Associated Universities Inc

ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY: VERY LARGE ARRAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY

ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA)

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA)

NRAO MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

NATIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING PROGRAM

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE GREEN BANK OBSERVATORY

ALMA-J

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE GREEN BANK OBSERVATORY FY 2025 - FY 2026 -ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. (AUI) WILL MANAGE AND OPERATE THE GREEN BANK OBSERVATORY (GBO) FROM OCTOBER 1, 2024 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, AUI WILL INITIATE A CRITICALLY-NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE REFURBISHMENT PLAN TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY AND SCIENTIFIC VITALITY OF GBO. FURTHERMORE, IT WILL REINTEGRATE GBO INTO THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) TO REALIZE A COHERENT VISION OF SERVICE TO THE RADIO ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY, WITH A RENEWED EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITY, USER SUPPORT, ARCHIVAL DATA ACCESS, AND SOFTWARE TOOLS. ASTRONOMY IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN MEETING NATIONAL GOALS RELATED TO DIVERSITY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, AND INCREASED U.S. COMPETITIVENESS. GBO?S EXEMPLARY EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN WEST VIRGINIA WILL CREATE UNIQUE STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR K? 16 STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS, AND THE PUBLIC. THE GREEN BANK SCIENCE CENTER ATTRACTS NEARLY 40,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR, AND ACTIVE TELESCOPES ON SITE PROVIDE INVALUABLE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS SCIENCE ENRICHMENT FOR A VERY WIDE DEMOGRAPHIC. DRIVEN BY THE PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. RESEARCH COMMUNITY AS ARTICULATED IN THE 2020 DECADAL SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, GBO WILL ENABLE IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES ACROSS MANY FIELDS OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. THE MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENT AT GBO IS THE 100-METER DIAMETER GREEN BANK TELESCOPE (GBT)---THE WORLD'S LARGEST FULLY STEERABLE SINGLE-DISH RADIO TELESCOPE. THE GBT'S LARGE SKY COVERAGE, VERY HIGH SENSITIVITY, AND EXTENSIVE SUITE OF INSTRUMENTS MAKE IT A POWERFUL AND VERSATILE TELESCOPE WHICH ENABLES ADVANCES IN VIRTUALLY ALL AREAS OF MODERN ASTROPHYSICS. SOME MAJOR STUDIES ENABLED BY THE GBT WILL INCLUDE: CHARACTERIZING THE LOW-FREQUENCY GRAVITATIONAL WAVE BACKGROUND; DETERMINING THE NATURE AND COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS OF MYSTERIOUS FAST RADIO BURSTS; ESTABLISHING THE CHEMICAL INVENTORY OF MOLECULAR CLOUDS AND EVOLVED STARS TO ELUCIDATE THE GROWTH OF MOLECULAR COMPLEXITY IN SPACE; MEASURING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUPERHEATED GAS IN THE INTERCLUSTER MEDIUM OF GALAXY CLUSTERS; AND SCANNING NEARBY STARS, THE GALACTIC PLANE, AND EXTERNAL GALAXIES FOR TECHNOSIGNATURES. THE GBT OFFERS EXCELLENT COMPLEMENTARITY AND SYNERGY WITH INTERFEROMETRIC ARRAYS, SUCH AS THE VERY LARGE ARRAY, THE VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY, AND THE ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY. IT ALSO PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE AS A HIGHLY SENSITIVE ELEMENT OF VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY. 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.

