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News Release 12-185
Two NSF Sustainability Research Networks Are Each Awarded $12 Million
University of Colorado Boulder-led research network explores natural gas development effects, while Penn State-centered network focuses on sustainable climate risk management strategies
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NSF's SRN for natural gas drilling and its effects is focused on the Rocky Mountain region.
Credit: Alfred Eustes, Colorado School of Mines
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NSF's SRN for sustainable climate risk management strategies includes the polar regions.
Credit: Richard B. Alley, PSU
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Pumpjack lifting oil from the Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin in Utah.
Credit: Alfred Eustes, Colorado School of Mines
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Iceberg in East Greenland: How long will the ice last in a warming world?
Credit: Richard B. Alley, PSU
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Workover rig completing a well in the Niobrara Shale near a suburban development in Weld County, Colo.
Credit: Adrianne Kroepsch, University of Colorado Boulder
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Margin of the ice sheet in western Greenland, in late July, 2011.
Credit: Patrick Applegate, PSU
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