Top recipients in this sector
| Recipient | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| LEIDOS, INC. | 2 | $6.2B |
| ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | 10 | $2.4B |
| ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | 6 | $1.8B |
| TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 2 | $1.3B |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | 1 | $975.9M |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | 2 | $800.0M |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 2 | $793.4M |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC | 3 | $642.8M |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | 2 | $543.3M |
| APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | $411.1M |
| FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | 2 | $281.8M |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 2 | $248.0M |
| G2 OPS, INC. | 2 | $238.2M |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | 3 | $233.7M |
| CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, CORP. | 2 | $174.8M |
Top agencies funding this sector
National Science Foundation
$16.2B 86%
General Services Administration
$1.3B 7%
Department of Energy
$954.4M 5%
Department of Commerce
$193.1M 1%
Department of Defense
$118.2M 1%
Department of Health and Human Services
$34.4M 0%
Recent awards in this sector
| Action date | Recipient | Agency | Amount | Description | Sector | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | LEIDOS, INC. | National Science Foundation | $3,088,721,030 | SCIENCE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM | research | active |
| 2026-06-22 | LEIDOS, INC. | National Science Foundation | $3,088,721,030 | SCIENCE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM | research | active |
| 2026-06-03 | UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | National Science Foundation | $975,888,088 | THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | National Science Foundation | $640,746,599 | MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE JOIDES RESOLUTION AS A FACILITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DISCOVERY PROGRAM (IODP) | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | National Science Foundation | $640,746,599 | MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE JOIDES RESOLUTION AS A FACILITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DISCOVERY PROGRAM (IODP) | research | active |
| 2026-04-20 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Science Foundation | $570,618,065 | CONSTRUCTION OF THE LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE (LSST) UNDER THE MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION (MREFC) ACCOUNT | research | active |
| 2026-04-20 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Science Foundation | $570,618,065 | CONSTRUCTION OF THE LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE (LSST) UNDER THE MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION (MREFC) ACCOUNT | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | National Science Foundation | $480,514,346 | ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | National Science Foundation | $480,514,346 | ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE | research | active |
| 2026-05-26 | APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. | General Services Administration | $411,059,347 | TASK ORDER AWARD | research | expired |
| 2026-05-20 | ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | National Science Foundation | $406,246,554 | NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY: VERY LARGE ARRAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE | research | active |
| 2026-05-20 | ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | National Science Foundation | $406,246,554 | NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY: VERY LARGE ARRAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | National Science Foundation | $399,999,980 | CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO THREE REGIONAL CLASS RESEARCH VESSELS (RCRVS) - PHASES III & IV | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | National Science Foundation | $399,999,980 | CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO THREE REGIONAL CLASS RESEARCH VESSELS (RCRVS) - PHASES III & IV | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Department of Energy | $396,718,000 | OPERATION OF THE FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS AS SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITY | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Department of Energy | $396,718,000 | OPERATION OF THE FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS AS SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITY | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Science Foundation | $277,033,094 | AURA MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Science Foundation | $277,033,094 | AURA MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY | research | active |
