Old Dominion University Research Foundation was awarded a $465,383 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences. The grant falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to strengthen the national scientific enterprise. Specifically, the funding will support the "US GEOTRACES GP17-OCE: HYDROGEN SULFIDE AS A STRONG LIGAND AFFECTING THE SPECIATION AND SOLUBILITY OF KEY TRACE...
Old Dominion University Research Foundation was awarded a $383,637 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds an undergraduate research opportunities program in chemistry for community college students at Old Dominion University from January 2022 through December 2024. The program aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $253,126 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation (Odurf) in Norfolk, Virginia. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: METHANE DYNAMICS ACROSS MICROBE-TO-LANDSCAPE SCALES IN COASTAL WETLANDS," aims to investigate the present-day controls on methane emissions in coastal wetlands, assess their variability due to sea-level rise, and develop models that integrate the...
This Project Grant award of $447,866.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support the acquisition of a combined wave generation and current circulation system for interdisciplinary coastal and ocean engineering research and training at Old Dominion University Research Foundation (Odurf). The new wave and current flume (WCF) system will enable fundamental research on interactions between flow and natural and built features, addressing...
The University of Maryland Baltimore County was awarded a $283,001 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences. The grant supports research titled "Collaborative Research: Exploiting Geomagnetic Records to Describe Past and Present Ocean Variability" from July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The research aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in ocean sciences, as outlined in the National Science...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences provides $934,762 to Oregon State University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The funding supports collaborative research to better understand the geochemistry of neodymium isotopes and rare earth elements in the North Atlantic Ocean and their influence on deep water circulation patterns. The researchers hypothesize that ocean sediments are a major source of...
The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Old Dominion University a $800,000 Project Grant under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The four-year award will support research from June 2023 to May 2027 to be conducted in Norfolk, Virginia. The grant funds basic, applied, and advanced research in mathematical, physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences with potential to contribute technologies for Department of Defense...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $198,306 Project Grant under its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Delaware. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, supports collaborative research to synthesize polymer ionophores and fabricate potentiometric sensors for detecting carbonate ions in the ocean. The research aims to develop sensor devices with improved selectivity, response time, and long-term stability for monitoring ocean acidification...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $495,676 Project Grant to the University of Delaware from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The grant is part of NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system. Under this award, the University of Delaware will conduct collaborative research to advance knowledge of neodymium isotopes and rare earth element systematics in the South Pacific Ocean. The research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $161,665 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation (Odurf) to investigate the magnitude and drivers of cold-season water and carbon export in North Atlantic salt marshes. The project aims to (1) monitor soil temperatures, groundwater, and surface water levels, salinity, and temperature in four salt marshes between Massachusetts and Nova Scotia; (2) quantify groundwater discharge...