Exploration Geophysics — Federal Grants

Travel: NSF Student Travel Grant for the Programming Languages Mentoring Workshop at ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages, 2027-2029

Jay Lim · University of California-Riverside

CAREER: Structure-Aware Learning from Weak Supervision for Knowledge Acquisition

Yu Meng · University of Virginia Main Campus

Generalization Capabilities of Machine Learning for Solving Multiple Partial Differential Equations

Hayden Schaeffer · University of California-Los Angeles

Postdoctoral Fellowship: AAPF: Probing exoplanet demographics with polluted white dwarfs

Isabella Trierweiler · Trierweiler, Isabella

Collaborative Research: SaTC 2.0: RES: AIGIS: Securing the Deep Learning Model Supply Chain

Junfeng Yang · Columbia University

REU Site: Knowledge Beyond Language with Vector Embeddings

Ting Xiao · University of North Texas

CAREER: Numerically Literate AI via the Large Number Model and Foundational Data Curation Methods

Michael Gubanov · Florida State University

CAREER: Structure and Incentives for Eliciting and Aggregating Information

Bo Waggoner · University of Colorado at Boulder

REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Edge Intelligence

Rui Hu · Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno

RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

Charan Gudla · Mississippi State University

CAREER: Adaptive Knowledge Synthesis for Language Model Reasoning

Jiaxin Huang · Washington University

CAREER: Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing of Polymer-Derived Ceramics for High-Performance Ceramic Composite Materials

Heng Zuo · University of New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MONTANA

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW - NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION (NPCII) THE OBJECTIVES OF NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION (NPCII) PROJECT INCLUDE: DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR (NPC), A TRANSFORMATIONAL, LARGE-SCALE INTERREGIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL (WECC), MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO), AND THE SOUTHWEST POWER POOL (SPP) THAT WILL IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF THE U.S. ELECTRIC GRID USING INNOVATIVE HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER (VSC) TECHNOLOGY, UPGRADING THE COLSTRIP TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (CTS) TO ALLOW FOR POWER TRANSFER FROM THE COLSTRIP SUBSTATION IN EASTERN MONTANA—TO WHICH THE NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTENDS TO INTERCONNECT—TO THE NORTHWEST.

WIELAND NORTH AMERICA RECYCLING LLC

THIS PROJECT, “FACILITY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FOR SOURCING PURE CRITICAL MINERALS AND METALS,” INTENDS TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY AND CAPABILITIES OF A MODERN, FIRST-OF-A-KIND (FOAK) COPPER RECYCLING FACILITY IN SHELBYVILLE, KY THAT WOULD ENABLE PRODUCTION OF COPPER-CATHODE EQUIVALENT MATERIAL (I.E., A COPPER CATHODE SUBSTITUTE) FOR USE IN ADVANCED APPLICATIONS (E.G., ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BATTERIES, AND SEMICONDUCTORS) WITH LOWER EMISSIONS THAN CONVENTIONAL COPPER RECYCLING. THE PROJECT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SUPPORT ELECTRIFICATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY PRODUCING COPPER-DERIVED WIRE AND BUS BARS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. BY RECYCLING COPPER SCRAP DOMESTICALLY, UNDER THIS PROJECT, WIELAND EXPECTS TO PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 35K METRIC TONS PER ANNUM (MTPA) OF 99.99% PURITY REFINED COPPER INGOT, 35K MTPA OF COPPER WIRE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND OVER 20K MTPA OF COPPER CATHODE, THEREBY REDUCING THE NEED FOR COPPER DERIVED FROM ORE FROM COPPER MINES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE SHELBYVILLE COMMUNITY WITH GREATER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND IMPROVED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CREATION OF APPROXIMATELY 130 PERMANENT JOBS AND PRIORITIZE HIRING FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO JOBS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED WORKERS AND WORKERS FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON ONSHORING KEY AMERICAN MANUFACTURING WITH HIGH-PAYING, HIGH-SKILL JOBS. WIELAND COMMITS TO TWO-WAY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND SUBSEQUENT COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT.

ALLIED GRAPHITE INC.

