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This Mid-Career Award will enable the PI, who is an expert in biochemistry, to gain expertise in molecular genetics and microscopy by working with a collaborator at a different institution. The project will also train students in classical RNA-protein biochemistry approaches as part of summer lab courses co-hosted by the PI and collaborator.<br/><br/>Transcriptional regulation of genes during development is insufficient to account for the observed temporal and spatial patterns in proteins required for differentiation and development. Instead, many mRNAs critical for development are also regulated at the level of translation initiation. Translation initiation is controlled by initiation factors such as eukaryotic initiation factor 4 (eIF4). In previous work, the PI’s lab studied how unique forms of the eIF4 protein selectively translate mRNA during the development of Caenorhabditis elegans, a simple nematode. The hypothesis for this proposal is that isoforms of eIF4E known as IFE-1 and IFE-3 selectively recruit dormant mRNAs to ribosomes for efficient protein synthesis. The first goal of this project is to use resolved polysome RNA Seq, a technology developed in the PIs lab, to identify all RNAs that rely on IFE-1 or IFE-3 for efficient translation. The second uses CRISPR/Cas9 technology to fluorescently tag each IFE to determine its localization in vivo, and allow characterization of its storage and retrieval complexes by proteomics.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14372", "attributes": { "award_id": "2119973", "title": "Collaborative Research: BENEATH THE FOUNTAINS: Shallow conduit processes and diversity in basaltic fissure eruptions.", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Geosciences (GEO)", "Petrology and Geochemistry" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 6473, "first_name": "Jennifer", "last_name": "Wade", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 214324, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30972, "first_name": "Arianna", "last_name": "Soldati", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [], "awardee_organization": { "id": 245, "ror": "https://ror.org/04tj63d06", "name": "North Carolina State University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "NC", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "Mildly explosive eruptions—the most frequent manifestations of subaerial explosive volcanism on Earth—broadly group into two styles: Strombolian and Hawaiian. The former is characterized by sequences of intermittent discrete explosions and the latter by sustained pyroclastic fountaining. Explosive activity during the 2018 fissure eruption of Kīlauea volcano (Hawaiʻi) provided an exceptional opportunity to record a wide range of Strombolian and Hawaiian behavior (Figure 1), thanks to the accessibility of the volcano and the wealth of data types collected throughout the event. This study address which processes in the plumbing system beneath the volcano ‘drove’ the great diversity in style and intensity of the 2018 explosive activity compared to previous, more consistent, fissure eruptions at Kīlauea and elsewhere? Kīlauea is an exceptionally active volcano and its eruptions pose constant challenges for management agencies because the eruption sites are highly accessible and there is a need to balance the strong popular interest in viewing the eruptive activity against public safety (as seen in 2018). This balance requires critically on sophisticated knowledge of the volcano’s current and immediately future behavior. There is both a public desire for better knowledge of the volcano’s behavior and a need for improved forecasting of the likely course and footprint of all future eruptions. The observatory partner, USGS, has a federally mandated role to advise response agencies in Hawaii and will transfer knowledge from the NSF-funded study to the bodies charged with risk management. This work involves exchange of material and ideas between institutions in the USA, and the United Kingdom to the benefit of young researchers and students. The results will be widely disseminated via meetings and workshops, courses offered by the FEMA-funded National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, the Internet and scientific publications and a planned virtual field trip to Kilauea.<br/><br/>The goal of this study is to link existing high-resolution observations of explosive basaltic fissure eruptions to the processes in the very shallow conduit that cause and shape them, focusing on the 2018 Kīlauea eruption as a case study. It will combine existing data derived from high temporal and spatial resolution videos with: (1) field measurements of five representative pyroclastic footprints, and laboratory characterization of the ejecta, (2) high-precision measurements of two-phase magma rheology, and (3) models tied to newly completed laboratory analog experiments to simulate outgassing patterns. This approach is expected to help identify patterns and precursors that accompany transitions in eruptive style, supporting risk management for communities on the flank of this very active volcano. This study will fundamentally improve our understanding of the dynamics of Hawaiian and Strombolian eruptions.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14373", "attributes": { "award_id": "2116942", "title": "Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigating differential data collection among migrants, aid workers, and officials", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)", "Cult Anthro DDRI" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 616, "first_name": "Jeffrey", "last_name": "Mantz", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 22420, "principal_investigator": { "id": 2488, "first_name": "A. Cymene", "last_name": "Howe", "orcid": null, "emails": "[email protected]", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [ { "id": 357, "ror": "", "name": "William Marsh Rice University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "TX", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true } ] }, "other_investigators": [ { "id": 2488, "first_name": "A. Cymene", "last_name": "Howe", "orcid": null, "emails": "[email protected]", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [ { "id": 357, "ror": "", "name": "William Marsh Rice University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "TX", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true } ] }, { "id": 30973, "first_name": "Lupe A", "last_name": "Flores", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "awardee_organization": { "id": 357, "ror": "", "name": "William Marsh Rice University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "TX", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).