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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| 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 AGENC | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $317,543 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | Apr 7, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2029 | ||
| 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 | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $42,431 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | May 8, 2025 | Dec 1, 2024 | Nov 30, 2026 | ||
| 21-ULI STEP-B-0075, CARBONLESS ELECTRIC AVIATION (CLEAN) | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $7,999,983 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jun 28, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | May 31, 2027 | ||
| THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK WILL BE A HIGH-IMPACT TECHNOLOGY WITH FAR-REACHING CAPABILITIES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, WHICH WILL NATURALLY SEGUE INTO COMMERCIALIZATION AVENUES. | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $60,160 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Jun 16, 2020 | Jul 1, 2020 | Dec 31, 2023 | ||
| SCIENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: TERRACED FAN DEPOSITS ARE UNIQUE GEOMORPHIC INDICATORS OF POINT SOURCE SEDIMENTATION ON MARS. THEIR STAIR-STEP TOPOGRAPHY DIFFERS FROM CLASSIC PROFILES OF ALLUVIAL FANS OR GILBERT-TYPE DELTAS, AND THE SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW PROCESSES RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRACE DEVELOPMENT ARE UNCLEAR. PROPOSED FORMATIVE MECHANISMS INCLUDE PULSED SEDIMENTATION THROUGH TIME, DEPOSITION INTO A STANDING BODY OF WATER AND/OR REWORKING BY WIND-DRIVEN WAVE ACTIVITY. UNTIL RECENTLY, FEATURES THAT WOULD BE INDICATIVE OF THESE PROCESSES BOULDERS, INCISED DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS, NARROW LEVEES, BARFORMS WERE TOO SMALL TO RESOLVE USING PHOTOGRAMMETRIC METHODS. HOWEVER, WE NOW HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF INVESTIGATING SUCH SURFACE TEXTURES USING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS AND HIGH-RESOLUTION STEREO-PAIR IMAGERY RETURNED FROM THE MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (HIRISE). THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO INTEGRATE MULTIPLE DATASETS TO CONDUCT DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF TWO TERRACED FAN DEPOSITS, THE SUBUR VALLIS FAN (11.73 N, 52.93 W) AND AEOLIS MENSAE FAN (6.53 S, 141.14 E). A SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO INVESTIGATE THE STRATIGRAPHY OF EACH FAN TO IDENTIFY VERTICAL AND LATERAL VARIATIONS IN TERRACE LITHOLOGIES, A POSSIBLE INDICATOR OF: (A) CHANGING POINT SOURCE AND FLOW/PHASE CONDITIONS THROUGH TIME, OR (B) GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF A STANDING FLUID. IN TERMS OF SCIENTIFIC MERIT, THE PROPOSED WORK WILL TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT FLUVIO-DELTAIC PROCESSES WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRACED FAN FORMATION DURING THE LATE NOACHIAN AND EARLY HESPERIAN. A GLOBAL SURVEY OF MORE THAN A DOZEN TERRACED FANS DEVELOPED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SHOW THAT THEIR CHANNEL SYSTEMS BREACH BOTH CHASMA AND CRATER WALLS, WHICH MAY IMPLY THAT STANDING BODIES OF WATER WERE NOT UNCOMMON. METHODS: TO ACCOMPLISH THE OBJECTIVES, THIS STUDY WILL INTEGRATE MULTIPLE DATASETS AT NESTED RESOLUTIONS. 1. TASK I WILL FOCUS ON CREATING DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DEMS) OF TERRACED FAN DEPOSITS IN SUBUR VALLIS AND AEOLIS MENSAE. CTX IMAGES, HIRISE STEREO-PAIRS AND MOLA TOPOGRAPHIC TIE-POINTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH FANS AND COVER INCISED FEEDER CHANNELS, STEEP WALLS OF THE CRATER/CHASMA AND WELL-DEVELOPED TERRACE STEPS. STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION IN THESE LOCATIONS IS LIMITED COMPARED TO OTHER FAN DEPOSITS. 2. TASK II WILL USE MULTISPECTRAL DATA FROM THEMIS AND HYPERSPECTRAL DATA FROM CRISM TO INVESTIGATE: BEDROCK EXPOSURE, DUST ACCUMULATION, MINERAL DISTRIBUTION, AND PRESENCE/ABSENCE OF HYDRATED MINERAL DEPOSITS ON TERRACES. THE RESULTS FROM TASKS I AND II WILL ALLOW CHARACTERIZATION OF VERTICAL AND LATERAL VARIATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK FOR EACH FAN. TEXTURAL GEOMORPHIC INDICATORS OF SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW PROCESSES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO LOCATIONS WILL INFORM A MODEL OF TERRACED FAN FORMATION. 