Project Grant 2616194
- This $299,920 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund a research fellowship at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) to develop a state-of-the-art modeling framework for understanding and predicting saltwater intrusion in Hawaii's coastal aquifers. The project will engage an assistant professor and a graduate student in collaboration with researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The goal is...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Texas at Austin $450,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop computational tools for understanding coastal groundwater and ocean exchange using machine learning. The project will create a next-generation computational framework that combines neural operators with an open-source coupling framework to build hybrid physics-aware surrogate models emulating...
- 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 Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Hawaii $747,358 on January 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and integrate low-cost systems for localized environmental data acquisition and analysis in Hawaii. The project, titled "SCC-IRG: Edge AI, Biofabrication, and Data Science for Disaster Preparedness and Community Wellbeing in Hawaii," creates three core...
- The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $299,943 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities Program (CFDA 47.083) to enhance flood detection and mapping capabilities. The project aims to develop state-of-the-art computational tools using polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) data, metaheuristic algorithms, and deep learning techniques to rapidly and accurately map flooded areas. This research will help improve disaster response, water...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $290,165 to the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa will support a collaborative research project to improve subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) forecasting of extreme hydrometeorological events and their impacts in Hawaii. The project aims to deepen the understanding of intraseasonal climate variability in the central Pacific and develop an S2S forecast system for events like heavy rainfall, flooding,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Hawaii at Manoa received a $199,992 Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2025, from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The award supports a three-year research initiative (through August 31, 2028) investigating hydrogeologic controls on the accumulation, transport, and discharge of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in coastal beach environments. The research team...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Hawaii at Manoa $2 million on September 1, 2026, under the Focused EPSCOR Collaborations (FEC) program (CFDA 47.083) to develop and validate artificial intelligence-enabled environmental surveillance technologies for detecting microbial pathogens and chemical contaminants in food production systems. The project integrates artificial intelligence with environmental sampling, metagenomics, and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $699,975 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a physics-informed artificial intelligence method for estimating seafloor topography in coastal surf zones using remotely sensed drone imagery and surface current observations. The research addresses the limitation that accurate seafloor depth measurements are difficult to obtain during coastal storms, which...
- This $548,713 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to understand the impacts of global warming and ocean acidification on Rocky Intertidal ecosystems. The project combines controlled laboratory studies, field experiments, and modeling to investigate how shifting environmental conditions and loss of foundation species affect ecosystem functioning in these communities. The research integrates opportunities for ecological and...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Hawaii at Manoa $502,183 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop computational tools for understanding coastal groundwater and ocean exchange using machine learning and artificial intelligence. The project will construct a next-generation computational framework combining neural operators with an open-source coupling framework to create hybrid physics-aware surrogate models that simulate interactions between coastal groundwater systems and the ocean. These models will emulate computationally intensive simulations at reduced cost while preserving conservation laws at land-sea boundaries through dynamic interface coupling. Specialized neural network experts will be integrated using mixture-of-experts architecture to capture complex coastal phenomena. The research will enable forecasting of coastal risks including seawater intrusion into freshwater aquifers and submarine groundwater discharge with greater speed and accessibility, supporting water management decisions, infrastructure planning, and coastal resilience in vulnerable regions. The project will produce open-source software, visualization tools, and provide interdisciplinary training for students and early-career researchers. Work is performed in Honolulu, Hawaii. The performance period runs September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $502.2k | 7/30/26 |