Previous Equipment Awards
This page presents information about Equipment Awards made in previous years, including the funded proposal and copy of the project's final report, if available. Click on a year's "RFP" link to read that year's Call for Proposals.
| Year | Institution | PI | Title | Proposal | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (RFP) | University of South Alabama | Jake Wiley, John Lanicci and Jordan McLeod | Acquiring a Dedicated Workstation to Support Advanced MetPy-Based Synoptic Weather Visualization and Analysis as Part of The University of South Alabama Meteorology Program’s Capstone Course | hidden | |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | Giovanni Seijo-Ellis | Enhancing Applied Learning Opportunities for Students in Meteorology | hidden | ||
| University of Iowa | Jerry Mount | A Data-Proximate Computing Platform for Federated Earth Systems Science Data Access: Integrating Iowa Water Quality Monitoring with the NSF Unidata Ecosystem | hidden | ||
| 2025 (RFP) | Tuskegee University | Gamal El Afandi | Enhance Earth Systems Science Research and Education at Tuskegee University by Integrating and Sharing Locally Developed Geospatial and Atmospheric Datasets | hidden | |
| University of Hawai'i at Manoa | Steven Businger | AI-Met Lab at UHM | hidden | ||
| 2024 (RFP) | Northern Illinois University | Allison C. Michaelis | Building Capacity and Reducing Barriers for Geoscience Students at Northern Illinois University | hidden | |
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | Ankur Desai | Upgrading the community THREDDS data server and LDM/IDD relay infrastructure at UW-Madison AOS | hidden | ||
| 2023 (RFP) | Coastal Carolina University | Paul T. Gayes | Establishing Weather & Climate Instructional and Research Students Services at Coastal Carolina University Via the Creation of the UCAR Facility for Oceanic & Atmospheric Modeling & Visualization (FOAM-V) | hidden | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach | Christopher G. Herbster | Hardware Enhancements to Support Physics Informed Machine Learning (PIML) to Improve Airport Weather Forecasts | hidden | ||
| Howard University | Nakul Karle | Enhancing Computing Accessibility in the Atmospheric Science Program at Howard University | hidden | ||
| University of Missouri | Patrick S. Market | Maintaining access to LDM and EDEX data streams to support CAVE and legacy NAWIPS software at the University of Missouri | hidden | ||
| 2022 (RFP) | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Todd Murphy | Deploying a JupyterHub Server to Support Education and Research at ULM | hidden | |
| 2021 (RFP) | College of DuPage | Paul Sirvatka | The Next Generation of NEXLAB – Server Upgrade for College of DuPage’s Meteorology Lab | hidden | hidden |
| Iowa State University | Richard Cruse | Iowa State University / Unidata Community Equipment Proposal | hidden | ||
| South Dakota School of Mines | William J. Capehart | Reimagining SD Mine’s Weather and Climate Program's Cyberinfrastructure | hidden | ||
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke/Charlotte | Xin Zhang and Wenwu Tang | Remote Collaborative Geoscience Learning through Distributed File Servers and Dedicated Web Server System | hidden | ||
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | A. Clark Evans | Upgrading THREDDS and Deploying JupyterHub at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to Support Education and Research | hidden | ||
| Valparaiso University | Kevin Goebbert | A JupyterHub Server to Enhance the Use of Python in Meteorology Coursework at Valparaiso University | hidden | ||
| 2020 (RFP) | College of Charleston | Gabriel J. Williams, Jr. | Acquisition of AWIPS II CAVE Client Computing Infrastructure at the College of Charleston | hidden | hidden |
| Mississippi State University | Kimberly M. Wood | Advancing Weather Visualization at Mississippi State University through a Dedicated AWIPS Server | hidden | ||
| Texas A&M University | Christopher J. Nowotarski | Building a Real-Time Running Archive EDEX Server for Meteorology Instruction | hidden | ||
| University of Buenos Aires | Moira Doyle | Upgrading LDM server at DAOC University of Buenos Aires | hidden | ||
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Jennifer D. Small Griswold | Enhancing Education in Atmospheric Sciences using AWIPS II and CAVE at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | hidden | ||
| 2019 (RFP) | Northern Illinois University | Vittorio Gensini | Bringing Back Weather.NIU.edu: A Multifaceted Server at Northern Illinois University | hidden | hidden |
| 2018 (RFP) | Jackson State University | Duanjun Lu | Upgrade the JSU Meteorology Computing Lab by installation of AWIPS II EDEX Server and CAVE Clients | hidden | hidden |
| Pennsylvania State University | George Young | Upgrading the Penn State IDD Relay for the Next Generation | hidden | ||
| San Jose State University | Alison Bridger | San Jose State University Unidata Equipment Proposal | hidden | ||
| Texas Tech University | Eric Bruning | Cloud-ready Processing and Dissemination of GOES-16 Geostationary Lighting Mapper Gridded Imagery | hidden | ||