<br/><br/>Political and environmental turmoil have led to the displacement of individuals from their homes. Documenting mobile populations facilitates efforts to ameliorate the effects of displacement. Documentation of mobile populations is also challenging as individuals move through various temporary facilities and housing arrangements while en route. Moreover, the traits of individuals – both migrants and those with whom migrants interact – affect how migrant characteristics and movements are documented, creating poorly understood variation in the process of documentation. This doctoral dissertation research uses theory from governance and cultural anthropology to understand how the intersections of individual attributes affect migrant interactions with aid workers and government officials. In addition to supporting the training of a graduate student in anthropology in methods of empirical, scientific data collection and analysis, the project enhances scientific understandings by broadly disseminating its findings to relevant stakeholders and policy makers. <br/><br/>Specifically, this research project investigates how different data collection technologies are employed by aid workers and government officials as they interact with heterogeneous migrants. The doctoral student uses ethnographic and archival methods to answer research questions focusing on how aid workers and government officials understand and use data collection technologies, and how individual characteristics of the workers, officials, and migrants affect the use of different technologies. These findings offer guidance to humanitarian actors, agencies, and policy makers interested in better understanding which data collection strategies and associated practices are most effective in achieving positive outcomes for individuals and communities affected by migration.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14375", "attributes": { "award_id": "2116804", "title": "Mechanisms and Variability of Tropical Cyclone Formation under the Upper-Tropospheric Influence", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Geosciences (GEO)", "Physical & Dynamic Meteorology" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 12876, "first_name": "Nicholas", "last_name": "Anderson", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 437238, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30974, "first_name": "Zhuo", "last_name": "Wang", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [], "awardee_organization": { "id": 281, "ror": "", "name": "University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "IL", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).<br/><br/>Hurricanes and tropical storms have a variety of different pathways to development. Significant attention has been paid to storms developing from tropical waves crossing the very warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. However, less attention has been paid to tropical transition (TT) storms, which form over cooler sea surface temperatures and under stronger winds aloft. These complex storms are nonetheless potentially very impactful to society because they develop closer to the southeastern US coastline and are generally less predictable. This award is for the study of these tropical transition storms. The intended output from this study will be improved predictive skill of TT storms which is important for protection of life and property. The project will also support graduate students, ensuring the training of the next generation of scientists.<br/><br/>Tropical Transition (TT) storms form due to the interaction of an upper-level trough and a low-level disturbance outside the Main Development Region (MDR), usually in cooler waters. Two competing influences impact TT storms; high vertical wind shear that hinders tropical cyclone development, and quasi-geostrophic ascent that promotes convection and tropical cyclogenesis. This project will test a set of hypotheses centered on the dynamic, thermodynamic, and convective evolution leading to the formation of a TT storm using observational data (track, reanalysis, satellite) and high-resolution numerical modeling simulations using the WRF-ARW model. The four hypotheses to be tested are: H1: Convective evolution at the first stage of TT is largely controlled by the balanced ascent of the 3D synoptic flow, which is affected by both the upper-level and the low-level disturbances, H2: The interaction between an upper-level potential vorticity (PV) anomaly and a low-level disturbance creates a pouch-like structure (i.e., a quasi-closed Lagrangian circulation) in the lower and mid-troposphere, H3: The formation of the pouch-like structure marks the onset of the second stage of TT, during which the tropical cyclone formation proceeds with the same mesoscale processes as in MDR storms and differential moistening within the pouch plays an important role in convective organization, and H4: A new Genesis Potential Index (GPI), which considers both the upper- and lower-tropospheric conditions, will better represent TT storms than the current GPI formula and can help better understand and predict the variability of TT storms.