Oregon State University was awarded a $419,172 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities to conduct collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NNA RESEARCH: GLOBAL CHANGES, LOCAL IMPACTS: STUDY OF GLACIAL FJORDS, ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES IN GREENLAND." The award period is from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The research is being conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic...
The University of Oregon was awarded a $349,438 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences. The grant falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The three-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will support collaborative research examining plankton size spectra and trophic...
This five-year, $565,180 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research on the impacts of global changes on glacial fjords, ecosystems, and communities in Greenland. The awardee, Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences, will partner with Pinngortitaleriffik / Gronlands Naturinstitut to study glacial fjords, ecosystems, and local communities in Greenland through 2026. The Geosciences program aims to expand fundamental knowledge...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports collaborative research titled "Global Changes, Local Impacts: Study of Glacial Fjords, Ecosystems and Communities in Greenland" from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026 with funding of $326,947. The research is conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Trustees of...
Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. was awarded a $420,401 project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NNA RESEARCH: GLOBAL CHANGES, LOCAL IMPACTS: STUDY OF GLACIAL FJORDS, ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES IN GREENLAND" from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. The research is being conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research in the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $963,676 Project Grant to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NNA RESEARCH: GLOBAL CHANGES, LOCAL IMPACTS: STUDY OF GLACIAL FJORDS, ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES IN GREENLAND" from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The grant will fund research studying glacial fjords, ecosystems and...
This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs ($489,233) supports research into the last deglaciation period in Greenland. Oregon State University is the primary awardee and will work with sub-awardee University of Washington to strengthen understanding of this "mystery interval" through basic scientific exploration best conducted in polar regions, as outlined in the NSF's CFDA #47.078 program. Specifically, the awardees will conduct...
The University of Montana received a $364,234 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs on September 1, 2021 to conduct collaborative research titled "INTEGRATING DATA AND MODELING TO QUANTIFY RATES OF GREENLAND ICE SHEET CHANGE, HOLOCENE TO FUTURE." The research is being conducted under the NSF's Polar Programs, with a focus on strengthening fundamental knowledge and understanding of polar regions as outlined in the program's CFDA #47.078....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $111,828 Project Grant under the Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to the University of Oregon to conduct collaborative research on frontal ablation processes on lake-terminating glaciers and their role in glacier change. The project aims to quantify the additional ice loss from glaciers due to their interaction with proglacial lakes, using a combination of field data collection, computer modeling, and partnerships with student programs. The research...
The University of Montana was awarded a $1,199,063 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to conduct collaborative research on observing the transformation of the Greenland ice sheet firn layer. The grant was awarded on November 1, 2021 with a completion date of October 31, 2026. Under the NSF's Polar Programs, which aims to expand fundamental knowledge of polar regions through basic research best conducted in or related to the Arctic and Antarctic (CFDA...