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TAS::573600::TAS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH ON COMPUTATIONAL AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES TERM OF AGREEMENT: 63 MONTHS INCL. 3 MONTHS FOR FINAL REPORT

THE OHIO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (OSGC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1989 AS PART OF THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (PHASE 1). THE OSGC IS COMPOSED OF 19 DIVERSE AFFILIATES (18 UNIVERSITIES 1 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION). THERE ARE 18

THE OHIO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (OSGK!:), ESTABLISHED LN 1989, IS COMPOSED OF 27 DIVERSE AFFILIATES OFFERING STEM DEGREE PROGRAMS LOCATED THROUGHOUT

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ARE 1. TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES WITH INTERESTS AND C

THE STATEMENT OF WORK ENTITLED, "AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY INITIATIVE", DATED 16 MAY 2004, IS ATTACHMENT 1 TO THE AGREEMENT.

2009 LEWIS' EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

OHIO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM

THE OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE (OAI) INTENDS TO PROPOSE TO SERVE AS THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE NASA ONE STOP SHOPPING INITIATIVE (OSS

NASA STRATEGIC GOAL 4: ENHANCE CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONS TO CATALYZE CURRENT AND FUTURE MISSION SUCCESS. NASA INVESTMENTS IN STEM ENGAGEMENT ARE FOCUSED ON BUILDING A FUTURE STEM WORKFORCE THROUGH PROGRAM ELEMENTS DESIGNED TO BOLSTER CAPACITY AND TO ATTRACT ENGAGE AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO MOVE TOWARD STEM CAREERS THROUGH NASA-UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES.

EO14042 OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE-GLENN RESEARCH CENTER INDUSTRY & ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIP

2008 LEWIS' EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

NASA AERONAUTICAL MISSIONS NEED HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTRONICS AND SENSORS FOR REAL TIME HEALTH MONITORING OF AERONAUTIC ENGINES TO IMPROVE AVIATION SA

AVIATION TECH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

STEPPING STARS: A MULTI-STATE MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL SPACE GRANT STEM ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO CREATE URBAN AGRICULTURE SITES (UFARM) TO EXPLORE HOW PRECISION AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. ROOFTOP FARMS ON FACTORIES AND OTHER BUILDINGS WITH FLAT ROOFS WILL BE USED AS POSSIBLE SITES. TECHNIQUES SUCH AS PRECISIONS SENSORS, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, AUTOMATIC FERTIGATION SYSTEMS, DATA MANAGEMENT, WILL BE EXPLORE WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH YIELD AT THE SITE. THE PROPOSED WORK HAS THE POTENTIAL ENHANCE URBAN AGRICULTURE, PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS FOR URBAN POPULATIONS. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL ALSO PROVIDE PLUS PROVIDING OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO THE LOCAL POPULATION. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES WITH THE PROPOSED GRANT ARE FOLLOWS:-EXPLORATION OF URBAN FARMING SITES: IDENTIFY ROOFTOP AREAS WITH SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO SUPPORT AN URBAN FARM. INDOOR FACILITIES WILL BE CONSIDERED AS WELL.-EXPLORING TECHNIQUES IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE TO IMPROVE CROP YIELD IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH AS INCLUDING REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUTOMATED IRRIGATION, -EXPLORING ADVANCED SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY. -INVESTIGATE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR PRECISION FARMING, ENHANCING URBAN FARMING PRACTICES BY OPTIMIZING WATER AND NUTRIENT USE.-DEVELOP MODELS OF ROOFTOP FARMING, INCLUDING VERTICAL FARMING, HYDROPONICS, AND AEROPONICS -PROVIDE PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT REPORTS TO STAKEHOLDERS-WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS: OUTREACH, STEM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE OVERALL EXPECTED OUTCOME IS TO DEVELOP AN URBAN AGRICULTURAL CENTER THAT WILL PROVIDE LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE TO URBAN AREAS THAT HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES ARE:- ENHANCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF URBAN FARMS- IMPROVED USES OF LOCAL RESOURCES- IMPROVED ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.- PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO THE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION- CREATING POSITIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACTINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE CLEVELAND COMMUNITY.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NOT APPLICABLE

THIS ACTION TRANSFERS $781 001 FROM NNC06ZA43A TO NEW TASK NUMBER NNC07ZA20A AND OBLIGATES $80 000.

