Summary of Geosciences' Faculty Grants

2009-2010

Lisa White, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2009-12, SF-ROCKS Watershed Video Project, $180,000.

Lisa White, National Science Foundation, Opportunities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences Collaborative Award (with the University of New Orleans, University of Texas at El Paso, and Purdue University), 2009-13, Project METALS: Minority Education Through Traveling and Learning in the Sciences, $1,499,967.

2008-2009

John Caskey, U.S. Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP), 2008-2009, Geologic and geomorphic surface mapping along the Southern Death Valley fault zone in the Confidence Hills, southeastern California, $12,611.

John Caskey, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), 2008-2010, Theodolite and Total Station measurements on San Francisco Bay region faults, $97,300.

Petra Dekens, NSF, 2008-2009, Reconstruction of a 5 million year record of sea surface temperatures and subsurface conditions in the south Atlantic subtropical gyre, $230,808.

Leech, M.L. NSF CAREER, jointly funded by Tectonics, Petrology & Geochemistry, and Education & Human Resources programs in the Division of Earth Sciences, EAR 0847721,$507,264: "Petrogenetic affinity of Miocene granites to test the mid-crustal channel flow model in the Himalaya".

Lisa White, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2008-09, SF-ROCKS Meaningful Watershed Experience Project, $69,556.

2007-2008

John Caskey, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), 2007-2008, Theodolite and Total Station measurements on San Francisco Bay region faults, $40,000.

Leech, M.L. [Co-PIs: A. Ichimura, B. Manning, W. Denetclaw, K.-S. Teh] National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation, Chemistry Division (CHE-0821619), 2008-201:, $783,210, MRI: Acquisition of a FE-SEM to Enhance Research and Student Training in Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Physics, and Engineering at San Francisco State University.

Sklar, L, [Co-PI: G.C. Collins, Wheaton College]NASA-Outer Planets Research Program, (NASA-NNX07AL26G), 2007-2010, $130,791. Evolution of Fluvial Landscapes on Titan: Channel Erosion and Sediment Generation.

Lisa White, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2007-08, SF-ROCKS Meaningful Watershed Experience Project, $62,810.

2006-2007

John Caskey, U.S. Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP), 2006-2007, Geologic and geomorphic surface mapping along the Southern Death Valley fault zone, southeastern California, $9,800.

John Caskey, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), 2006-2007, Investigation of large-magnitude paleoliquefaction-induced lateral spreading, Dixie Valley NV, $64,968.

David Dempsey, "Evaluating Use of the Unidata Program's Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) Software in an Undergraduate Meteorology Classroom." PI with co-PIs J. Gobert (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) and A. Bol (COMET Program, Boulder, CO). $6,000, one-year Visualization in Science and Education Grant, NSF.

David Dempsey, Unidata Equipment Grant. $15,785 for one year. Used to buy eight MacBook Pro laptops for student computer lab.

Karen Grove, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 2006–07, "Hydrostratigraphic investigation of the North Westside Basin of San Francisco and northern San Mateo Counties, $24,948

Sklar, L,[Co-P.I.s W.E. Dietrich, U.C. Berkeley, and F. Ligon, Stillwater Sciences]California Bay-Delta Authority (ERP-02D-P55), 2003-2007, $170,272. Physical Modeling Experiments to Guide River Restoration Projects

Sklar, L,[Co-PIs: J.C. Marks, B.A. Hungate, R.A. Parnell, M.E. Watwood, Northern Arizona Univ.]National Science Foundation (DEB – 0543368), 2006-2011, $150,323. Collaborative Research: Ecosystems consequences of dynamic geomorphology, an experimental approach.

Lisa White, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2006-07, SF-ROCKS Meaningful Watershed Experience Project, $49,740.

2005-06

Sklar, L., Department of Water Resources (DWR – 66003210), 2003-2006, $146,515. Sediment Supply and Restoration Planning Support of Blacklock Marsh Restoration Project, Suisun Marsh, CA.

Karen Grove, U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, 2005-06, Centennial Project for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Relocating and Rephotographing Sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, $5000.

Karen Grove and John Caskey, U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, 2005-07, Theodolite and total station measurements of creep rates on San Francisco Bay Region faults, $153,057.

Sklar, L, [Co-PI: K.X. Whipple, M.I.T.] National Science Foundation (EAR - 0345344), 2004-2008, $45,899. Collaborative Research: Bedrock and Sediment Controls on River Incision, Henry Mountains and Navajo Mountain, Utah.

L. White, K. Grove, M. La Force, R. Pestrong, D. Dempsey, O. Garcia, and T. Garfield, National Science Foundation, Opportunities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences program,"Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in San Francisco-SF-ROCKS", $279,118.

