Project Grant 2544146
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $580,031 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development of novel statistical methods and computational techniques to characterize and distinguish different three-dimensional turbulence and mixing regimes in the upper ocean. This...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $123,726 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (CFDA 47.050 – Geosciences Program) effective May 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2025. This collaborative research initiative investigates mantle source reservoirs and Cretaceous plate motions through analysis of ancient mid-Pacific oceanic rises and seamount tracks, specifically targeting the Liliuokalani Ridge, Hess...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $462,091 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative investigates the role of planktic foraminifera in marine snow formation and ocean carbon export. The project delivers scientific research outputs combining laboratory experiments, field-collected specimens from both U.S....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $480,691 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The award funds research to quantify temporal and spatial changes in organic carbon (OC) sequestration in shelf sediments along the Umpqua River margin in central Oregon. The primary deliverables include geophysical mapping of the shelf region, collection...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $418,063 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (CFDA 47.050: Geosciences) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The award funds fundamental research to advance understanding of cloud radiative effects (CRE) in tropical oceanic intertropical convergence zones (ITCZs) in the eastern Pacific and Atlantic regions. The project addresses a significant gap...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $1.09 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on October 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2029. This research project delivers comprehensive measurements and modeling of turbulence in the ocean surface layer, with particular emphasis on understanding how wave breaking intermittently injects turbulent...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Portland State University received a $683,778 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031. The award funds fundamental research investigating marine microbial predator-prey interactions using a model system pairing the bacteriovore Salpingoeca rosetta (choanoflagellate) with the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $908,709 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431), awarded September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2028. This research initiative investigates how sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies at 140°W in the equatorial Pacific Ocean influence seasonal and subseasonal precipitation patterns across the continental United States. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $124,226 to the University of Washington under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on September 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project examining potential energy generation and release in oceanic circulation. The project, which extends through August 31, 2028, delivers fundamental scientific research outputs investigating how mesoscale eddies (200-500 kilometer features) generate and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $288,448 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) on June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative focuses on developing and validating multiscale numerical models that link the micromechanics of sea ice to macroscopic behavior through X-ray tomography characterization. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive framework that...
Oregon State University received a $637,381 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded July 15, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2031. The grant supports a CAREER research initiative focused on developing improved measurement methodologies for turbulent fluxes in the upper ocean. The primary deliverables include direct observational data on small-scale turbulent velocity fluctuations collected via moored deployments off the Oregon Coast using high-resolution, pulse-coherent Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs), alongside novel spatial-domain methods for estimating Reynolds stress from moving or rotating platforms. These measurement products and methodological advances are intended to improve ocean model parameterizations of turbulent mixing and boundary layer dynamics. Secondary deliverables encompassing the broader research impact include open-source course materials and software code developed during the project, which will be made publicly available to the scientific community. The award incorporates structured educational components, providing undergraduate and graduate students with field work and data interpretation training. Research outcomes will directly support evaluation of momentum budgets in the mixed layer and validation of surface boundary layer turbulence closure schemes, contributing to enhanced understanding of ocean mixing processes and mixed-layer interactions with deeper ocean layers.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $637.4k | 7/6/26 |