UPDATING THE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE TRAVEL WILL REQUIRE ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES TO BE DEVELOPED ALLOWING US TO

SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200293672

GREAT LAKES AEROSPACE

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP AND INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT RESOURCES IN NORTHEAST OHIOS INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHED SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN PHASES TO BRING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO MARKET AND GROW MANUFACTURERS. PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES INCLUDING TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO MANUFACTURERS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: INCREASE REVENUE GENERATED BY BUSINESSES, PROVIDE NEW CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES BY COMPANY PARTICIPANTS, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS IN IDENTIFIED INDUSTRIES AND GOVERNMENT AND CREATE JOBS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: REGIONAL STARTUPS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND INVENTORS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND SUPPLIERS WILL BENEFIT FROM FORMAL PROGRAMS AND POTENTIALLY EXPAND THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS. COMPANIES WITH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENTS WITH REGIONAL UNIVERSIT

TIME-RESOLVED LASER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY FOR SCALAR MEASUREMENTS OF SWIRL-STABILIZED LIQUID-FUELED COM

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS ARE TRANSFORMING COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS WITH THE ADOPTION OF SOFTWARE RADIOS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT ACROSS COMMU

THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS AND UNIVERSITY UNDE

KEY, CENTRAL OBJECTIVES - THE OHIO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (OSGC) IS PROPOSING A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM FOR AEROSPACE (AMTCA) A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ADVANCE U.S. AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES.

THE NGFFP WILL PLACE FULL-TIME SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY FROM ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, WHO ARE ALSO U.S. CITIZENS, IN 10-WEE

PROJECT PROPOSES TO EVALUATE A U-233/TH-232 FUELED ADVANCED HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTOR (AHTR) OR MODI

AFRL SENIOR CAPSTONE

NASA GLENN FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND NASA GLENN ACADEMY

OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE (OAI) WILL INCREASE EXPORTS TO TARGET MARKETS THROUGH THE OAI EDUCATION, TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT INITIATIVE FOR ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY (UAV) AND COMMERCIAL SPACE CLUSTER: 1. ORGANIZE SEMINARS AND TRAINING - WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS TO CREATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT, STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS, ITAR AND EXPORT CONTROLS, IP PROTECTION, AS WELL AS ALL EXPORT TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. PRE-TRADE-MISSION COUNSELING AND OVERVIEWS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. 2. CO-ORGANIZE FORUMS FOR UAV AND SPACE CLUSTER - (ONE PER YEAR) WITH TRADE FORUMS WILL INVOLVE AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND DISCUSSION AROUND THE INDUSTRY AND HOW TO BEST ADVANCE TECHNOLOGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES GLOBALLY. WE WILL CO-HOST WITH THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS JOBS OHIO. OHIO FEDERAL RESEARCH NETWORK AS WELL AS OAI'S PARTNERS: FARNBOROUGH AEROSPACE CONSORTIUM, MIDLANDS AEROSPACE ALLIANCE, AERO MONTREAL,

FAST AWARDEE-OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE

FAST AWARDEE-OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE

THE LEAVES (LOFTED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ATMOSPHERIC VENUS SENSORS) ARCHITECTURE IS A SWARM APPROACH TO OBTAINING KEY IN SITU VENUS ATMOSPHERIC DATA FOR EXCEPTIONALLY LOW COST AND RISK. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY AN ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PASSIVELY LOFTED

