Project Grant 2044391

The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $385,059 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin for research titled "Collaborative Research: Gas Hydrate Contribution to the Ross Sea Carbon Budget; Shallow Sediment to Water Column; Present and Future." The award period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under the NSF's Polar Programs CFDA #47.078, which aims to strengthen fundamental polar research conducted in or requiring polar environments, the University will deliver research into gas hydrate contributions to the carbon budget of Antarctica's Ross Sea from shallow sediments to the water column under present and future conditions. The research will provide insights into carbon cycling in the polar regions.