Project Grant 2041315

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences provides $163,905 to the University of Wisconsin System from July 2021 through June 2024 for collaborative research testing mechanisms for regional dolomitization of Triassic carbonate platforms across the Nanpanjiang Basin of South China. The research supports the agency's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanded fundamental knowledge and increased understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The University of Wisconsin System, through its Business & Finance Office, will leverage the funding to conduct collaborative research examining how dolomitization processes shaped regional carbonate deposits during the Triassic period in southern China, advancing understanding of Earth's geological and climate history.