RECENT ADVANCES IN WIDE-BANDGAP ELECTRONICS HAS RESULTED IN DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS CAPABLE OF OPERATION IN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF THE VENUS SURFACE LEADING TO POSSIBILITY OF A FUTURE MISSION OPERATING AT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF VENUS. HOWEVER THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION THAT WOULD FLY ON SUCH A MISSION STILL NEEDS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. IN PARTICULAR IT IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE THAT ANY MISSION TO THE SURFACE OF VENUS WOULD INCLUDE A CAMERA BUT DESIGNS FOR CAMERAS THAT OPERATE AT TEMPERATURES OF 450 C DO NOT CURRENTLY EXIST. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED IMAGING ARRAY CAPABLE OF OPERATING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME (MONTHS) IN THE AMBIENT VENUS SURFACE ENVIRONMENT (740K 92 BARS). ALL CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES TO OPERATING A CAMERA ON THE SURFACE OF VENUS HAVE REQUIRED A SEALED VESSEL TO THERMALLY ISOLATE A CAMERA FROM THE ENVIRONMENT MOST SPECIFICALLY FROM THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE. THIS REQUIRES A PROTECTED INSULATED AND WINDOWED VESSEL AND THE HEAT LEAK FROM THE VENUS THERMAL ENVIRONMENT NECESSARILY RESULTS IN AN OPERATIONAL LIFETIME OF AT MOST A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE SYSTEM UNDERGOES THERMAL FAILURE. SUCH SYSTEMS ALSO INCUR THE SIGNIFICANT PENALTIES OF INCREASED SPACECRAFT MASS (AND POWER IF ACTIVE COOLING IS USED.) IN CONTRAST OUR PROPOSED APPROACH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN IMAGER WITH AN EXTENDED OPERATING LIFETIME AT VENUS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER LONG-LIVED LANDER TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (CONSISTING OF AMPLIFIERS LOGIC GATES AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS) WITH SMALL WAVELENGTH-APPROPRIATE PHOTOVOLTAIC DIODES ALLOWS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOW-MASS LOW-POWER IMAGING PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY THAT IS ABLE TO FUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY FOR TIMESCALES COMPARABLE TO A VENUS SOLAR DAY (117 EARTH DAYS). FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF THE VIKING MARS LANDER CAMERAS THIS EFFORT WILL START WITH THE DEMONSTRATION OF A LOW-BANDWIDTH LINEAR ARRAY SCANNING PLATFORM CAPABLE OF GRADUALLY BUILDING UP A HIGH RESOLUTION VISIBLE LIGHT PANORAMA OF A LANDING SITE THROUGH A SIMPLE ACTUATION MECHANISM. WE WILL LEVERAGE SIGNIFICANT HIGH-TEMPERATURE HARSH ENVIRONMENT EXPERTISE IN DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS OPTICAL DETECTORS AND COMPONENTS AND ACTUATORS TO ENABLE A MISSION-ENABLING ADVANCE IN IMAGING FOR VENUS EXPLORATION AND SCIENCE. THERE IS DRIVING SCIENCE NEED FOR SUCH A CAPABILITY. OF TWENTY-FIVE MISSIONS TO LAND ON VENUS ONLY FOUR HAVE RESULTED IN IMAGES FROM THE SURFACE WHERE THE MOST RECENT IMAGES WERE COLLECTED IN 1982. VISUAL IMAGERY AT A MICROSCOPIC AND MACROSCOPIC SCALE HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR MARS SCIENCE WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT CONTEXTUAL IMAGES OF ROCK AND REGOLITH TEXTURE AT THE MILLIMETER SCALE AND LANDING SITE GEOLOGY/GEOMORPHOLOGY AT THE KILOMETER SCALE ARE CRITICAL TOOLS FOR INTERROGATING AND UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF A PLANETARY SURFACE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE PRESSURE AND REACTIVITY OF VENUS NEAR-SURFACE ATMOSPHERE MAKE IT UNFEASIBLE TO REPURPOSE AND ADAPT INSTRUMENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT FLIGHT HERITAGE FOR USE OUTSIDE A THERMALLY AND CHEMICALLY PROTECTED SHELL SO THIS DEVELOPMENT EFFORT UNDER THE PICASSO PROGRAM IS BOTH APPROPRIATE AND NEEDED. THE IMAGING SYSTEM PRODUCED BY THIS EFFORT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT ON FUTURE VENUS LANDERS AND ROVERS WITH A LIFETIME LONG ENOUGH TO OBSERVE TRANSIENT SURFACE PHENOMENA AND OVER TIME OBTAIN A SUITE OF MICROSCOPIC CONTEXT IMAGES THAT WOULD FACILITATE SMALL SAMPLE ANALYSIS OF ROCK GRAINS AND MINERALS. DEMONSTRATION OF SUCH A PROOF OF- CONCEPT SYSTEM WITH PHOTODETECTORS ELECTRONICS AND BASIC ACTUATION MECHANISMS WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR A REVOLUTIONARY NEW AVENUE OF VENUS EXPLORATION.

