Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia
Who it subcontracts to
1. DEVELOP AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM FOR RAMAN, LIBS, FLUORESCENCE, ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS, LAMIS, AND SURFACE IMAGING 2. ADVANCE THE AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM 3. DEVELOP SOFTWARE TO CONTROL THE AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
A RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY INSTRUMENT, ALONG WITH OTHER MULTIFUNCTIONAL MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION. THE TECHNICAL GOALS OF THE PROPOSED WORK AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY INCLUDE (1) RESONANCE AND NON-RESONANCE SPONTANEOUS RAMAN SCATTERING AND SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) OF SIMULANTS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS; (2) STUDIES OF SERS THROUGH SPECTRAL COUPLING OF EXCITATION AND LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE BASED ON MONOMER, DIMER, TRIMER, AND MULTIMER CONFIGURATIONS; (3) CHARACTERIZATION OF TIME- AND TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SERS; (4) ANALYSIS OF STOKES AND ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING; AND (5) EXPLORATION OF TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (TERS) OF SIMULANTS OF PLANETARY MATERIALS. THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF THE PROPOSED WORK INCLUDE (1) TRAINING UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND (2) DEVELOPING A PATHWAY FOR HU URM STUDENTS TO THE UVA GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NASA'S PLANETARY EXPLORATION AREA. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATIONS WITH SCIENTISTS AT UVA, LASER AND PLASMA TECH, NASA LARC, AND NASA GSFC.
Who it works for
STATEMENT OF WORK THIS FIVE-YEAR STUDY WILL FOCUS ON EVOLVING THE DESIGN OF THE COSMIC TWILIGHT POLARIMETER (CTP), A GROUND-BASED ENGINEERING PROTOTYPE OF THE DARK AGES RADIO EXPLORER (DARE) SCIENCE INSTRUMENT, INTO AN ELEMENT OF A LOW FREQUENCY ARRAY SUITABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. TECHNICAL ISSUES TO BE EXPLORED INCLUDE RADIOMETER CALIBRATION, INTER-ELEMENT OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, ARRAY METROLOGY CONCEPTS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING OPTIONS. THE FIRST TWO YEARS WILL INVOLVE MODELING AND SIMULATIONS FOLLOWED BY FIELD AND LABORATORY EVALUATIONS OF PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY PATHFINDERS IN YEARS THREE THROUGH FIVE.
ADMINISTRATION OF SCIENCE TEAM MEETINGS, MONITORING CHANGES TO INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM AND ENSURING CAPABILITIES ARE RETAINED PER PROJECT SPECS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETAILED OBSERVING PLANS, REPORTING OF SCIENCE TEAM MEETINGS
Lunar awards as prime
| Award | Description | Period | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC25K7824 | 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. | 2024-05-01 → 2028-04-30 | $850K |
| NNX14AQ10G | THE SURFACE OF THE MOON IS IMPACTED BY SOLAR RADIATION, PHOTONS AND PARTICLES, AS WELL AS ENERGETIC IONS AND ELECTRONS CONTAINED IN THE EARTH'S MAGNE | 2014-08-21 → ? | $445K |
| 80NSSC20K0118 | SPECIFICALLY THIS RESEARCH FOCUSSES ON THE LUNAR VOLATILE CYCLE NEW LUNAR LITHOLOGIES NEW VIEWS OF REGOLITH EVOLUTION AND FEEDS FORWARD TO FUTURE RETURNS OF VOLATILE-RICH LUNAR SAMPLES. | 2019-10-16 → 2022-10-15 | $102K |