| 2026-04-28 | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | National Science Foundation | $275,009,457 | ARCTIC RESEARCH SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS SERVICES (ARSLS) | research | active |
| 2026-06-18 | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | National Science Foundation | $268,297,107 | NEON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: EVOLVING FROM A STRONG FOUNDATION -THE FUTURE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SECURITY OF THE U.S. DEPEND UPON DIVERSE NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE ALTERED BY THE CHANGING WORLD. THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK (NEON), THE FIRST CONTINENTAL-SCALE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, ADDRESSES THE NATURE OF THESE CHANGES AND THEIR CAUSES BY ACQUIRING STANDARDIZED BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS FROM THE LOCAL TO CONTINENTAL SCALE. IT PROVIDES KEY DATA TO ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT THE CHANGES AND ENABLE POLICY MAKERS POTENTIALLY TO LESSEN DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. NEON IS DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO THIS AREA OF SCIENCE IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY DATA FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN PURSUING ADVANCED ECOLOGICAL AND CLIMATE RESEARCH. NEON PROVIDES OUTREACH NATIONWIDE IN EACH OF ITS 20 ECOLOGICAL REGIONS TO BUILD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS. WITH ITS PARTNERS, NEON PROVIDES DATA SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS. THE NEON MISSION IS TO ENABLE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTION OF THE DRIVERS OF, AND RESPONSES TO, ECOLOGICAL CHANGES BY PROVIDING FREELY AVAILABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CONTINENTAL AND DECADAL-SCALE ECOLOGICAL DATA AND SAMPLES INFORMED BY BROAD SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT. THE MANAGING ENTITY FOR THIS PROJECT REALIZES THIS MISSION AND ADVANCES THE POTENTIAL FOR DISCOVERY BY PROVIDING RAPID AND BROADENED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY NEON DATA AND SAMPLES THROUGH ROBUST, SECURE, AND ACCESSIBLE CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, FINDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, INTEROPERABLE, AND REUSABLE ? FAIR - DATA PARTNERS, AND THE NEON BIOREPOSITORY. THE ROBUST NEON CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO DATA AND ANALYTIC TOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO EMPOWER A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO DEVELOP OPEN-SOURCE CODE, ANALYTIC TOOLS, STANDARDIZED PROTOCOLS, AND DERIVED ECOLOGICAL DATA PRODUCTS. NEON INFRASTRUCTURE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED AT 81 SITES IN 20 DISTINCT ECOLOGICAL REGIONS SPANNING THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, ALASKA, HAWAII, AND PUERTO RICO. OVER 180 DATA PRODUCTS ARE COLLECTED USING A SENSOR NETWORK, AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING, AND MANUAL FIELD OBSERVATIONS AND COLLECTIONS. THESE FREE AND OPENLY AVAILABLE DATA ARE PROVIDED TO SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE PUBLIC FOR SOCIETAL BENEFIT THROUGH THE NEON DATA PORTAL (HTTPS://DATA.NEONSCIENCE.ORG/). PHYSICAL SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE THROUGH THE NEON BIOREPOSITORY (HTTPS://BIOREPO.NEONSCIENCE.ORG/PORTAL/). NEON PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED ACCESS TO MANY PARTS OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, THROUGH A COST-RECOVERABLE ASSIGNABLE ASSETS PROGRAM. CENTRALIZED PLANNING DRIVES EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT WITH CONSISTENCY AND QUALITY IN DATA; DECENTRALIZED EXECUTION ACROSS THE 20 NEON DOMAINS ACCOMMODATES THE DIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTS IN THE US. THE POTENTIAL FOR NEON TO ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE WILL BE AMPLIFIED BY ENGAGING IN EXTENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. NEON WILL BUILD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS AND WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE USE OF NEON DATA, SUPPORTING NEON AMBASSADORS AND PARTNERS, AND CONDUCTING TRAINING IN STANDARDIZED ECOLOGICAL FIELD SAMPLING PROTOCOLS. CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF NEON OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TRAINING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, WILL BE DRIVEN BY REGULAR EXTERNAL EVALUATION AGAINST OBSERVATORY PERFORMANCE METRICS. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | research | active |
