2008 Funded Projects

Bizimis, M. (PI). NSF-OCE: Constraints on the Hawaiian swell and plume lithosphere interaction from Kaua’i mantle xenoliths. $123,136 (2008-2009).

Bulusu, S. NASA, Indian Ocean Response to ENSO and IOD using satellite observations, (Sole PI), $76,391, 08/16/2008-08/15/2010

Cohen, A., An innovative method for refining coal, Santee-Cooper Corporation, $70,000, 2008-2009 with possibility of extension to 2011.

Knapp, C., Department of Energy, Processing and Interpretation of TGS-NOPEC Industry Seismic Data and Integration with Existing Surface-Source/ Deep-Receiver (SSDR) High Resolution Seismic Data at MC118, Gulf of Mexico, $197,418, 2008-2009.

Thunell, R. (PI), Michael Bizimis, Howie Scher, Dave Barbeau and Gene Yogodzinski from Geology and Tim Shaw from Chemistry (Co-PI), Major Research Instrumentation grant for the purchase of a multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer and laser ablation system, National Science Foundation, $695,000.

Torres, R. (CoPI) DOE, Remote Bathymetric Measurements with NCAM, $321,000, 2008-2011.

White, S. (PI) NSF Collaborative Research: Volcanic eruptions on the Galapagos Spreading Center: Effect of variable magma supply on eruption and magma chambers, 2010-2013.

Yankovsky (PI), NSF, Large-scale edge waves generated by hurricane landfall. OCE-0752059 $231,252; 04/01/08-03/31/11.

Yankovsky (PI), NSF, REU Supplemental Award for OCE-0752059 $7,992; 08/15/08-06/15/09.

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