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14376", "attributes": { "award_id": "2120931", "title": "Determining the rates and conditions of subduction initiation beneath the Samail Ophiolite", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Geosciences (GEO)", "Tectonics" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 2399, "first_name": "Rachel", "last_name": "Teasdale", "orcid": null, "emails": "[email protected]", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [ { "id": 489, "ror": "", "name": "Chico State Enterprises", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "CA", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true } ] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 199802, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30976, "first_name": "Joshua", "last_name": "Garber", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [ { "id": 30975, "first_name": "Andrew", "last_name": "Smye", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "awardee_organization": { "id": 219, "ror": "", "name": "Pennsylvania State Univ University Park", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "PA", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "Subduction zones are the primary loci of chemical exchange between the surface and the deep Earth. Understanding how subduction initiates and evolves is important for characterizing the nature of this exchange. The geological record contains a rich archive of subduction initiation in the form of ophiolites, which are pieces of oceanic crust and mantle emplaced on continents. These ophiolites often contain a thin veneer of rocks smeared out and welded to their base (“metamorphic soles”) that are thought to represent the first increments of subducted material in a newly formed subduction zone, i.e., when a plate first begins to sink. This proposal seeks to characterize the thermal and chemical record of these earliest subducted rocks along the base of Samail Ophiolite (Oman/UAE) to determine the rates and conditions at which subduction started in the Samail system. These data will be critically tested against geodynamic models to understand the tectonic settings and physical parameters leading to subduction initiation. The data will also be used to trace the earliest phases of subduction-related chemical exchange between the surface and the deep Earth. The project is spearheaded by two early career scientists; supports the educational, technical, and professional development of two undergraduate students; and funds the development of a virtual museum exhibit about ophiolites for the general public.<br/><br/>The research is expected to identify: i) the duration of high-T metamorphism in the Samail sole, ii) metamorphic conditions and mass flow paths (P-T-t) in the sole, and iii) variations in (i) and (ii) along the length of the ophiolite. Analytical work will be performed on garnet amphibolites previously collected from the Samail metamorphic sole. We will collect garnet, clinopyroxene, and Ti-phase trace-element spots and maps (LA-ICPMS); quantitative garnet and clinopyroxene major-element maps (EPMA); bulk-rock major and trace-element data (XRF, ICPMS); and Raman spectra on strained quartz and zircon inclusions in garnet. These data will be used for conventional, single-element (e.g., Zr-in-titanite), and elastic thermobarometry to characterize P-T paths experienced by each of the studied samples, as well as diffusion modelling of trace- and major-element profiles in garnet and clinopyroxene to constrain T-t histories. These data will also be used to test between order-of-magnitude differences in metamorphic timescales from different geochronological techniques, potentially supporting either long-term “forced” subduction initiation or shorter-term “spontaneous” subduction initiation.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14377", "attributes": { "award_id": "2100729", "title": "Excellence in Research: Statistical Network Modeling and Inference for Complex Data", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)", "OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 30977, "first_name": "Yong", "last_name": "Zeng", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 783432, "principal_investigator": { "id": 10110, "first_name": "Seong-Tae", "last_name": "Kim", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [ { "id": 30978, "first_name": "Yufeng", "last_name": "Liu", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "awardee_organization": { "id": 708, "ror": "", "name": "North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "NC", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "Estimation and inference of network structure have wide applications in many scientific fields such as genomics and finance. However, the abundance of complex data presents a great demand for new statistical learning methods in network analysis. A main goal of this project is to develop a set of novel methodological and theoretical tools to identify change points and infer structural changes for high-dimensional networks. Success of this project can have significant impacts on biomedical sciences and finance. Data applications to the Alzheimer's disease and portfolio risk monitoring will help to offer new insights. The team will develop computational packages to facilitate the application and dissemination of the proposed methods to academia and industry. Furthermore, the research will be closely integrated with education, through joint supervision of students and joint development of courses from two institutions. Underrepresented minority students will be recruited and involved in the project. The collaborative project will provide an opportunity for students and faculty in an HBCU institution to gain access to cutting-edge research and educational resources, and help increase the diversity of the next generation of data scientists.<br/><br/>The research of this project has two main directions. The first one focuses on change point analysis for heterogenous data. To detect possible change points of a high-dimensional graph, a threshold variable and a threshold parameter are introduced while considering all nodes simultaneously to construct a highly effective algorithm. To simultaneously identify change points in a high-dimensional linear model, an innovative method to test homogeneity of the corresponding regression coefficients across different segments is considered. For the second direction, a nonparametric testing method is developed to compare correlation/covariance matrices. The team plans to investigate theoretical properties of the proposed methods and apply the methods to genomics and finance. This project can provide unique contributions to the statistical learning and big data literature. In addition, the knowledge gained from the proposed research can be valuable for handling other complex high dimensional problems in statistics and machine learning.