Project Grant 2346568
- This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research effort led by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The goal is to develop a novel, low-cost system for localized data acquisition to enable communities in Hawaii and similar remote, rural, and austere regions to actively participate in monitoring their local environments. The project will integrate three core innovations: a 3D-printed, open-source...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program Project Grant award of $200,000 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa supports an urgent data collection effort for wildfire modeling research related to the Lahaina Fire on Maui. The grant aims to leverage various data sources, including social media and timestamped photos, and apply AI-enhanced methods for data gathering, processing, and integration to advance understanding of fire propagation...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,948 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, will support research examining the ecological impacts of the 2023 Lahaina, Maui wildfire on nearby coral reef ecosystems. The project employs a "before-after control-impact" design to compare affected and unaffected reefs, focusing on the effects of runoff containing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The grant funds a rapid response study to assess the impacts of a recent wildfire disaster in Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii. The research team will collect field data on water quality, sediment fluxes, and soil/ash samples to document the post-wildfire runoff dynamics, sedimentation, and contaminant transport in the coastal urban...
- The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $1,434,481 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete the project by August 31, 2024. The grant funding will support the acquisition of a Hawaii statewide mesonet to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric and earth sciences, as outlined in the Geosciences program administered by NSF under the CFDA number...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will support the development of machine learning methods for estimating the risk of adverse weather and climate events, such as rapid changes in solar power generation and flooding. The University of Hawaii at Manoa, as the prime contractor, will apply advances in generative artificial intelligence...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $999,699 Project Grant to the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support the "SCC-CIVIC-FA Track B: Hoomalu Halelea - Community-led Innovation for Integrated Flood Resilience" project. The grant aims to advance community-led innovation for integrated flood resilience on the island of Kauai through investigator-initiated...
- The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $299,943 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities Program (CFDA 47.083) to enhance flood detection and mapping capabilities. The project aims to develop state-of-the-art computational tools using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data, metaheuristic algorithms, and deep learning techniques to rapidly and accurately map flooded areas. This research will help improve disaster response, water...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $718,487 supports research into the drivers of regional climate change patterns and their implications. Funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the award runs from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2027. The principal investigator and collaborators from multiple international institutions will use a suite of climate model experiments to further understanding of the physical mechanisms influencing sea surface temperature warming patterns in key...
- This $200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The goal is to evaluate the immediate and long-term impacts of the 2023 Maui wildfires on the chemical and microbiological quality of nearby beach and coastal waters. The project will collect and analyze environmental samples, including sediments, surface water, and groundwater, to characterize the extent and mechanisms of contaminant...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $200,000 was issued on September 15, 2023 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA #47.070). The grant supports the development and deployment of a multi-hazard monitoring and detection system combining the University of Hawaii's climate mesonet infrastructure with Northwestern University's artificial intelligence-enhanced sensor platform. This system is being installed near the Lahaina, Hawaii fire site to gather critical climate and pollution data to aid recovery efforts. The project integrates cutting-edge climate science and computer science approaches to enhance instrument design, data collection, and analysis capabilities. Local students in Maui are being engaged to participate in the instrument construction, data gathering, analysis, and visualization. This award aims to provide essential data to inform Lahaina's recovery planning while demonstrating the advantages of adopting advanced climate science and cyberinfrastructure technologies to the community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 9/13/23 |