This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), supports a collaborative research project on glacier resilience and climate change in the Trinity Alps region of northern California. The $409,202 award to the Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation, a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution, runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.
The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include reconstructing past glacier changes and climate patterns in the region over the last 20,000 years. The project integrates multiple disciplinary approaches such as geomorphic mapping, surface exposure dating, lake sediment analysis, and numerical modeling to evaluate climate change mechanisms. It will provide the first quantitative data on glaciation in the Klamath Mountains, which may exhibit different climate patterns compared to interior regions like the Rocky Mountains. Additionally, the grant supports research opportunities for 13 undergraduate and 3 graduate students, as well as a field trip for 32 students from minority-serving institutions to explore water resources in California.
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