Project Grant NNX16AB95A

This Cooperative Agreement award of $999,982 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the Aerospace Student-Teacher Program for Innovation, Research, and Education (ASPIRE) project at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. ASPIRE aims to merge advanced aerospace manufacturing and advanced air mobility technologies, focusing on areas like unmanned aircraft systems, electric aircraft, and air transportation automation. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences provides $229,131 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to develop a new research and education partnership in astronomy with Texas Southmost College (TSC). The partnership will engage Hispanic community college students in South Texas in multi-messenger and time domain astronomy research, including observational techniques, data analysis, and machine learning. Key activities...

This $422,259 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of a novel "Spherical Sailing Omnidirectional Rovers" (SSAILORS) technology. The primary objective is to establish the first spherical, wind-powered rover capable of moving in all directions, enabling persistent and autonomous characterization of remote environments. Through a combined physical and control...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to advance space exploration by improving the performance and resilience of multi-agent robotic systems for harsh environments like the Moon or Mars. The $269,069 award to the University of Vermont will develop data-driven control mechanisms to enhance fault tolerance and adaptive capabilities of distributed robot formations. The project will partner with NASA's Jet...

This Project Grant award of $499,715.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to increase student awareness, interest, and preparation for careers in the geosciences, a field projected to face a significant workforce shortage. The three-year project engages students from an urban two-year college in conducting authentic oceanographic research focused on assessing the health of the local marine ecosystem. Participants gain hands-on...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) program (CFDA 43.008), provides $748,245 to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The award supports scientific research, technology development, and educational initiatives focused on prospecting and pre-colonization of the Moon and Mars using autonomous robots with human-in-the-loop control. Key products and services include: Energy-aware autonomous environmental...

This $234,639 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF MPS) will support the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc. (LCO) to develop the USA Sky Partners program. The program aims to expand access to authentic astronomy research experiences for undergraduates at Hispanic-serving and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, LCO will partner with Occidental College and the University of Puerto Rico-Rio...

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a $1,958,430 Cooperative Agreement to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD-SIO) to provide comprehensive data management services for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet from 2025-2029. The award will fund ongoing operations of the Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) program, which preserves, documents, and enables access to underway environmental sensor data collected by...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IDEAS LAB: SMARTER MICROBIAL OBSERVATORIES FOR REALTIME EXPERIMENTS (SMORES)" project. This three-year project aims to develop a novel seafloor sensor/sampler array and intelligent control systems to better understand how tidal pumping and subsurface...

This Project Grant award of $727,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support the "EXPLORATIONS: LAUNCHING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY STEM PATHWAYS THROUGH IMMERSIVE DRONE EXPERIENCES" project. The project aims to address the national need for a skilled workforce in emerging technology sectors by providing high school participants with immersive learning experiences in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The project...