Project Grant 2550845
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will provide $249,414 to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to conduct collaborative research on seismic reflection imaging of volcanic cycles at the East Pacific Rise. The project aims to investigate how the magmatic and hydrothermal systems beneath the seafloor spreading axis have changed over the past decade through a time-lapse 3D seismic survey, building on previous data...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,576.00 Project Grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to study the influence of mesoscale eddies on deep-sea dynamics and larval connectivity along mid-ocean ridges. This research is funded through NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system. The project will utilize a multi-scale numerical ocean model in comparison with...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program awarded a $626,646 Project Grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to investigate how the flow of hydrothermal vents in the ocean has changed over millions of years. The project will gather, expand, compare, and analyze chemical data from marine sediments to reconstruct variations in hydrothermal metal fluxes over the Cenozoic era. This will involve modeling element concentrations, analyzing lead isotopes, and examining...
- This Project Grant award of $655,938 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a collaborative research project to conduct 3D multichannel seismic surveys at the East Pacific Rise volcanic system. The goal is to create high-resolution imagery that can be used to investigate how the magmatic and hydrothermal systems have changed over the past decade, providing insights into volcanic cycles on decadal timescales. The project will partner with industry...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $254,669 Project Grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. The grant funds collaborative research to study coral reef cleaning stations as hubs for the maintenance and recovery of microbial diversity. The Geosciences program supports basic research to expand understanding of the integrated Earth system, including the oceans. This award will...
- This $321,770 federal project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program on February 1, 2024 supports collaborative research by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to investigate links between deep and shallow volatile cycles of the Earth. The research aims to improve understanding of processes driving plate tectonics, the Earth's water and carbon cycles, and climate through analysis of seismic data and geochemical data from mid-ocean ridge rock...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $240,688 will fund research into the effects of recent seismic activity on hydrothermal vent circulation and iron export at the Kama'ehuakanaloa underwater volcano (formerly known as Lō'ihi) located approximately 30 miles south of Hawaii's Big Island. Awarded to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), this project will use a deep-diving robot to investigate whether lava was erupted on the seafloor...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $448,935 Project Grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for research investigating the source and flux of dissolved organic carbon released from methane seeps to the deep ocean. The three-year award, made under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will support collaborative research from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024. The Geosciences program seeks to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in...
- The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution received a three-year, $669,196 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will support collaborative research to probe the ventilation efficiency of the deep ocean using conservative dissolved gas tracers in archived samples. As part of its mission to strengthen the national scientific enterprise through expanding fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth...
- This $129,722 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund a collaborative research effort led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to investigate volcanism and tectonics in the Bight Transform region of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The project will utilize deep-sea robotic vehicles SENTRY and JASON to map and sample submarine volcanoes near the Bight Transform Fault, with the goal of analyzing the collected rock...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to conduct collaborative research on a recent deep-sea volcanic eruption on the East Pacific Rise. This research project aims to investigate how deep-ocean ecosystems recover from catastrophic disturbance events and understand the biogeochemical and ecological processes that govern ecosystem recovery across microbial and animal communities. By leveraging decades of data from this well-studied site, the project will provide insights into how ocean life responds to sudden natural changes and how carbon and energy move through these systems after a disturbance. The research team, including graduate students and early-career researchers, will use integrative techniques to examine the return of microorganisms and animals to the area, the influence of chemical conditions on their survival, and the role of early colonizers in the long-term development of the communities. This research is increasingly important as society considers the benefits and risks of deep-sea mining.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 12/23/25 |