3. TASK III, CONDUCTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PREVIOUS TWO TASKS, WILL SYNTHESIZE RESULTS TO GENERATE A GEOLOGIC MAP OF A MARTIAN TERRACED FAN (1:18000 SCALE). MAP UNITS AND RELATIVE AGES WILL BE BASED ON CROSS-CUTTING RELATIONSHIPS AND DETAILED STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS. THE ORIENTATION OF BEDDING AND STRATAL PACKAGES WILL BE ESTIMATED USING STRIKE AND DIP MEASUREMENTS FROM DEMS. THIS TYPE OF VERY DETAILED MAPPING HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY LIMITED TO A FEW STRUCTURALLY COMPLEX AREAS AND SITES CALIBRATED WITH LANDER DATA. | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $132,047 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Aug 21, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | Dec 21, 2022 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF, ASSESSMENT OF BENTHIC MACRO INVERTEBRATE RESPONSE TO ANTIMYCIN DURING BROOK TROUT, GRSM-KULP-FY17 TENNESSEE TECH | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $4,989 | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | B599SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER | Jul 11, 2017 | Jul 11, 2017 | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
| UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF THE SATELLITE BODIES AND DISTRIBUTED, CONDUCTIVE TETHER ARE CRITICAL TO LONG-RANGE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE E-SAIL CONCEPT. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS MODEL ARE TO FIRST CHARACTERIZE THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE DURING THE DEPLOYMENT TRANSIENT EVENT, EVALUATE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS DURING OPERATION, AND TO IDENTIFY ANY AREAS OF INSTABILITY THAT POSE A THREAT TO STABLE OPERATION. THIS TASK FOCUSES ON CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (TTU) TETHER SIMULATION MODEL. THE TTU TETHER SIMULATION WILL BE USED TO MODEL THE KEY OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN TETHER SAIL ORBITAL MAINTENANCE AND MANEUVERING OPERATIONS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE COMPLETE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF TETHER DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS PRESENTS CHALLENGES TO PLANNING AND DESIGN OF TETHER-BASED STRUCTURES, SUCH AS COUPLING BETWEEN TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL MODES, OUT-OF-PLANE LIBRATIONS, AND POTENTIAL CHAOTIC EVENTS AS A FUNCTION OF INITIAL CONDITIONS. THIS STUDY WILL BRING TOGETHER AND IMPLEMENT MODELS FOR THE TETHER/SAIL SYSTEM IN THE LIGHT OF THE CURRENT DYNAMIC MODEL THEORY TO IDENTIFY A COMBINATION OF THE FEASIBILITY AS WELL AS THE PRIMARY RISKS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN DEVELOPING THE TETHER/SAILS CONCEPT. | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $26,500 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Apr 16, 2017 | Apr 1, 2017 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||
| IGF::CT::IGF 341 MEETING ROOM RENTAL - HYDER-BURKS | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $2,660 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 531120Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) | X1AZLEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS | Oct 1, 2016 | Oct 1, 2016 | Sep 30, 2017 | ||
| IGF::CT::IGF 341 MEETING ROOM RENTAL - HYDER-BURKS | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $11,976 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 721110Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | X1AZLEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS | Oct 1, 2015 | Oct 1, 2015 | Sep 30, 2016 | ||
| MEETING ROOM RENTAL "IGF::CT::IGF" | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $11,352 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 531312Nonresidential Property Managers | X1AZLEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS | Sep 18, 2014 | Oct 1, 2014 | Sep 30, 2015 | ||
| MEETING ROOM RENTAL "IGF::CT::IGF" | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $11,160 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 531312Nonresidential Property Managers | X1AZLEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS | Sep 19, 2013 | Oct 1, 2013 | Sep 30, 2014 | ||
