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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| IGF::OT::IGF SEQUENCING SAMPLE ANALYSIS | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $63,012 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541380Testing Laboratories and Services | B516SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ANIMAL/FISHERIES | Sep 11, 2017 | Sep 11, 2017 | Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THIS IS FOR LANE BY LANE SEQUENCING AND LIBRARY PREPARATION SERVICES. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $39,404 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA | Dec 13, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THIS IS FOR NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING ON A LANE BY LANE AND LIBRARY PREPERATION SERVICES. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $43,554 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA | Sep 13, 2016 | Sep 13, 2016 | Dec 31, 2018 | ||
| ''IGF::CL::IGF'' PAS-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNINGS ELTEACH ONLINE COURSES | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $0 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611710Educational Support Services | U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER | Aug 18, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
| ONLINE E-TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM - PAS IGF::OT::IGF | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $28,000 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611710Educational Support Services | B542SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- EDUCATIONAL | Jun 27, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 | Jun 28, 2016 | ||
| OBJECTIVE: THE CONCEPT OF HABITABILITY CONSTRAINS THE POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION OF LIFE ON THE EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS. IN QUALITATIVE TERMS, A HABITABLE ENVIRONMENT MUST DELIVER ENERGY AT LEVELS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD AND AT RATES GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM FLUX REQUIRED BY LIFE. THE THRESHOLD ENERGY OF LIFE IS WELL UNDERSTOOD AT A MECHANISTIC LEVEL, AND ITS MAGNITUDE IS HIGHLY CONSTRAINED BY THEORETICAL, LABORATORY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. IN COMPARISON, OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LIFES ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENT HAS LAGGED BEHIND: TO DATE, WE LACK A COMPREHENSIVE MECHANISTIC MODEL OF THE ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENT; PREVIOUS LABORATORY CULTURE STUDIES AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS YIELD ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENTS OVER SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO DEVELOP A ROBUST THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR QUANTIFYING BIOLOGICAL ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENTS IN VERY-LOW ENERGY SETTINGS, AS IN EARTHS SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS AND LIKELY ON OTHER PLANETS. METHODS: WE PROPOSE TO STUDY THE ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENT OF LIFE BY SIMULATING THE METABOLISM OF MODEL ORGANISMS UNDER VARIABLE ENERGY FLUXES. OUR MODELING APPROACH DIFFERS FROM CURRENT METABOLIC MODELING METHODS IN THAT (1) IT BREAKS CELL METABOLISM INTO THE NETWORKS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION, BIOSYNTHESIS, AND MAINTENANCE, (2) IT EXPLICITLY MODELS BIOMOLECULAR ATTRITION, MEMBRANE LEAKAGE, AND OTHER POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENT AS A FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND (3) IT DESCRIBES THE ENZYMATIC REACTIONS IN THE NETWORKS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE AS KINETIC PROCESSES, WHILE SIMULATING THE BIOSYNTHESIS NETWORK USING FLUX BALANCE ANALYSIS. IN THIS WAY, OUR MODELING APPROACH COMBINES A RIGOROUS TREATMENT OF THE THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TRANSDUCTION (OUR PRINCIPAL FOCUS) WITH A TRACTABLE AND COMPUTATIONALLY MANAGEABLE TREATMENT OF THE BIOSYNTHESIS NETWORK. THE PROPOSED EFFORT CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN TASKS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KINETIC NETWORK MODELS FOR HYDROGENOTROPHIC METHANOGENESIS AND CELLULAR MAINTENANCE, AND FLUX BALANCE NETWORK MODEL FOR BIOSYNTHESIS; THE IMPLEMENTATION, VERIFICATION, AND VALIDATION OF THE MODELS; AND NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTATION AND EXPLORATION OF LOW-ENERGY METABOLISM USING THE VALIDATED MODELS. OUR EFFORT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT THE MODELS CAN BE DRIVEN BY ENERGY FLUXES THAT RANGE FROM THOSE COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN LABORATORY CULTURE EXPERIMENTS TO THOSE CHARACTERISTIC OF LOW-ENERGY NATURAL SETTINGS. THE FORMER WILL ALLOW US TO GROUND-TRUTH THE MODELS AGAINST AN EXTENSIVE BODY OF LABORATORY STUDIES ON HYDROGENOTROPHIC METHANOGENS UNDER VARIABLE PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS. THE LATTER ENABLES A MECHANISTIC-LEVEL EXPLORATION OF BIOLOGICAL ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENTS UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND AT PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES THAT CANNOT PRESENTLY BE RECREATED IN THE LAB AND ARE DIFFICULT TO OBSERVE IN NATURE. SIGNIFICANCE: THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL BEAR BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN ASTROBIOLOGY. FIRST, THIS STUDY DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE CONCEPT OF HABITABILITY OF BOTH TERRESTRIAL AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS, AN IMPORTANT ATTEMPT TO MOVE BEYOND THE BINARY, WATER-DRIVEN APPROACH TO HABITABILITY, TOWARD MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AND QUANTITATIVE METRICS. SECOND, THIS STUDY WILL DEVELOP A NEW SIMULATION TOOL FOR INVESTIGATING LIFE IN LOW-ENERGY ENVIRONMENTS, A CONDITION THAT IS CHALLENGING TO STUDY DIRECTLY IN NATURE AND CANNOT BE FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED IN LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS. LAST, THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE A MECHANISTIC AND QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF MAINTENANCE REACTIONS, WHICH WILL UNIFY OUR VIEW OF ENERGY FLUX REQUIREMENTS ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF ENERGETIC CONDITIONS, FROM OLIGOTROPHIC TO EUTROPHIC. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $284,457 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | May 19, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | Apr 28, 2021 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF DNA SEQUENCING OF PACIFIC COD, WALLEYE, POLLOCK, AND ALASKAN SKATE. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $38,050 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 621511Medical Laboratories | B516SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ANIMAL/FISHERIES | May 11, 2016 | May 11, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PAS/CUL - ONLINE TESOL COURSE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $28,000 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611630Language Schools | U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER | Mar 24, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PAS/CE-ONLINE TESOL COURSE BY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $28,000 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611630Language Schools | U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER | Mar 24, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | ||
| STUDENT SERVICES IGF::OT::IGF | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $2,494 | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY | — | 541711 | B517SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- GEOLOGICAL | Dec 15, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | Mar 14, 2017 | ||
| THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH AN ACADEMIC‐GOVERNMENT COLLABORATION CONSISTING OF A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS. ALL WORK WILL BE SUPERVISED BY PI ROERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, WHO HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY ON LANDSLIDES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. CO‐I SCHULZ USGS HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH FIELD INSTRUMENTATION OF LARGE LANDSLIDES AND LABORATORY TESTING, AND WILL SUPERVISE THESE EFFORTS, INCLUDING SAMPLING, TESTING, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND DATA INTERPRETATION. THE INSAR ANALYSIS COMPONENT WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE COSUPERVISION OF CO‐I SCHMIDT UNIV. OREGON, WHO HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DOCUMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSAR PROCESSING ALGORITHMS FOR THE GEODETIC COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT ONE DOCTORAL STUDENT FOR 4 YEARS AND ONE M.S. STUDENT FOR 1 YEAR, BOTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. THESE STUDENTS WILL ASSIST WITH THE FIELD ENDEAVORS, INCLUDING SITE MAINTENANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS. THE AIR PHOTO AND INSAR ANALYSES WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE UO GRADUATE STUDENTS AS THE CORE OF THEIR THESIS RESEARCH. THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE OUTLINES THE SEQUENCE OF TASKS TO BE PERFORMED. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $146,751 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Aug 12, 2015 | Jul 29, 2015 | Jul 28, 2018 | ||
| IGF::CT::IGF STRAT CONTRACT, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, 2015-2016 | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $156,292 | PEACE CORPS | PEACE CORPS | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL | Jul 2, 2015 | Sep 14, 2015 | Jul 31, 2020 | ||
