The University of Alaska Anchorage will receive $298,128 over five years from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct the project "Arctic Cities: Measuring Urban Sustainability in Transition (MUST)." Through this funding, the University will collaborate with other organizations to strengthen understanding of integrated Earth systems through basic research on atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the University aims to...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $120,391 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences on October 1, 2021 to support research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) through September 30, 2022. The Geosciences program aims to strengthen understanding of Earth's integrated systems through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, this award funds the "EAGER: A Closure Experiment for...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities provides $916,096 in funding to Alaska Pacific University from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. The award supports research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the university will evaluate near-term and long-term water and sanitation...
The University of Southern California was awarded a $786,162 project grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The grant will support collaborative research to develop capacity for planning and adapting to riverbank erosion and its consequences in the Yukon River Basin. Specifically, the University of Southern California will work with...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a research project titled "RAISE: URBAN SNOW MODELING TO ADVANCE RESILIENCE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW". The project will be conducted by the University of Alaska Anchorage and will examine the impacts of heavy snow loads in Anchorage, Alaska, improve snow prediction models, and develop management strategies to prevent building collapse and improve community planning....
This $199,879 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds research at the University of Alaska Southeast to evaluate how changing glaciers influence the movement of freshwater, nutrients, and minerals from coastal watersheds in Southeast Alaska to nearshore waters in the Gulf of Alaska. Under the award, set to run from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, project personnel will sample rivers with glaciers throughout the year and intensely...
This $288,835 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities will fund a collaborative research project titled "Arctic, Climate, and Earthquakes (ACE): Seismic Resilience and Adaptation of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems amid Changing Climate." The award will support research and education activities over a five-year period from January 2023 through December 2027. The project aims to improve understanding of how Arctic changes impact...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $155,165 supports collaborative research to improve measurements of Arctic river sediment fluxes. The research will engage local Alaska Native students to collect data and supports early career women and students. Specifically, the award funds the development and deployment of low-cost "do-it-yourself" optical backscatter sensors to measure sediment concentrations in the Tanana River near Fairbanks, Alaska across four seasons -...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $581,673 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of New Hampshire, operating through its Office of Sponsored Research. The five-year grant aims to analyze the complex linkages between climate, hydrology, and social systems in the Kuskokwim and Selenge River basins of Alaska and Mongolia. The research will assess the combined impacts of climate and socioeconomic changes on human well-being and ecosystem...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $150,000 to the University of Arkansas to develop a low-cost approach to monitor the Qanirtuuq River ecosystem in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. The project involves researchers from the University of Arkansas and a geospatial company, Nalaquq, to study riverine ecosystem stability and create efficient, technology-driven...