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Natalie Umphlett | Enhanced Accessibility of Climate Data for Research and Teaching through a THREDDS Data Server | hidden | ||
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Gregory Tripoli | A community THREDDS/ADDE data server and IDD infrastructure upgrade at UW-Madison | hidden | ||
| 2017 (RFP) | Central Michigan University | John Allen | Enhancing Undergraduate Python and Modeling Skills: A Jupyter Notebook Multi-Core Server at Central Michigan University | hidden | hidden |
| College of DuPage | Victor Gensini | Eyes in the Sky: Installation of a GOES-16 Data Server at College of DuPage | hidden | ||
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Chris Herbster | Infrastructure Enhancements to Support Educational Use of GOES-16 | hidden | ||
| University of Hawaii | Steven Businger | Pacific THREDDS Data Server | hidden | ||
| University of Miami | Brian Mapes | University of Miami Data Server 2017 | hidden | ||
| 2016 (RFP) | Oregon State University | Karen M. Shell | A Jupyter server for the Oregon State University Climate Science Program | hidden | hidden |
| Pennsylvania State University | Charles F. Pavloski | A Prototype Cloud-Based Visualization System for Unidata Applications | hidden | ||
| University of Iowa | Bong Chul Seo | A Pilot Project for Cloud-based NEXRAD Data Processing, Analysis, and Visualization for Flood Forecasting and Water Resources Management | hidden | ||
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Todd Murphy | AWIPS-II Infrastructure Upgrade at the University of Louisiana at Monroe | hidden | ||
| University of North Dakota | Gretchen Mullendore | UND Big Weather Web: Distributed Data Solutions | hidden | ||
| 2015 (RFP) | Plymouth State University | Brendon Hoch | Transitioning to the IDV-CAVE: Improving Classroom Technology for Meteorology | hidden | hidden |
| University of California, San Diego | Tom DeFanti | Flash I/0 Network Appliance (FIONA) connected to the 40Gb/s PRISM network at UC San Diego for worldwide access to the IDD | hidden | ||
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Adam L. Houston | A Standalone EDEX Server and Enhanced Local IDD/LDM Infrastructure at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln | hidden | ||
| University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | A. Clark Evans | Deployment of AWIPS II at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | hidden | ||
| Western Kentucky University | Joshua D. Durkee | Expanding Unidata Visualization and Data Analysis for Innovative Meteorological Education at Western Kentucky University | hidden | ||
| 2014 (RFP) | Creighton University | Timothy J. Wagner | A proposal to upgrade the Creighton University meteorology lab to enhance operational meteorology education | hidden | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Curtis N. James | Linux Server in the Cloud | hidden | ||
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Sam Ng | Enriching Meteorological Education in Undergraduate Courses Using Real-Time, High Resolution Datasets at Metropolitan State University of Denver | hidden | ||
| Pennsylvania State University | Charles F. Pavloski | AWIPS II Prototype Testing Equipment for a Standalone Experimental EDEX/LDM/CAVE System for Penn State and Unidata | hidden | ||
| San Jose State University | Sen Chaio | Acquistion of AWIPS II EDEX Server and CAVE Client in a Synoptic Weather and Analysis Classroom | hidden | ||
| University of Iowa | Ibrahim Demir | Improving Visualization and Access to Radar Data using Unidata Tools for Flood Prediction and Management | hidden | ||
| University of Missouri | Patrick S. Market | Increasing Access to AWIPS-II in the Unidata Community and at the University of Missouri | hidden | ||
| 2013 (RFP) | Colorado State University | Russ Schumacher | Expanding the use of real-time and archive weather and climate data and Unidata tools | hidden | hidden |
| Stony Brook University | Brian Colle | An upgrade of the meteorological laboratory in support of education, research, and broader participation in the Unidata community | hidden | ||
| Texas A&M International University | Kenneth Tobin | Installing LDM, RAMADDA, THREDDS and IDV at TAMIU | hidden | ||
| University of Miami | Brian Mapes | Installing a full Unidata technology suite at the University of Miami | hidden | ||
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Wayne Feltz, Jonathan Martin (Separate proposals were combined at the request of the review committee) | Increasing AWIPS II Capabilities at the University of Wisconsin, An AWIPS-II testbed and UNIDATA community THREDDS/RAMADDA server at UW-Madison, Coordinated project plan for the above two proposals | hidden hidden hidden | ||
| 2012 (RFP) | Iowa State University | Bill Gallus Jr. | Installation of AWIPS II EDEX Servers for Sharing of Present Data and Future Distribution of Archived Data with Community | hidden | hidden |