L. White, Working to Improve Science Education (WISE), California Department of Education $32,500 (subcontract to SFSU from the S.F. Unified School District).

M.J. LaForce. 2004. $5,000. Determination of the Pre-1890 Paleolake Bottom of the Eastern Arm of Mountain Lake, Presidio, California. Presidio Trust. Funded.

B.Manning, M.J. LaForce, A. Ichimura, and S. Bollens. 2004. $192,100. Acquisition of a Powder X-ray Diffraction Instrument for Environmental Analysis and Educational Outreach. NSF:MRI program. Funded.

Wesnousky, S.G., S.J. Caskey, G. Temple, and D. Benoit, National Renewable Energy Lab – Department of Energy, Faults and stress redistributions as tools for geothermal resource assessment in the Basin and Range province of Nevada, $117,216 (SFSU subward, $18,573).

Caskey, John and Karen Grove, 2003, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), Constraints on late Pleistocene and active uplift rates along the Serra fault and the timing of late Pleistocene onset of transpressional deformation along the San Andreas fault, northern San Francisco peninsula, $34,385.

LaForce, Matthew and John Caskey, Presidio Trust, National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreational Area, Surficial soils/geologic boundary mapping at the Presidio, $20,600.

Karen Grove, John Caskey, 2003-05, U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, "Theodolite and total station measurements of creep rates on San Francisco Bay Region faults", $138,250.

Leonard Sklar, 2003: California Bay-Delta Authority (ERP-02D-P55), 2003-2006, Physical Modeling Experiments to Guide River Restoration Projects [Subcontract to Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley], $170,000.

L. White, K. Grove, M. La Force, R. Pestrong, D. Dempsey, O. Garcia, and T. Garfield, National Science Foundation, Opportunities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences program,"Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in San Francisco-SF-ROCKS", $263,862.

Caskey, John, U.S. Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP), Geologic mapping of the Burdell Mounatin volcanics and associated basement rocks in the Petaluma River and Petaluma 7.5-minute quadrangles, central California, $13,500

David Dempsey, Karen Grove, Os Garcia, Lisa White, Isabel Quita, NSF-CCLI-A&I, "An Inquiry and Standards Based Earth System Science Course for Pre-service K-8 Teachers and Others", $98,121.

L. White, K. Grove, M. La Force, R. Pestrong, D. Dempsey, O. Garcia , and T. Garfield, National Science Foundation, Opportinities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences program,"Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in San Francisco-SF-ROCKS", $263,863

M.J. LaForce and J. Caskey. 2002. $20,600. Surficial soils/geologic boundary
mapping at the Presidio. Presidio trust. Funded.

Caskey, John, U.S. Geological Survey, Assistance Award; Paleoseismic Study of the Rogers Creek fault, Sonoma County, CA, $15,000.

Karen Grove, Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society, "The role of contractional deformation in a transform setting: Point Reyes segment of the San Andreas fault, California", $30,000.

L. White, K. Grove, M. La Force, R. Pestrong, D. Dempsey, O. Garcia , and T. Garfield, National Science Foundation, Opportinities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences program,"Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in San Francisco-SF-ROCKS", $211,734

Karen Grove, John Caskey, U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, 2001-03,"Theodolite and total station measurements of creep rates on San Francisco Bay Region faults" $140,000.

Karen Grove, 2001-02, SFSU Center for the Enhancement of Teaching grant: Applying the "virtual voyage" concept to abnew earth systems science course for liberal studies majors, $4000.

M.J. LaForce. 2001. 5,000$. Evaluation of nutrient levels in Elkhorn Slough.
SFSU mini grant. Funded.

M.J. LaForce and K. Strathmann. 2001. 10,465$. Study of soils and geologic
boundaries at Inspiration Point, Presidio Ca. Presidio Trust. Funded.

C. Oze, M.J. LaForce, R. Coleman, and D.K. Bird. 2001. 6,740$. Assessing
mineral weathering and chromium geochemistry in the Willow Core, Santa Clara County, CA. United States Geologic Survey. Funded.

Dave Dempsey, Karen Grove and Kathleen O'Sullivan., NOVA (NASA Opportunities for Visionary Academics) Program, 2000-01: "Planetary Climate Change, a new Geosciences course forpre-service secondary science teachers (and everyone else too)". $24,752.

John Caskey, Steven Wesnousky (UNR), John W. Bell (UNR) (98-00). U.S. Department of Energy (Geothermal Solicitation Program): "Recency of faulting and neotectonic framework in the Dixie Valley Geothermal Field and other geothermal fields of the Basin and Range: Implications for tectonic controls on fault zone permeability, geothermal production, and use of neotectonic framework as an exploration tool." $212,380

Dave Dempsey, John Monteverdi (Spring 98). SFSU Center for Enhancement of Teaching grant, "Development of World Wide Web-Based Exercises and Case Studies of Archetypal California Weather Events". $7,500.