| THERE IS AN EXISTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIES (URBANIZATION) AND DAMS. RECENT RESEARCH REVEALS THAT CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS AND ASSOCIATED ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE, INCLUDING PRECIPITATION AND FLOODING PATTERNS. WHILE CONSTRUCTION OF NEWER DAMS MAY FACILITATE DOWNSTREAM URBANIZATION, PRE-EXISTING CITIES THAT EXPERIENCE GROWTH ARE LIKELY TO BUILD/MAINTAIN A DAM IN ORDER TO MEET THE INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR DRINKING WATER, ENERGY PRODUCTION, AND IRRIGATION (FOOD SUPPLY). ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF WORLD'S POPULATION WILL RESIDE IN CITIES BY 2050, LEADING TO THE CREATION OF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED HUBS (POPULATION EXCEEDING 10 MILLION) WITH AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR KEY RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY WATER. IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN DAMS AND CITIES FOR SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. IN THIS RESEARCH, THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF US CITIES WILL BE EXPLORED THROUGH AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN DAMS, DAM-DRIVEN ACTIVITY, URBANIZATION AND PATTERNS OF WATER AVAILABILITY. EXPLORING THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF CITIES REQUIRES A THOROUGH AND RIGOROUS REVIEW OF OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE ON THE PAST TRENDS OF WATER AVAILABILITY THAT IS POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH THE SPACE VANTAGE OFFERED BY NASA-DRIVEN HYDRO-CLIMATOLOGICAL DATASETS. THE MAJOR QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RESEARCH ARE: 1) HOW HAS THE TREND OF WATER AVAILABILITY (PRECIPITATION AND RUNOFF) RESPONDED TO TRENDS IN SURFACE TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, URBANIZATION (INCLUDING SPATIAL GROWTH AND MIGRATION)? 2) USING EXPECTED TRENDS IN POPULATION GROWTH AND MIGRATION PATTERNS, TO WHAT EXTENT CAN FUTURE TRENDS OF WATER AVAILABILITY BE EXTRAPOLATED TO ASSESS THE FUTURE OUR WATER-HUNGRY CITIES AND AGEING DAMS? | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $82,799 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Aug 1, 2013 | Sep 1, 2013 | Mar 1, 2017 | ||
| THE HUMID TROPICAL REGION COVERS ABOUT 23% OF WORLD'S LANDMASS AND MORE THAN ONE FIFTH OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION. MORE THAN HALF OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR RIVERS (IN TERMS OF VOLUME OF DISCHARGE) ARE LOCATED IN THIS REGION, I.E., THE AMAZON, LA PLATA, GANGES, BRAHMAPUTRA, CONGO, NIGER, MEKONG AND IRRAWADDY RIVERS. THIS REGION IS ALSO HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MEGACITIES THAT DEPEND ON THE FRESHWATER RESOURCES OF THESE RIVERS FOR SURVIVAL. SOME EXAMPLES ARE: LAGOS (NIGERIA), DHAKA (BANGLADESH), KOLKATA AND MUMBAI (INDIA) JAKARTA (INDONESIA), MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) AND METRO MANILA (THE PHILIPPINES). THE REGION IS ALSO HYDROLOGICALLY VERY ACTIVE AND SUPPORT SENSITIVE ECO-SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THE TROPICAL MONTANE CLOUD FORESTS. THUS, THE PROPOSED SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY (SWOT) MISSION IS POISED TO PLAY A VERY VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC AS WELL AS A SOCIETAL ROLE FOR THE HUMID TROPICAL REGIONS. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF SWOT DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS OVER THIS REGION, THE PI WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SCIENCE QUESTIONS AS PART OF THE SWOT SCIENCE DEFINITION TEAM (SDT): 1. WHAT ROLE DO THE FUNDAMENTAL GEOPHYSICAL FEATURES PLAY IN UNDERMINING THE ACCURACY OF SWOT DISCHARGE ESTIMATION IN HUMID RIVERS AND HOW CAN THEY BE RANKED IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE? HEREIN, THE KEY GEOPHYSICAL FEATURES ARE CLOUD-COVER, LAND-WATER MASK, RAIN RATE, RIVER MORPHOLOGY AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN FLOODPLAIN OF LARGE RIVERS. 