This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences provides $106,431 to The University of New Mexico for collaborative research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The research aims to develop high resolution passive seismic imaging beneath Valles Caldera in Albuquerque, New Mexico from August 2021 through July 2023. The Geosciences program supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system, including expansion of knowledge...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $176,639 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to acquire a laser diffraction particle size analyzer. This state-of-the-art instrument will enable UNM scientists and students to conduct cutting-edge research on soil, sediment, and airborne dust, providing insights into environmental change, air quality, and geologic processes. The project will include an undergraduate research...
The University of New Mexico received a $148,836 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund collaborative research to test hypotheses of Mesoamerican hydroclimate over the last several glacial cycles through analysis of stable oxygen isotope ratios in stalagmites from caves in southwest Mexico and Sistema Huatla. The research aims to examine whether...
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology received a $396,934 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on September 15, 2021 to acquire a high-resolution confocal Raman microscope. The microscope will enable liquid and solid experiments under the Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050). The Geosciences program supports basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system. Acquisition of the confocal Raman...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $349,710 Project Grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support the collaborative proposal "GEOPATHS:IN Recruiting Through Location-Based Curriculum and Field and Laboratory Research Experience for High School Students, Teachers and Undergraduates." The two-year grant project, running from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024, will provide location-based geosciences...
The University of New Mexico received a $254,245 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences on January 1, 2022 to fund research through December 31, 2024. The grant supports the collaborative research project "Informing River Corridor Transport Modeling by Harnessing Community Data and Physics-Aware Machine Learning." This award falls under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the...
The University of New Mexico was awarded a $113,228 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct research evaluating the origins of multidecadal variability in late Holocene Indian summer monsoon rainfall in Nepal. The three-year award, issued on June 1, 2021 with a completion date of May 31, 2024, will support collaborative research between the University of New Mexico and researchers in Nepal to strengthen understanding of the...
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) received a $120,731 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences on August 15, 2021 to acquire an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. The spectrometer will be used for high-throughput major and trace element analysis of aqueous solutions to advance understanding of the integrated Earth system through July 31, 2024. This award supports the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA...
The University of New Hampshire will receive $730,638 from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE SIMPSON NEUTRON MONITOR NETWORK project from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Under this award, the University of New Hampshire will coordinate and operate the...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi a $330,818 Project Grant under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to acquire a portable geoprobe system with subsurface sampling, logging, and imaging capabilities. The two-year award period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The portable geoprobe system will enhance the university's geoscience research and education efforts by allowing researchers...
New Mexico Highlands University was awarded a $152,762 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences' Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to advance the capabilities of its Geospatial Applications in Natural Sciences Laboratory. The Laboratory serves as the university's geospatial technology resource center and will use the funding to acquire new surveying and geospatial equipment that will complement existing resources and expand its research, teaching, and learning capabilities. Specifically, the equipment will support studies in archaeology, engineering, geomorphology, tectonics, water resources, volcanology, wildlife management and more. It will also help engage students and stakeholders through workshops and training. The one-year award period runs from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.