of the Air Force to support research titled "A Convex Optimization-Based Approach for Challenges in Space Situational Awareness and Spacecraft Operation." The two-year award, made on September 30, 2021 under the Air Force's Defense Research Sciences Program, will fund basic research activities at the university through September 29, 2023. The Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain U.S....

This $112,877 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports collaborative research on the coexistence of remote astronomical instruments with large communication satellite constellations, such as Starlink, at the South Pole. The key products and services to be delivered include: Coordinating with SpaceX on a plan for coexistence between Starlink satellites and South Pole instruments vulnerable to radio frequency...