Project Grant 2626816
- This $118,260 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a collaborative research project to investigate the effects of lithospheric foundering on mountain building processes in the Southern Puna Plateau of Argentina. The key products and services to be delivered include: Generating new geological datasets and numerical modeling results to test hypotheses about modes of lithosphere removal and their impact on the geologic record in the...
- This $375,631 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research to investigate the effects of lithospheric foundering, or the detachment and sinking of the lower crust and mantle lithosphere, on the formation of large mountain belts and high plateaus. The research focuses on the Southern Puna Plateau in northwest Argentina, where multiple potential lithosphere removal events have been hypothesized based on...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $383,203 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a machine learning-based emulator that predicts water isotope patterns in global climate models. Funded from November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2028, this collaborative research initiative combines expertise in climate science and artificial intelligence to create an...
- Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $110,870 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Earth Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. This collaborative research initiative investigates the coordinated evolution of exhumation pathways, rock strength, and topography in the Taiwanese orogen to elucidate feedback mechanisms between subsurface burial...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship grant of $343,410 to The Pennsylvania State University, with performance dates from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). This project grant funds fundamental research investigating how sedimentary rocks become incorporated into Earth's lower continental crust through a petrochronological study of the Serre Massif in...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $423,155 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences (Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on near-field population synthesis, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This research project develops new analytical tools and methodologies to constrain uncertain processes in massive stellar evolution, including mass...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $490,176 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative applies novel quantitative methodologies to link fold-thrust belt activity in the Canadian Rocky Mountains to depositional responses in the adjacent Alberta foreland basin. The project...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded $233,266 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for October 31, 2026. This Project Grant funds fundamental research investigating the timing and development of major longitudinal river systems in the northern Andes Mountains of Colombia, specifically the Magdalena and Cauca Rivers. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Pittsburgh received a $465,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site provides educational and research services centered on particle-based functional materials for energy, sustainability, and biomedicine. The...
- Brown University received a $335,370 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050). The award will fund research from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 to evaluate the processes that create, modify and destroy continental crust through studying the transition from normal subduction to slab window formation in southern Patagonia. Specifically, the university will collect new geochemical and...
The University of Pittsburgh received a $231,949 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) awarded April 15, 2026, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. This collaborative research initiative investigates lithospheric foundering processes—the detachment and sinking of dense lower crust and mantle lithosphere—and their effects on mountain belt and plateau formation. The project delivers geological datasets, geophysical analyses, and numerical modeling results focused on the Southern Puna Plateau in northwestern Argentina, a premier case study for understanding large mountain belt development and Cenozoic mountain-building processes. The award supports research products and capacity-building activities including field-based geological documentation, numerical modeling outputs, and peer-reviewed research findings. Educational and collaborative outputs include training for 2 PhD students, 7 undergraduate researchers recruited from underrepresented groups, 2 postdoctoral researchers, and contributions from 3 early-career principal investigators. Additional deliverables encompass international scientific collaboration with Argentinian researchers, a numerical modeling short course hosted in Argentina, a multi-institutional research field trip, and development of an annual field trip and retreat focused on density effects in mountain belt evolution.Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $231.9k | 6/18/26 |