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF ADVANCED BATTERY GRADE GRAPHITE THE RECIPIENT IS AN ADVANCED CRITICAL MINERALS PROCESSING COMPANY THAT HAS DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO PRODUCE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ANODE-GRADE COATED SPHERICAL PURIFIED GRAPHITE (CSPG) FROM NATURAL FLAKE GRAPHITE AT A COMMERCIAL SCALE. THE RECIPIENT’S SUSTAINABLE CSPG PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES A MODULAR DESIGN TO ACCELERATE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENTS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO LEVERAGE THE RECIPIENT’S ONGOING COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION OPERATIONS AND SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOY A FULL COMMERCIAL MODULE IN ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION PLANT, CURRENTLY PLANNED FOR MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA TO RAPIDLY EXPAND DOMESTIC CAPABILITIES FOR NECESSARY CSPG PRODUCTION THAT COME WITH THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IN THE LONG RUN, THE RECIPIENT’S GOAL IS TO CONTINUE CONSTRUCTING COMMERCIAL PROJECTS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE US TO STRENGTHEN DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING AND CSPG SUPPLY CHAINS, MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, AND REDUCE RELIANCE ON FOREIGN COMPETITORS FOR PROCESSED CRITICAL MINERALS.

AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - COMMERCIAL SCALE BATTERY RECYCLING FACILITY FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF DOMESTIC CRITICAL MINERALS THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT A COMMERCIAL SCALE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING FACILITY TO PROCESS BATTERY MATERIALS FROM BATTERY MANUFACTURER AND AUTOMOTIVE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER PARTNERS INTO BATTERY GRADE CRITICAL BATTERY MINERALS INCLUDING NICKEL, COBALT, MANGANESE, COPPER AND GRAPHITE FOR RESALE BACK TO ITS PARTNERS IN THE DOMESTIC-US MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN.

REVEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW: REV NICKEL: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A NEXT-GENERATION CRITICAL MINERAL PROCESSING COMPANY AND THE ONLY OPERATING US NICKEL MINE TO TURN WASTE STREAMS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION CAPABILITY, AT AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE, OF SUSTAINABLE INTERMEDIATE NICKEL AND OTHER CRITICAL MINERAL PRODUCTS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGIONAL NICKEL HUB.

TALON NICKEL (USA) LLC

DE-MS00000003 TALON NICKEL (USA) LLC BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) PROJECT DOUBLE PLAY: AN ADVANCED DOMESTIC BATTERY MINERALS PROCESSING FACILITY NEW AWARD

MINERAL BASIN SOLAR POWER, LLC

DEMONSTRATE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A FULLY OPERATIONALIZED UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR FACILITY ON FORMER MINE LAND. DOCUMENT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A LARGE-SCALE SOLAR FACILITY ON FORMER MINE LAND INCLUDING SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES, RESPECTIVE COSTS AND SUCCESS RATES, AND POLICY AND PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPLICABILITY. BOLSTER LOCAL ECONOMIC HEALTH, CREATE NEW WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY JOBS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. CONTRIBUTE TOWARD BUILDING A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ECONOMY THAT ACHIEVES NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050.

FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION

THIS PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNICAL VIABILITY OF USING INDUSTRIAL-SCALE GEOTHERMAL CLEAN HEAT (GCH) IN THE MINING PROCESS. THE RECIPIENT WILL USE GCH TO ENABLE THE RECOVERY OF RESIDUAL COPPER, A CRITICAL MATERIAL, FROM PREVIOUSLY MINED MATERIAL AT A REDUCED EMISSIONS INTENSITY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL MINING PRACTICES AND FOSSIL-BASED ALTERNATIVES FOR HEAT. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO INSTALL AND OPERATE A MICROGRID AND A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) AT AN ACTIVE MINE TO INCREASE ENERGY RELIABILITY. THE RECIPIENT WILL CONTINUE PRIORITIZING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LABOR PIPELINE PROGRAMS AND GROW THE RECIPIENT’S CURRENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOCUS ON BUILDING RESILIENCE WITHIN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY BOARD

THE TRI-STATE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE HUB PROJECT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE HUB IN A THREE-COUNTY AREA CONSISTING OF HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO; JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO; AND HANCOCK COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA TO ASSIST IN REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN AN INDUSTRIAL REGION OF EASTERN OHIO, THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT WILL CHARACTERIZE FOUR STACKED GEOLOGIC RESERVOIR AND CAPROCK CARBON STORAGE SYSTEMS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SUITABILITY FOR CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE AND CAPROCK COMPETENCE. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION VOLUME AND CHARACTERIZE THE TARGET FORMATIONS THROUGH GEOPHYSICAL (SEISMIC SURVEY) METHODS AND PLANS FOR STORAGE SITE OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS, AND COMMERCIALIZATION WILL BE COMPLETED. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A BROAD ENGAGEMENT EFFORT TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION AMONG STATE AGENCIES IN OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA, WITH THE GOAL OF FACILITATING LARGE SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE REGION.

ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS (SCEP): INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022 (IRA) 50121. SCEP SEEKS TO PROVIDE INITIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FORMULA AWARDS THROUGH THE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION TO DOE OF HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM PLANS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN FUTURE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS.

ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS (SCEP): INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022 (IRA) 50122. SCEP SEEKS TO PROVIDE INITIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FORMULA AWARDS THROUGH THE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION TO DOE OF HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM PLANS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN FUTURE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

THE IDAHO OFFICE OF ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES WILL WORK WITH AN IMPLEMENTER TO EXECUTE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN IRA PROVISION 50121 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HOME ENERGY PERFORMANCE-BASED, WHOLE-HOUSE REBATES PROGRAM TO BENEFIT U.S. HOUSEHOLDS.

TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARYTHE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) FEDERALLY OWNED ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH FACILITY (EMRF) IN GOLDEN, CO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEUNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) AND COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES.THE USGS GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, AND GEOCHEMISTRY (G3) AND CENTRAL ENERGY RESOURCES (CER), SCIENCE CENTERS PROVIDE UNIQUE RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN CRITICAL MINERALS, ENERGY RESOURCE EVALUATION, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ENERGY AND MINERAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES FOR THE USGS AND DOI.THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL), THE USGS WILL VASTLY EXPAND INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL MINERALS RESEARCH, ADVANCE THE DATA PRESERVATION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA, AND SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW USGS RESEARCH FACILITY TO SUPPORT ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH. THE USGS IS COMMITTED TO INVESTING IN OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCING THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN. A NEW FACILITY WILL ENABLE COOPERATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORATION TO MAXIMIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BASIC AND APPLIED EARTH SCIENCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLVING NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, AND BENEFITTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF COLORADO AND THE NATION.THE BIL PROVIDES $167 MILLION DIRECTLY TO THE USGS TO SUPPORT THE NEW ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH FACILITY (EMRF). FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A USGS-OWNED FACILITY TO SUPPORT ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH AND APPURTENANT ASSOCIATE STRUCTURES, THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH AN ACADEMIC PARTNER. FUNDING IS PLANNED TO BE AVAILABLE IN FY 2022 UNTIL EXPENDED.ADDITIONAL FY 2023 AND FY 2024 FUNDING IS ANTICIPATED BY THE USGS INFRASTRUCTURE FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. ADDITIONAL FUNDING AMOUNTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE PROGRAM VALIDATION AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN TASK EFFORTS. USGS ENERGY AND MINERALS SCIENCE CAPABILITIES AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MINES) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FEDERALLY OWNED ENERGY AND MINERALS RESEARCH FACILITY (EMRF) TO BE LOCATED ON LAND OWNED BY MINES. THE NEW LABORATORY AND OFFICE FACILITY WILL SUPPORT USGS AND MINES ENERGY AND MINERAL SCIENCE OPERATIONS.PHASE 1 OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE PROGRAM VALIDATION AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT. PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, USGS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY INVOLVED THROUGHOUT PHASE 1 AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT ENSURING FEDERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS ARE INTEGRATED IN THE DESIGN AND THE NEW SPACE SUPPORTS USGS SCIENCE IN FURTHERANCE OF PROGRAMMATIC MISSION REQUIREMENTS.THE PROJECT SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE MINES CAMPUS WITH THE NEW FACILITY BEING ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING USGS GEOLOGIC HAZARDS SCIENCE CENTER.

