The Pennsylvania State University
Who it subcontracts to
COLLABORATION ON, "ATHENAK: A PERFORMANCE PORTABLE SIMULATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS."
COLLABORATION ON, "TOWARD RECONCILATION OF DECADAL NORTH AMERICAN TOP-DOWN FLUX ESTIMATES FROM NESTED CMS-FLUX AND CONTINENTAL-SCALE CARBON FLUX INVENTORIES."
COLLABORATION ON, "TOWARD RECONCILATION OF DECADAL NORTH AMERICAN TOP-DOWN FLUX ESTIMATES FROM NESTED CMS-FLUX AND CONTINENTAL-SCALE CARBON FLUX INVENTORIES."
Who it works for
- Purdue University$1.3M
CHARACTERIZING HIGHWAYS & AUTOMATED NAVIGATION IN CISLUNAR ENVIRONMENT (CHANCE)
YEAR 1 DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROPOSAL, SUBRECIPIENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LABORATORY WORK THAT FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING RESIST CONTRAST CURVES OVER A RANGE OF RESIST THICKNESSES TO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK CARRIED OUT IN YEARS 2 AND 3 ON THE NANOFABRICATION PROCESS OF THERMALLY ACTIVATED SELECTIVE TOPOGRAPHY EQUILIBRATION (TASTE). THIS WORK IS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT THE PSU NANOFABRICATION LABORATORY TOGETHER WITH THE GRADUATE STUDENT WHOM SUBRECIPIENT WILL BE MENTORING AND GUIDING. DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF ELECTRON DOSE, RESIST MATERIAL AND WET DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE TASTE PROCESS WILL BE CONSIDERED, WITH CHARACTERIZATION METHODS PRIMARILY CONSISTING OF STYLUS PROFILOMETRY AND SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY. ADDITIONALLY, BASIC PARAMETERS OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROCESS FOR PATTERN STABILIZATION, SEQUENTIAL INFILTRATION SYNTHESIS (SIS), ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED AND REFINED IN YEARS 2 AND 3. YEAR 2 THE SUBRECIPIENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECOND YEAR OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL FOCUS ON EXPLORING LIMITATIONS IN ACHIEVABLE BLAZED FACET ANGLE FOR A FEW FIXED GROOVE PERIODS. ALL CARRIED OUT AT THE PSU NANOFABRICATION LABORATORY BY SUBRECIPIENT AND THE GRADUATE STUDENT, THIS WILL INCLUDE FABRICATING A SERIES OF TEST PATTERNS BASED OFF OF THE RESIST CONTRAST CURVE WORK CARRIED OUT IN YEAR 1 AND ANALYZING THE RESULTS USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM) AND FIELD‐EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (FESEM). THESE TEST PATTERNS WILL INCLUDE STAIRCASE PATTERNS OF VARIOUS STAIRCASE‐STEP PITCHES OVER A RANGE OF RESIST THICKNESSES. THE INTENDED GOAL IS TO DETERMINE THE PATTERN ASPECT RATIOS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE TASTE PROCESS TO SUPPORT THE WORK CARRIED OUT IN YEAR 3. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SIS PROCESS FOR RESIST STABILIZATION WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPED. YEAR 3 IN YEAR THREE, SUBRECIPIENT PLANS TO APPLY THE TASTE PROCESS DEVELOPMENT CARRIED OUT IN YEARS 1 AND 2 TOWARD PROCESS CONTROL FOR GRATINGS WITH A SPECIFIED BLAZED FACET ANGLE. ALSO PERFORMED AT THE PSU NANOFABRICATION LABORATORY BY SUBRECIPIENT AND THE GRADUATE STUDENT, THIS WORK WILL INCLUDE DETERMINING THE NECESSARY RESIST‐CONTRAST DATA AND LITHOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS EXPLORED PREVIOUSLY TO OBTAIN A GRATING SURFACE RELIEF WITH A SPECIFIED BLAZED FACET ANGLE AND GROOVE PERIOD. SUCCESSFUL TASTE RESULTS FROM THIS STUDY WILL BE STABILIZED USING SIS AND THEN COATED WITH METAL FOR UV REFLECTIVITY.