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14378", "attributes": { "award_id": "2107791", "title": "The Role of Plasmon Initiated Electron Transfer in Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)", "Chemical Measurement & Imaging" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 27122, "first_name": "Jose", "last_name": "Almirall", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 475000, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30979, "first_name": "Zachary", "last_name": "Schultz", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [], "awardee_organization": { "id": 308, "ror": "", "name": "Ohio State University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "OH", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "With support from the Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI) Program in the Division of Chemistry, Zachary Schultz and his group at Ohio State University are investigating new ways to detect and quantify trace proteins and other biomolecules using lasers. The ability to detect specific biomolecules in real-world samples is important for identifying pathogens, tracking environmental pollutants, and monitoring disease. Specialized techniques called surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) use nanoparticles to increase the strength of the signals observed in some laser-based measurements. Currently, there are only a limited number of molecules that are readily detected using these techniques under ambient conditions and in complex systems. In order to address this limitation, the research team led by Dr. Schultz is working to better understand the mechanism that is responsible for the increased signals when proteins are in contact with nanoparticles by using a laser to illuminate individual proteins or protein fragments through a microscope. The goal of the research is to enable more sensitive measurements that will make it possible to detect and identify a much wider range of biomolecules. The project also addresses the need for a technically skilled and scientifically informed workforce by incorporating aspects of the research project into educational materials for the approximately 8,000 students who take general chemistry courses each year at Ohio State University. The project also provides valuable research experience for undergraduate and graduate students, and supports the Schultz laboratory’s collaboration with students and faculty in Chile, broadening student perspectives on the international nature and impact of science. <br/><br/>The research team led by Dr. Zachary Schultz is testing their hypothesis that stable radicals formed from interactions with excited plasmon resonances on nanoparticles can transiently and selectively increase the Raman cross-sections of biomolecules in SERS and TERS measurements. The team’s experimental measurements suggest that such interactions occur, and even alter the observed SERS spectra of the amino acid tryptophan and some tryptophan-containing proteins. Imaging the SERS emission from a sample and applying super-resolution algorithms should allow the researchers to locate and identify individual molecules that are in contact with a nanoparticle. These measurements are expected to simultaneously resolve the SERS spectrum of the individual molecule, even in complex samples. The information the team obtains from these sophisticated measurements should enable them to identify proteins and other biomolecules that exhibit increased sensitivity, and also enable them to better understand what makes such enhancements possible. Based on the improved understanding of the mechanism for SERS and TERS enhancements, the outcomes of this research can help guide the development of new and improved chemical sensors that are important for a very wide range of applications.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14379", "attributes": { "award_id": "2119842", "title": "Collaborative Research: Probing feedbacks between thermal structure, petrologic transformation, and rheologic evolution within dynamically evolving subduction zones", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Geosciences (GEO)", "Petrology and Geochemistry" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 3493, "first_name": "Eva", "last_name": "Zanzerkia", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 287776, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30980, "first_name": "Adam", "last_name": "Holt", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [], "awardee_organization": { "id": 647, "ror": "https://ror.org/02dgjyy92", "name": "University of Miami", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "FL", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "Subduction zones – places where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another – are responsible for the generation of deadly earthquakes, explosive volcanoes, global chemical cycling into the deep earth, and tectonic plate movements. The thermal structure of a subduction zone (i.e., the temperature of different parts of the subduction zone at depth) exerts a first order control on the strength and mechanics of an individual subduction zone and also on what materials and volatiles (e.g., water) are transported down to the deep earth within subducting plates. Together, these temperature-dependent mechanical and chemical processes dictate the occurrence of subduction zone hazards such as earthquakes and volcanism. Thus, a longstanding goal of subduction research is a quantitative understanding of subduction zone thermal structure. Because these zones are 100s of km thick and 1000s of km long, we cannot directly measure their thermal structure. However, we can create detailed numerical simulations (subduction models) that predict thermal structure and allow us to