The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded the University of Illinois a $127,723 Project Grant under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on interpreting mantle deformation from September 2022 through August 2027. The University will integrate theory, experiments, and observations spanning seismic to convective timescales to better understand the Earth's mantle rheological response and the underlying microphysical processes...
The Ohio State University received a three-year, $229,669 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The award will support collaborative research titled "Moving Mountains: Timing and Emplacement of the Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex" from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. As described under the Geosciences program, the funding will strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth...
Kent State University was awarded a three-year, $210,394 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant falls under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to expand understanding of the integrated Earth system. Under this award, Kent State University researchers will conduct a collaborative research project titled "Moving Mountains: Timing and Emplacement of the Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex." The project...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $273,286 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences on January 15, 2022 to complete the project by December 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research on concentration-ratio-discharge relationships of transient water-age distributions under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The Geosciences program aims to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanding fundamental knowledge and...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $449,290 project grant to Indiana University for collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEMT: BRIDGING MULTIPLE TIME SCALES OF EROSION AND ROCK UPLIFT IN TAIWAN." The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The research will be conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to strengthen understanding of Earth's integrated systems...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $423,378 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to Illinois State University from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The grant will support collaborative research to investigate subglacial silicic magma systems beneath Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland. Researchers will explore the origin, evolution, age and longevity of magmas in this region to further understand Iceland's glaciological volcanic hazard potential and gain insight into...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $249,987 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Informing River Corridor Transport Modeling by Harnessing Community Data and Physics-Aware Machine Learning." The goal of the research is to strengthen understanding of integrated Earth systems through basic research in atmospheric, Earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, this Project Grant will fund the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $235,444 Project Grant to Indiana University under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The grant supports collaborative research toward developing an integrated modeling framework for physics-based estimates of megathrust rupture potential. The Geosciences program aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support research to investigate the timing and origins of mountain building events in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Specifically, the work will gather and analyze data from rock samples in Idaho and Montana to test hypotheses about the potential clockwise rotation of large crustal blocks in this region and the associated...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $294,898 project grant to Indiana University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HOW AND WHEN DID THE MONGOLIAN ALTAI (DE-)FORM? IMPLICATIONS FOR INTRACONTINENTAL DEFORMATION" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The Geosciences program supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth...