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Climate Process and Modeling Teams
 (NSF  09-568) Posted June 25, 2009

Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-Rē)
 (NSF  09-562) Posted May 11, 2009

Major Research Instrumentation Program
 (NSF  09-561) Posted May 11, 2009

Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology
 (NSF  09-560) Posted May 5, 2009

Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry
 (NSF  09-552) Posted April 14, 2009

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Petrology and Geochemistry
 (NSF  09-543) Full Proposal: July 6, 2009

Tectonics
 (NSF  09-542) Full Proposal: July 6, 2009

Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities
 (NSF  09-517) Full Proposal: July 8, 2009

EarthScope
 (NSF  09-535) Full Proposal: July 16, 2009

Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry
 (NSF  09-552) Full Proposal: July 16, 2009

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ATM Division to change name to AGS on Oct 1
Updated June 1, 2009
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Photo of Peter Lawrence pointing to landcover changes on a computer screen. Scientists Tackle Climate Model Mystery
Researchers trace a problem with a key climate model to its hydrology scheme and find a simpler scheme keeps simulations in line with real-world observations
Released  June 19, 2009

Photo of Katrina Edwards sub-sampling volcanic basalt for microbiology as Brian Midson looks on. Hunting for Life in Rocks Beneath the Seas
University of Southern California geobiologist Katrina Edwards describes research to find and characterize microbes in the crust beneath the deep sea
Released  May 8, 2009

Photo of Kakani Young swimming among jellyfish. Jellyfish: Far From Passive Drifters-in-the-currents
"Biomixing" by floating animals churns waters in oceans, seas, lakes
Released  May 8, 2009

Photo of researchers collecting microbial biofilms in the Frasassi cave system, central Italy. Caves Reveal Evolution of Ancient Microbes
Jenn Macalady's geomicrobiology group is discovering the rules that enable microbes living in dark, oxygen-free environments to adapt and evolve
Released  March 27, 2009

Photo of Michael Loranty wiring one of many sap flow sensors in the aspen stand. Taking the Pulse of the Forest
Michael Loranty describes 'wiring' a forest for research to determine how much water the trees use
Released  March 18, 2009

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October 21, 2009  - October 23, 2009
2009 ATE PI Conference
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