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT-GENERATION VERY LARGE ARRAY DESIGN ACTIVITIES: 2024-2026 -THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL COMMUNITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT-GENERATION VERY LARGE ARRAY (NGVLA). THE NGVLA IS ENVISAGED AS AN INTERFEROMETRIC ARRAY WITH TEN TIMES GREATER SENSITIVITY AND SPATIAL RESOLUTION THAN THE CURRENT VLA, VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY (VLBA) AND THE ATACAMA MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA), OPERATING IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE OF 1.2 ? 116 GHZ. THIS PROJECT WILL END IN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DOWN-SELECT FOR EACH MAJOR SUB-SYSTEM WITHIN THE ARRAY, AND ALLOW THE TRANSITION TO THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THESE SUBSYSTEMS. CRITICAL TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT AND RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE INCLUDED TO ENSURE THAT NOVEL LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAY REDUCE COST OR IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ARE CONSIDERED IN THE DOWN-SELECT. THE NGVLA WILL BE A TRANSFORMATIVE, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT THAT WILL OPEN A NEW WINDOW ON THE UNIVERSE THROUGH ULTRA-SENSITIVE IMAGING OF THERMAL LINE AND CONTINUUM EMISSION DOWN TO MILLIARCSECOND-SCALE RESOLUTION, AS WELL AS UNPRECEDENTED BROAD-BAND CONTINUUM POLARIMETRIC IMAGING OF NON-THERMAL PROCESSES. THESE CAPABILITIES ARE THE ONLY MEANS WITH WHICH TO ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN MODERN ASTRONOMY, INCLUDING DIRECT IMAGING OF EARTH-LIKE PLANET FORMATION IN THE TERRESTRIAL ZONE, STUDIES OF DUST-OBSCURED STAR FORMATION AND THE COSMIC BARYON CYCLE DOWN TO PARSEC-SCALES OUT TO THE VIRGO CLUSTER, UNDERTAKING A COSMIC CENSUS OF THE MOLECULAR GAS WHICH FUELS STAR FORMATION BACK TO FIRST LIGHT AND COSMIC REIONIZATION, AND NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLORING TEMPORAL PHENOMENA ON TIMESCALES FROM MILLISECONDS TO YEARS IN THIS NEW ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS. THE NGVLA WILL BE OPTIMIZED FOR OBSERVATIONS IN THE SPECTRAL REGION BETWEEN THE SUPERB PERFORMANCE OF ALMA AT SUB-MM WAVELENGTHS, AND THE FUTURE PHASE I SQUARE KILOMETER ARRAY (SKA-1) AT DECIMETER AND LONGER WAVELENGTHS. THE NGVLA PROJECT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT TRAINING, INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE WIDER U.S. RESEARCH COMMUNITY (E.G., DATA ARCHIVE ACCESS AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES), AND POSITIVE IMPACTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT HOST THE FACILITY. THE EFFORT WILL PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO THE NRAO OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH DEPARTMENTS TO EXPAND THEIR CORE ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE THE NGVLA. PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED INCLUDE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHING FELLOWS, THE NATIONAL ASTRONOMY CONSORTIUM UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM, AND THE NATIONAL AND THE INTER-NATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE BROADER PARTICIPATION AND EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS, THE NGVLA PROJECT WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON FOSTERING A REVITALIZED U.S. HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING HUB IN THE SOUTHWEST, WITH PRECISION MACHINE FABRICATION AND MANUFACTURING IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND TEXAS. 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.

VLBA OPERATIONS AND REINTEGRATION INTO NRAO

ARL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

NGVLA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT: FY2020

NATIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING PROGRAM FOR FORMER DOE EMPLOYEES

NGVLA ANTENNA PROTOTYPING AND EARLY SCIENCE

PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING OF NORTH AMERICAN ALMA OPERATIONS AND THE NORTH AMERICAN ALMA SCIENCE CENTER

NRAO BAND STUDY FOR 7/8 GHZ SPECTRUM PIPELINE/SPRINT EFFORTS -THE PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM (PM) TITLED MODERNIZING UNITED STATES SPECTRUM POLICY AND ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SPECTRUM STRATEGY DIRECTED THAT THE NATIONAL SPECTRUM STRATEGY (NSS) INCLUDE A ROADMAP TO MAKE SPECTRUM RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE U.S. LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES. IT CALLS FOR A ?PIPELINE? OF SPECTRUM BANDS TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL INNOVATION AND AGENCIES? NEEDS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. THE NSS IDENTIFIED FIVE SPECTRUM BANDS FOR NEAR-TERM, IN-DEPTH STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE BANDS MAY BE REPURPOSED FOR EXPANDED OR MORE EFFICIENT USES. STUDIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY FOR THE 7125-8400 MHZ BAND (REFERRED TO AS THE 7/8 GHZ BAND STUDY) AND THE LOWER 3 GHZ BAND, INCLUDING 3.1-3.45 GHZ AS THE PRIMARY BAND FOR REPURPOSING, TO DETERMINE ASTRONOMY SPECTRUM USE AND IMPACTS FROM REPURPOSING. NSF?S EFFORT UNDER THE NATIONAL SPECTRUM STRATEGY SPECTRUM PIPELINE WILL INCLUDE STUDY WORK IN THE 3 AND 7/8 GHZ RANGE TO ASCERTAIN SPECTRUM USE BY RADIO ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES THROUGH AUTOMATED SPECTRUM MONITORS COMBINED WITH OBSERVING RECORDS, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM BAND USE MODIFICATIONS FOR BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH DIRECT STUDIES. AS DEVELOPERS AND OPERATORS OF THE MOST SENSITIVE RADIO ASTRONOMY RECEIVERS IN THE US, THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) HAS THE NECESSARY SKILLSETS AND INSTRUMENTATION TO CARRY OUT THE REQUIRED BAND STUDIES. THESE STUDIES WILL INFORM FURTHER EFFORTS, SUCH AS SPECTRUM REPURPOSING THROUGH AUCTIONS, TO ENABLE GROUND-BASE ASTRONOMY TO CONTINUE WORK IN THE AFFECTED FREQUENCY RANGES. 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.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE ERNEST F. HOLLINGS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 FUNDS REQUEST

MID-SCALE RI-1(M1:DP): NEXT GENERATION RADAR DESIGNS

2026 DEPARTMENT OF WAR (DOW) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HBCU/MI) SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (DOW HBCU/MI SRIP)

RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

NRAO ZONE REGULATORY SERVICES (ZRS) SUPPORT -THE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT FUNCTION CARRIED OUT BY THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY IS VITAL TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH IN SEVERAL TOPICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, AND INVOLVES COORDINATION BETWEEN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TO ENSURE THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE PROTECTED FROM UNEXPECTED RADIO INTERFERENCE. THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) PROPOSAL IS FOR THREE YEARS OF NSF SUPPORT FOR ITS ZONE REGULATORY SERVICES (ZRS) FUNCTION. NRAO?S SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OVERSEES SPECTRUM PROTECTION ACROSS THREE ZONES CONTAINING NSF AND OTHER RADIO FACILITIES: THE NATIONAL RADIO QUIET ZONE (NRQZ) AROUND THE GREEN BANK OBSERVATORY, THE PUERTO RICO COORDINATION ZONE (PRCZ), AND THE NEW MEXICO RADIO COORDINATION ZONE (NMRCZ), WHICH COVERS THE JANSKY VERY LARGE ARRAY (VLA) AND THE TEN VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY (VLBA) SITES. THE PROPOSAL FUNDS WORK IN FOUR INTERCONNECTED TOPICS: (1) ZRS STAFFING AND OPERATIONS AT THE THREE SITES, INCLUDING A NEW REGULATORY ASSISTANT AT THE VLA AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE QUIET ZONE APPLICATION PORTAL (QZAP) FOR ONLINE CONCURRENCE TO FACILITATE FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT SPECTRUM ANALYSES; (2) GENERAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING REVIEW OF FREQUENCY LICENSES AND TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS, COORDINATION WITH SATELLITE OPERATORS, TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SPECTRUM IMPACTS TO NRAO FACILITIES, AND BROADER PARTICIPATION INTERNATIONALLY; (3) PROPAGATION MODELING AND COVERAGE STUDIES; AND (4) DYNAMIC SPECTRUM COEXISTENCE WORK, ANCHORED BY THE MACHINE-TO-MACHINE OPERATIONAL DATA SHARING (ODS) SYSTEM AND TELESCOPE BORESIGHT AVOIDANCE (TBA) TECHNIQUE. NRAO WILL BE NOT ONLY CONDUCTING MODELING, BUT ALSO FIELD TESTING WITH MULTIPLE COMMERCIAL ENTITIES TO PILOT AND ROLL OUT NEW DYNAMIC SHARING TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE BROADLY APPLICABLE COMMERCIALLY. WITH RISING RFI LEVELS, ACCELERATING SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT, AND NEW SPECTRUM AUCTIONS, THIS SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE U.S. RADIO ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY AHEAD OF THE OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES FACING FEDERALLY FUNDED RADIO ASTRONOMY. 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.

RESEARCH SUPPORTING MULTISENSORY ENGAGEMENT BY BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND SIGHTED STUDENTS TO ADVANCE INTEGRATED LEARNING OF ASTRONOMY AND COMPUTE

VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY FIBER OPTICS DATA ACCESS SUPPLEMENT

ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM

BIG ASTRONOMY IN CHILE THROUGH DOME+

COMPONENT C ? LEVERAGING OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES? COLLABORATIVE STRENGTHS ON BEHALF OF CDC-NCBDDD - COMPONENT C - LEVERAGING OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES? COLLABORATIVE STRENGTHS ON BEHALF OF CDC-NCBDDD

