Project Grant 2615949
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Rhode Island $332,242 on January 1, 2027, to develop artificial intelligence–powered tools that predict marine snow composition from underwater imagery, with performance through December 31, 2029, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The project addresses the gap between camera-based particle detection and compositional analysis of sinking marine particles. Researchers will build an interpretable...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Rutgers, The State University $449,734 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence-enabled, physics-aware methods for forecasting thermospheric density from several hours to several days ahead and to quantify forecast uncertainty and explainability. The project develops a multi-component framework coupling physics-aware density models with probabilistic predictions of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Northeastern University $435,082 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence tools that estimate nearshore bathymetry, waves, and currents from remote sensing data. The project, titled "Collaborative Research: CAIG: Transforming Understanding and Prediction of Nearshore Processes via AI-Powered Simultaneous Mapping of Bathymetry, Waves, and Currents," will...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $320,000 Project Grant under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Delaware. The funding will support collaborative research to empower artificial intelligence (AI) to reveal phytoplankton community dynamics in coastal oceans. The project aims to address the scarcity of in-situ data for estuarine-coastal phytoplankton by constructing a large-scale database of phytoplankton observations, enabling global data sharing. It will...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded New Jersey Institute of Technology $448,384 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence–enabled methods for forecasting thermospheric density from several hours to several days ahead with uncertainty quantification and explainability. The project will couple physics-aware density models with probabilistic predictions of solar and geomagnetic drivers, propagating driver...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Maine System $699,907 on January 1, 2027, to develop an interpretable artificial intelligence framework that predicts the chemical composition of sinking marine particles (marine snow) from underwater camera imagery. The award is made under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports fundamental research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. The project will build AI-powered computer...
- This $329,446 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support research to understand how ocean physics and animal social behaviors interact to drive predator-prey aggregations in the pelagic ocean. The project will focus on endangered blue whales and their krill prey, leveraging recent high-resolution observations of their behavior and physical oceanographic dynamics, as well as biophysical and evolutionary simulations. The...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $123,550 awarded to the University of South Carolina, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports research to develop new modeling techniques to predict shifts in the foraging patterns and spatial distribution of the endangered North Atlantic right whale in response to climate change. The key products of this 3-year project include: An integrated modeling framework that combines whale movement data, prey surveys, and genetic...
- This Project Grant award of $924,137 from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research by the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to develop new modeling approaches to understand and predict the impacts of climate change on the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. The key products/services to be delivered include: Developing an individual movement model to identify prey density thresholds that drive right whale foraging decisions...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Rutgers, The State University $439,959 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to advance understanding of estuarine circulation and salt exchange through collaborative research on vertical and lateral transport mechanisms. The recipient will develop a comprehensive numerical hydrodynamic modeling framework that incorporates all key drivers of estuarine circulation—density-driven, tide-driven, and...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Rutgers, The State University $1,086,074 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program to develop artificial intelligence methods for understanding marine food webs through modeling of predator-prey interactions. The project will create an AI-enabled framework that integrates oceanographic and species data from heterogeneous sources to study North Atlantic right whales and their zooplankton prey, accounting for ocean conditions including currents, weather, and nutrient distributions. The framework will be generalizable to other predator-prey interactions. The research team will collaborate with federal partners to develop decision-support tools for marine ecosystem management that balance conservation with economic development. Educational activities include data science workshops with K-12 students and research opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers. Work is performed in New Brunswick, New Jersey, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.1m | 8/11/26 |