The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Trustees of Indiana University $539,096 on October 1, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to improve fundamental understanding of seismic resilience and adaptation of Arctic infrastructure and social systems amid changing climate. The project, performed in Bloomington, Indiana, runs through December 31, 2027, and operates as part of NSF's Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Big Ideas initiative, addressing convergence scientific challenges across the Arctic Residents, Education, and Resilient Infrastructure focus areas.
The work encompasses seismic monitoring and modeling, community engagement, and targeted investigations of interactions between natural environment, built environment, and social systems to evaluate how accelerating environmental and social changes affect the region's preparedness and response to seismic events. Alaska and other Arctic regions experience thousands of earthquakes annually; the research evaluates the resiliency of Arctic infrastructure to these seismic events in the context of climate change. Deliverables include training and tools provided to Arctic communities to enhance their seismic resilience.