The University of California, Davis was awarded a three-year, $386,347 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences to test the thermal shear instability hypothesis for deep slab seismicity. This funding supports basic research under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the university will conduct research from July 2021 through June 2024 to evaluate whether thermal shear instability can explain seismicity observed in subducting oceanic plates at depth, advancing knowledge of earthquake processes. The place of performance is Davis, California.
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