NSF Org:	ICER ICER
Awardee:	UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	July 17, 2020
Latest Amendment Date:	June 17, 2021
Award Number:	2012748
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Richard Yuretich ryuretic@nsf.gov  (703)292-4744 ICER  ICER GEO  Directorate For Geosciences
Start Date:	September 1, 2020
End Date:	August 31, 2025 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$1,118,096.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$440,568.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2020 = $222,214.00 FY 2021 = $218,354.00
History of Investigator:	Jeffery  Horsburgh (Principal Investigator) jeff.horsburgh@usu.edu David  Tarboton (Co-Principal Investigator)
Awardee Sponsored Research Office:	Utah State University 1000 OLD MAIN HILL LOGAN UT  US  84322-1000 (435)797-1226
Sponsor Congressional District:	01
Primary Place of Performance:	Utah State University UT  US  84322-1415
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	01
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	SPE2YDWHDYU4
Parent UEI:	SPE2YDWHDYU4
NSF Program(s):	CZO-Critical Zone Obsrvatories
Primary Program Source:	040100 NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 040100 NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	7693
Program Element Code(s):	7693
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The Critical Zone is loosely defined as the region of Earth from the top of the bedrock to the top of the treetops. This is the region that supports all terrestrial life and is constantly evolving as rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms interact to regulate the Earth’s environment. This project will establish the coordinating hub of the Critical-Zone Collaborative Network, which is designed to continue the research advances in the science of the Critical Zone that NSF has supported for the past decade. The Network Coordinating Hub will provide cyberinfrastructure, data management, and community services to support the Critical Zone Thematic Clusters, which are research collaboratiions pursuing new and practical knowledge concerning the functions of the Earth’s surface systems.

The Network Coordinating Hub will: (1) enhance and integrate existing data services operated by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) and EarthChem to support the Critical-Zone science community; (2) support scientific discovery through community synthesis activities and via access to community data and modeling cyberinfrastructure; (3) broaden the Critical-Zone community and the impact of Critical-Zone science through outreach and education activities; and (4) enhance collaboration among the Critical Zone Thematic Clusters through coordination, sharing, and community events.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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