The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, received a $827,001 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities to support the EARTHCUBE CAPABILITIES: REDUCING TIME-TO-SCIENCE FOR TERRESTRIAL SENSOR NETWORKS BY INTEGRATING FIELD NOTES, MANAGEMENT, AND QA/QC INTO DATA CURATION project. Under this three-year award beginning September 1, 2021 and ending August 31, 2024, UC Berkeley will develop...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a three-year Project Grant of $104,339 by the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant supports collaborative research to study geyser dynamics through laboratory experiments and theoretical modeling from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The research funded under this award directly supports the goals of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $447,680 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support a multi-disciplinary investigation of slab deformation and resulting seismic anisotropy from the transition zone to the base of the mantle. The three-year project beginning July 1, 2021 will utilize Berkeley's expertise in geophysics, seismology and geodynamics to advance fundamental understanding of integrated Earth system processes...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $214,606 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley on May 1, 2021 for research concluding on April 30, 2023. The grant is part of NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to enhance understanding of the integrated Earth system. Specifically, the grant funds research into the dynamics of large buoyant plumes through April 2023. As part of NSF's mission to strengthen the national scientific enterprise, this award...
The University of California, Berkeley will receive $282,820 under a three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant will support collaborative research to better understand the interplay between creep, locking, earthquakes and land subsidence along the Chaman Plate boundary through geodetic imaging. This work directly aligns with the goals of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the...
The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, received a $366,086 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences on September 1, 2021. The grant will fund a collaborative research proposal titled "Harnessing Simulation Data to Characterize Transition Layer Mixing Rates and Mechanisms" through August 31, 2024. Under this award, UC Berkeley researchers will leverage simulation data to better...
This $139,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences supports research towards understanding deep crustal faulting and fluid movement through analysis of long period earthquakes near Clearlake, California. The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley will analyze long period event catalogs, determine hypocenter locations, characterize deep events, and comparatively analyze deep long-period events at the Clear Lake Volcanic Field to low-frequency...
The University of California Santa Cruz received a $339,866 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant was awarded on August 1, 2021 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the "Volcanic Eruptions in High Resolution" research project through July 31, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The...
This Project Grant award of $310,635 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to create a high-resolution 3D image of the subsurface seismic wave speeds beneath the Yellowstone volcanic province. The primary objectives are to resolve fine-scale structures within Yellowstone's mid-to-upper crustal magma reservoir and investigate the potential for concentrated melt regions. The research leverages long-term broadband seismic networks and dense...
The Regents of the University of California, doing business as University of California, Berkeley, received a $799,556 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) federal grant program. The award period is from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Under this award, UC Berkeley will investigate emissions from biomass burning and the resulting chemical mechanisms leading to secondary organic aerosol...