Project Grant 2546116
- This $199,998 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the Carnegie Institution of Washington, doing business as the Carnegie Institution for Science, for a two-year collaborative research project. The project aims to investigate the crystal structure, melting, and crystallization of iron-sulfur (Fe-S) alloys under the extreme pressure and temperature conditions of the Earth's core. The research team, which includes scientists from...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $641,554 Project Grant to the Carnegie Institution of Washington to support research measuring the melting curve of iron to the pressure of Earth's inner core boundary from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The research aims to strengthen fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system through latent-heat based measurements of the melting properties of iron at extreme pressures similar to those in Earth's deep...
- This two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering, under the CFDA 47.079 program, provides $347,750 to Carnegie Institution for Science to study the thermal conductivity of lower mantle minerals and outer core alloys. Using combined fast pulsed laser and optical spectroscopy techniques, Carnegie Institution for Science will analyze how heat is transferred through Earth's deep interior. Insights from this research could advance...
- The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Carnegie Institution of Washington $780,000 on March 15, 2026, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop multifunctional carbon-based clathrate materials with versatile physical properties. The award funds basic materials science research over a one-year period of performance from March 15, 2026, through March 14, 2027, with work performed at Carnegie's Washington, DC headquarters location. Carnegie...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded Carnegie Institution of Washington $115,808 on June 26, 2026, under the Science program (CFDA 43.001) to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and congressional direction, with participation as a key partner and enabler in agency activities. The award carries a period of performance through June 25, 2027. Work is...
- Carnegie Institution of Washington, doing business as Carnegie Institution for Science, was awarded a $183,579 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund experimental research into controls on clumped isotope signatures of methane in deep-sea hydrothermal vents from May 15, 2023 through April 30, 2026. Specifically, the grantee will conduct laboratory experiments to explore the isotopic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $239,517 Project Grant to Stanford University under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to support research exploring the potential role of a basal magma ocean in influencing early Earth's magnetic field processes. Over the two-year period from August 15, 2022 to July 31, 2025, the grantee will collect new experimental measurements on the physical properties of iron-bearing silicate melts under various...
- The Carnegie Institution of Washington was awarded a $423,584 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to advance scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems. Specifically, the funding will support collaborative research exploring galaxy growth in diverse cosmic environments at redshift Z~2.5 through Lyman-alpha tomography. The research is...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award of $197,841 to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography is part of the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports fundamental research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The award funds a collaborative research project to study the history of the Earth's magnetic field strength over the last five million years, with a focus on addressing significant gaps in data from the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $127,684 Project Grant under its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Florida to conduct a collaborative research project investigating the history of the Earth's magnetic field strength over the last five million years, with a focus on the Southern Hemisphere. The research team, consisting of scientists from the University of California San Diego, University of Florida, and Liverpool University, will employ innovative...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded Carnegie Institution of Washington $401,892 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct statistical analysis and numerical modeling of Earth's magnetic field during the period when the planet's inner core began to solidify, approximately 700 to 550 million years ago. The project will analyze paleomagnetic intensity and directional data from open-source databases covering the period around inner core nucleation (estimated at 600 million years ago), when paleointensity records show evidence of potential magnetic field instability. In parallel, the recipient will develop three-dimensional numerical dynamo models to simulate magnetic field generation as the core solidified, then perform statistical comparison of model predictions against the paleomagnetic data to determine whether core solidification triggered instability in Earth's protective magnetic field. The work will include public engagement through lectures and K-12 outreach activities. Performance occurs at Carnegie Institution of Washington's Washington, DC facility through September 30, 2028. Carnegie Institution for Science is a nonprofit research organization conducting basic scientific research in astronomy, Earth and planetary sciences, biology, materials science, and ecology, with a primary focus on federal grant funding from NSF and NASA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $401.9k | 8/6/26 |