Northwestern University
Who it subcontracts to
No subawards reported under its lunar awards.
Who it works for
AFOSR-SURI-MICROBE THE GIANNESCHI GROUP WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF INORGANIC AND ORGANIC INTERFACES INCLUDING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOFILMS AND BIOMIMETIC INTERFACES.
THE ABUNDANCES AND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF HYDROGEN IN GLASSES & MINERALS FROM CHONDRULES AND CAIS CAN POTENTIALLY PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY FORMED AND/OR SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION IN THEIR PARENT BODIES. IN THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM, END MEMBER VOLATILE SOURCES INCLUDE THE SOLAR NEBULA GAS AND WATER ICE; THESE TWO SOURCES HAVE D/H RATIOS THAT DIFFER BY UP TO AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, AND ARE ALSO CHARACTERIZED BY VERY DIFFERENT O ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, COUPLED DATA ON DEGREE OF HYDRATION AND O ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF CHONDRULES AND CAIS CAN POTENTIALLY IDENTIFY OPEN-SYSTEM BEHAVIOR IN PHASES THAT ARE USED FOR AL-MG, PB-PB, SM-ND AND HF-W CHRONOMETRY.
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC21K0925 | AS NASA SETS ITS SIGHT ON MORE EARTH-INDEPENDENT MISSIONS SUCH AS ARTEMIS MISSIONS TO THE MOON AND ON TO MARS TEAM COMPOSITION BECOMES A CRITICAL LEVERAGE POINT FOR MITIGATING RISKS. NASA HAS SUCCESSFULLY DESIGNED CREWS WITH THE RIGHT STUFF FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE MERCURY | 2021-04-15 → 2025-09-30 | $852K |
| 80NSSC20K1192 | THE SUCCESS OF FUTURE MANNED NASA MISSIONS TO THE MOON DEPENDS CRITICALLY ON POWER GENERATION CAPABILITIES. | 2020-08-28 → ? | $85K |