VLBA ST CROIX REPAIRS

SII NRDZ: DYNAMIC PROTECTION AND SPECTRUM MONITORING FOR RADIO OBSERVATORIES -THIS PROJECT, CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY, INVESTIGATES AN APPROACH FOR DYNAMICALLY SHARING THE ELECTROMAGNETIC (RADIO-FREQUENCY) SPECTRUM. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO HELP RADIO ASTRONOMY FACILITIES OBSERVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PRESENCE OF TRANSMISSIONS BY LOW-EARTH-ORBIT SATELLITES, AND TO HELP SATELLITE OPERATORS BY POTENTIALLY ENABLING THEM TO TRANSMIT IN ALL CHANNELS OF THE SATELLITE TRANSMISSION BAND. (CURRENTLY SOME SATELLITE TRANSMISSION BANDS ARE LEFT UNUSED TO PROTECT RADIO TELESCOPE OBSERVATION IN ADJACENT BANDS.) THE PROJECT INCLUDES DESIGN AND MODELING OF THE SPECTRUM SHARING MECHANISM AND PROTOTYPING OF A DATA PORTAL FOR INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN ASTRONOMY FACILITIES AND SATELLITE OPERATORS. SUPPORTING PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF SPECTRUM USE NEAR THE JANSKY VERY LARGE ARRAY IN NEW MEXICO. FIELD TESTS INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. COLLABORATION IS ALSO BEING EXPLORED WITH ONEWEB, ANOTHER LEADING SATELLITE NETWORK PROVIDER. BY ENHANCING SPECTRUM ACCESS FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY, THE PROJECT SUPPORTS BETTER SCIENTIFIC RETURN FROM OBSERVATORY INVESTMENTS. BY ENHANCING SPECTRUM ACCESS FOR SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS, THE PROJECT ENHANCES THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT COME FROM INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTED BY THE LIMITED AVAILABLE SPECTRUM, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL LOCATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW RFI MUSEUM DISPLAY PROTOTYPE, INVOLVE UNDERGRADUATES IN SUMMER PROJECTS RELATED TO THIS WORK, DEVELOP A CITIZEN SCIENCE RFI PROJECT WITH AFFILIATED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND DEVISE A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM IN SPECTRUM-RELATED WORK. THE SPECTRUM SHARING CONCEPT RELIES ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ASTRONOMY FACILITY AND SATELLITE OPERATORS. GROUPS OF CHANNELS IN THE SATELLITE TRANSMISSION BAND ARE AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE. THE OBSERVATORY PROVIDES A DATA PORTAL FOR SATELLITE OPERATORS TO ACCESS THE CURRENT OPERATING STATUS OF OBSERVATORY INSTRUMENTS. SATELLITES POINTING TRANSMISSION BEAMS TOWARDS OR NEAR THE ASTRONOMY FACILITY AT TIMES WHEN OBSERVATORY INSTRUMENTS ARE USING THE BAND TRANSMIT IN ONLY ONE OF THE CHANNEL GROUPS. THE CHANNEL GROUP IN USE CHANGES OVER TIME, ENABLING THE RADIO ASTRONOMY INSTRUMENTS TO OBSERVE IN ALL CHANNELS OF THE SATELLITE TRANSMISSION BAND OVER TIME. THE SUPPORTING PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FULL ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HISTORICAL AND CURRENT RFI IN THE 10.7-12.7 GHZ BAND AT THE VERY LARGE ARRAY IN NEW MEXICO AND THE GREEN BANK TELESCOPE IN WEST VIRGINIA; ENHANCING THE CURRENT SPECTRUM MONITORING DEVICE WITH MULTI-SENSOR NETWORKING, IMPROVED DIRECTION FINDING, AND NEW CAPABILITIES DEVELOPED THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES; AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE SPECTRUM MONITORING DEVICE IMPROVEMENTS AND COST REDUCTIONS. THE INVESTIGATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTRUM MONITORING WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA HERZBERG ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH CENTRE. 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.

TRANSITION: NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION

ORAU RESPONSE TO ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS BIRTH DEFECTS, INFANT DISORDERS AND RELATED CONDITIONS, AND THE HEALTH OF PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM PEOPLE (COMPONENT A).

ACCELNET-IMPLEMENTATION: THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ACCELERATING SYNERGIES THROUGH RESEARCH ON ASTRONOMY CULTURE, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND LEARNING (ASTRO ACCEL) -SINCE THE DAWN OF OUR EXISTENCE, PEOPLE HAVE GAZED AT THE HEAVENS AND THE STORIES OF THE STARS HAVE CAPTURED OUR IMAGINATION AND INSPIRED HUMANS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THROUGHOUT HISTORY ASTRONOMY HAS ALSO BRIDGED COMMUNITIES, COUNTRIES, AND CULTURES. VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE AMONG EDUCATORS HAVE SHOWN THAT TOPICS RELATED TO SPACE AND ITS BIG QUESTIONS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ENGAGE PEOPLE ACROSS CULTURAL AND POLITICAL BORDERS. THE EARTH-SKY CONNECTION HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH SCIENCE AND CULTURE, AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE SKY HAVE HELPED TO DEFINE CULTURE, RELIGION, AGRICULTURE, SPIRITUAL AND EVEN TEMPORAL POINTS OF VIEW, AS WELL AS ESTABLISH CALENDARS, UNITS OF MEASURE, TRAVEL TIME, ORIENTATION, AMONG MANY OTHER ELEMENTS OF MODERN LIFE. TODAY, ASTRONOMY REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SOCIETAL FABRIC. NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS AROUND THE WORLD WORK TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP RESEARCH AND RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY. ASTRONOMY IS A CONNECTING SCIENCE THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE FOR DIPLOMACY, ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES HELP TO MAINTAIN OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NATIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION; IMPROVING OVERALL NATIONAL SECURITY FOR ALL. IN ADDITION, ASTRONOMY IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A GATEWAY SCIENCE THAT INSPIRES YOUNG AND DIVERSE LEARNERS HERE IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD TO PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM), AND CAN RESULT A STEM-LITERATE WORKFORCE THAT IMPROVES NATIONAL PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING. THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ACCELERATING SYNERGIES THROUGH RESEARCH ON ASTRONOMY IN CULTURE, COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND LEARNING (ASTRO ACCEL) WILL BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NETWORKS (NON) TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND RESOURCE SHARING FOCUSED ON CULTURE, COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION/LEARNING, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN ASTRONOMY. THE RESULT WILL BE A GLOBAL NON THAT ADVANCES OUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN THESE AREAS FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT ACROSS THE NON. FURTHER, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NSF?S PROGRAMS, FUTURE OF WORK AT THE HUMAN-TECHNOLOGY FRONTIER, INCLUDES AND GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH, ASTRO ACCEL WILL BUILD UPON EXISTING NETWORKS TO EFFICIENTLY FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLICATED PROBLEMS, AND WILL BRIDGE GLOBAL COMMUNITIES OF RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH, IMPROVE PRACTICE, AND FURTHER SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THUS IDENTIFYING NEW AREAS FOR CONVERGENCE RESEARCH AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE WITH THE RESOURCES AND SCIENCE CAPITAL REQUIRED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN STEM. ASTRO ACCEL WILL USE A STRUCTURAL FOLDING AND MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO BUILD THE HUMAN CAPITAL AND IDENTIFY THE CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AN INTERNATIONAL NON OF INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS, ACCELERATE RESEARCH IN THE KEY AREAS OF ASTRONOMY EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, CULTURE, AND COMMUNICATION, AND ACCELERATE THE PROCESS OF RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE IN THESE KEY AREAS. IN ACCOMPLISHING ITS GOALS, ASTRO ACCEL INITIALLY BRINGS TOGETHER TEN WELL-ESTABLISHED U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS TO FOCUS RESEARCH AND RESOURCE SHARING IN THREE BROAD AREAS INCLUDING A) FORMAL ASTRONOMY EDUCATION, B) INFORMAL ASTRONOMY EDUCATION AND ASTRONOMY COMMUNICATION, AND C) USE OF ASTRONOMY FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THROUGHOUT THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS WILL JOIN THE EFFORT. BY PROJECT END, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 NETWORKS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE AND 300+ INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED THROUGH ASTRO ACCEL. RESEARCH ON NON DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE. ASTRO-ACCEL WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS, AS WELL AS OTHER ACTIVITIES. THROUGH A SERIES OF SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS, ASTRO-ACCEL WILL EXPLORE PARTICIPANT EXPERIENCES AND BEST PRACTICES NECESSARY IN THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND ROBUST NONS. DATA FROM THE SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WILL HELP PROJECT LEADERSHIP EVOLVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICES AND STRUCTURES THAT FACILITATE LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT OF NETWORKS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS. FINDINGS AND BEST PRACTICES WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BROADER STEM ENTERPRISE THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS. 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.

DOC POSTSECONDARY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

ALMA-JAPAN ACTIVITIES

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT/ATTAINMENT

ENHANCING GBT METROLOGY TO SUPPORT HIGH RESOLUTION 3MM MOLECULAR IMAGING FOR THE U.S. COMMUNITY

ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM AND SELECTED HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HBCU MINORITY INSTITUTES MI FELLOW SUMMER PROGRAM

NRAO/GBO RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES -THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE RENEWED FUNDING OF THE NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY (NRAO) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) SITE. THE REU PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED ANNUALLY TO FIFTEEN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN THREE LOCATIONS: SOCORRO, NM; GREEN BANK, WV; AND CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. THESE SITES ARE THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE VERY LARGE ARRAY (VLA) AND VERY LONG BASELINE ARRAY (VLBA), GREEN BANK TELESCOPE (GBT), AND ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA), RESPECTIVELY. STUDENTS WILL PERFORM CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING ALL FIELDS OF ASTRONOMY (COSMOLOGY, EXTRAGALACTIC, GALACTIC, STELLAR, SOLAR SYSTEM, ASTROCHEMISTRY, PULSARS, ETC.), AS WELL AS ASTRONOMICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING. IN ADDITION TO THEIR ASSIGNED RESEARCH PROJECT, ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A HANDS-ON OBSERVING EXPERIENCE USING THE NRAO GBT, VLA, AND/OR VLBA. THE AWARD WILL ENABLE A PIPELINE OF SKILLED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE FIELD OF RADIO ASTRONOMY, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF NSF-FUNDED FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN RETAINING STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS: INDEED, OVER 300 PAST PARTICIPANTS REMAIN IN THE FIELD OF ASTRONOMY. FINALLY, PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH COMMUNICATING THEIR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THROUGH ORAL AND WRITTEN PRESENTATION OF THEIR RESEARCH PROJECT RESULTS, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AT A PROFESSIONAL MEETING FOLLOWING THEIR APPOINTMENT. 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.

