Project Grant 2511865
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences awarded $885,496 to the Berkeley Geochronology Center under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to acquire a Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS) for uranium-daughter isotopic analyses. The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026, supports replacement of the center's aging three-decade-old TIMS instrument with a modern system featuring state-of-the-art ion detection...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $526,346 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) awarded on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. This International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) award supports collaborative research between Texas A&M University and the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom to advance mechanochemical synthesis—the use of mechanical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $233,887 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences (CFDA 47.050, Geosciences Program) awarded on June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This collaborative research project develops novel numerical and computational modeling approaches to understand how human engineering decisions influence delta morphodynamics and landscape evolution across centuries. The research integrates...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $923,715 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) awarded July 1, 2025, with completion expected June 30, 2028. The award funds an interdisciplinary research initiative to investigate the interconnected cycling of water, carbon, and nitrogen in soils across local to landscape scales. The project will deliver field, laboratory, and scaling studies...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $556,772 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The project investigates geologic controls on critical mineral and rare earth element deposits in the Colorado Mineral Belt, specifically examining the Ouray Stock near Ouray, Colorado—a historically significant gold mining district. The...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Texas A&M University received a $498,457 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award supports research to advance fundamental understanding of nitrogen (N) fixation rates and the fate of newly fixed nitrogen in the Southwest Pacific Ocean through geochemical analysis. The project delivers...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas State University received a $399,922 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029. The EMBRACE-EAR-GROWTH: Rock Degradation - Microscale Approach Mineral by Mineral (RDM²) project delivers fundamental research aimed at understanding rock degradation processes under elevated and cyclic temperatures through mineral-level analysis....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M University received a $600,000 Project Grant award dated July 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support fundamental research on boryl-centered pincer complexes of transition metals. Led by Professor Oleg Ozerov, the three-year project (through June 30, 2028) focuses on developing and characterizing late transition metal complexes containing...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program provides $132,100 to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) to upgrade the UCSC's Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS) instrument. The award supports the installation of the Isotopx ATONA amplifier technology and associated hardware/software upgrades. These improvements will enhance the precision and lifetime of the TIMS instrument, which is used for critical geochronology research and training at...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview: Texas A&M University received a $100,123 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative develops advanced Bayesian statistical methods for signal recovery and noise reduction in multiscale domains, with particular emphasis on...
Texas A&M University received a $874,116 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) awarded on March 15, 2026, with completion targeted for February 28, 2029. The award supports the acquisition and implementation of a state-of-the-art Thermal-Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS) at the university's College Station, Texas campus. This instrument will enable high-precision isotopic measurements of geological and biogenic materials, with particular emphasis on osmium and other isotopic systems. The TIMS will enhance analytical capabilities for small-sample analyses at low-level concentrations while significantly improving throughput and precision beyond existing institutional capabilities. The acquired instrument will directly support ongoing NSF-funded research initiatives including rhenium-osmium dating of black shales, paleo-oceanographic process tracing, and investigation of biogeochemical cycles during periods of environmental stress. The TIMS will facilitate investigations into ocean anoxic events, hydrothermal fluid evolution, continental weathering, and volcanic environmental effects—research outcomes that advance understanding of long-term environmental change and inform climate models. Additionally, the instrument will serve as a training platform for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting scientists, strengthening the national STEM workforce while fostering collaborations with national and international research partners and enabling methodological innovation in isotope geochemistry.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $874.1k | 3/11/26 |