| 2026-04-28 | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC | National Science Foundation | $254,534,978 | IT SERVICES | research | expired |
| 2026-04-28 | BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC | National Science Foundation | $254,534,978 | IT SERVICES | research | expired |
| 2026-03-04 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Science Foundation | $153,666,534 | MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEMINI OBSERVATORY -NSF?S NATIONAL OPTICAL-INFRARED ASTRONOMY RESEARCH LABORATORY (NSF?S NOIRLAB) IS THE U.S. NATIONAL CENTER FOR GROUND-BASED NIGHTTIME OPTICAL ASTRONOMY. NOIRLAB INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL GEMINI OBSERVATORY, THE KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY, THE CERRO TOLOLO INTER-AMERICAN OBSERVATORY, OPERATIONS OF VERA C. RUBIN OBSERVATORY, AND THE COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND DATA CENTER (CSDC). THIS AWARD SUPPORTS MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THESE FACILITIES FOR FIVE YEARS, 2023-2027. THE AWARD SUPPORTS PREPARATIONS FOR THE LAUNCH OF RUBIN OBSERVATORY AND THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF RUBIN?S TEN-YEAR LEGACY SURVEY IN SPACE AND TIME (LSST). GEMINI IS OPERATED BY NSF IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS IN CANADA, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND CHILE. RUBIN IS OPERATED JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. NOIRLAB WILL ALSO CONTINUE AND FURTHER DEVELOP AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. NOIRLAB COMMUNICATES THE WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY THROUGH ITS FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE. NOIRLAB ENGAGES WITH THE PUBLIC LOCALLY THROUGH A RANGE OF FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES IN HAWAI?I, CHILE AND ARIZONA, AND ON A NATIONAL AND INDEED INTERNATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND CITIZEN-SCIENCE PROJECTS. THROUGH ITS TELESCOPES, INSTRUMENTS AND SOFTWARE SERVICES, NOIRLAB SUPPORTS OVER 400 GRADUATE THESIS PROJECTS AND OF ORDER 550 NON-THESIS GRADUATE STUDENTS EACH YEAR. ON A YEARLY BASIS, NOIRLAB FACILITIES GENERATE DATA FOR MORE THAN 700 SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. NOIRLAB'S VISION IS TO BE THE PREEMINENT LABORATORY FOR RESEARCH IN MODERN GROUND-BASED OPTICAL-INFRARED (OIR) ASTRONOMY, SUPPORTING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCIENTISTS SPREAD ACROSS ALL 50 STATES THROUGH THE ENTIRE RESEARCH LIFE CYCLE. NSF?S GOAL IS TO CREATE IN NOIRLAB A NATIONAL RESOURCE THAT WILL LEAD THE WORLD IN DATA-INTENSIVE ASTRONOMY, DRIVE EXPLORATION OF THE NEW FRONTIERS IN TIME-DOMAIN ASTRONOMY AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS, MAXIMIZE SCIENCE RETURN FROM RUBIN OBSERVATORY, AND PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR ALL U.S. SCIENTISTS TO MAKE FULL USE OF POTENTIAL FUTURE EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPES IN THE 2030S AND BEYOND. FOR THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY NOIRLAB PROVIDES ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTRUMENTATION ON LARGE (8-METER MIRROR DIAMETER) AND MEDIUM-SIZED OR ?MID-SCALE? (APPROXIMATELY 4-METER DIAMETER) OIR TELESCOPES TO ENABLE RESEARCH IN ALL AREAS OF ASTRONOMY. NOIRLAB ALSO PROVIDE A NATIONAL FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES, OTHER NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH DISCIPLINES, OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS NOIRLAB WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND DEVELOP THE 4-METER BLANCO AND SOUTHERN ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH (SOAR) TELESCOPES IN CHILE AND THE TWIN 8-METER GEMINI TELESCOPES IN HAWAI?I AND CHILE. NOIRLAB WILL SUPPORT PRE-OPERATIONS OF RUBIN LEADING TO COMMISSIONING IN 2024 AND THE LAUNCH OF LSST SHORTLY THEREAFTER. RUBIN WILL UNDOUBTEDLY REVOLUTIONIZE MODERN ASTRONOMY THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF THE SOUTHERN SKIES BUT ALSO BY RELEASING MILLIONS OF TIME DOMAIN ALERTS EVERY NIGHT. RUBIN, WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE OTHER NOIRLAB TELESCOPES AND WITH SOFTWARE AND ARCHIVAL SUPPORT FROM CSDC, WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ALL OF THE PRIORITY SCIENCE AREAS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECENT NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE (NASEM) DECADAL SURVEY IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY IN ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS FOR THE 2020S (ASTRO2020). 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. | research | active |
