The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $313,465 Project Grant under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts for the period of April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025.
The grant will support research examining the potential importance of intracellular nitrate cycling in nitrogen cycling within marine sediments. The awardee will measure rates of intracellular nitrate cycling and other major nitrogen pathways across sediment depth gradients to develop a model integrating intracellular nitrate cycling into the broader nitrogen cycle. Physiological experiments on isolated microbial eukaryotic cells will further examine controls on intracellular nitrate cycling and pool sizes. The research aims to advance understanding of controls on global carbon cycling and climate change feedbacks. One graduate student and three undergraduates will receive research training. Broader impacts include educational videos and teacher workshops to develop ocean sciences curricula.
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