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

THE ALASKA VOLCANO HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) AND THE STATE OF ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS (DGGS) SUPPORTS VOLCANO MONITORING, DATA COLLECTION, AND RESEARCH EFFORTS OF DGGS AS A PARTNER AGENCY OF THE ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY (AVO). WORK PERFORMED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS COORDINATED CLOSELY WITH THE OTHER TWO AVO PARTNERS: THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE (UAF/GI).ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: (1) MAINTENANCE AND POPULATION OF THE GEOLOGIC DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON VOLCANOES OF ALASKA (2) GEOLOGIC MAPPING, VOLCANO HAZARD STUDIES, AND ALASKA VOLCANO GEOSPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT; VOLCANO TARGETS VARY BASED ON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY LEVEL BUT CURRENT STUDIES ARE FOCUSED ON OKMOK, SHISHALDIN, MAKUSHIN, GREAT SITKIN, PAVLOF, AND SEMISOPOCHNOI VOLCANOES; (3) ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTENT CREATION AND DELIVERY OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAMS, AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH ON-LINE QUERY PORTALS AT WWW.AVO.ALASKA.EDU, (4) CREATION OF DATABASE FIELDS AND WEB-BASED FORMS AND INTERFACES TO STORE AND ACCESS SEISMIC AND SATELLITE OBSERVATION DATA OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, (5) MAINTENANCE OF INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW RAPID ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF VOLCANIC UNREST AMONGST ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INTERAGENCY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL STAFF (6) MANAGEMENT OF AVIATION, MARINE, AND FUEL LOGISTICS FOR ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY FIELDWORK.DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: (1) THROUGH THE ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEBSITE: FREE, ON-LINE PUBLIC ACCESS TO VOLCANO MONITORING SEISMIC DATA STREAMS, CURRENT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY REPORTS, LIVE WEB CAMERA VIEWS OF VOLCANOES, AND ALASKA VOLCANO INFORMATION SUCH AS GEOCHEMICAL DATASETS, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION REPORTS, IMAGES, AND ERUPTIVE HISTORY NARRATIVES; (2) PUBLICATION OF WEEKLY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY REPORTS AND PEER-REVIEWED FREE-ACCESS GEOLOGIC MAPS OF SHISHALDIN AND OKMOK VOLCANOES; (3) WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM BROADCAST THROUGHOUT ALASKA, HIGHLIGHTING VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN ALASKA; (4) A DATABASE OF SEISMIC AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; (5) A ROBUST WEB-ACCESSIBLE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR INTERAGENCY SCIENTIST TO RESPOND TO VOLCANIC UNREST.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES SUPPORTED BY THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT GRANT ARE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA WHO MAY BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY SUCH AS ASH FALL EVENTS AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AVIATION COMMUNITY WHO RELY ON ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY ALERTS TO WARN OF DANGEROUS DRIFTING ASH CLOUDS THAT AFFECT BOTH LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC AND INTERNATIONAL NORTH PACIFIC AIR ROUTES. OTHER BENEFICIARIES ARE ACADEMIC RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WHO RELY ON FREELY ACCESSIBLE DATA PROVIDED BY THIS GRANT THAT HELP TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND VOLCANO RISK ASSESSMENT.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

PROJECT TITLEOPERATION MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE WEST COAST 20242027COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WITH UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF WASHINGTON AND UNIV. OF OREGONPROJECT PERIOD8 15 2024 THROUGH 8 14 2027AWARD PURPOSEOPERATION MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE WEST COAST. THE REGIONAL GEOPHYSICAL NETWORKS ON THE U.S. WEST COAST IN CALIFORNIA CA OREGON OR AND WASHINGTON WA WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USGS AND PROVIDE DATA EXPERTISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE USGS SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDCOMPLETE THE NETWORK OF SENSOR STATIONS REMEDIATE UNDERPERFORMING STATIONS AND OPERATE AND MAINTAINSTATIONS. ENSURE CONTINUOUS AND SECURE DATA FLOW TO THE REGIONAL CENTRAL PROCESSING CENTERS BY MAINTAINING ANDCONFIGURING VARIOUS KINDS OF TELEMETRY DEVICES OPTIMIZING DATA ROUTES AND DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTINGREDUNDANT DATA PATHS. CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF STATION HEALTH DATA QUALITY AND DATA FLOW. MAINTENANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE AT EACH OF THE REGIONAL PROCESSING CENTERS WHERESHAKEALERT ALERT PRODUCTS ARE GENERATED. INCREMENTALLY REPLACE THE INTERNAL MESSAGE BROKERS AND MAKE OTHER SYSTEM CHANGES INTENDED TO INCREASEROBUSTNESS AND FLEXIBILITY. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CORE ALGORITHMS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON VERY LARGEEARTHQUAKES EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES AND OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKES. EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS BACKAZIMUTH AND POLARIZATION ESTIMATES AND SPHASEARRIVAL TIMES MAY FURTHER IMPROVE THE SYSTEM S RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY. INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE SYSTEMS RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY MIGHT BE IMPROVED BY COMBINING THE RESULTS FROMTHE THREE CORE ALGORITHMS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR EXAMPLE INVESTIGATE WHETHER GFAST PGD WHICH ISIMPORTANT FOR VERY LARGE EARTHQUAKES AND WHICH IS BASED ON PEAK GROUND DISPLACEMENTS SHOULD ESTIMATE ITSDISTANCE TO THE FINITE SOURCE ESTIMATE RATHER THAN THE POINT SOURCE ESTIMATE. TAKE INITIAL STEPS TOWARD INCORPORATING NEW TYPES OF DATA SUCH AS DATA FROM SMALL APERTURE ARRAYS AND DATAACQUIRED USING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMESTIMELY AND ACCURATE EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNINGS FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION OR INFRASTRUCTUREEXPERIENCING STRONG SHAKING DUE TO AN EARTHQUAKE IN OR NEAR CA OR OR WA. IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND TUNING OF THE SYSTEM WITH EACH SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE AND PROACTIVE TESTINGUSING SCENARIOS AND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED DATA. WELLARTICULATED EXPLANATIONS OF THE SYSTEM S STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS THAT ALLOW USERS INCLUDING THIRDPARTYALERT DISTRIBUTORS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. INCREASED AWARENESS AND USE OF THE SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.INTENDED BENEFICIARYIESTHE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INHABITANTS OF CA OR AND WA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATE AGENCIES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES WISHING TO TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES UPON NOTIFICATION OF IMMINENT GROUNDSHAKING DUE TO AN EARTHQUAKE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIESNOT APPLICABLE

