{"667757":{"#nid":"667757","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"NASA Selects Five Teams to Study Lunar Science and Sample Analysis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA research team from Georgia Tech is one of five chosen by NASA\u0026nbsp;to collaborate on lunar science and lunar sample analysis research to support future exploration of the Moon as part of the agency\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sservi.nasa.gov\/\u0022\u003ESolar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(SSERVI).\u0026nbsp;SSERVI will support each of the new teams for five years at about $1.5 million per year, jointly funded by NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate and Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. The\u0026nbsp;Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER) is led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, The team will characterize the lunar environment and volatile inventories required for near-term sustained human exploration of the Moon. Orlando is principal investigator for another lunar-related research team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERadiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces (REVEALS)\u003C\/a\u003E, which is also a part of SSERVI.\u0026nbsp;(Read more about this story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-lead-nasa-center-lunar-research-and-exploration\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. 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The\u0026nbsp;Center for Lunar Environment and Volatile Exploration Research (CLEVER) is led by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, The team will characterize the lunar environment and volatile inventories required for near-term sustained human exploration of the Moon. Orlando is principal investigator for another lunar-related research team, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/reveals.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERadiation Effects on Volatiles and Exploration of Asteroids and Lunar Surfaces (REVEALS)\u003C\/a\u003E, which is also a part of SSERVI. (Read more about this story \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-lead-nasa-center-lunar-research-and-exploration\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. This story was also covered at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newswise.com\/articles\/georgia-tech-to-lead-nasa-center-on-lunar-research-and-exploration\u0022\u003ENewswise\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spaceref.com\/newspace-and-tech\/georgia-tech-to-lead-nasa-center-on-lunar-research-and-exploration\/\u0022\u003ESpaceRef.com\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-05-15 15:23:53","changed_gmt":"2023-05-22 20:15:58","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"NASA","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-five-teams-to-study-lunar-science-and-sample-analysis","dateline":{"date":"2023-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"95521","name":"Thomas Orlando"},{"id":"173834","name":"REVEALS"},{"id":"173802","name":"SSERVI"},{"id":"408","name":"NASA"},{"id":"184805","name":"lunar exploration"},{"id":"192610","name":"lunar samples"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}