The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded a $1,159,178 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to establish a year-round long-term observational program studying phytoplankton populations, hydrography, and nutrient concentrations in the waters around Kotzebue, Alaska. This community-based research effort will measure water column characteristics and phytoplankton at six sites during the ice-free season and...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) totaling $335,949 will fund research on zooplankton populations in the Gulf of Alaska from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The University of Alaska Fairbanks, as awardee, will characterize zooplankton species diversity, abundances, developmental stages, and physiology during winter and early spring using traditional and molecular methods. Key products include data on high abundances of copepod...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Polar Programs grant program (CFDA 47.078) supports a collaborative research effort to investigate how physical oceanographic processes, such as water circulation and mixing, shape the productivity of fjord ecosystems in Greenland. The $1,038,209 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund field observations, computer modeling, and analysis to elucidate the linkages between physical transport...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $221,015 to the University of New Hampshire from February 2022 to January 2024 to investigate changes in Arctic Ocean phytoplankton and track the vertical export of organic carbon they produce. Working with optical oceanography experts at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the University will analyze data from 2010-2021 field campaigns measuring inherent and apparent optical...
This two-year, $250,811 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research examining the biogeochemical importance of marine particles in the northern Gulf of Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will investigate the mechanistic relationships between marine nutrient uptake, particle production, and export processes through field work, data analysis, and cross-site collaboration. Core efforts include collecting and integrating new...
This $879,520 National Science Foundation award through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds a collaborative research project examining the implications of rapid Arctic change for fisheries and fishing communities in the western North Atlantic. Led by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, the project builds a network to develop a climate vulnerability assessment and predictive models evaluating how changes in the Arctic cryosphere and ocean circulation affect ecosystem and fishery...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $529,636 Project Grant under its Geosciences (CFDA 47.050) program to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) methods for analyzing satellite hyperspectral imagery to characterize phytoplankton community dynamics in coastal ecosystems. The 3-year project, starting January 1, 2025, aims to construct a large-scale database of phytoplankton observations, build AI foundation models for predicting changes...
This $358,499 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund research to understand the impact of warming on the structure and function of marine communities in the Northwest Atlantic Shelf region, including the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic Bight. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through its Office of Sponsored Research, will characterize the composition and features of plankton and fish...
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 $734,947 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a collaborative research project titled "Rhythm and Blooms: Deciphering Metabolic, Functional and Taxonomic Interactions over the Life Cycle of a Phytoplankton Bloom." The University of Rhode Island, the prime awardee, is leading an investigation into how environmental factors and chemical/biological interactions within phytoplankton communities influence the timing and...