WE PROPOSE TO UNDERTAKE AN UPDATED FAULT ANALYSIS OF THE 20% OF VENUS SURFACE DESCRIBED BY A RECENT TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL DERIVED FROM STEREO-MATCHING IMAGING TECHNIQUES.

THE OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE REQUESTS FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EXPLORING LOCAL L

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ALLOWS CUSTOM DESIGNED AND HIGH VALUE PARTS LAYER BY LAYER- ENABLING COMPLEX SHAPES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS WITHOUT THE

ANALYSIS OF UNSTEADY ROCKET-BASED COMBINED-CYCLE PROPULSION CONCEPTSA COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF A NOVEL

ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTE FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION

OAI'EXPORT INITIATIVES TO ASSIST OHIO-BASED AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN INCREASING THEIR EXPORT SALES BY OFFERING TRAINING SESSIONS,SUPPLIER

DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT HIGH ORDER COMPACT DIFFERENCING METHODS FOR SOLVING A SYSTEM OF FLUID EQUAT

THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT LISTS AND EVALUATES DIFFERENT FORMS OF ADVANCED PROPULSION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A WAY OF SENDING A PROBE TO ANOTHER STAR IN THE FUTURE.

THE PROPOSAL IS WELL-ALIGNED WITH THE NASA AERONAUTICS GOALS AIMED AT REDUCING THE NOISE IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION. THE PREDICTION OF COMBUSTION NOISE FROM CURRENT AND NEXT GENERATION COMBUSTORS IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE ON-GOING EFFORTS TO

NASA PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE (OAI) PROPOSES TO ENGAGE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER IN THE AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (AARC) DURING SEPTEMBER 1 2017 THROUGH AUGUST 31 2018. THE AARC WAS ESTABLISHED IN MAY 2000 THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND (ORIGINALLY) BOEING GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND HONEYWELL TO FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN AEROACOUSTICS THROUGH SPONSORED RESEARCH AND INTERACTION AMONG RESEARCHERS. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PARTNERSHIP EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PRATT&WHITNEY AND ROLLS-ROYCE. AT THIS TIME PARTICIPANTS ARE NASA GRC HONEYWELL PRATT&WHITNEY AND ROLLS-ROYCE. THE AARC JUST CONCLUDED ITS SEVENTEENTH YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. OAI PROPOSES THAT THE WORK BE CARRIED OUT UNDER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN OAI AND NASA. NASAS AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE RESEARCH PROGRAM UNDERWENT SIGNIFICANT STRATEGIC RESHAPING IN 2013. ACOUSTICS RESEARCH AND NOISE REDUCTION GOALS CONTINUE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS WITHIN NASAS RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND AARC CONTINUES TO BE RELEVANT. PRODUCTS OF AARC-SPONSORED RESEARCH INCLUDE NEW UNDERSTANDING OF FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS OF ENGINE NOISE NEW NUMERICAL/ ANALYTICAL APPROACHES AND NEW EXPERIMENTAL DATA OR APPROACHES. NASA AND INDUSTRY ACCESS AND UTILIZE THIS PRE-COMPETITIVE RESEARCH IN THEIR R&D EFFORTS INTEGRATING RESULTS INTO MODELING PREDICTION OR DESIGN CODES OR USE OF EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO TEST COMPONENTS/ENGINES. BECAUSE IT IS FUNDAMENTAL AARC RESEARCH IS APPLICABLE TO NOISE REDUCTION IN A BROAD RANGE OF AIR VEHICLES.

