Project Grant NNA13AA93A

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $157,630 CAREER grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) to conduct research and education activities related to models of planet formation and evolution. The project aims to use sophisticated computer modeling techniques to study the process of protoplanet accretion in the early solar system and reassess the development of the giant planets and Kuiper Belt. Complementary...

The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences awarded a $301,160 Project Grant to the Planetary Science Institute to support research toward developing a realistic model of terrestrial planet and water delivery formation. Funded under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), this three-year award beginning September 15, 2021 will promote progress in understanding major problems in planetary sciences through advancing scientific knowledge and modeling of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) provides $293,844.00 in funding for scientific research concerning novel laser applications. The award will be performed in accordance with the proposal and revisions submitted by the awardee, Energy And Photonics Consulting, Inc., from December 30, 2024 to December 29, 2029. The research aims to maintain technological...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $1,256,673 will fund the development of the PYPEIT open-source software ecosystem to support astronomical spectroscopy data processing for over 50 spectrographs at 18 observatories in the United States. The award will strategically expand the PYPEIT developer base, build partnerships with additional observatories, implement new community governance, and extend PYPEIT's...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $137,943, was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) program. The award supports research by the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona, focused on advancing scientific understanding of planetary systems, space exploration, and astronomical research. The key products and services to be delivered...

This $268,138 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports the development of the first immersive, online virtual field trip (VFT) that capitalizes on paleontological fieldwork. The primary goals are to: 1) increase exposure to geosciences in high schools and early-college classrooms by incorporating geoscience lessons into existing courses; 2) enhance educational content for traditional courses like geography, math, physics,...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $149,949 project grant to the University of Colorado under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) to conduct research on identifying spacecraft transport pathways in cislunar space. The project, titled "(YIP) DATA-DRIVEN IDENTIFICATION OF SPACECRAFT TRANSPORT PATHWAYS IN CISLUNAR SPACE", is scheduled to run from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027. As a prominent research university, the University of Colorado has a...

This $996,708 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will enable Off Planet Research L.L.C., a small business, to develop portable production equipment to create large quantities of realistic icy regolith simulants. These simulants will replicate the environment and properties of icy materials found on the Moon and other planetary bodies, allowing greater access for academia, industry, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $589,128 was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science Mission Directorate (CFDA 43.001) to Purdue University. The funding supports a 3-year research project titled "FINE-SCALE PIXEL ELEMENT MAPPING FOR MARS THE MOON AND OTHER BODIES WITH MINIATURIZED LIBS" to develop advanced laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) instrumentation for high-resolution planetary surface mapping on Mars, the Moon, and...

This $247,901 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research at the University of Arizona to study the atmospheric signatures of magmatic volcanism on terrestrial exoplanets. The researchers will develop theoretical models to understand how magmatic outgassing of volatiles on exoplanets may detectably modify their atmospheres. This work aims to provide insights into both habitability indicators and potential false positives for...