Karen Grove (FY 98-99). CSU Mini-grant: "Long-term slip rate along the San Andreas fault north of San Francisco, California". $4500.

Ray Pestrong (FY 98-99). CSU Mini-Grant: "El Nino Induced Slope Failures". $4,620.

Brian Schroth (FY 98-99). CSU Summer Stipend and Vice Presidential Release Time: " Landfill Leachate Analysis and Effect of Leachate Organic Ligands on Metal Adsorption to Soils". 0.5 summer stipend and 3.0 units release time in Spring.

Lisa White and Ray Pestrong (6/98 - 6/99). MASTEP (Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Program) Grant: "Geological Excursions for Prospective Teachers" $12,311.

John Caskey, John Louie (UNR) and Steven Wesnousky (UNR) (97-98).National Science Foundation: "Geophysical test of low-angle dip on the seismogenic Dixie Valley fault." $91,313.

John Caskey, Steven Wesnousky (UNR), and John W. Bell (UNR) (97-98). USGS National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP): "Surface faulting and slip distribution for the 1954 Rainbow Mountain and Stillwater earthquakes." $50,000.

Dave Dempsey, John Monteverdi (Spring 97). SFSU Center for Enhancement of Teaching grant, "California Weather Events: WWWeb-Based Case Studies and Prototype Exercises". $7,000.

Karen Grove (FY 97-98), SFSU Center for the Enhancement of Teaching grant: "On-line innovations to improve an introductory-level science course" $2760 plus 0.5 summer stipend.

Karen Grove (FY 97-98), with Don Reed from SJSU, National Science Foundation via MASTEP: "Ocean Network of Science Education Using Technology (ONSET)". $25,884

Ted Roush. Robotic Intelligent Planetary Explorers (RIPE); (5/1/97-9/30/97) $39,000. (5/1/97-12/31/97) $13,336.

Ted Roush "2001 Mars Surveyor Program Rover." (10/1/97-12/31/03) Total Costs $210,406.

Lisa White (6/97 - 6/99). JOI/ U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP) (Ocean Drilling Program Leg 170 post-cruise support): "Diatom biostratigraphic Analysis of the Costa Rica Accretionary Wedge" $19,000.

Dave Dempsey, Oswaldo Garcia, John Monteverdi (Spring 96). SFSU Center for Enhancement of Teaching "Instructional Technology Integrator" award to introduce Dept. of Geosciences faculty to instructional technologies in the geosciences. $3,000.

Karen Grove and Lisa White (95-97). National Science Foundation Instrumentation for Laboratory Improvement: "The Earth Systems Laboratory: an interactive tool for improving introductory Geoscience courses". $37,127 (matched by SFSU).

Karen Grove (FY 95-96). CSU Mini-grant: "Investigating the evidence from past earthquakes in the Point Reyes region, California". $4400.

Karen Grove (Summer 1995), NASA 1995 Sharp Plus Research Apprenticeship Program, from the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network. $56,700.

Dave Dempsey (Spring 95). SFSU Assigned Time Award for Creative Activity: "A Local World-Wide Web (WWWeb) Weather Information Server".

Dave Dempsey, Oswaldo Garcia, John Monteverdi (9/94-8/96). National Science Foundation Instrumentation for Laboratory Improvement: "Expansion of the Weather Graphics and Simulation Lab." $28,271 (matched by SFSU).

Ted Roush (7/94-6/95). "Modeling the Reflectance Spectra of Condensed Volatiles" $22,489.

Lisa White and Oswaldo Garcia (Summer 1994), NASA 1995 Sharp Plus Research Apprenticeship Program from the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network. $56,700.

Lisa White (8/94-8/97). "Comparing the Stratigraphy and Paleoceanography of Cenozoic Siliceous Deposits of Russia and the Eastern Pacific Rim." $72,000.

Karen Grove (92-93). National Science Foundation Curriculum Development grant: "Laboratory exercises comparing carbonate and clastic coastlines". $7500.

Karen Grove (92-94). Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society: "Quaternary sedimentation along the San Andreas fault north of San Francisco". $18,000.

Karen Grove (FY 92-93). CSU Mini-grant: "Terrain modeling and visualization of a region adjacent to the San Andreas fault zone near Point Reyes, California". $2800.

Ted Roush (7/92-5/93). "Properties of the Martian Soil: Analysis of Available Spectroscopic Datasets" $52,234.

GEOSCIENCES FACULTY GRANTS