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT/ATTAINMENT

ENGAGING BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND SIGHTED STUDENTS IN STEM WITH STORYTELLING THROUGH PODCASTS -THIS PROJECT WILL BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED (BVI) AND SIGHTED UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH PODCAST TECHNOLOGY. BVI INDIVIDUALS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE STEM WORKFORCE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT BVI STUDENTS FACE MANY OBSTACLES IN PURSUING EDUCATION PATHWAYS TO STEM FIELDS, BEGINNING IN EARLY EDUCATION. THESE OBSTACLES INCLUDE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES OF BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS REGARDING THE ABILITY FOR BVI PERSONS TO ENGAGE IN STEM CAREERS, AND THE LACK OF BVI-ACCESSIBLE STEM RESOURCES IN CLASSROOMS. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE SUCCESS OF THE CHILDREN?S SCIENCE PODCAST, TUMBLE, TO ENGAGE BVI STUDENTS IN THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PODCASTS TO PROMOTE STEM LEARNING AND CAREER AWARENESS. IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT EXPLORES HOW PODCASTS CAN BE USED TO ENGAGE BVI STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM, WITH BROADER IMPLICATIONS FOR DIGITAL MEDIA USE FOR ALL STUDENTS. IT LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATORS TO INTEGRATE PODCASTS AND PODCAST TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM, IN A WAY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR BVI STUDENTS. TUMBLE WILL PRODUCE A VARIETY OF PODCASTS FEATURING BVI AND DISABLED SCIENTISTS. TEACHERS WILL GUIDE STUDENTS IN USING THESE EPISODES AS THE BASIS FOR PRODUCING THEIR OWN SCIENCE PODCASTS - DEVELOPING IDEAS, INTERVIEWING SCIENTISTS, WRITING SCRIPTS, AND EDITING AUDIO. TWELVE BVI AND INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS WILL BE INVOLVED IN DESIGN-TESTING THIS CURRICULUM. THE FINAL MATERIALS WILL BE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE IN A WEB PORTAL, WHERE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AROUND THE WORLD CAN ACCESS IT. TUMBLE?S BVI EPISODES WILL ALSO BE FREELY AVAILABLE AND WILL REACH ITS ESTIMATED 200,000 LISTENERS WORLDWIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE EPISODES WILL BE ADAPTED INTO SPANISH, AND RELEASED ON TUMBLE?S SPANISH-LANGUAGE PODCAST FEED. WHILE MANY TEACHERS HAVE BEGUN USING PODCASTS IN THE CLASSROOM, THERE IS LITTLE RESEARCH AROUND PODCASTS AS A TECHNOLOGY TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO K-12 STUDENTS OR HOW PODCASTS CAN BE USED AS A TEACHING/LEARNING TOOL IN CLASSROOMS, ESPECIALLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BVI STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT IS INNOVATIVE IN ITS APPROACH TO EXPLORING OUTCOMES OF ENGAGING UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS (GRADES 3-5) WITH PODCAST TECHNOLOGY FOR SCIENCE LEARNING, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING ACCESS FOR BVI STUDENTS. PROJECT GOALS ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1) HOW CAN LISTENING TO AND PRODUCING PODCAST TECHNOLOGY INCREASE AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS FOR BVI AND SIGHTED STUDENTS? 2) HOW DOES FEATURING BVI SCIENTISTS AND THEIR WORK NORMALIZE PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH? 3) TO WHAT DEGREE DOES THIS LEAD TO EMPATHY IN ALL STUDENTS, AND TO A SENSE OF ?POSSIBLE SELVES? IN SCIENCE FOR BVI STUDENTS? THE PROJECT IS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS OF DATA COLLECTION AND DESIGN TESTING. IT BEGINS WITH A FRONT-END RESEARCH STUDY IN YEARS 1 AND 2, TO EVALUATE THE LITERATURE, GAIN INSIGHT FROM PODCAST PROFESSIONALS, BVI SCIENTISTS AND ADVOCATES, ENGAGE A TEACHER DESIGN GROUP, AND CONDUCT A NATIONAL SURVEY OF TEACHERS. INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH PODCAST PROFESSIONALS, BVI SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS WILL BE ANALYZED USING INDUCTIVE OPEN CODING. THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF TEACHERS (N=500) WILL BE ANALYZED FOR FREQUENCIES AND CENTRAL TENDENCIES, AND INFERENTIAL STATISTICS (E.G., COMPARISONS BETWEEN GROUPS, COMPARISONS BY VARIABLES OF INTEREST) WILL BE USED FOR EXPLORING EXPLANATORY VARIABLES. IN YEAR-2, DESIGN TESTING OF THE RESOURCES IN UPPER ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS WITH BVI AND SIGHTED STUDENTS WILL TAKE PLACE. IT WILL RELY ON A 12-PERSON DESIGN TESTER GROUP AND WILL INVOLVE QUESTIONNAIRES AND FOCUS GROUPS, WEBSITE ANALYTIC DATA, AND AT LEAST SIX CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS. AN EFFICACY STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN YEARS 2 & 3, COMBINING A NATURALISTIC STUDY OF THE USE OF THE RESOURCES BY TEACHERS WITH A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO UNDERSTAND OUTCOMES FOR BVI AND SIGHTED STUDENTS. THE NATURALISTIC STUDY WILL FOCUS ON 12 CLASSROOMS AND COMBINE A SYSTEM OF REGULAR WRITTEN FEEDBACK WITH INTERVIEWS, WEB ANALYTICS AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS. THE QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN 12 CLASSROOMS WITH 240 STUDENTS (IN A NESTED DESIGN) INVOLVES TEACHER INTERVIEWS, OBSERVATIONS AND A STUDENT RETROSPECTIVE POST-SURVEY. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS (ITEST) PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT BUILD UNDERSTANDINGS OF PRACTICES, PROGRAM ELEMENTS, CONTEXTS AND PROCESSES CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) CAREERS. 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.

SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING THE VLA LOW BAND IONOSPHERIC AND TRANSIENT EXPERIMENT

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

DIAMOND RF TRANSISTOR TECHNOLOGY

NOAA EPP-MSI UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008 ENTITLED: ?ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM? AND SELECTED FELLOW: DR. JIANGTIAN LI

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. ANDREJS JARMOLA

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE FREQUENCY AGILE SOLAR RADIOTELESCOPE (FASR)

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. CIHAN ARSLAN

NEW WIDE-BAND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND INTERFERENCE EXCISION FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008 ENTITLED: 'ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. MICHAEL GOERZ

SWIFT-SAT: OBSERVATIONAL DATA SHARING -RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORIES HAVE DEALT WITH THE IMPACTS OF RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) SINCE THEIR EARLIEST DAYS. THE REALIZATION THAT POWERFUL BROADCASTS AND SENSITIVE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS COULD NOT EASILY COEXIST LED TO THE CREATION OF PROTECTED FREQUENCIES FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY AND TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL RADIO QUIET ZONE. THESE PROTECTIONS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED OVER TIME. NEVERTHELESS, THE EXPANSION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TO EVER HIGHER FREQUENCIES, AND THE ADVENT OF GLOBE-SPANNING LOW EARTH ORBIT NETWORKS OF SATELLITES, HAVE RESULTED IN RFI AT MANY MORE FREQUENCIES AND IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. THE ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY NEEDS SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE THESE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES WHILE PROTECTING THE VIABILITY OF TERRESTRIAL RADIO TELESCOPES. BUILDING ON PRIOR NSF-FUNDED DESIGN AND PLANNING WORK, THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT AN OPERATIONAL DATA SHARING (ODS) SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS AUTOMATED, REAL-TIME SPECTRUM SHARING BETWEEN RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORIES AND SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS. THE PROJECT WILL DEPLOY ODS AND EXPERIMENT WITH SPECTRUM SHARING BETWEEN THE JANSKY VERY LARGE ARRAY IN NEW MEXICO, THE GREEN BANK TELESCOPE IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND THE STARLINK CONSTELLATION OPERATED BY SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (SPACEX). STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WILL TAKE PART IN THIS WORK AS SUMMER INTERNS, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SPECTRUM ISSUES WILL BE ENHANCED BY INTEGRATING REAL-TIME UPDATES DERIVED FROM THE ODS SYSTEM INTO THE EXISTING PUBLIC-FACING TELESCOPE STATUS DISPLAY. THE PLANNED ODS SYSTEM TRANSMITS INFORMATION ABOUT THE RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY?S STATUS AND PLANS TO THE SATELLITE OPERATOR, INCLUDING THE ANTENNA POINTING DIRECTION OR PHASED ARRAY BEAM DIRECTION, RECEIVER CENTER FREQUENCY AND BANDWIDTH AS A FUNCTION OF TIME. ODS IS STRUCTURED AS A DATABASE QUERIED BY THE SATELLITE OPERATOR, SO ONLY THE INFORMATION NEEDED BY THAT OPERATOR IS TRANSMITTED. THE OBSERVATORY AND THE OPERATOR MUTUALLY AGREE ON SHARING APPROACHES. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT SATELLITES POINTING PHASED-ARRAY BEAMS INTO A SPECIFIED ZONE NEAR THE OBSERVATORY WILL ONLY TRANSMIT IN A SUBSET OF THE OPERATOR?S LICENSED FREQUENCIES WHEN THE OBSERVATORY IS ACTIVELY SENSING IN THAT BAND. THE PROJECT EXPLORES METHODS THAT ENABLE THE OPERATOR TO USE MORE SPECTRUM THAN IS AVAILABLE UNDER CURRENT STATIC PROTECTION APPROACHES WHEN THE OBSERVATORY IS SENSING AT OTHER FREQUENCIES. THE INITIAL DEPLOYMENT AND EXPERIMENTS FOCUS ON THE 10.7-12.7 GHZ BAND. 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPING STEM SELF-EFFICACY AND SCIENCE IDENTITIES THROUGH AUTHENTIC ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH IN ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE ENVIR

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT/ATTAINMENT

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOBILITY ASSIGNMENT (IPA)

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. KANIKA BANSAL

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: ANDREI VASILIEVICH SERGEYEV

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008 ENTITLED: ?ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM? AND SELECTED FELLOW: DR. JENEL VATAMANU

STUDENT AWARDS TO THE LINDAU MEETING OF NOBEL LAUREATES AND STUDENTS

NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ASTRONOMY FOR

DEVCOM ARL - AEOP TRANSFER - PHOTONICS, ELECTRONICS, AND QUANTUM SCIENCES (PE&QS) RESEARCH INCLUDES: SCIENCES OF MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR ADVANCED COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS ACHIEVING NOVEL SENSING CAPABILITIES PROVIDING FULL-SPECTRUM INFORMATION AND DECISION DOMINANCE ACROSS ALL DOMAINS

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE NOAA FACULTY AND STUDENT INTERN RESEARCH PROGRAM

STUDENT AWARDS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL LINDAU MEETING OF NOBEL LAUREATES

INTEGRATED RF-PHOTONICS FOR PNT APPLICATIONS

DEVCOM ARL - AEOP TRANSFER - HUMANS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS (HCXS)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ROBOTIC TELESCOPE-BASED OBSERVING EXPERIENCES ON STUDENTS' LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT IN STEM

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

REU SITE: NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ASTRONOMY FOR UNDERGRADUATES

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDING FOR ORAU.

