Purdue University received a three-year $223,059 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The award will support collaborative research between Purdue University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa to experimentally and computationally constrain the isotope fractionation of mossbauer-inactive elements in mantle minerals. Researchers will leverage state-of-the-art x-ray spectroscopy and...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $244,633 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant supports research entitled "The Fate of Zircon and Other Accessories in Deeply Subducted Terrestrial Sediments" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant funding will allow researchers at the University of Hawaii to conduct basic research on the integrated Earth system through studying how zircon and other minerals are altered...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $499,996 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant supports research titled "Structure and Thermal Elastic Properties of Calcium Silicate Perovskite" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The research aims to strengthen fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in the geosciences, as outlined in the National Science Foundation's...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $296,022 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The grant funds research to constrain trans-crustal magmatic systems along the Aleutian Island Arc through the use of receiver functions. The Geosciences program supports basic research in the earth sciences to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system. The three-year award period will...
This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences provides $507,547 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ISOTOPIC INDICATORS FOR MECHANISMS OF ORGANIC MATTER DEGRADATION UNDER HIGH PRODUCTIVITY AND HIGH CARBON FLUX CONDITIONS (EXPORTS)." The research aims to develop isotopic indicators to study organic matter degradation under conditions of high biological productivity and carbon flux in...
This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities provides $169,231 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa for collaborative research titled "Connected to Earth: Cross-Cultural Knowledge Exchange for Advancing Earth Science Learning." The award falls under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen the geosciences field through basic research on Earth systems. Specifically, the University of Hawaii will leverage its...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program awarded a $209,705 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to acquire a state-of-the-art isotope ratio mass spectrometer. This major research instrumentation (MRI) award will support Earth and ocean science research by integrating the new equipment into the university's existing stable isotope biogeochemistry laboratory. The instrument will be used primarily for isotope analyses of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium,...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $912,167 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to characterize key components of biological carbon cycling in the Pacific Ocean through March 2026. Under the award, the university will use profiling floats equipped with oxygen and particulate carbon sensors to measure production and respiration rates across the Pacific Ocean on a daily basis and over all seasons. Ship-based measurements will also...
This $182,421 National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program award to the University of Hawaii at Manoa will support a 5-year project titled "CAREER: Climate Variability in Hawaii through Scientific and Indigenous Approaches." The project aims to combine quantitative scientific methods with traditional ecological knowledge from Hawaii's indigenous communities to provide a holistic understanding of climate variability and extreme weather events in the Hawaiian islands. The...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $249,998 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on January 15, 2021 to support research titled "HIGH-FIDELITY DATING OF DEEP-TIME RECORDS: INTEGRATING EARTH'S DYNAMICAL ELLIPTICITY AND TIDAL DISSIPATION INTO ASTROCHRONOLOGY." The research will be conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA #47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of Earth's integrated system through basic research in atmospheric, earth,...
The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a three-year, $137,453 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on isotope fractionation of elements in mantle minerals. The research team, consisting of three early- to mid-career researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Purdue University, will combine x-ray spectroscopy experiments with theoretical calculations to determine how isotopes of silicon and titanium redistribute under high pressures and temperatures in deep earth minerals. Undergraduate assistants and postdoctoral scholars will assist with this research. The findings will enhance understanding of the Earth's isotopic composition and chemical evolution. Portions of the grant may be subawarded to partners to further project goals.