investigate how it evolves and influences these mechanical and chemical processes. These models are guided by a broad range of tectonic observables in active subduction zones and by studies of subducted rocks that have been exhumed back to the surface. These data illuminate a range of thermal, chemical (petrological), and mechanical (rheological) feedbacks that operate over the lifetime of a subduction zone but are typically omitted from thermal subduction zone models. For instance, chemical reactions (e.g., metamorphism) in subducting plates are not only highly-temperature dependent, but also likely to affect the thermal structure of subduction zones. This is because different metamorphic rocks have different strengths and densities which, in turn, affect the subduction properties (convergence velocity between the two plates, dip angle of the subducting plate) that ultimately control subduction zone temperature. Motivated by these dynamic interactions, we will develop a suite of subduction models that directly incorporate these thermal-chemical-mechanical feedbacks. This modeling approach will allow us to probe how, and how rapidly, subduction zone thermal structure evolves, and also to characterize how this thermal variability impacts plate boundary strength and chemical cycling in these important tectonic zones. In addition to supporting undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers, this project will also benefit society and the geoscience community through a combination of education, outreach, and scientific in-reach in the following ways: (1) we will develop an online lab activity for introductory geology classes to expose beginning geoscientists to computational methods, (2) we will host an in-reach subduction zone workshop at the University of Washington, and (3) we will reach out to the public by developing a digital exhibit on subduction zones at The Beneski Museum of Natural History (Amherst College).<br/><br/>To capture dynamic and time-evolving subduction behavior for Earth’s range of subduction settings, we will fully integrate geodynamic, petrologic, and rheological components into our modeling framework. Petrologic modeling will reveal the loci of slab devolatilization and density transformations through time. A suite of experimentally and geologically constrained rheologies will be used to calculate the time-evolving crustal viscosity structure. Both components will be fully integrated into the geodynamic modeling component (i.e., a time-dependent subduction model) so that calculated petrological phases, densities, and viscosities are dictated by, and also affect, the thermal evolution of the geodynamic model. After iteratively increasing the complexity of models (so as to preserve physical intuition as the number of model components grow), we will run models for parameter combinations corresponding to each subduction system on Earth. This will enable us place bounds on the properties of Earth’s slabs (temperature, dehydration systematics, density, viscosity), in space and time, and address three targeted questions relating to the co-evolution of slab thermal structure, dehydration, and mechanical properties: What evolutionary phase of subduction is associated with the most water transport to the deep mantle? What is the mechanical control on the so-called “decoupling depth” at subduction zones? And, lastly, what is the dominant control on the bi-modal timing of subducted rock exhumation?<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14381", "attributes": { "award_id": "2043095", "title": "CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (Renewal): Strengthening Cyber Community and Pathways Using Research Experiences, Technical Training and Institutional Outreach", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Directorate for STEM Education (EDU)", "CYBERCORPS: SCHLAR FOR SER" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 9732, "first_name": "Li", "last_name": "Yang", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 3856432, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30982, "first_name": "Andreea", "last_name": "Cotoranu", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [ { "id": 30982, "first_name": "Andreea", "last_name": "Cotoranu", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, { "id": 30983, "first_name": "Darren", "last_name": "Hayes", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, { "id": 30984, "first_name": "Joseph", "last_name": "Ryan", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, { "id": 30985, "first_name": "David P", "last_name": "Benjamin", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "awardee_organization": { "id": 2344, "ror": "", "name": "Pace University New York Campus", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "NY", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "This project supports the continuation and expansion of Pace University’s CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program. Over the next five years, the program will recruit new SFS scholars to study cybersecurity in order to support the government in securing its cyber defense and operations. The new scholars will come from the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels of the institution’s academic programs in computing and from community college partners, including the State University of New York - Westchester Community College, a minority-serving institution. Students will form a community of cybersecurity scholars who inspire each other and work together in various activities, including workshops, competitions, and conference participation. In addition, the program will support the cybersecurity student club as a means to further broaden the community. The SFS scholars will engage in research, technical training, and professional certification preparation to ensure they will be ready to meet rapidly evolving cybersecurity challenges. Lastly, the project will continue its commitment to diversity through institutional outreach to K-12 schools and community colleges and focusing on recruiting students from underrepresented minority backgrounds and on women.