Project Grant 2105740

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $352,839 to the University of Texas at El Paso from April 2021 through September 2023. The funding supports analysis of a high-quality aftershock data set from the 2017 Tehuantepec (M8.2) offshore Mexico earthquake. As part of basic research into integrated earth systems, the University will leverage the unique data to gain insights into seismic processes within subduction zones. Results from the...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $171,096 to support a collaborative research initiative focused on designing an integrated array of instrumentation to observe subduction zone geohazards in Chile. The goal is to develop a framework for integrated studies that can address the linkages between earthquake, volcanic, tsunami, and landslide hazards in this active subduction zone region. The project will involve teams of experts...

This $282,492 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to improve understanding of how local geological structures affect earthquake ground motion amplification in the Pacific Northwest. The University of Oregon, the grant recipient, will develop new methods to constrain the subsurface structure of Cascadia forearc basins in order to provide better information to guide estimates of ground motions from seismic hazards. The researchers...

This Project Grant award of $655,938 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a collaborative research project to conduct 3D multichannel seismic surveys at the East Pacific Rise volcanic system. The goal is to create high-resolution imagery that can be used to investigate how the magmatic and hydrothermal systems have changed over the past decade, providing insights into volcanic cycles on decadal timescales. The project will partner with industry...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program award of $366,190 to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography supports collaborative research to resolve the complex tectonic deformation and seismic activity in the broken foreland region of west-central Argentina. The project aims to map fault relationships, measure sedimentary basin deposits, and employ geochronologic and thermochronologic techniques to determine the timing and magnitude of...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt (CPH) Sponsored Programs Foundation. The 3-year award, effective May 1, 2025, is for collaborative research to evaluate the technical capabilities of using fiber-optic cables for earthquake monitoring and early warning systems in the seismically active regions of California. Key activities in the...

Lehigh University has been awarded a $348,716 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on 3D imaging of subduction zone megathrust rupture and slip behavior from October 2023 through June 2025. The research team, led by Drs. Meltzer and Beck at Lehigh University, will analyze seismic data collected in northern Ecuador between 2020 and 2022 to generate detailed 3D images of the subduction zone fault geometry...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences supports a collaborative research project led by Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation, a Hispanic Serving Institution. The $296,973 award, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, will fund an undergraduate cohort experience to investigate the tectonic and geologic history of the Klamath Mountains region of the Pacific Northwest. The research team will apply advanced thermochronology...

This Project Grant award of $398,313 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support research by Oakland University to reconstruct the history of hurricanes along the Pacific coast of western Mexico. The project aims to fill a critical data gap by extracting sediment cores to identify evidence of past hurricane and tsunami events going back hundreds to thousands of years. This research will improve understanding of the frequency and climate drivers of...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $248,297 to Purdue University to conduct collaborative research aimed at improving the understanding of how local geological structures affect earthquake ground motion amplification in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The key objectives of the project are to develop new methods to constrain the subsurface structure of Cascadia forearc basins in order to...