| GALEX/2MASS/SPITZER ARCHIVAL ANALYSIS OF THE AGE AND METALLICITY STRUCTURE IN EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE THE AGE OF THE STELLAR POPULATIONS IN EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES AS A PROBE INTO OUR MODELS OF GALAXY FORMATION. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS GOAL BY EXAMINING THE SPATIAL COLOR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMBINING UV (GALEX), OPTICAL AND NEAR-IR (2MASS/SPITZER) IMAGING. COLOR INFORMATION ALLOWS US TO TRACE THE AGE AND METALLICITY BEHAVIOR IN EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES (E, S0, SA) BY LEVERAGING THE WIDE WAVELENGTH RANGE FROM THE UV TO THE NEAR-IR. OUR GOALS ARE 1) DETERMINE INTEGRATED COLORS FOR A LARGE SAMPLE OF GALAXIES WILL DEFINE UNIQUE POSITIONS ON THE [FE/H] VERSUS AGE DIAGRAMS AND 2) USE DEEP SURFACE PHOTOMETRY TO PRODUCE SPATIAL MAPS REVEALING THE STAR FORMATION HISTORY OF EARLY-TYPE SYSTEMS. KNOWN COLOR GRADIENTS CAN BE RESOLVED INTO AGE VERSUS METALLICITY GRADIENTS AND THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COLOR WILL DISTINGUISH ANY YOUNG COMPONENTS AND, HOPEFULLY, RESOLVE THE PARADOX OF AGE DIFFERENCES IN EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES BETWEEN THE AGES PRODUCED BY LINE INDICES WORK (DOMINATED BY CORE LUMINOSITIES) AND INTEGRATED COLORS. THE PROJECT WILL COMBINE THE GALEX, 2MASS AND SPITZER IMAGING DATASETS USING A SUITE OF NETWORK AND ANALYSIS TOOLS THAT FOCUS ON PRODUCING SURFACE PHOTOMETRY. AREAL PHOTOMETRY WILL REVEAL THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF AGE AND METALLICITY. WE WILL USE SEVERAL PHOTOMETRY TOOLS DEVELOPED BY PREVIOUS NASA PROPOSALS. THIS PROJECT WILL USE DATA FROM THREE NASA ASTROPHYSICS MISSIONS, EXTRACTING INFORMATION ON THE FIELD OF GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION IN DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF NASA ASTROPHYSICS TO DISCOVER HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $144,962 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | May 6, 2015 | Jun 1, 2015 | May 31, 2019 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $27,000 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 485410School and Employee Bus Transportation | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Apr 17, 2015 | Apr 17, 2015 | Jun 4, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PAS/CUL - ONLINE TESOL COURSE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $27,000 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611630Language Schools | U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER | Apr 8, 2015 | Apr 8, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $20,016 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 541712 | AJ41 | Mar 31, 2015 | Feb 25, 2015 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF THIS IS FOR SINGLE LANE SR100 ILLUMINA HI SEQ200 SEQUENCING. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $49,815 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA | Sep 3, 2014 | Sep 3, 2014 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF PAS/CULTURE- ONLINE TESOL COURSE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $26,000 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U001EDUCATION/TRAINING- LECTURES | Mar 13, 2014 | Jun 23, 2014 | Aug 29, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF NAGPRA INVENTORIES | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $3,029 | US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER | Jan 2, 2014 | Jan 2, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | ||
| IGF::CT::IGF INTEGRATION BY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON OF LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON HAZARD AND RISK DATA GENERATED THROUGH FEMA REGION X RISKMAP PROCESS INTO A HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING DOCUMENT. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $20,000 | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Federal Emergency Management Agency | — | 541620Environmental Consulting Services | F108ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PROTECTION- ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION | Sep 10, 2013 | Sep 11, 2013 | Sep 30, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $3,365 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Feb 28, 2013 | Feb 28, 2013 | Dec 19, 2013 | ||
| "CLOSELY ASSOCIATED" - IGF::CL::IGF PILOT ON-LINE E-TEACHER PROGRAM ON TRACE EFFECTS | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $3,600 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611710Educational Support Services | U001EDUCATION/TRAINING- LECTURES | Feb 26, 2013 | Feb 26, 2013 | May 18, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TUITION | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $3,858 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | — | 611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2013 | Mar 22, 2013 | ||
