Cloud Physics Acoustic Levitation Test Facility
{'Code': '06020102', 'Directorate': {'Abbreviation': 'GEO', 'LongName': 'Directorate For Geosciences'}, 'Division': {'Abbreviation': 'AGS', 'LongName': 'Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Robert W. Taylor'}
Laboratory experiments related to the physics and chemistry of              clouds frequently require the examination of single raindrops.                  Existing techniques using freely falling drops or a charged drop                suspended in an electric field are often unsatisfactory for a variety           of reasons.                                                                         A new technique, using acoustic levitation and the object of this           research, would enable new measurements to be made in the                       laboratory.  This device exploits acoustic standing waves to                    accurately control the loaction of a single drop or crystal without             direct physical contact.                                                            Professor Hansman is a young scientist and a recent recipient of            a Presidential Young Investigator award.  He was trained as an                  engineer and highly qualified to carry out the proposed work.                       The ability to suspend a water drop or crystal and to manipulate            it with ease could benefit many laboratory investigations in                    meteorology, particularly cloud physics, and atmospheric chemistry.                 I recommend supoprt as a two-year continuing grant at the revised           budget level.
{'FirstName': 'Robert', 'LastName': 'Hansman', 'EmailAddress': 'rjhans@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '11/01/1987', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
{'Code': '1522', 'Text': 'PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY'}
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