2. HOW CAN THE UNCERTAINTY OF DISCHARGE ESTIMATION IN HUMID TROPICAL REGIONS BE MINIMIZED USING DATA NOISE REDUCTION SCHEMES (SUCH AS LINEAR FILTERING AND NON-LINEAR NEURAL NETWORKS) AND SYNERGIZED WITH THE ON-GOING EVOLUTION OF DATA ASSIMILATION SCHEMES FOR SWOT? 3. HOW CAN IN-SITU ADCP CAPABILITY OF BANGLADESH BE SYNERGIZED WITH AIRSWOT MEASUREMENT OVER HUMID TROPICAL RIVERS FOR VALIDATING AND CALIBRATING REGION-SPECIFIC DISCHARGE ALGORITHMS? USING THE LONG-STANDING HERITAGE OF HAVING WORKED CLOSELY IN BANGLADESH ON SWOT-RELATED ASSESSMENT ISSUES WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, THE PI WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING KEY OBJECTIVES AS A SWOT SDT MEMBER: OBJECTIVE ONE: MINIMIZE THE UNCERTAINTY AND IMPROVE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF SWOT MONTHLY AND INSTANTANEOUS DISCHARGE ESTIMATES FOR LARGE AND SMALL RIVERS IN HUMID TROPICAL REGIONS, USING BANGLADESH AS A REPRESENTATIVE TESTBED. LARGE RIVERS WILL INCLUDE GANGES, BRAHMAPUTRA AND MEGHNA RIVERS (WIDTH MORE THAN 1KM AND TYPICALLY MULTI-CHANNEL). SMALL RIVERS WILL INCLUDE THE 100+ RIVERS (WIDTH LESS THAN 1 KM, TYPICALLY SINGLE CHANNEL) FOR WHICH THE PI HAS ACCESS TO HIGH RESOLUTION RIVER BATHYMETRY, IN-SITU DISCHARGE DATA AND VARIOUS OTHER UNIQUE FLOW MEASUREMENT FACILITIES. OBJECTIVE TWO: PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY LOGISTIC SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND GROUNDWORK TO MAKE AIRSWOT CAMPAIGNS FEASIBLE IN BANGLADESH AND SYNERGIZED WITH ADCP MEASUREMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INSTITUTE OF WATER MODELING (IWM) IN BANGLADESH. OBJECTIVE THREE: ADVANCE THE APPLICATION OF SWOT DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY FOR REAL-TIME FORECASTING OF TRANSBOUNDARY FLOODING IN INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS OF HUMID TROPICS. THESE PROPOSED OBJECTIVES #1 AND #2 TIE DIRECTLY TO THE SWOT'S HYDROLOGIC MISSION OBJECTIVES AS ARTICULATED IN THE ROSES A.25 CALL (PAGE A.25-3), NAMELY: A) DISCHARGE ALGORITHMS B) CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION; AND C) CLASSIFICATION OF SWOT MEASUREMENTS. OBJECTIVE #3 TIES DIRECTLY TO THE ADDITIONAL SYNERGISTIC OBJECTIVE OF "PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS" RELATED TO FLOOD FORECASTING (PAGE A.25-4). | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $51,355 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Feb 4, 2013 | Jan 9, 2013 | Apr 8, 2014 | ||
| MEETING ROOM RENTAL | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $11,760 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 531312Nonresidential Property Managers | X1AZLEASE/RENTAL OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES AND SERVICE BUILDINGS | Sep 27, 2012 | Oct 1, 2012 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||
| DAM-DRIVEN HUMAN INTERACTIONS IN THE FORM OF AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE CREATION, EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION AND DOWNSTREAM URBANIZATION ARE PRECIPITATION-CHANGING LAND USE LAND COVER (LULC) CHANGE DRIVERS FOR IMPOUNDED BASINS. RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT DAMS IN SEMI-ARID AND MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO SUCH LULC CHANGES AND TERRAIN THAT CAN OFTEN RESULT IN MESOSCALE MODIFICATION OF STORMS. ON THE OTHER HAND, ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS (ARS), WHICH TRANSPORT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER VAPOR FROM OCEANS TO INLAND ALONG A THINLY CONCENTRATED TRAJECTORY, ARE RELATIVELY POORLY STUDIED PHENOMENA IN THE CONTEXT OF DAMS. BECAUSE NUMEROUS LARGE DAMS ARE SITUATED ALONG THE COAST WHERE ARS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FLOODS AND UNSCHEDULED FLOW RELEASE BY THE UPSTREAM FLOOD CONTROL DAMS, IT IS NOW CRITICAL TO STUDY THE ROLE OF ARS IN CONTEXT OF DAM-TRIGGERED LULC CHANGE FOR UNDERSTANDING DAM INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE. THE KEY QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN THIS STUDY ARE: (1) HOW DO ARS, DAM-TRIGGERED LULC CHANGE AND OROGRAPHIC RAIN INDUCING TERRAIN INTERACT TOGETHER TO MODIFY EXTREME PRECIPITATION PATTERNS? (2) WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF STORM MODIFICATION FOR RESILIENCE OF THE WORLD S DAM INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WARMING PLANET? IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE AFOREMENTIONED QUESTIONS, A COUPLED NUMERICAL-MODELING AND SATELLITE OBSERVATION BASED ANALYSIS OF THE INTEGRATED WATER VAPOR (IWV) OVER THE OCEAN AND INLAND AND OVER OROGRAPHIC RAIN PRODUCING TERRAINS WILL BE CONDUCTED. PASSIVE MICROWAVE RETRIEVED DATA AND INFRARED (IR)-BASED CLOUD TRACKING WILL BE USED TO ASSESS THE EVOLUTION OF THE AR S FROM OCEANS TO INLAND FOR SELECTED STORM EPISODES. THE REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEM (RAMS) WILL BE USED FOR SCENARIO-BASED STUDIES OF DAM-TRIGGERED LULC CHANGES OVER THE REGION. | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $80,996 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Aug 16, 2012 | Sep 1, 2012 | Apr 25, 2016 | ||
