Brown University was awarded a $371,311 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant is part of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system. Under the three-year award beginning July 2021, Brown University will conduct a new stable isotope modeling study to examine the East Asian monsoon response to changes in Earth's orbit. The research aims to expand fundamental...
Brown University was awarded a $209,243 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, 2023. The grant aims to enhance Asian American and Pacific Islander participation and belonging in the geosciences through collaborative research efforts. The Geosciences program seeks to strengthen the national scientific enterprise and increase understanding of...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $565,595 Project Grant to Columbia University from May 2021 to April 2024 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant funds an undergraduate research experience program titled "REU SITE: Research Experience for Undergraduates: Interdisciplinary Cutting-Edge Research Though the Analysis of Global Data." The program will provide research opportunities for undergraduates to conduct interdisciplinary projects...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $290,439 supports research at Brown University from November 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award will fund collaborative research integrating observational, experimental, and modeling efforts to characterize the full-spectrum rheological response of Earth's mantle and illuminate underlying microphysical processes controlling viscoelasticity. Observational work will characterize frequency-dependent...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences provides $523,416 to support the REU Site: Summer Program at Harvard in Earth and Environmental Research (SPHEER): Investigating a Changing Planet Across Multiple Timescales. The funding supports a 10-week intensive research experience for undergraduate students working closely with Harvard University faculty and graduate students on projects involving atmospheric chemistry and physics,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $542,110 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to The Pennsylvania State University to establish a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on climate, air quality, and urban systems research. The 3-year program, starting on September 1, 2024, will provide 15 undergraduate students per year with research internships on topics related to climate resiliency and environmental justice. Students will work alongside...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) provides $505,759 to Portland State University to support a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in climate and atmospheric science research. The program aims to train a diverse cohort of 10 students each summer, primarily recruiting from underrepresented groups, in hands-on atmospheric and climate science research. The key objectives are to provide in-depth education, teach transferable...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $154,041 to the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE) to host a 3-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on marine science. The program will bring 10 undergraduates to the university's Lewes, DE campus each summer to conduct independent ocean science research with guidance from research mentors. Key objectives include training...
This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050) provides $294,716 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and its division in Newark for their "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GP-UP: A NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS FIELD EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS IN THE GEOSCIENCES" project. The Geosciences program aims to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system...
This five-year, $283,849 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research at Brown University to develop a new framework for interpreting mantle deformation through an integrated approach combining theory, experiments, and observations across seismic to convective timescales. Key products include observational work characterizing frequency-dependent upper-mantle dissipation in three locations using seismic and geodetic data; experimental...