| PURCHASE GENERATE SEQUENCING READS FOR GENOME VARIATION. INCLUDES 6 LANES OF ILLUMINA HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING SR100NT. | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $10,650 | BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | — | 541711 | B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA | Sep 17, 2012 | Sep 17, 2012 | Dec 30, 2013 | ||
| GEOMORPHIC CHANGE AND HAZARD POTENTIAL FROM LANDSLIDES IN A TECTONICALLY ACTIVE LANDSCAPE: INTEGRATED INVESTIGATIONS USING INSAR, LIDAR, AIR PHOTOS, AND GROUND-BASED STUDIES. LANDSLIDING IS A COSTLY NATURAL HAZARD AND CONSTITUTES THE DOMINANT EROSIONAL MECHANISM IN MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPES. DESPITE COUNTLESS STUDIES OF INDIVIDUAL LANDSLIDES, WE HAVE A POOR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CLIMATIC AND TECTONIC VARIATIONS INFLUENCE LANDSLIDE DYNAMICS AND HAZARD POTENTIAL. FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS WE HOPE TO ADDRESS IN THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDE: 1) WHAT CONTROLS LANDSLIDE DYNAMICS OVER DIVERSE TIMESCALES? 2) HOW DOES LANDSLIDING RESPOND TO VARIATIONS IN ROCK UPLIFT AND REGULATE EROSION? 3) WHAT PREVENTS MOST SLOW-MOVING LANDSLIDES FROM FAILING CATASTROPHICALLY? TO ASSESS HOW CLIMATIC AND TECTONIC PROCESSES CONSPIRE TO CONTROL SLOPE INSTABILITY OVER HOURLY TO DECADAL TIMESCALES, WE PROPOSE TO EMPLOY SPACE-BASED AND AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING DATA AND GROUND-BASED MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION TO EXAMINE LANDSLIDE DYNAMICS ACROSS THE LANDSLIDE-PRONE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST RANGES. INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (INSAR) DATA WILL ENABLE US TO PERFORM A RECONNAISSANCE-LEVEL SURVEY OF ACTIVE LANDSLIDES AND COMPARE THEIR FREQUENCY AND MAGNITUDE WITH SYSTEMATIC TRENDS IN ROCK UPLIFT AND LITHOLOGY DRIVEN BY ACCRETION AND MIGRATION OF THE MENDOCINO TRIPLE JUNCTION. USING ALOS AND TERRASAR-X DATA, WE WILL QUANTIFY SLOPE MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH SEASONAL RAINFALL AND TEST COUPLED HYDROLOGIC-MECHANICAL MODELS FOR SLIDE DYNAMICS. THROUGH PRECISE RECTIFICATION OF HISTORICAL AIR PHOTOS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY (1944-PRESENT), WE WILL USE RECENTLY DEVELOPED IMAGE CROSS CORRELATION TECHNIQUES TO DOCUMENT THE PATTERN OF SLOPE DEFORMATION ACROSS THE STUDY AREA AT 5-10 YEAR INTERVALS AND DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH LONG-TERM CLIMATE TRENDS, SUCH AS THE PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION, MODULATE RATES OF SLIDING. WHEN COUPLED WITH AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA, THE INSAR AND OPTICAL IMAGE ANALYSES WILL ENABLE US TO ESTABLISH FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SLOPE MOVEMENT AND TOPOGRAPHIC, CLIMATIC, AND TECTONIC VARIABLES. OUR PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM INSAR PROCESSING AND PHOTO RECTIFICATION SUGGEST THAT LANDSLIDE ACTIVITY IN OUR STUDY AREA IS EXTENSIVE AND READILY IMAGED. FIELD-BASED MONITORING OF A SELECTED LANDSLIDE IN OUR STUDY AREA WILL PROVIDE A HIGH-RESOLUTION, MULTI-YEAR RECORD OF HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE AND DISPLACEMENT. THIS STUDY COMPONENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND DOCUMENT PORE PRESSURE-SHEAR ZONE FEEDBACKS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN SLOW-MOVING LANDSLIDES. LABORATORY TESTING OF SHEAR-ZONE MATERIAL WILL ALSO BE USED TO TEST CURRENT THEORIES FOR LANDSLIDE DYNAMICS. OUR PROPOSED SATELLITE, AIRBORNE, AND FIELD-BASED INVESTIGATIONS OFFER A NOVEL OPPORTUNITY TO SYSTEMATICALLY INTERPRET LANDSLIDE ACTIVITY AS THESE ENDEAVORS COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER OVER A BROAD RANGE OF SPATIAL (10'S OF METERS TO 100'S OF KILOMETERS) AND TEMPORAL (HOURLY TO DECADAL) SCALES. OUR PROPOSED RESEARCH DIRECTLY ADDRESSES TWO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES PROMOTING SPACE-BASED STUDY OF EARTH SURFACE DYNAMICS: 1) "HOW IS THE EARTH'S SURFACE BEING TRANSFORMED BY NATURALLY OCCURRING TECTONIC AND CLIMATIC PROCESSES?" AND 2) "HOW CAN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF EARTH SURFACE CHANGE BE USED TO PREDICT AND MITIGATE NATURAL HAZARDS?" OUR PROPOSED STUDIES USING REMOTE SENSING DATA WILL QUANTIFY SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF DENUDATION IN ONE OF THE MOST TECTONICALLY ACTIVE REGIONS IN THE WORLD. OUR PROPOSED FIELD AND LABORATORY STUDIES OF A TYPICAL LANDSLIDE WILL TEST EMERGING THEORIES REGARDING MECHANISMS REGULATING LANDSLIDE SPEED AND CONSEQUENT HAZARD POTENTIAL. THE INTEGRATION OF FIELD-BASED AND REMOTE SENSING RESEARCH COMPONENTS MAY PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF LANDSLIDING PERFORMED TO DATE. THUS, OUR PROPOSED RESEARCH HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR EARTH SCIENTISTS SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND MOUNTAIN-SCALE DENUDATION, LAND-USE IMPACTS (E.G., TIMBER HARVEST AND GRAZ | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | $252,557 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR21 | Aug 10, 2012 | Jul 13, 2012 | Jul 21, 2015 |