Project Grant 2043620
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Western Michigan University $295,000 on October 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct formative qualitative research developing and validating the Nature of Geoscience Conceptions Survey. The project will investigate how geoscience students and professionals understand the principles, practices, and ways of knowing that distinguish geoscience from other scientific disciplines. Findings...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $418,337 to Western Oregon University (WOU) to develop a Geo-STEM Learning Ecosystem. The goal is to cultivate Earth science literacy, motivate solutions to local environmental issues, and connect diverse student populations to geoscience careers. The project will strengthen WOU's Earth and Environmental Science program by providing professional mentorship, career-outreach experiences,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $314,999 Project Grant to Michigan State University on September 1, 2021 for collaborative research titled "Anthropogenic Water Management, Climate Change, and Environmental Sustainability in the Southwestern US (ACCESS)." The three-year grant will fund research under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and...
- This five-year, $289,251 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The grantee, Southern Methodist University, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data assimilation, the project will produce historical and forecast...
- This five-year, $800,071 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The awardee, Michigan Technological University, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data assimilation, the project will produce historical and forecast...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $330,094 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System through its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to advance geoscience education using water-based field experiences from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The University of Missouri System, operating through its Missouri University of Science and Technology campus, will provide hands-on field experiences centered around water resources to strengthen K-12 students' and educators'...
- This five-year, $957,349 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. Michigan State University, as prime awardee, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. This represents the first integration of geodesy measurements, remote sensing of...
- The Michigan Technological University was awarded a $296,686 project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support research, learning, and inclusion efforts advancing interdisciplinary Earth science from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the university's "EAGER: Geoheritage and Two-Eyed Seeing" initiative which aims to strengthen foundational knowledge...
- This five-year, $248,355 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The research team at Bowling Green State University, serving as primary awardee, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface water flows. Through data assimilation, the project...
- This $241,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will provide a Picarro L2140-I isotopic water analyzer to Grand Valley State University (GVSU) for interdisciplinary research on hydroclimate, water cycling, and ecosystem interactions. The instrument will enable GVSU researchers and students to precisely measure variations in water isotopes to study climate change impacts, freshwater ecosystem health, and groundwater...
Western Michigan University received a $149,864 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to complete a research project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH - CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF SPATIAL THINKING IN LEARNING HYDROGEOLOGY: A CLASSROOM, FIELD, AND EXPERT-NOVICE STUDY" by April 30, 2024. The grant funding will support research to characterize the role of spatial thinking in learning hydrogeology through a classroom, field, and expert-novice study. This project aligns with the goals of the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education enterprise through leadership and support of programs that advance STEM learning. Key products will include data and findings from classroom and field experiments assessing how spatial thinking skills impact hydrogeology learning at various levels, to help strengthen STEM education approaches in this discipline.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/20/21 | ||
| Not listed | $149.9k | 12/15/20 |