| THIS PROPOSAL WILL DEVELOP A `HYDROLOGICALLY-INCLINED TECHNIQUE FOR ADVANCING THE USE OF MULTI SENSOR SATELLITE PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS, SUCH AS THOSE ANTICIPATED FROM THE PLANNED NASA GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM). FIRST, THE TOTAL ERROR OF VARIOUS MULTI-SENSOR SATELLITE RAINFALL PRODUCTS WILL BE DECOMPOSED INTO MEANINGFUL COMPONENTS AT SIX OR MORE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE. SECOND, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THESE ERROR COMPONENTS WITH TOPOGRAPHY (ELEVATION), SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND CLIMATE WILL BE ASSESSED. THIRD, THE IMPACT OF ERROR COMPONENTS IN STREAMFLOW AND SOIL MOISTURE SIMULATION WILL BE INVESTIGATED THROUGH A PHYSICALLY BASED MACRO-SCALE DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODEL. THIS APPROACH WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR VARIOUS SATELLITE RAINFALL PRODUCTS. FINALLY, METHODOLOGIES FOR MERGING THE MAJOR MULTI-SENSOR PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS FOR OPTIMAL HYDROLOGIC MODELING WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY LEVERAGING THE EXPECTED (A PRIORI) HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE TO PRECIPITATION UNCERTAINTY AS A PROXY FOR SELECTING MERGING WEIGHTS FOR THE OPTIMUM MERGING SCHEME. A MODELING SCHEME WILL BE DEVELOPED TO TRANSFER (OR ESTIMATE) ERROR INFORMATION TO (AT) UN-GAUGED BASINS AS A FUNCTION OF EASILY AVAILABLE GEOPHYSICAL FEATURES SUCH AS CLIMATE TYPE, ELEVATION, SATELLITE RAINFALL RATE, AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE. THE BROADER IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL IS A COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION SATELLITE-BASED PRECIPITATION RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS THAT WILL NEED A WHOLESALE CONCEPTUAL REDESIGN DURING THE POST-LAUNCH ERA OF GPM. THE IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IS: HOW CAN MULTI-SENSOR SATELLITE RAINFALL DATA READILY PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF ITS UNCERTAINTY ACROSS THE GLOBE FOR DIVERSE HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION? | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $26,373 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Aug 16, 2012 | Sep 1, 2012 | Aug 31, 2014 | ||
| LOW LYING DELTAS OF THE HINDU KUSH HIMALAYAN (HKH) REGION ARE VULNERABLE TO WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY THAT OFTEN MANIFESTS AS SHORTAGE (DROUGHT OR UPSTREAM AND UNILATERAL EXTRACTION BY DAMS), EXCESS (FLOODS), CROP DAMAGING NATURAL DISASTERS (CYCLONES AND RIVER FLOODING), AND INFLUENCED BY MOUNTAIN GLACIER ABLATIONS UNDER AN INCREASINGLY WARMING WORLD. THE VULNERABILITY IS FELT MORE ACUTELY DOWNSTREAM DUE TO THE HEAVY POPULATION DENSITY AND A WATER-INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY OF THE LOW-LYING DELTAS. AMONG VARIOUS OPTIONS TO BUILD RESILIENCE AGAINST THIS VULNERABILITY, ONE OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES WITH A PROVEN BENEFIT TO COST RATIO IS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION SYSTEM THAT CAN MONITOR AND PREDICT AHEAD OF TIME THE CHANGING DYNAMICS OF WATER CYCLE PARAMETERS AS WELL AS PROVIDE ACCURATE POST (OR PRE)-DISASTER ASSESSMENT OF CROP DAMAGE. NASA SATELLITES WITH THEIR VANTAGE OF SPACE, SAMPLING FREQUENCY AND ABILITY TO DISTINCTLY MEASURE COMPLEMENTARY HYDROLOGIC VARIABLES WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCURACY, ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO MEET THIS CHALLENGING REQUIREMENT FOR LOW LYING DELTAS OF THE HKH REGION. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS ALIGNED TO SUPPORT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF SERVIR-HIMALAYA THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-VISUALIZATION SYSTEM THAT CAN ROUTINELY PREDICT, MAP AND WARN OF WATER-RELATED VULNERABILITY ISSUES IN LOW-LYING DELTAS (COMPRISING BANGLADESH, INDIA, PAKISTAN, MYANMAR AND VIETNAM) AS WELL AS PROVIDE RAPID POST-DISASTER ASSESSMENT WHEN NEEDED. