Use of the NASA Physical Sciences Informatics System - Appendix E

This opportunity is a grants notice from NASA Headquarters, soliciting ground-based research proposals from established researchers and graduate students to utilize experimental data from the NASA Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) system. The PSI system is an online database of completed physical science reduced-gravity flight experiments conducted on the International Space Station, Space Shuttle flights, Free-flyers, or commercial cargo flights to and from the ISS, and related ground-based studies. Proposers must show a clear path from the scientific data obtained from the PSI system to the proposed investigation, and the project must address an important problem in the proposed area of research and advance scientific knowledge or technology. Some key points to consider: • The solicitation is open to researchers in all categories of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other U.S. Government agencies. • Proposals from graduate students must be submitted by their advisor. • Principal Investigators (PIs) may collaborate with investigators from universities, Federal Government laboratories, the private sector, state and local government laboratories, and other countries. • Proposals including international participation are eligible, provided NASA policies regarding the conduct of research with non-U.S. organizations are met.