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BRIDGING THE SCALE GAP BETWEEN LOCAL AND REGIONAL METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE ISOTOPIC FLUXES IN THE ARCTIC

PROXIMITY EXCHANGE COUPLING INDUCED MAGNETIC CONTROL OF TOPOLOGICAL DEVICES

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. QUANG NGUYEN

NRAO/GBO RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES

DYNAMIC CYBER DECEPTION: A GAME THEORETIC APPROACH

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ORAU AND FUNDING.

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: FRANKLIN NOUKETCHA

MRI-R2: ACQUISITION OF RECORDING MEDIA TO TRIPLE THE SENSITIVITY OF THE VLBA

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: MR. NICOLAS EIDSON

NRAO RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHERS (RET)

NSF INCLUDES ALLIANCE: EXPANDING THE FIRST2 STEM SUCCESS NETWORK

RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING: INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION -THIS PROJECT WILL EXPLORE THE EFFICACY OF USING A COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK AS AN ORGANIZING SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING FOR U.S. RESEARCHERS. IT WILL CREATE AN ONLINE MODULE FOR RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRINCIPLED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO THE U.S. RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND THE ONGOING THREATS POSED TO THIS ENTERPRISE BY IMPROPER FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY OF U.S. GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PER THE NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ? 33 (NSPM-33) AND THE CHIPS PLUS SCIENCE ACT OF 2022 (P.L. 117-167). DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS TRAINING WILL BETTER PROTECT U.S. RESEARCH INTERESTS FROM BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC RISKS AND THREATS. THE TRAINING MODULE WILL BE INTERNET-BASED, SCALABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND WIDELY ACCESSIBLE TO RESEARCHERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING RESEARCHERS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A RESEARCH SECURITY COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK AS THE DESIGN BASIS FOR THE TRAINING MODULE. TRAINING WILL BE CUSTOMIZED FOR DISTINCT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WITHIN THE U.S. RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM AND USE REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES AND HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIOS TO PROGRESS LEARNERS THROUGH INCREASINGLY ADVANCED LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING MODULE SERIES IS COLLABORATIVELY FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD). THIS RESEARCH SECURITY TRAINING MODULE FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRINCIPLED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION WILL BE DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH A CONTENT EXPERT GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES OF EXPERTS IN RESEARCH SECURITY ACROSS GOVERNMENT. THE PROJECT WILL USE THE ADDIE MODEL TO SEQUENCE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. METHODS DRAWN FROM THE UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING GUIDELINES, MAYER?S 12 PRINCIPLES OF MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION, AND THE REVISED BLOOM?S TAXONOMY WILL GUIDE INSTRUCTIONAL AND CURRICULUM DESIGN ACTIVITIES. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DESIGN WORK AND CONSULTATION, FOCUS GROUPS WILL BE CONVENED TO ACQUIRE RAPID AND ONGOING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INPUT FROM RESEARCH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. FOCUS GROUPS WILL REPRESENT KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WITHIN THE U.S. RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM, SUCH AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, VISITING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY, AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MODULE BY USING THE KIRKPATRICK MODEL FOR COURSE EVALUATION TO TEST MODULE ITERATIONS. KIRKPATRICK LEVEL 1 ASSESSMENTS WILL EVALUATE THE REACTION OF LEARNERS TO THE MODULE; LEVEL 2 ASSESSMENTS WILL EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH LEARNERS ACQUIRED THE INTENDED RESEARCH SECURITY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. FOLLOWING END USER TESTING, EVALUATION, AND REVISIONS TO THE DESIGN, THE MODULE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DISSEMINATION TO RESEARCH SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCHERS, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS, RESEARCH SECURITY ADMINISTRATORS, AND RESEARCHERS AND STAFF IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES. 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.

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

OPPORTUNITY NAME RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN ELECTRICAL CARRIER TRANSPORT MODELING OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS, THE PARTICIPANT WILL RESEARCH THE DEVICE PERFORMANCE OF A DETECTOR BASED ON COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS ON GRAPHENE BY MODELING THE CARRIER TRANSPORT ACROSS THE DEVICE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THESE DETECTORS CAN PROVIDE A LOW COST SOLUTION FOR ARMY APPLICATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THERE IS THE HOPE THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVIDE A LOW COST ROOM-TEMPERATURE IR DETECTOR.

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. CHRISTOPHER CHIARA

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. MALGORZATA TURALSKA

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ORAU AND FUNDING.

NEW ORAU CA

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

RESEARCH

21-ADAP21-0218 THE GALACTIC LIFE CYCLE: THE GUM NEBULA COMETARY GLOBULES AND MOLECULAR CLOUDS

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-18-2-0158, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. JEFFREY THOMAS AULETTA

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT/ATTAINMENT

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: MR. BLAKE FULLENWIDER

PARENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W911NF-16-2-0008, ARL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIP PROGRAM, FELLOW: DR. SIDDHARTHA SANTRA