Project Grant 2616451
- This $175,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to develop an AI model for understanding fault dynamics and earthquake hazards in complex fault networks. The project, led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), aims to build a multiphysics fault network model to discover reduced-order governing equations for the evolution of stress in fault systems. This work will enable improved assessment of regional...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), $589,714 under the Geosciences program on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research integrating artificial intelligence and neotectonics for data-driven global active fault mapping. The project will develop an artificial intelligence framework for mapping and interpreting active fault networks across...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $650,000 over a 3-year period to the University of Southern California to develop an AI model that can better understand fault dynamics and earthquake hazards in heavily faulted geologic basins. The project builds a multiphysics fault network model to discover reduced-order governing equations for the evolution of stress in complex fault systems, using the Southern Permian Basin in the...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Texas A&M University $718,221 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence tools for analyzing dense seismic array data. The project will create a geometry-aware self-supervised learning framework to process temporary dense-array seismic recordings from Oklahoma, Texas, and Hawai'i. The framework will learn representations from paired time-domain and frequency-domain...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Miami $277,083 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence tools for analyzing dense seismic array data from temporary field deployments in Oklahoma, Texas, and Hawai'i. The project will create a geometry-aware self-supervised learning framework that processes paired time-domain and frequency-domain seismic recordings while accounting for variations in...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $898,723 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence tools that combine physics-based models with high-resolution topographic data to forecast landscape evolution and erosion. The project will construct a hybrid simulation-to-real framework in which physics-informed generative AI models trained on landscape evolution simulations...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $300,001 to Trustees of Boston University to develop a foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI) model for advanced seismic data analysis to improve earthquake detection, localization, and characterization. The project aims to revolutionize earthquake science by using AI to unravel patterns in seismic data, leading to more accurate tools for earthquake monitoring and potential prediction....
- This $850,370 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will enable the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. to develop collaborative digital workflows to integrate field and laboratory data for the Subduction Zones in Four Dimensions (SZ4D) research community. The project will enhance the existing Strabo Spot data system to facilitate collaborative data collection, analysis, and knowledge sharing among geoscientists studying...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Texas at Austin $425,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a probabilistic fault system model based on a cross-validated, second-order damage evolution framework for large continental fault systems. The project develops a new modeling approach to capture uncertainty in fault network behavior, treating faults not merely as fixed geometric features but as systems...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $499,863 to the Desert Research Institute (Research Administration Services and Compliance Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education) on October 1, 2026, for physics-informed conditional generative deep learning research on fractured rock systems. The three-year project, running through September 30, 2029, develops artificial intelligence tools to create accurate maps of underground fracture networks by combining...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded the University of Kansas Center For Research Inc. $453,579 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop artificial intelligence frameworks for mapping and characterizing active fault systems globally. The project will create AI tools that integrate geophysical and geological constraints within physically informed learning models to infer fault properties and map active fault networks across tectonically variable regions. The work emphasizes interpretable learning approaches that move beyond simple feature detection toward uncertainty-aware, physically meaningful fault-system mapping. Resulting workflows will be benchmarked against well-characterized fault systems, and reproducible tools and datasets will be released for broader community use. The project will generate training opportunities for students at the intersection of computing and earth science. Performance occurs in Lawrence, Kansas with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. No sub-awards are planned. The assistance type is Project Grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $453.6k | 7/29/26 |