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OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 3, 2008 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | October 13, 2009 |
| Award Number: | 0821439 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Kandace Binkley
kbinkley@nsf.gov (703)292-7577 OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2008 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2010 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $0.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $181,525.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
204 HENRY ST ASHLAND VA US 23005-1634 (804)752-7268 |
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204 HENRY ST ASHLAND VA US 23005-1634 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Major Research Instrumentation |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
Intellectual Merit:
The PI is requesting funds to acquire a side-scan sonar and seismic reflection profiling system. This system will provide the PI the capability to conduct repeated measurements of coastal features, enabling the assessment of (1) the geologic and sedimentological framework offshore of the Virginia barrier island chain, and (2) estuarine sediment transport in Chesapeake Bay sub-estuaries. The proposed instrumentation will serve the long-term goals of developing models capable of predicting landscape dynamics as a function of variations in sediment supply, waves, sea-level fluctuations, inherited geologic controls, and other factors. The proposed instrumentation would be managed primarily by the PI, with support from the LTER maintenance group and a laboratory technician at the institution.
Broader Impacts:
The PI plans to incorporate the proposed instrumentation into an on-going LTER effort (Virginia Coast Reserve, hosted by the University of Virginia), which engages students primary and secondary school in field efforts, and provides a summer graduate class for science teachers. Students at the institution as part of hands-on, undergraduate research efforts and coursework would also use the proposed instrumentation. The proposed instrumentation would also serve to expand the research capabilities for the Environmental Studies Program at the institution and further enable existing cross-institution collaborations.
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