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J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
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Nov. 15, 2007
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CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-57G
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NASA ANNOUNCES MASSACHUSETTS AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AWARDS
WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Fundamental Aeronautics Program, has announced the following research awards to Aerodyne Research Inc. of Billerica, Mass.:
Proposal Title: Experimental Measurements of the Composition of Volatile Particles Present in Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Exhaust
Approximate award amount: $264,000
Proposal Title: Model-Based Design of Improved High-Temperature, High-Pressure Particle Sampling Probes and Characterization of Chemical Composition of Volatile Particle Emissions
Approximate award amount: $149,000
The Fundamental Aeronautics Program also awarded approximately $351,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, for work described in the research proposal "Advanced Multidisciplinary Optimization Techniques for Efficient Subsonic Aircraft Design."
These awards will foster a close collaboration with and facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among researchers in NASA, industry, academia and other government agencies to benefit the nation's aeronautics community.
The Fundamental Aeronautics Program conducts cutting-edge research to develop vehicles designed to fly through any atmosphere at any speed. Long-term program goals include increasing the performance of future vehicles and significantly advancing technologies critical to reducing noise, emissions and fuel consumption. The program also supports NASA's space exploration plans through advancements in fundamental technology that can impact the ability to access space and survive planetary entry, descent and landing. The Fundamental Aeronautics Program is divided into the Subsonic Fixed Wing, Subsonic Rotary Wing, Supersonics, and Hypersonics Projects.
For more information about NASA research announcements, visit:
http://nspires.nasaprs.com
For information about NASA's aeronautics program, visit:
http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov
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