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE FOUR-FOLD: 1) TO PROTOTYPE A MODULAR SATELLITE-BASED WATER RESOURCES AND WATER HAZARD MAPPING, EARLY WARNING AND POST-DISASTER ASSESSMENT VISUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR BANGLADESH THAT CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED FOR ANY OF THE OTHER FOUR DELTAS OF SERVIR-HIMALAYA (HKH) REGION. 2) TO TEST THE ACCURACY OF THE WEB-VISUALIZATION SYSTEM IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH TWO KEY WATER RESOURCES OPERATIONAL AGENCIES OF THE BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT (IWM AND CEGIS) THAT ARE STRATEGICALLY PARTNERED WITH PI'S INSTITUTION (TTU) SINCE 2006 (UNTIL 2016). 3) TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE OF THE BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT AGAINST WATER RESOURCE VULNERABILITY THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND STAFF TRAINING/EDUCATION OF IWM AND CEGIS. 4) TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS ON ACCURACY AND SAMPLING FOR TWO PLANNED NASA MISSIONS - GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) AND SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY (SWOT). THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL USE DATA ASSIMILATED HYDROLOGIC MODELING AND AN EXTENSIVE SUITE OF NASA SATELLITE DATASETS COMPRISING TRMM PRECIPITATION, MODIS TEMPERATURE/SNOW EXTENTS, RADAR/LASER ALTIMETRY FOR LAKE/RIVER WATER LEVEL AND HIMALAYAN MOUNTAIN GLACIER ELEVATION CHANGES, GRACE ESTIMATES OF GLACIER STORAGE CHANGE AND MODIS/LANDSAT DERIVED LAND COVER CHANGES OF AGRICULTURAL CROP LAND. THE PI S TEAM IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO ACHIEVE ALL OF THE ABOVE FOUR OBJECTIVES DUE TO THE LONG HERITAGE OF WORKING WITH AGENCIES OF THE HKH REGION, SOLID EXPERTISE IN DYNAMIC WEB VISUALIZATION AND ON-GOING CAPACITY BUILDING/EDUCATION EFFORT WITH BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT SINCE 2006. IN ADDITION, THE PI'S TEAM REPRESENTS STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH EXPERTISE ON NASA AND NON-NASA SATELLITES COMPRISING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE WATER CYCLE (SNOW, GLACIER MELT, PRECIPITATION, LAND COVER, WATER LEVEL/STORAGE CHANGE AND STREAM FLOW). APART FROM BEING A NATIVE OF BANGLADESH, THE PI HAS ALSO SPENT MANY YEARS IN OTHER HKH NATIONS (INDIA, NEPAL AND PAKISTAN) AND ACQUIRED A DEEP SENSE OF APPRECIATION OF THE LOCAL CULTURE AND LANGUAGE. WITH THE PROJECT DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO SUSTAIN ON-GOING EFFORTS OF THE PI TO ROUTINELY PROVIDE ADVANCED LEVEL (MS AND PHD) EDUCATION TO WATER RESOURCES STAFFS OF BANGLADESH, THE PROJECT IS GUARANTEED OF THE TRANSITION OF THE PROTOTYPED TOOLS TO ROUTINE SOCIETAL APPLICATIONS UPON THE RETURN OF THESE TRAINED STAFFS TO THE HKH REGION. | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $203,298 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Aug 13, 2012 | Jul 26, 2012 | Jul 11, 2014 | ||
| TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (TTU) REQUESTS $400,000 TO OBTAIN INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE MILLARD OAKLEY STEM CENTER FOR THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. THE SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT WILL SUPPORT EARTH SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES IN THE CENTER'S LEARNING STUDIOS. THE STEM CENTER IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, CAMPUS-WIDE INITIATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT ROBERT BE". THE MILLARD OAKLEY STEM CENTER HOUSED IN RAY MORRIS HA" INCLUDES FOUR LEARNING STUDIOS, AN AUDITORIUM, A VIRTUAL THEATER, A LOBBY/DISPLAY AREA, STAFF OFFICES, AND SUPPORT AREAS. THE LEARNING STUDIOS WILL BE USED BY CENTER STAFF AND P-16 FACULTY TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS, MODEL BEST PRACTICES IN THE TEACHING OF STEM SUBJECTS FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS, CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR P-16 FACULTY, PROVIDE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR P-16 STUDENTS, AND HOST EXHIBITS AND INFORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE