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Grant Name:

Additional Telescope Time for Supernova Catalog

Organization:

University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory

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Date Awarded:

Oct 2008
Amount:

$400,000
Term:

12 months
Grant ID:

GBMF556.02
Funding Area:

Science

This grant to the University of California’s Berkeley Space Science Laboratory provides funds for 12 additional months on the University of Hawaii’s 2.2 meter telescope to support the current Legacy Nearby Supernova Catalog project (#556, #556.01) to "understand the nature of dark energy" via observations of Type Ia supernovae. In addition, the unique telescope, instrumentation, and analysis program developed for the Supernova Catalog will be leveraged to conduct pioneering surveys for transient astrophysical phenomena.

University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory (352)

Organization

University of California, Berkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
- amount
  $1,948,091
- term
  38 months
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Title
Science Innovation and Cultural Collaboration: Te Ora Fenua (Island Life)

Date Awarded
Nov 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Department of Physics
- amount
  $2,643,572
- term
  20 months
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Title
Resource Development to Support Scientifically-Grounded Reasoning, III

Date Awarded
Nov 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
- amount
  $2,361,675
- term
  18 months
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Title
Strategic Plan Implementation: Phase 2 (Enhancing Visitor Experience)

Date Awarded
Oct 2024
Organization

University of California, Los Angeles Office of Contract and Grant Administration
- amount
  $1,960,287
- term
  48 months
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Title
Probing and Controlling "Active" Molecular Matter Using Quantum Photonic States

Date Awarded
Oct 2024
Organization

University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Physics
- amount
  $2,000,000
- term
  60 months
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Title
New Theoretical Insights into Cosmic Cataclysms

Date Awarded
Oct 2024
Organization

University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- amount
  $398,256
- term
  14 months
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Title
Microbial Biodiversity Conservation

Date Awarded
Oct 2024
Organization

University of California, San Diego Super Computing Center
- amount
  $299,978
- term
  18 months
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Title
Science-Driven Planning and Training Tools for Prescribed Fire

Date Awarded
Oct 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Department of Physics
- amount
  $320,000
- term
  24 months
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Title
State-of-the-art Electron Detector for Laser Phase Plate Development

Date Awarded
Oct 2024
Organization

University of California, Los Angeles Department of Physics and Astronomy
- amount
  $3,838,429
- term
  48 months
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Title
Development of the High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph for Exoplanet Characterization--HISPEC

Date Awarded
Sep 2024
Organization

University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- amount
  $1,250,000
- term
  60 months
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Title
Nonlinear Magnetic Dipole Light-Matter Interactions

Date Awarded
Jul 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Department of Physics
- amount
  $1,250,000
- term
  60 months
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Title
A Meter-scale Tabletop Optical Clock Network for Tests of Fundamental Physics

Date Awarded
Jul 2024
Organization

University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Physics
- amount
  $1,250,000
- term
  60 months
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Title
Searching for Time Reversal Symmetry Violation with Optical Defects in Solids

Date Awarded
Jul 2024
Organization

University of California, Davis Department of Physics and Astronomy
- amount
  $1,250,000
- term
  60 months
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Title
Beyond the Superconducting Dome

Date Awarded
Jul 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Department of Physics
- amount
  $1,500,000
- term
  42 months
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Title
Development of a Quantum-Limited Atomic Force Microscope

Date Awarded
Apr 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering
- amount
  $800,000
- term
  36 months
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Title
Simulating Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface to Deepen Understanding

Date Awarded
Mar 2024
Organization

University of California Museum of Paleontology
- amount
  $594,229
- term
  24 months
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Title
Community and Citizen Science Resources and FieldScope Platform Development

Date Awarded
Mar 2024
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
- amount
  $8,996,496
- term
  39 months
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Title
Gump Station Infrastructure for Long-Term Ecological Research

Date Awarded
Nov 2023
Organization

University of California, Davis Health System
- amount
  $3,098,750
- term
  84 months
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Title
Doctoral Degree Program Support

Date Awarded
Oct 2023
Organization

University of California, Davis Health System
- amount
  $498,755
- term
  12 months
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Title
Dissemination of Nurse Fellowship Content

