Award Abstract # 9626177
VPW: Sequence Stratigraphic Backstripping: Generating a Cenozoic Eustatic Sea-Level Curve

NSF Org: EES
Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM
Recipient: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date: August 9, 1996
Latest Amendment Date: August 9, 1996
Award Number: 9626177
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Margrete S. Klein
EES
 Div. of Equity for Excellence in STEM
EDU
 Directorate for STEM Education
Start Date: September 1, 1996
End Date: April 30, 1998 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $112,674.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $112,674.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 1996 = $112,674.00
History of Investigator:
  • Michelle Kominz (Principal Investigator)
    michelle.kominz@wmich.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: Rutgers University New Brunswick
3 RUTGERS PLZ
NEW BRUNSWICK
NJ  US  08901-8559
(848)932-0150
Sponsor Congressional District: 12
Primary Place of Performance: Rutgers University New Brunswick
3 RUTGERS PLZ
NEW BRUNSWICK
NJ  US  08901-8559
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): M1LVPE5GLSD9
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): VISITNG PROFESS FOR WOMEN
Primary Program Source: app-0496 
Program Reference Code(s): 9178, SMET
Program Element Code(s): 922500
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.076

ABSTRACT

This research establishes the magnitude and timing eustatic sea- level for much of the Cenozoic by studying the subsidence of 3 thermal basins, The Baltimore Canyon Trough (offshore New Jersey), The Northeast Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea Basin. In each location the eustatic component of accommodation space will be separated from the tectonic and sediment components via a sequence stratigraphic backstripping. Procedure generation and study of the North Sea Basin are funded by NSF grant EAR-9506572 to the P.I., Dr. Michelle Kominz. Sequence stratigraphic data coupled with well logs and crustal thicknesses will be the input. Flexural backstripping of this data produces accommodation space by removing the effects of sediment loading. Separation of the eustatic and tectonic components of accommodation space will be possible based on their unique temporal and spatial properties. Forward modeling of each basin is required to determine the effects of sediment on the thermal history of the lithosphere and to determine the flexural rigidity of the lithosphere as a function of time. Finally, the eustatic results of each basin will be integrated to remove regional tectonism and to obtain a Pre-Pleistocene Cenozoic eustatic curve. Interactive activities include: teaching upper level undergraduate/graduate courses in Marine Geology and co-teaching a graduate course on Sequence Stratigraphy and Backstripping. In addition, Dr. Kominz will present individual lectures or sets of lectures in additional classes including Introduction to Marine Science, Introductory Geology, Stratigraphy and Geophysics.

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