- Duke University$95K
DETERMINING FOREST RECRUITMENT CHANGE THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF NASA EARTH OBSERVATION DA
TIPPING POINTS IN TIDAL WETLAND VULNERABILITY: A MULTI-SENSOR, MULTI-SCALE, FORECASTING APPROACH
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC25K7127 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2024-10-01 → 2027-09-30 | $1.0M |
| 80NSSC25K7210 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES. DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2025-01-01 → 2027-12-31 | $652K |
| 80NSSC25K7213 | THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2025-02-01 → 2028-01-31 | $635K |
| 80NSSC22K1189 | 21-NSTGRO22-0146 BEAMED MICROWAVE ENERGY PROPULSION LEVERAGING LUNAR RESOURCES AND DUAL-USE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS | 2022-08-01 → 2026-07-31 | $316K |
| 80NSSC20K1209 | THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT TO START A NEW ERA OF SPACE EXPLORATION AND A NEW CHAPTER OF HUMAN HISTORY. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM A SUSTAINED HUMAN PRESENCE ON THE MOON IS A GOAL. | 2020-08-01 → ? | $189K |
| 80NSSC25K7381 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2024-11-13 → 2026-11-12 | $100K |
| 80NSSC25K7788 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. | 2025-04-01 → 2027-03-31 | $75K |
| 80NSSC25K7804 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS | 2025-03-04 → 2028-03-03 | $74K |
| 80NSSC25K7937 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS | 2025-03-14 → 2026-03-13 | $40K |
| 80NSSC25K7375 | EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS | 2024-11-13 → 2026-11-12 | $40K |
| 2435391 | IUCRC PLANNING GRANT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY: CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN EMERGING SUSTAINABLE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES (CRES2T) -SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-ENABLING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND ADVANCING COMMUNICATIONS, REMOTE SENSING, GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTROPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS. THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH IN THE LAUNCH OF SPACE OBJECTS IN ORBITS AROUND THE EARTH HAS MADE SPACE MORE CONGESTED AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASED SPACE DEBRIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INCREASED GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN LUNAR AND MARS MISSIONS POSE BOTH POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS TO SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE SPACE OPERATIONS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN EMERGING SUSTAINABLE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES (CRES2T), A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY, IS TO RESEARCH NOVEL CONCEPTS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF SPACE FOR HUMANITY. CRES2T RESEARCHERS WILL INVESTIGATE THE INTRICATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DESIGN, AUTONOMY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MODELING AND SIMULATION TO ENABLE SAFE IN-SPACE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE AND MANUFACTURING (ISAM) WHILE ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE HARSH SPACE ENVIRONMENT. THE SECONDARY GOAL OF THIS CENTER IS TO STIMULATE THE NEXT-GENERATION WORKFORCE BY TRAINING THE NEXT-GENERATION WORKFORCE IN THIS CRITICAL AREA OF NATIONAL NEED. CRES2T ACTIVITIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT THE NEW GLOBAL SPACE ECONOMY, CREATE NEW JOBS, AND ADVANCE OUR NATION?S ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. THE CRES2T ACTIVITIES WILL FOCUS ON FOSTERING AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE RESEARCHERS NOT ONLY CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE SPACE OPERATIONS BUT ALSO FOCUS ON INTEGRATING DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN A SEAMLESS MANNER TO ACCELERATE TRANSITIONING OF THESE ADVANCES TO COMMERCIAL ENTITIES. THE RESEARCH THRUSTS AND THE OPERATION OF CRES2T ARE FORMULATED TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX AND RAPID COMMERCIAL PULLS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING SPACE TECHNOLOGY. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (PSU) HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TO INCUBATE PROGRAMS IN RESEARCH, LEARNING, AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE SPACE SECTOR. THE ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH GROUP OF PENN STATE (ARGOPS), CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATIONS AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS (CAF?), STUDENT SPACE PROGRAM LAB, AND THE PENN STATE CONSORTIUM FOR PLANETARY AND EXOPLANETARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CPEST) ARE EXAMPLES OF THESE INVESTMENTS. THE PSU SITE WILL EXPLOIT ITS EXISTING EXPERTISE IN ASTRODYNAMICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO STUDY TECHNOLOGIES TO RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE OBJECT TRACKING, THE RECOVERY AND RECYCLING OF SPACE OBJECTS, AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS TO BUILD TRUST FOR AUTONOMOUS SPACE OPERATIONS. IT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OTHER SITES (PURDUE AND TEXAS A&M) TO TEST THESE TECHNOLOGIES IN A SEAMLESS MANNER AND DEVELOPING THE US OPERATIONAL WORKFORCE THROUGH STUDENT INTERNSHIPS, ANNUAL WORKSHOPS, SHORT COURSES, AND VIRTUAL TUTORIALS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | 2025-03-01 → 2027-04-30 | $24K |