Project Grant 2438437

This $224,360 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to improve understanding of the deep structure and tectonic processes beneath the African continent. The project will integrate seismic and geodetic data to develop high-resolution models of the African continent's crustal and lithospheric structure, upper mantle properties, and interactions between the lithosphere and convecting mantle. Key objectives include testing hypotheses about the role of lithosphere-asthenosphere coupling in modulating the influence of mantle convection on Africa's surface motions, with broader implications for global tectonic processes. The research will leverage advanced open-source software and involve capacity-building efforts through workshops on data science, seismic and GNSS data processing, and access to streaming datasets. The project will also provide research opportunities for undergraduate students.