Project Grant 2321409
- Lehigh University has received a three-year, $290,936 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund collaborative research between Lehigh University and Mongolian researchers to better understand the coupling between solid earth and atmospheric processes through studying the uplift history of the Altai Mountains in Central Asia. Researchers will use weather modeling to predict changes in...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $241,402 under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Arizona for a collaborative research project grant running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The University of Arizona, in coordination with European scientists, will analyze seismic data collected in northern Ecuador between 2020 and 2022 to generate detailed 3D images of the subduction zone geology beneath the country. Using machine learning techniques, the...
- This $109,466 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences, under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050), will fund collaborative research between the University of Texas at El Paso and researchers in Ecuador. The research aims to provide insights into the geologic processes and hazards along ocean-continent subduction plate boundaries through an integrated study of sedimentary basins and magmatism records across Ecuador. Researchers will employ...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences Project Grant, awarded to the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), aims to advance the understanding of subduction fault and earthquake mechanics. Through a combination of new experiments on subduction zone rocks and numerical modeling, the project will investigate how the rheology (deformation behavior) of the megathrust fault zone, and the heterogeneity within it, affect fault slip behavior. Additionally, the project will...
- This $518,605 National Science Foundation project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund collaborative research to quantify strain and fluid flow along subduction interfaces. Penn State University will lead efforts to characterize chemical and mechanical processes controlling the healing of subduction zones between large earthquakes. Researchers will study ancient subduction exposures in Japan and Alaska spanning depths of 8-20 km and temperatures of 150-350°C. Electron...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded a $272,664 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin to conduct collaborative research on subduction megathrust rheology. The research aims to quantify how the deformation behavior and spatial heterogeneity of subduction zone rocks affect fault slip behavior, including the occurrence of slow earthquakes and slip events. The project will involve new laboratory experiments on subduction zone...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $352,839 to the University of Texas at El Paso from April 2021 through September 2023. The funding supports analysis of a high-quality aftershock data set from the 2017 Tehuantepec (M8.2) offshore Mexico earthquake. As part of basic research into integrated earth systems, the University will leverage the unique data to gain insights into seismic processes within subduction zones. Results from the...
- This $393,670 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds research at the University of California, Davis from March 2022 through February 2025 to test the role of metastable olivine in subduction dynamics and deep earthquakes. The researchers will use state-of-the-art numerical simulations integrating experimental and observational parameters to model various subduction scenarios with and without the presence of metastable olivine. They will compare model...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $347,238 to Michigan State University (MSU) to conduct collaborative research on the structure and behavior of the Alaska megathrust subduction zone. The project aims to enhance the fundamental understanding of how geological structures influence seismic activity in subduction zones, with the ultimate goal of improving earthquake hazard mitigation efforts. Key research activities...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $135,983 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of the Incarnate Word for collaborative research titled "A Geochemical Approach to Quantifying the Magnitude of Strain and Fluid Flow Along the Subduction Interface." The research aims to characterize chemical and mechanical processes controlling the healing of subduction plate interfaces between large earthquakes through observations of ancient subduction...
Lehigh University has been awarded a $348,716 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on 3D imaging of subduction zone megathrust rupture and slip behavior from October 2023 through June 2025. The research team, led by Drs. Meltzer and Beck at Lehigh University, will analyze seismic data collected in northern Ecuador between 2020 and 2022 to generate detailed 3D images of the subduction zone fault geometry and identify areas with potential for large earthquakes. The analyses will provide insights to help Ecuador anticipate and plan for devastating subduction zone seismic events. Early career scientists and students involved in the research will gain knowledge applicable to subduction zones worldwide. The funding will support analysis of onshore-offshore active and passive seismic data using machine learning techniques and tomography to map earthquake locations and seismic structure along the seismogenic zone and across the forearc region. Findings from the research aim to further understanding of relationships between physical properties, structure, fluids and variations in fault slip behavior.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $348.7k | 6/6/23 |