<br/><br/>Pace University’s program has produced cybersecurity professionals working at various levels of the government. The objectives of the project are 1) to produce twenty or more cybersecurity professionals who will enter the government workforce upon graduation, 2) to prepare cybersecurity professionals with diverse educational backgrounds through five cyber pathways, 3) to support diversity in the field by providing opportunities for minority students and women, 4) to mentor non-SFS institutions and their students through institutional partnerships, 5) to strengthen collaboration between Pace University and its government partners, and 6) to generate interest in becoming cybersecurity professionals among broader student populations both at Pace University and at partner institutions. The program consists of five cyber pathways ranging from an associate’s degree to the PhD. The pathways allow the program to prepare scholars differently based on their background and interests. In addition, scholars will engage in research projects that reinforce their cybersecurity competencies. These research projects, with support from the cybersecurity scholars, have the potential to contribute to research innovation in the areas of open-source intelligence, data analytics, machine learning, computer forensics and robotics. Professional development activities will expose scholars to cybersecurity professionals from academia and industry. This project will use competency-based advising, using digital badging to provide scholars with a roadmap aligned to their strengths and interests and with the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. This advising approach, accompanied by the five cyber pathways, curriculum integration and the research program, will enable the project team to recruit and prepare students to satisfy diverse needs for cybersecurity professionals in the government.<br/><br/>This project is supported by the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } }, { "type": "Grant", "id": "14383", "attributes": { "award_id": "2043324", "title": "CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (Renewal): An Enhanced and Integrated Scholar Experience in Cybersecurity", "funder": { "id": 3, "ror": "https://ror.org/021nxhr62", "name": "National Science Foundation", "approved": true }, "funder_divisions": [ "Directorate for STEM Education (EDU)", "CYBERCORPS: SCHLAR FOR SER" ], "program_reference_codes": [], "program_officials": [ { "id": 9732, "first_name": "Li", "last_name": "Yang", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "start_date": "2021-08-01", "end_date": null, "award_amount": 4443669, "principal_investigator": { "id": 30988, "first_name": "Akond Ashfaque", "last_name": "Rahman", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, "other_investigators": [ { "id": 30986, "first_name": "Eric L", "last_name": "Brown", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] }, { "id": 30987, "first_name": "Maanak", "last_name": "Gupta", "orcid": null, "emails": "", "private_emails": "", "keywords": null, "approved": true, "websites": null, "desired_collaboration": null, "comments": null, "affiliations": [] } ], "awardee_organization": { "id": 2181, "ror": "https://ror.org/05drmrq39", "name": "Tennessee Technological University", "address": "", "city": "", "state": "TN", "zip": "", "country": "United States", "approved": true }, "abstract": "The renewal of the Tennessee Tech University (TNTech) project will allow this CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program to continue supporting National Defense through the production of well-trained cybersecurity professionals. The program supports the success of the SFS scholars by combining integrated experiences in education, research and outreach and leveraging existing resources and university-wide collaboration among faculty and administration. The TNTech CyberCorps® program supports both undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on improving the diversity of the cybersecurity workforce through increasing the representation of women and underrepresented minorities. In addition, the program is the first in the state of Tennessee with the opportunity to serve the economically distressed Appalachian region. With the rapid growth of Tech’s computer science and cybersecurity program, the renewal allows TNTech to continue to produce highly trained cybersecurity professionals who contribute to the nation’s cyberspace security. It also allows new innovations in the SFS program and enables the Cybersecurity Education Research and Outreach Center at TNTech to continue deepening its local, regional, and national impacts.<br/><br/>The objectives of the TNTech SFS program include continuing to expand higher education choices in cybersecurity for local and regional students through federal scholarship opportunities. The project will also enhance SFS scholars’ knowledge, skills, research aptitude, and service-learning motivation through a program that values fair participation in education, research and outreach. The program will continue supporting the pipeline of SFS scholars to federal agencies in Tennessee (and the region) while aiming to increase women and underrepresented minority students’ participation. Program performance will continue to be assessed in this new project period. The project continues to refine strategies and techniques that can potentially be effective in addressing SFS program management challenges including scholar on-boarding and providing wide-ranging experiences and flexible paths for scholars.<br/><br/>This project is supported by the CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, which funds proposals establishing or continuing scholarship programs in cybersecurity and aligns with the U.S. National Cyber Strategy to develop a superior cybersecurity workforce. Following graduation, scholarship recipients are required to work in cybersecurity for a federal, state, local, or tribal Government organization for the same duration as their scholarship support.<br/><br/>This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.", "keywords": [], "approved": true } } ], "meta": { "pagination": { "page": 1385, "pages": 1424, "count": 14236 } } }