| Valparaiso University | Kevin Goebbert | A Prototype AWIPS II EDEX Server System for the Department of Geography and Meteorology at Valparaiso University | hidden | ||
| University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee | Paul Roebber | Installation of RAMADDA, THREDDS and LDM at UWM | hidden | ||
| 2011 (RFP) | New Mexico State University | David DuBois | Portal for Community Access to Meteorological, Satellite, and Model Archives | hidden | hidden |
| Pennsylvania State University | Charles Pavloski | IDD Ingest Relay Replacement in Support of the THREDDS/RAMADDA Server System at Penn State | hidden | ||
| Rutgers University | John Kerfoot | Upgrade of Existing Computer Hardware to Facilitate Processing and Distribution of Large Oceanographic and Environmental Datasets from the Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory | hidden | ||
| San Jose State University | Alison Bridger & Marty Leach | Server Upgrade and Electronic Map Wall at San Jose State University | hidden | ||
| Texas A&M University | Gerald J. Creager | Upgrading LDM Server and Archive Systems to support Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University and in the Broader Community | hidden | ||
| University of Colorado / CIRES | Catherine A. Smith | Improving Access to a Climate Data Repository using Unidata Tools | hidden | ||
| University of Salento & CMCC, Italy | G. Aloisio, S. Fiore, O. Marra | Establishment of a Multiplexed Thredds Installation and a Ramadda Collaboration Environment for Community Access to Climate Change Data | hidden | ||
| University of South Florida | Jennifer M. Collins | Upgrading Meteorological Analysis and Visualization Capability | hidden | ||
| 2010 (RFP) | Central Michigan University | Leigh Orf | Acquisition of a Multi-Core Server for the Enhancement of the Meteorology Program at Central Michigan University | hidden | |
| Iowa State University | William Gallus | Establishment of THREDDS Server and RAMADDA for Community Access to 78-Year Weather Data Archive | hidden | ||
| Louisiana State University | David Brown | Infrastructure Supporting Software Tools for Climate Impacts and Planning | hidden | ||
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Alex DeCaria | Millersville University Content Repository for Boundary Layer, Ocean Science, and Cyber-education Initiatives | hidden | ||
| Pennsylvania State University | Charles Pavloski | Addition of a Community THREDDS/RAMADDA Server System at Penn State | hidden | ||
| State University of New York at Albany | Kevin Tyle | Replacement Electronic Maproom Hardware for the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY | hidden | ||
| University of North Carolina, Asheville | Christopher Hennon | Enhancing Data Sharing at the University of North Carolina Asheville to Foster Interdisciplinary Education, Research, and Community Outreach | hidden | ||
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Craig Mattocks | Computer Hardware Support for Incorporating Unidata Technologies into a Storm Surge Prediction System for Guiding Decision-Making under Present and Future Climate Scenarios | hidden | ||
| 2009 (RFP) | Lyndon State College | Bruce Berryman | Update Equipment, Sharing of New Dataset, and Outreach to Underrepresented Populations | hidden | |
| Madison Area Technical College | Matthew A. Lazzara | Madison Area Technical College Meteorological Interactive Processing Project | hidden | ||
| Saint Louis University | Charles E. Graves | A Proposal to Update Computing Hardware to Support Weather and Climate Initiatives at Saint Louis University via Unidata Activities | hidden | ||
| University of Louisiana, Monroe | Anne T. Case Hanks | Weather Research Laboratory Expansion at ULM | hidden | ||
| University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | Miguel Canals | Caribbean Ocean Data Distribution and Visualization Laboratory | hidden | ||
| University of Wisconsin, Madison | Jonathan Martin | Equipment Modernization for a Geophysical Data Visualization Classroom | hidden | ||
| 2008 (RFP) | Jackson State University | Loren D. White | Unidata Equipment Award to Upgrade the JSU Meteorology High-performance Computer Lab | hidden | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Christopher Herbster | The Creation of a Community Resource for Weather Case Studies and Innovative Real-Time Weather Data for the IDD | hidden | ||
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | Steven G. Decker | Upgrading the Rutgers Weather Center to Meet Today's Needs | hidden | ||
| 2007 (RFP) | Central Michigan University | Martin Baxter | Enhancing the Use of IDV and GEMPAK in Undergraduate Research and Education at Central Michigan University | hidden | |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Steven M. Lazarus | A Multidisciplinary Computer Lab for Meteorological and Oceanographic Applications at the Florida Institute of Technology | hidden | ||
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Patrick S. Market, Anthony R. Lupo, and Neil I. Fox | Increasing Use of the Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) in the Atmospheric Science Curriculum at the University of Missouri-Columbia | hidden | ||
