80NSSC19M0194

NASA routinely pushes the boundaries of current measurement and modelling technology, often conducting research in harsh or extreme environments and even in the challenging conditions produced when travelling at hypersonic speeds. Climate change has already increased extreme environmental conditions, such as polar warming and sea ice reduction, and the likelihood and severity of extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, and severe weather.

It is imperative that appropriate measurement technologies be developed for these challenging settings to understand the physical nature of these extreme environments and to improve our ability to predict their behavior through simulations. These advanced measurement techniques may also lead to breakthroughs in data acquisition for the similarly extreme environments experienced by extra-terrestrial surfaces during atmospheric entry.

By leveraging recent advances in measurement technology, it is possible to develop novel diagnostic techniques that will drive discovery and improve our ability to operate in extreme environments across a wide range of measurement scales. These measurements will, in turn, provide a rich source of validation data for the development of physics-based numerical models, enabling a robust predictive modeling and simulation capability.

The University Of Texas At San Antonio

NASA ROUTINELY PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CURRENT MEASUREMENT AND MODELLING TECHNOLOGY OFTEN CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN HARSH OR EXTREMEENVIRONMENTS AND EVEN IN THE CHALLENGING CONDITIONS PRODUCED WHEN TRAVELLING AT HYPERSONIC SPEEDS. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS ALREADY INCREASED EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS POLAR WARMING AND SEA ICE REDUCTION AND THE LIKELIHOOD AND SEVERITY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS LIKE HURRICANES FLOODS AND SEVERE WEATHER. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT APPROPRIATE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES BE DEVELOPED FOR THESE CHALLENGING SETTINGS TO UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THESE EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS AND TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO PREDICT THEIR BEHAVIOR THROUGH SIMULATIONS. THESE ADVANCED MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES MAY ALSO LEAD TO BREAKTHROUGHS IN DATA ACQUISITION FOR THE SIMILARLY EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS EXPERIENCED BY EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SURFACES DURING ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY. BY LEVERAGING RECENT ADVANCES IN MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES THAT WILL DRIVE DISCOVERY AND IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF MEASUREMENT SCALES. THESE MEASUREMENTS WILL IN TURN PROVIDE A RICH SOURCE OF VALIDATION DATA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICS-BASED NUMERICAL MODELS ENABLING A ROBUST PREDICTIVE MODELING AND SIMULATION CAPABILITY.

43.008 - Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM)

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

San Antonio, Texas 78249-1000 United States

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Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/22 to 09/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 421% from $960,590 to $4,999,998.