THE OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE (OAI) PROPOSES THAT THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) CONTINUE AS A KEY MEMBER OF THE AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (AARC) DURING THE FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021.

THE OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE (OAI) PROPOSES HEREIN TO CONTINUE TO INVOLVE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER IN THE SUCCESSFUL AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCH CONSORT

THE NASA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE'S RESEARCH PROGRAM UNDERWENT SIGNIFICANT STRATEGIC RESHAPING IN 2013. ACOUSTICS RESEARCH AND NOISE

DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THE FAST PROGRAM IS TO STRENGTHEN THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS IN EVERY STATE. CONGRESS HAS FOUND THAT THERE IS MUCH VARIANCE WITHIN STATE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG SMALL HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FIRMS. THEREFORE, THIS PROGRAM INTENDS TO IMPROVE THE PARTICIPATION OF SMALL TECHNOLOGY FIRMS IN THE INNOVATION AND COMM

SBIR/STTR TO SMALL WOMAN-OWNED, DISADVANTAGED, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES THROUGHOUT OHIO

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SBIR/STTR TO SMALL WOMAN-OWNED, DISADVANTAGED, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES THROUGHOUT OHIO

FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY (FAST) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM. TO DATE A TOTAL OF 44 SEPARATE RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR RESEARCH FUN

A TRULY ROBUST SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM WILL NEED TO MAKE USE OF AS MUCH IN-SITU RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE ENDEAVOR AFFORDABLE. ONE RESOURCE

HERE TO OBSERVE (H2O) - OHIO AND PUERTO RICO SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUMS

FAST FY 13

COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM FOR ALLOY DESIGN

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THE FIRST BUCKEYE HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS COMPETITION IS REQUESTING FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION IN THE AMOUNT

FIRST BUCKEYE ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS 2011 AND 2012. FIRST (FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) WAS CREATED IN 1989 BY INVENTO

THE OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE (OAI) PROPOSES HEREIN TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER IN THE SUCCESSFUL AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (AARC) DURING NOVEMBER 1 2018 THROUGH OCTOBER 31 2019. THE AARC WAS ESTABLISHED IN MAY 2000 THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND (ORIGINALLY) BOEING GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES AND HONEYWELL TO FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN AEROACOUSTICS THROUGH SPONSORED RESEARCH AND INTERACTION AMONG WORLD CLASS AEROACOUSTICS RESEARCHERS. SUBSEQUENTLY THAT PARTNERSHIP WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PRATT&WHITNEY AND ROLLS- ROYCE. AT THIS TIME PARTICIPANTS ARE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER HONEYWELL PRATT&WHITNEY AND ROLLS-ROYCE. THE CONSORTIUM HAS JUST CONCLUDED ITS EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. OAI PROPOSES THAT THE WORK BE CARRIED OUT UNDER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN OAI AND NASA.

NASA GLENN FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND NASA GLENN ACADEMY

SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200294873

NASA/OAI PRE-SERVICE TEACHER INSTITUTE (PSTI)

FIRST BUCKEYE REGIONAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2010

DROPPING IN A MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT (DIME) SUPPORT 2010-2013. A (DIME) DROPPING IN A MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT TEAM WILL BE COMPRISED OF HIGH SCH

EXTREME TEMPERATURE ELECTRONICS

EXPAND PROPULSION INSTRUMENTATION WORKING GROUP (PIWG). PIWGS EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TO TEST-INSTRUMENTATION ONLY AND THERE IS A NEED TO BETTER UNDERS

OSGC IS PROPOSING A SERIES OF NEW EXPLORATION-RELATED INTERNSHIPS IN OHIO SPACE-RELATED INDUSTRIES. THE GOAL OF THESE INTERNSHIPS IS TO INCREASE STUD

ENSURE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOCOL FOR OPTIMIZING ALGAE, RESULTING IN AN IDEAL MIXTURE OF LIPIDS THAT WILL MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF DOWNSTREAM HYDRO-TREA