| Plymouth State University | Brendon Hoch | Enhancement of Meteorology Technology at PSU | hidden | ||
| San Francisco State University | Dave Dempsey | Upgrading SFSU’s Weather Graphics and Simulation Laboratory | hidden | ||
| University of Utah | John Horel | Enhancing Use of Surface Observations in IDV | hidden | ||
| 2006 (RFP) | University of Alaska, Fairbanks | Rorik A. Peterson | Automating a Volcanic Ash Forecast System with Improved VisualizationTools for Increasing Public Accessibility | hidden | |
| University of Nebraska | Adam L. Houston | WAHTER: Integrating Meteorology Data in Hydrology Research and Education, and Expanding the University of Nebraska's IDD Capabilities | hidden | ||
| George Mason University | John Jianhe Qu | Equipment for Fire and Remote Sensing Data Processing and Distribution Between EastFIRE Lab at GMU and the Unidata CommunityV | hidden | ||
| University of Northern Colorado | Paul A. Nutter | Advancing Education and Research in Meteorology at UNC Using the Unidata IDD | hidden | ||
| 2005 (RFP) | Iowa State University | William Gallus, and Daryl Hertzman | Increasing GIS Web Services Capacity to Serve the Unidata Community | ||
| Louisiana State University | Kevin D. Robbins | IDD Community Infrastructure Enhancement at LSU | |||
| Pennsylvania State University | Charles E. Pavloski | Transition of Unidata IDD Relay Service to a 64-Bit Architecture | |||
| University of Hawaii, Manoa | Steven Businger | VisionLab 2005 | |||
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | Jimmy Adegoke | Enhancing Meteorological Education and Climate Research, and K-12 Educational Outreach at the University of Missouri, Kansas City | hidden | ||
| Purdue University | Robert J. Trapp | Equipment to Enhance the Capacity to Process and Disseminate Value-added Weather Data at Purdue University | hidden | ||
| Western Illinois University | Jongnam Choi | New Establishment of Unidata Site for Meteorological Education | |||
| 2004 | University of Oklahoma | Mark Laufersweiler | Real Time and Archival DODS/ADDE Server for the OU School of Meteorology and Unidata Community | hidden | |
| Valparaiso University | Teresa Bals-Elsholz | An Expanded Data Storage System for the Department of Geography and Meteorology at Valparaiso University | hidden | ||
| Universidade Federal do Para | Galdino Viana Mota | Meteorology Laboratory for Research and Teaching Synoptic Meteorology, Numerical Weather Forecast, Atmospheric Dynamics, Physical Meteorology, Mesoscale Meteorology, Remote Sensing Meteorology, Tropical Meteorology and Climatology | |||
| San Jose State University | Mike Voss | Deploying the Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) and Improving Internet Data Distribution (IDD) Capabilities | hidden | ||
| Central Michigan University | Leigh Orf | A Proposal to Upgrade Hardware for the Central Michigan University Unidata Server | hidden | ||
| 2003 | State University of New York at Albany | David Knight | Replacement Hardware for National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) Internet Data Distribution (IDD) | ||
| Universidad de Buenos Aires | Jesus Maria Gardiol | Unidata Equipment Award in Argentina | hidden | ||
| The City College of New York | Edward E. Hindman and Stanley D. Gedzelman | Upgrade of a Geosciences Computer Laboratory | hidden | ||
| George Mason University | Chaowei Yang | Earth Data Exchange Portal | hidden | ||
| Metropolitan State College of Denver | Anthony A. Rockwood | Server and Laptop Upgrade for Metropolitan State College – Meteorology Computer Lab | hidden | ||
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | John R. Scala | Facilitating Education, Research, and Community Participation Through Utilization of Unidata Resources | hidden | ||
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Patrick S. Market, Anthony R. Lupo and Neil Fox | Increasing the Computing Capability and Accessibility to Unidata Software in the Atmospheric Science Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia | hidden | ||
| University of Northern Iowa | Alan C. Czarnetzki | Unidata Relay Node at the University of Northern Iowa | |||
| Northern Illinois University | Gilbert Sebenste | Upgrading Computer Resources for the NIU Weather Office | hidden | ||
| South Dakota State University | Dennis Todey and Van Kelley | Establishment of a Unidata Site and Workstation Pool for Meteorological Education | hidden | ||
| University of South Florida | Arlene G. Laing | Enhancing Analysis and Visualization Capability in Meteorology and Related Geosciences | |||
| Saint Cloud State University | Anthony R. Hansen | Server/Client Solution for a Meteorological Computer Laboratory | hidden | ||
| Saint Louis University | Charles E. Graves and James T. Moore | A Proposal to Update Computing Hardware at Saint Louis University to More Fully Participate in Unidata Activities | hidden | ||
| Western Michigan University | Elen Maria Camara Cutrim | Meteorology Laboratory Computer Upgrading for Teaching Science Education, Aviation, Earth Sciences and Geography Majors and Minors | hidden |