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE

PROJECT TITLEOPERATION MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE WEST COAST 20242027PROJECT PERIOD8 15 2024 THROUGH 8 14 2027AWARD PURPOSEOPERATION MAINTENANCE SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE WEST COAST. THE REGIONAL GEOPHYSICAL NETWORKS ON THE U.S. WEST COAST IN CALIFORNIA CA OREGON OR AND WASHINGTON WA WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USGS AND PROVIDE DATA EXPERTISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE USGS SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLYWARNING SYSTEM.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDCOMPLETE THE NETWORK OF SENSOR STATIONS REMEDIATE UNDERPERFORMING STATIONS AND OPERATE AND MAINTAINSTATIONS. ENSURE CONTINUOUS AND SECURE DATA FLOW TO THE REGIONAL CENTRAL PROCESSING CENTERS BY MAINTAINING ANDCONFIGURING VARIOUS KINDS OF TELEMETRY DEVICES OPTIMIZING DATA ROUTES AND DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTINGREDUNDANT DATA PATHS. CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF STATION HEALTH DATA QUALITY AND DATA FLOW. MAINTENANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE AT EACH OF THE REGIONAL PROCESSING CENTERS WHERESHAKEALERT ALERT PRODUCTS ARE GENERATED. INCREMENTALLY REPLACE THE INTERNAL MESSAGE BROKERS AND MAKE OTHER SYSTEM CHANGES INTENDED TOINCREASE ROBUSTNESS AND FLEXIBILITY. CONTINUOUS EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CORE ALGORITHMS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON VERY LARGEEARTHQUAKES EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES AND OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKES. EVALUATE WHETHER ADDITIONAL MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS BACKAZIMUTH AND POLARIZATION ESTIMATES AND SPHASEARRIVAL TIMES MAY FURTHER IMPROVE THE SYSTEM S RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY. INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE SYSTEMS RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY MIGHT BE IMPROVED BY COMBINING THE RESULTSFROM THE THREE CORE ALGORITHMS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR EXAMPLE INVESTIGATE WHETHER GFAST PGD WHICHIS IMPORTANT FOR VERY LARGE EARTHQUAKES AND WHICH IS BASED ON PEAK GROUND DISPLACEMENTS SHOULDESTIMATE ITS DISTANCE TO THE FINITE SOURCE ESTIMATE RATHER THAN THE POINT SOURCE ESTIMATE. TAKE INITIAL STEPS TOWARD INCORPORATING NEW TYPES OF DATA SUCH AS DATA FROM SMALL APERTURE ARRAYS ANDDATA ACQUIRED USING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMESTIMELY AND ACCURATE EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNINGS FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION OR INFRASTRUCTUREEXPERIENCING STRONG SHAKING DUE TO AN EARTHQUAKE IN OR NEAR CA OR OR WA. IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND TUNING OF THE SYSTEM WITH EACH SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE AND PROACTIVE TESTINGUSING SCENARIOS AND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED DATA. WELLARTICULATED EXPLANATIONS OF THE SYSTEM S STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS THAT ALLOW USERS INCLUDING THIRDPARTYALERT DISTRIBUTORS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. INCREASED AWARENESS AND USE OF THE SHAKEALERT EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.INTENDED BENEFICIARYIESTHE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INHABITANTS OF CA OR AND WA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATE AGENCIES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES WISHING TO TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES UPON NOTIFICATION OF IMMINENT GROUNDSHAKING DUE TO AN EARTHQUAKE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIESNOT APPLICABLE

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS

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