This $334,856 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award to Kent State University supports research to study iron cycling in sediments in the Gulf of Alaska. The research aims to better understand the source of iron from sediments to the ocean water column in this high nutrient, low chlorophyll region, where iron limits primary productivity. The project will use a paired porewater and sediment geochemical approach to investigate the quantity, speciation, and remobilization processes of iron, as well as linkages between organic matter and iron cycling. The findings will be interpreted with remote sensing techniques to examine spatial and temporal drivers of iron remobilization. This work is funded under NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences, which aims to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The award period runs from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2026. The project will support a postdoctoral researcher, graduate student, and undergraduate students, and includes an educational component to "bring ocean research to the Midwest US."
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