STEM CENTER ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS USING FACILITIES ACROSS THE TTU CAMPUS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. THE GRAND OPENING OF THE CENTER IS FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010. SUMMER 2010 WILL SEE A SCALED USAGE OF THE FACILITY FOR P-12 ENRICHMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. UNIVERSITY STEM CLASSES FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS WILL BE SCHEDULED IN THE BUILDING BEGINNING IN FALL 2010, ALONG WITH VISITS BY REGIONAL SCHOOLS DURING THE DAY TO ENHANCE STEM LEARNING FOR P-12 STUDENTS. THE MILLARD OAKLEY STEM CENTER EMPHASIZES NASA'S EDUCATION GOALS OF "ATTRACTING AND RETAINING STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES" AND "ENGAGING AMERICANS IN NASA'S MISSION" THROUGH MULTIPLE SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES AND A PROGRESSION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT, TEACHERS, AND FACULTY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE STEM CENTER WILL "INSPIRE" AWARENESS OF NASA'S MISSION AMONG THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY THROUGH INFORMAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; "ENGAGE" STRATEGICALLY IDENTIFIED AND TARGETED P-16 STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN INTERACTING WITH NASA CONTENT TO DEVELOP DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE NASA MISSION; AND "EDUCATE" P-16 STUDENT LEARNERS, PRE-SERVICE EDUCATORS, IN-SERVICE EDUCATORS, AND POST-SECONDARY FACULTY TO DEVELOP AND/OR ENHANCE SPECIFIC STEM KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE STEM CENTER IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HOST NASA EXHIBITS AND TO SHOWCASE NASA SCIENTISTS' AND TTU FACULTY RESEARCH IN NASA RESEARCH AREAS, OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE AREAS TARGETED BY THE MARSHA" SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. THE MILLARD OAKLEY STEM CENTER HAS APPLIED FOR AND BEEN SELECTED AS THE TENNESSEE EDUCATOR RESOURCE CENTER (ERC). A TWO-YEAR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA AND THE MILLARD OAKLEY STEM CENTER WILL FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR OUTREACH PROJECTS WITH NASA, AND WILL LINK NASA WITH THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE RURAL UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION OF TENNESSEE. OTHER ANTICIPATED PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS INCLUDE OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES (ORAU), OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL), TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA), AND ARNOLD ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (AEDC), THE TENNESSEE STEM LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, AND REGIONAL LEAD .EDUCATION AGENCIES (LEAS). | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $399,497 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Sep 27, 2011 | Sep 27, 2011 | Dec 3, 2014 | ||
| MEETING ROOM RENTAL | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $11,760 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 531312Nonresidential Property Managers | X112 | Sep 16, 2011 | Oct 1, 2011 | Sep 30, 2012 | ||
| ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $0 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Sep 27, 2010 | Sep 27, 2010 | Sep 27, 2010 | ||
| MEETING ROOM RENTAL | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $7,902 | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS | — | 531312Nonresidential Property Managers | X112 | Sep 24, 2010 | Oct 1, 2010 | Sep 30, 2011 | ||
| ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $12,222 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Aug 13, 2010 | Aug 13, 2010 | Aug 13, 2010 | ||
| ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $5,259 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Nov 24, 2009 | Nov 24, 2009 | Nov 24, 2009 | ||
| TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (TTU) REQUESTS FUNDING OF $750,000 TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING WIRING AND INSTALLATION COSTS) FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE MILLARD OAKLEY STEM CENTER FOR THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. THE EQUIPMENT WILL SUPPORT LEARNING STUDIOS AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULAR AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES PROPOSED FOR THE CENTER. THE STEM CENTER IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, CAMPUS-WIDE INITIATIVE OF THE UNIVERSITY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT ROBERT BELL. THE UPDATED PROJECTED COSTS OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE OAKLEY STEM CENTER IS $1,946, 106. THE LEARNING STUDIOS WILL BE USED BY CENTER STAFF AND P-16 FACULTY TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS, MODEL BEST PRACTICES IN THE TEACHING OF STEM SUBJECTS FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS, CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR P-16 FACULTY, PROVIDE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING FOR P-16 STUDENTS, AND HOST EXHIBITS AND INFORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE STEM CENTER ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS USING FACILITIES ACROSS THE TTU CAMPUS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT WILL ENHANCE THE CENTER'S CURRICULAR AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES FOR RAY MORRIS HALL WERE HELD MAY 2, 2008. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES ARE ON TIME AND THE ANTICIPATED MOVE-IN DATE IS EARLY FEBRUARY 2010, WITH A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY AND OPEN HOUSE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2010. THE BUILDING IS PROJECTED FOR FULL USAGE IN THE SUMMER 2010 FOR P-12 ENRICHMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. STEM CLASSES FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS WILL BE SCHEDULED IN THE BUILDING BEGINNING IN FALL 2010. THE OAKLEY STEM CENTER EMPHASIZES NASA'S EDUCATION GOALS OF "ATTRACTING AND RETAINING STUDENTS IN STEM DISCIPLINES" AND "ENGAGING AMERICANS IN NASA'S MISSION" THROUGH MULTIPLE SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES AND A PROGRESSION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT, TEACHERS, AND FACULTY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE STEM CENTER WILL "INSPIRE" AWARENESS OF NASA'S MISSION AMONG THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY THROUGH INFORMAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; "ENGAGE" STRATEGICALLY IDENTIFIED AND TARGETED P-16 STUDENTS AND ADULTS IN INTERACTING WITH NASA CONTENT TO DEVELOP DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE NASA MISSION; AND "EDUCATE" P-16 STUDENT LEARNERS, PRE-SERVICE EDUCATORS, IN-SERVICE EDUCATORS, AND POST-SECONDARY FACULTY TO DEVELOP AND/OR ENHANCE SPECIFIC STEM KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THIS REQUEST INCLUDE: THE SELECTION, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE INTEGRATED LECTURE/LABORATORY LEARNING ACROSS THE STEM DISCIPLINES; THE SELECTION, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO FACILITATE INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGYDRIVEN INSTRUCTION; TO ELECTRONICALLY CAPTURE, STORE, AND ACCESS RESEARCH DATA ON THE STUDENT LEARNING PROCESS; TO FACILITATE THE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF A NUMBER OF STEM LEARNING RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WILL BE HOUSED IN THE STEM CENTER BEGINNING IN 2010; AND, TO SHOWCASE NASA AND STEM RESEARCH FROM ACROSS THE CAMPUS AND FROM OTHER AGENCIES. THE STEM CENTER WILL HOST NASA EXHIBITS, SHOWCASE NASA SCIENTISTS' AND TTU FACULTY RESEARCH IN NASA RESEARCH AREAS, PARTICULARLY THOSE TARGETED BY THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE OUTREACH PROJECTS WITH NASA, AND LINK NASA WITH THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE RURAL UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION OF TENNESSEE. NASA WILL BE A KEY COLLABORATOR FOR THE OAKLEY STEM CENTER, WITH OTHER ANTICIPATED PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS TO INCLUDE OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, AND ARNOLD ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER. | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $749,624 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Sep 28, 2009 | Oct 1, 2009 | Mar 12, 2014 | ||
| ADVANCED PORTABLE POWER INSTITUTE PHASE 4 | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | $1,362,027 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | DEPT OF THE ARMY | — | 541712 | AC64 | Aug 6, 2009 | Aug 6, 2009 | Mar 5, 2011 |