Date Awarded
Oct 2023
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Department of Physics
- amount
  $1,999,964
- term
  24 months
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Title
Resource Development to Support Scientifically-Grounded Reasoning, II

Date Awarded
Oct 2023
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
- amount
  $2,337,262
- term
  18 months
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Title
Strategic Plan Implementation

Date Awarded
Oct 2023
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
- amount
  $3,500,000
- term
  38 months
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Title
Expanding the Moorea Biocode

Date Awarded
Sep 2023
Organization

University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- amount
  $2,000,000
- term
  62 months
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Title
Accelerating Metabolomic Analysis of Aquatic Symbioses

Date Awarded
Sep 2023
Organization

University of California, Berkeley Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
- amount
  $299,405
- term
  11 months
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Title
Exploring the Potential for an Innovation Hub in Moorea

Date Awarded
Aug 2023

date	grant	program	term	amount

date Nov 2024	grant Science Innovation and Cultural Collaboration: Te Ora Fenua (Island Life)	program Science	term 38 months	amount $1,948,091

date Nov 2024	grant Resource Development to Support Scientifically-Grounded Reasoning, III	program Science	term 20 months	amount $2,643,572

date Oct 2024	grant Strategic Plan Implementation: Phase 2 (Enhancing Visitor Experience)	program San Francisco Bay Area	term 18 months	amount $2,361,675

date Oct 2024	grant Probing and Controlling "Active" Molecular Matter Using Quantum Photonic States	program Science	term 48 months	amount $1,960,287

date Oct 2024	grant New Theoretical Insights into Cosmic Cataclysms	program Science	term 60 months	amount $2,000,000

date Oct 2024	grant Microbial Biodiversity Conservation	program Environmental Conservation	term 14 months	amount $398,256

date Oct 2024	grant Science-Driven Planning and Training Tools for Prescribed Fire	program Environmental Conservation	term 18 months	amount $299,978

date Oct 2024	grant State-of-the-art Electron Detector for Laser Phase Plate Development	program Science	term 24 months	amount $320,000

date Sep 2024	grant Development of the High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph for Exoplanet Characterization--HISPEC	program Science	term 48 months	amount $3,838,429

date Jul 2024	grant Nonlinear Magnetic Dipole Light-Matter Interactions	program Science	term 60 months	amount $1,250,000

date Jul 2024	grant A Meter-scale Tabletop Optical Clock Network for Tests of Fundamental Physics	program Science	term 60 months	amount $1,250,000

date Jul 2024	grant Searching for Time Reversal Symmetry Violation with Optical Defects in Solids	program Science	term 60 months	amount $1,250,000

date Jul 2024	grant Beyond the Superconducting Dome	program Science	term 60 months	amount $1,250,000

date Apr 2024	grant Development of a Quantum-Limited Atomic Force Microscope	program Science	term 42 months	amount $1,500,000

date Mar 2024	grant Simulating Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface to Deepen Understanding	program Environmental Conservation	term 36 months	amount $800,000

date Mar 2024	grant Community and Citizen Science Resources and FieldScope Platform Development	program Science	term 24 months	amount $594,229

date Nov 2023	grant Gump Station Infrastructure for Long-Term Ecological Research	program Other	term 39 months	amount $8,996,496

date Oct 2023	grant Doctoral Degree Program Support	program Patient Care	term 84 months	amount $3,098,750

date Oct 2023	grant Dissemination of Nurse Fellowship Content	program Patient Care	term 12 months	amount $498,755

date Oct 2023	grant Resource Development to Support Scientifically-Grounded Reasoning, II	program Science	term 24 months	amount $1,999,964

date Oct 2023	grant Strategic Plan Implementation	program San Francisco Bay Area	term 18 months	amount $2,337,262

date Sep 2023	grant Expanding the Moorea Biocode	program Science	term 38 months	amount $3,500,000

date Sep 2023	grant Accelerating Metabolomic Analysis of Aquatic Symbioses	program Science	term 62 months	amount $2,000,000

date Aug 2023	grant Exploring the Potential for an Innovation Hub in Moorea	program Science	term 11 months	amount $299,405