| 2026-03-04 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | National Science Foundation | $153,666,534 | MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEMINI OBSERVATORY -NSF?S NATIONAL OPTICAL-INFRARED ASTRONOMY RESEARCH LABORATORY (NSF?S NOIRLAB) IS THE U.S. NATIONAL CENTER FOR GROUND-BASED NIGHTTIME OPTICAL ASTRONOMY. NOIRLAB INCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL GEMINI OBSERVATORY, THE KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY, THE CERRO TOLOLO INTER-AMERICAN OBSERVATORY, OPERATIONS OF VERA C. RUBIN OBSERVATORY, AND THE COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND DATA CENTER (CSDC). THIS AWARD SUPPORTS MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THESE FACILITIES FOR FIVE YEARS, 2023-2027. THE AWARD SUPPORTS PREPARATIONS FOR THE LAUNCH OF RUBIN OBSERVATORY AND THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF RUBIN?S TEN-YEAR LEGACY SURVEY IN SPACE AND TIME (LSST). GEMINI IS OPERATED BY NSF IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS IN CANADA, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND CHILE. RUBIN IS OPERATED JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. NOIRLAB WILL ALSO CONTINUE AND FURTHER DEVELOP AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. NOIRLAB COMMUNICATES THE WONDERS OF ASTRONOMY THROUGH ITS FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE. NOIRLAB ENGAGES WITH THE PUBLIC LOCALLY THROUGH A RANGE OF FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES IN HAWAI?I, CHILE AND ARIZONA, AND ON A NATIONAL AND INDEED INTERNATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND CITIZEN-SCIENCE PROJECTS. THROUGH ITS TELESCOPES, INSTRUMENTS AND SOFTWARE SERVICES, NOIRLAB SUPPORTS OVER 400 GRADUATE THESIS PROJECTS AND OF ORDER 550 NON-THESIS GRADUATE STUDENTS EACH YEAR. ON A YEARLY BASIS, NOIRLAB FACILITIES GENERATE DATA FOR MORE THAN 700 SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. NOIRLAB'S VISION IS TO BE THE PREEMINENT LABORATORY FOR RESEARCH IN MODERN GROUND-BASED OPTICAL-INFRARED (OIR) ASTRONOMY, SUPPORTING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCIENTISTS SPREAD ACROSS ALL 50 STATES THROUGH THE ENTIRE RESEARCH LIFE CYCLE. NSF?S GOAL IS TO CREATE IN NOIRLAB A NATIONAL RESOURCE THAT WILL LEAD THE WORLD IN DATA-INTENSIVE ASTRONOMY, DRIVE EXPLORATION OF THE NEW FRONTIERS IN TIME-DOMAIN ASTRONOMY AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS, MAXIMIZE SCIENCE RETURN FROM RUBIN OBSERVATORY, AND PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR ALL U.S. SCIENTISTS TO MAKE FULL USE OF POTENTIAL FUTURE EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPES IN THE 2030S AND BEYOND. FOR THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY NOIRLAB PROVIDES ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTRUMENTATION ON LARGE (8-METER MIRROR DIAMETER) AND MEDIUM-SIZED OR ?MID-SCALE? (APPROXIMATELY 4-METER DIAMETER) OIR TELESCOPES TO ENABLE RESEARCH IN ALL AREAS OF ASTRONOMY. NOIRLAB ALSO PROVIDE A NATIONAL FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNIVERSITIES, OTHER NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH DISCIPLINES, OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS NOIRLAB WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND DEVELOP THE 4-METER BLANCO AND SOUTHERN ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH (SOAR) TELESCOPES IN CHILE AND THE TWIN 8-METER GEMINI TELESCOPES IN HAWAI?I AND CHILE. NOIRLAB WILL SUPPORT PRE-OPERATIONS OF RUBIN LEADING TO COMMISSIONING IN 2024 AND THE LAUNCH OF LSST SHORTLY THEREAFTER. RUBIN WILL UNDOUBTEDLY REVOLUTIONIZE MODERN ASTRONOMY THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF THE SOUTHERN SKIES BUT ALSO BY RELEASING MILLIONS OF TIME DOMAIN ALERTS EVERY NIGHT. RUBIN, WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE OTHER NOIRLAB TELESCOPES AND WITH SOFTWARE AND ARCHIVAL SUPPORT FROM CSDC, WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ALL OF THE PRIORITY SCIENCE AREAS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECENT NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE (NASEM) DECADAL SURVEY IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY IN ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS FOR THE 2020S (ASTRO2020). 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. | research | active |
