The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was awarded a $364,098 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences on September 15, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system.
Specifically, the grant will fund collaborative research to elucidate brine-dominated, segment-scale hydrothermal discharge along the Cleft Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. As part of its mission to expand fundamental knowledge of the Earth system, the NSF Geosciences program aims to increase understanding of geological and environmental processes like hydrothermal circulation at mid-ocean ridges. The results of this research are expected to further scientific knowledge of fluid flow within ocean crust and its influence on seafloor ecosystems.
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