THE LEAVES (LOFTED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ATMOSPHERIC VENUS SENSORS) CONCEPT IS AN ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PASSIVELY-LOFTED AND INEXPENSIVE ATMOSPHERIC SENSOR PACKAGE THAT IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE HARSH VENUS ATMOSPHERE BUT WHICH ALSO PROVIDES A GENERIC PLATFORM FOR IN SITU SAMPLING OF ANY PLANETARY BODY WITH A PROMINENT ATMOSPHERE. THIS ARCHITECTURE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE HIGH SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTION DURING ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLING BY OPERATING IN PARALLEL RATHER THAN A MORE TRADITIONAL SERIAL APPROACH BY REMOVING THE NEED FOR ACTIVE PROPULSION OR GUIDANCE (AS WITH AIRCRAFT) OR INFLATION MEDIA AND BUOYANCY CONTROL (AS WITH BALLOONS) THE LEAVES UNITS REQUIRE VERY LITTLE INFRASTRUCTURE. MISSION SCIENCE OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEPLOYMENT OF MANY IDENTICAL UNITS OVER A WIDE GEOGRAPHIC AREA COST SAVINGS ARE REALIZED THROUGH REUSABLE PRODUCTION LINES AND COMMERCIALLY-AVAILABLE COMPONENTS AND OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE IS INCREASED THROUGH PARALLEL OPERATIONS. MOREOVER THIS ARCHITECTURE IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL SUITED AS A SECONDARY PAYLOAD AS IT REQUIRES FEW CONTROL RESOURCES FROM GROUND STATIONS POSES VERY LITTLE RISK TO A PRIMARY PAYLOAD AND RETURNS DATA ONLY FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR SLOW DESCENT THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE.

OAI PROPOSED HEREIN TO CONDUCT A TEACHER WORKSHOP AT GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) S

THE EXPANSION OF HUMAN DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES REQUIRES THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OF MORE ENERGETIC IN-SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMS FROM CURRENT CHEMICAL ENGINES TO NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKETS TO FUTURE HIGH ENERGY CONCEPTS SUCH AS NUCLEAR FUSION. AS NASA EMBARKS ON A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP NEAR-TERM NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION WE PROPOSED TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INNOVATIVE NEW APPROACH TOWARD HIGHLY ENERGETIC PULSED FUSION PROPULSION. PREVIOUS CONCEPT STUDIES HAVE INVESTIGATED THE CONVERSION OF FUSION ENERGY FOR IN-SPACE PROPULSION RANGING FROM THE PULSED ORION ROCKET USING SMALL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS IMPINGING ON A PUSHER PLATE TO THE LASER IGNITED FUSION SYSTEMS OF GEVALTIG AND VISTA TO THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY S DAEDALUS CONCEPT AND ITS MORE RECENT INCARNATION UNDER PROJECT ICARUS. RECENT NIAC STUDIES HAVE ALSO EVALUATED SEVERAL INNOVATIVE FUSION CONCEPTS INCLUDING THE ACCELERATION AND COMPRESSION OF FRC PLASMAS IN TIME CHANGING MAGNETIC FIELDS MAGNETICALLY DRIVEN LINERS IMPLODING ONTO PLASMA TARGETS AND HIGH CURRENT Z-PINCH COMPRESSION OF MATERIAL LINERS ONTO FISSION-FUSION FUEL TARGETS.8 WHILE EACH OF THESE STUDIES FIRMLY ESTABLISHED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF FUSION SYSTEMS FOR INTERPLANETARY TRAVEL THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN SUCCESSFULLY ENGINEERING SUCH SYSTEMS FOR SPACECRAFT PROPULSION. THE PROPOSED CONCEPT BUILDS ON THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THESE PRIOR CONCEPTS APPROACHING THE QUEST FOR FUSION POWERED PROPULSION THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE VARIATION OF MAGNETO-INERTIAL FUSION CONCEPTS DEVELOPED FOR TERRESTRIAL POWER APPLICATIONS.

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