NASA Issues Second Call for Ground-Based Research Proposals

NASA recently released a second call for proposals for the NASA Research Announcement (NRA), entitled “Use of the NASA Physical Sciences Informatics System”, soliciting ground-based research proposals that employ an open science method to generate new scientific insights by using data contained in NASA’s Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) online database.

This PSI database provides investigators access to the raw and processed experimental data from past and current physical science International Space Station flight experiments. By issuing the NRA, the space agency aims to promote rapid, multiple investigations resulting in more scientists participating in ISS research.

The second call for proposals, Appendix B to the NRA, is soliciting proposals in the five research areas — Combustion Science, Complex Fluids, Fluid Physics, Fundamental Physics and Materials Science — for which eligible experimental data will be available in the PSI by the proposal due date of March 17, 2016.

The call is open to two types of investigators: established researchers and graduate students. For eligibility requirements and further instructions, or to read the complete NRA, visit http://tinyurl.com/NASA-15PSI-B. For more information on the Physical Sciences Informatics database, visit http://psi.nasa.gov.