Primary Recipient

THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC

Amount

$54,229.00

Award Date

6/29/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Fund are provided for conducting high-pressure experiments to investigate the fate of sediments as they are progressively subducted to greater depths. In particular, two major questions are addressed that are relevant to the chief goals of the Subduction