| 2026-05-05 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | National Science Foundation | $140,880,752 | NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY RENEWAL 2023-2027 -HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS ARE A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND HAVE WIDE SPREAD TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS. THE MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS INCLUDE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, HIGH-SPEED MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRAINS, AND POWER GENERATION. SCIENTISTS USE HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS TO EXPLORE NEW PHYSICAL PHENOMENA, DEVELOP MATERIALS FOR FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTERS, OVERCOME ENERGY CHALLENGES, AND INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN BRAIN AND LIFE IN GENERAL. THIS AWARD TO FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS THE OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY (NHMFL) IN 2023-2027. HOME TO MANY WORLD-RECORD MAGNET SYSTEMS, THE NHMFL IS LOCATED AT THREE SITES: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY. MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SCIENTISTS FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES, AND INDUSTRY AROUND THE WORLD COME TO THE NHMFL SITES EACH YEAR, AND USE THE POWERFUL MAGNETS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTRUMENTS FOR RESEARCH IN MATERIALS SCIENCE, CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AS WELL AS MAGNET TECHNOLOGY. THE RESULTS OF THIS RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED IN MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED PAPERS EACH YEAR, AND LEAD TO THE CREATION OF START-UP COMPANIES. THE MAGNET SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AND THE ADVANCED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY CENTER AT NHMFL MEET THE LABORATORY?S MISSION TO DEVELOP NEW MATERIALS AND TO BUILD NEW MAGNET SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE THE FRONTIERS OF HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD SCIENCE. THE MISSION OF NHMFL ALSO INCLUDES THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AS WELL AS TO INCREASE THE SCIENTIFIC AWARENESS OF THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. A LARGE NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS, INCLUDING 500 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, 200 POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS, AND 250 EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS, USE THE NHMFL AS THEIR TRAINING GROUND. THE NHMFL REACHES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH CLASSROOM LESSONS, SUMMER AND WINTER CAMPS, INTERNSHIPS, TOURS, AND WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS AND ACTIVITIES. AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL STAFF AT THE NHMFL BRINGS MORE THAN 10,000 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO PERFORM HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS EACH YEAR. THE NHMFL INCLUDES SEVEN USER FACILITIES: STEADY STATE OR DC FIELD, ELECTRON MAGNETIC RESONANCE, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, AND ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY; PULSED FIELD AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; AND HIGH B/T AND ADVANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. USER ACCESS IS PROVIDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS. MAGNETIC FIELDS BOTH PROBE AND MANIPULATE QUANTUM MATERIALS THROUGH COUPLING TO ELECTRON SPINS, ORBITALS, AND CURRENTS, CONTROLLING NUCLEAR SPINS, IMPOSING COMMENSURABILITIES IN ENERGY OR LENGTH SCALES, BREAKING SYMMETRIES AND/OR INDUCING MAGNETIC VORTICES. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT THE NHMFL IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ON ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING ALONG SEVEN BROAD FRONTIERS: (A) EMERGENT BEHAVIORS THAT RESULTS FROM ELECTRONIC INTERACTIONS IN QUANTUM MATERIALS; (B) THE ROLE OF TOPOLOGY IN GIVING RISE TO NEW PHYSICS IN QUANTUM MATTER; (C) EXPLORING THE NEW PHYSICS REVEALED IN ATOMICALLY-THIN MATERIALS FROM MONOLAYERS TO MULTI-LAYERS TO STRUCTURES WITH MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURES WITH TWISTED INTERLAYER ORIENTATIONS; (D) EXTRACTING ATOMIC-LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS OF COMPLEX ? OFTEN DISORDERED ? MATERIALS, INCLUDING CATALYSTS, GLASSES, AND BATTERIES, USING BOTH NUCLEAR AND ELECTRON MAGNETIC RESONANCE; (E) USING RESONANCE TECHNIQUES ON METABOLITES, BIOMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES, AND LIVING ORGANISMS TO MEASURE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND DEVELOPMENT UNDER PHYSIOLOGICAL AND IN VIVO CONDITIONS; (F) USING ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE TO PROBE CHEMICALLY-COMPLEX ORGANIC MIXTURES AT A MOLECULAR LEVEL, FROM DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER TO ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINANTS; AND (G) RESEARCHING HIGH-STRENGTH CONDUCTORS AND SUPERCONDUCTORS NECESSARY TO ADVANCE MAGNET TECHNOLOGIES. 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. | research | active |
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