Project Grant EAR0607723000

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences awarded a $484,930 Project Grant to Columbia University to develop a novel multi-camera system for continuous, real-time monitoring of active volcanoes. Under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), this two-year project aims to create an integrated system that can autonomously observe volcanoes across visible, thermal, and ultraviolet wavelengths to extract critical monitoring data. The system will automatically analyze the video...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $312,929 to Washington State University to conduct collaborative research on the aggregation and electrification of volcanic ash particles. The research aims to enhance understanding of turbulence, ash particle dynamics, and electrification within volcanic plumes, which is critical for improving real-time monitoring and modeling of hazardous volcanic eruptions. The project will involve...

This $161,641 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research to apply active and passive seismic imaging techniques to provide a high-resolution three-dimensional image of the subsurface summit structure of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. Funded from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2026, the award to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will integrate an active-passive seismic survey of the Kilauea summit with a temporary nodal...

Cornell University was awarded a three-year, $433,198 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) beginning July 1, 2023. Under this award, Cornell will systematically map magma bodies beneath Cascades volcanoes in Washington, Oregon, and northern California through seismic imaging techniques. Working with the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory, Cornell researchers will analyze seismic data from newly deployed instruments near volcano...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $364,996 in funding to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. The project aims to study the construction of a volcanic hotspot in the Cape Verde Archipelago by mapping and sampling the interior of a volcano on Maio Island. The research will investigate how magma from the hotspot interacts with the oceanic crust and seafloor sediments as it...

This $699,699 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research to apply active and passive seismic imaging techniques to provide a high-resolution three-dimensional image of the subsurface summit structure of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii after its 2018 collapse. The University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science will partner with the U.S. Geological Survey to deploy a temporary seismic array and conduct...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $493,422 over 3 years to The Trustees of Columbia University for a collaborative research project to diagnose global climatic responses to large volcanic eruptions. The key products or services to be delivered through this funding include: Providing proxy-based global estimates of spatiotemporal changes in temperature and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $296,096 to Brown University provides funding to investigate the crust and uppermost mantle beneath active volcanoes using new seismic analysis techniques. The 2-year project, starting on Sep 1, 2024, aims to advance understanding of how magma storage and migration affect the eruptibility of volcanoes in regions like Yellowstone, the Cascades Arc, and the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex. Key...

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences program awarded a $543,785 project grant to the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography Division. The grant supports a collaborative research project with the National Environment Research Council of the United Kingdom that aims to improve understanding of magma flow from the Earth's mantle to the surface. Key components of the project include: New marine resistivity imaging using magnetotelluric data to map melt...

The Space Science Institute will conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRANSPORT OF MAGMA IN THE NEAR SURFACE AT SMALL VOLCANOES- EXPERIMENTAL INTRUSION OF BASALTIC MELT INTO UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS" under a $111,806 National Science Foundation Project Grant in the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The research aims to strengthen understanding of integrated Earth systems through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the Space Science...