This $553,400 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a multi-scale experimental and numerical investigation of the impacts of turbulence and vegetation on flow and solute transport in the hyporheic zone. The Regents of the University of Minnesota will combine laboratory flume experiments, numerical simulation, and field experiments in an outdoor stream to quantify how vegetation and turbulence affect surface-subsurface exchange and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $462,646 project grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for research titled "Collaborative Research: Adverse Multiphase Flow Interactions in Urban Stormwater Systems." The three-year award beginning September 1, 2021 will support research examining interactions between different fluid phases in urban stormwater infrastructure. The Engineering program aims to improve engineering innovation and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $154,871 project grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ACTUATING AND SENSING OBJECTS ON A FREE SURFACE." The grant was awarded on May 1, 2021 under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering research. Through this three-year project grant set to conclude on April 30, 2024, the University of Minnesota will conduct...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $188,280 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct research addressing threats to urban forests and ecosystems. The project will: (i) assess the convergent conditions of synergies and tradeoffs between tree benefits and burdens in metropolitan regions, (ii) evaluate tree species-level vulnerability to climate and urban stressors, (iii) examine the spatial scope of regional...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to strengthen urban stormwater infrastructure and improve water quality management in Chicago. The project leverages citizen science approaches to collect hydrological data and engage the public, while also developing a training program to prepare the next generation of engineers, scientists, and advocates to address challenges in...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award in the amount of $522,014 will fund research to develop data-driven approaches for reconstructing the interaction structure of complex dynamic networks. The project aims to devise methods that can correctly identify network links under realistic conditions, such as data collected irregularly in time, unobserved components, and temporally correlated patterns. Key innovations include algorithms with...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a three-year, $343,273 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant funds a collaborative research project titled "Sustainable Land and Water Resources - A Community Based Participatory Research Experience for Undergraduates." The project aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research and provide...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $368,342 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the project "MCA: Multi-Scale Considerations of Climatic Signatures on Debris Flows and Alluvial Fans" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to strengthen understanding of Earth's integrated system through basic research support in atmospheric, Earth, and ocean sciences. This three-year grant will...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $215,758 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EAGER: CET: A NEW GEOLOGIC SOURCE FOR NATURAL HYDROGEN?" project. This early-concept exploratory research aims to identify and characterize new natural hydrogen resources in the United States, quantifying the hydrogen generation potential of iron-rich rocks through a multi-method, multi-scale...
This $1,010,330 National Science Foundation project grant supports research to better understand snow hydrology in complex peatland systems and its role in regulating spring streamflow and water movement. Funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the award will train students in interdisciplinary research while collecting new field data on snowpack size and duration under different forest covers. It will also study the impact of soil frost on snowmelt infiltration and monitor water...