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The Department of Energy's (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program supports many university-led and agency-led projects aimed at advancing climate science and research. These projects not only contribute to our understanding of the complexities of Earth's climate system but also foster collaboration between these institutions and the DOE to address pressing climate challenges.

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AWARDS

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152 Results

Title	Institution	Program Area	Active Dates
Water and carbon dynamics of coastal plain wetlandscapes	University of Florida Gainesville	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Vertically-Resolved Aerosol Composition Measurements for Improved Understanding of Aerosol Processes and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Impacting Deep Convection during TRACER	University of California, Berkeley	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Variability and Change in Tropical Cyclone Characteristics: Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Drivers and Coastal Impacts	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2020 — 8/31/2025
Using water stable isotopes to quantify the roles of entrainment, drizzle, and aerosols in determining marine stratocumulus properties	Purdue University	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Using Kilometer-Scale E35M to Investigate Air Pollution Impacts on Coastal Storms	University of Houston	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	7/1/2023 — 6/30/2028
Using ARM observations and large-eddy simulation to constrain cloud processing of CCN in boundary-layer clouds over the Eastern North Atlantic	University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.	Atmospheric System Research	8/1/2022 — 7/31/2025
Using ARM data to Understand the Impact of New Particle Formation on Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration in Different Environments	University of Utah Salt Lake City	Atmospheric System Research	8/1/2022 — 7/31/2025
Untangling Dynamical and Microphysical Controls of Convective Updraft Vertical Velocity: Insights from a Lagrangian Perspective	University Corporation for Atmospheric Research	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Understanding the Role of Aerosol / Cloud Interactions in North Atlantic and Pacific Climate Variability	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2021 — 8/31/2024
Understanding the Life Cycle of Deep Convective Storms Traversing Mountains Using CACTI Observations	Pennsylvania State University	Atmospheric System Research	8/1/2022 — 7/31/2025
Understanding the impact of pollution aerosol from Los Angeles/Long Beach on clouds and radiation in and upwind of the EPCAPE study domain	University of California, Riverside	Atmospheric System Research	8/1/2022 — 7/31/2025
Understanding the geochemical basis for soil organic matter storage at the global scale	Yale University	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2025
Understanding Multistressor and Multiscale Drivers of Feedbacks, Cascading Failures, and Risk Management Pathwayswithin Complex MSD Systems	Pennsylvania State University	Multi-sector Dynamics	8/15/2021 — 8/14/2026
Understanding Convective Cloud Evolution through Analysis of ARM AMF3 Surface, Radar, GOES-16 Satellite Observations, and Numerical Model Simulations	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Atmospheric System Research	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Understanding Cloud Feedback and Climate Sensitivity in E3SMv1 and CMIP6 Models: Roles of Cloud Microphysics and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions	Texas A&M University College Station	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	9/1/2021 — 8/31/2024
Understanding and Modeling Current and Future "Hot Moments" in Coastal Wetlands	Smithsonian Institution	Environmental Systems Science	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026
Ultrafine aerosol particle formation and impacts during EPCAPE	University of California, Irvine	Atmospheric System Research	8/1/2022 — 7/31/2025
U.S. Global Change Research Program	NASA - Headquarters	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling	7/15/2021 — 7/14/2026
Training a diverse STEM workforce to measure and model energy, water, and carbon budgets	Lincoln University	Environmental Systems Science	2/1/2023 — 1/31/2027
Toward Improving the Simulation and Prediction of Extratropical Northern Hemisphere Blocking Patterns and Extreme Weather	University of Oklahoma Norman	Regional Global Modeling Analysis	9/1/2023 — 8/31/2026

Water and carbon dynamics of coastal plain wetlandscapes

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	University of Florida Gainesville
End Date	8/31/2026

Vertically-Resolved Aerosol Composition Measurements for Improved Understanding of Aerosol Processes and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Impacting Deep Convection during TRACER

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of California, Berkeley
End Date	8/31/2026

Variability and Change in Tropical Cyclone Characteristics: Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Drivers and Coastal Impacts

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	Iowa State University of Science and Technology
End Date	8/31/2025

Using water stable isotopes to quantify the roles of entrainment, drizzle, and aerosols in determining marine stratocumulus properties

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	Purdue University
End Date	8/31/2026

Using Kilometer-Scale E35M to Investigate Air Pollution Impacts on Coastal Storms

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of Houston
End Date	6/30/2028

Using ARM observations and large-eddy simulation to constrain cloud processing of CCN in boundary-layer clouds over the Eastern North Atlantic

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
End Date	7/31/2025

Using ARM data to Understand the Impact of New Particle Formation on Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration in Different Environments

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of Utah Salt Lake City
End Date	7/31/2025

Untangling Dynamical and Microphysical Controls of Convective Updraft Vertical Velocity: Insights from a Lagrangian Perspective

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
End Date	8/31/2026

Understanding the Role of Aerosol / Cloud Interactions in North Atlantic and Pacific Climate Variability

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	University of Wisconsin, Madison
End Date	8/31/2024

Understanding the Life Cycle of Deep Convective Storms Traversing Mountains Using CACTI Observations

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	Pennsylvania State University
End Date	7/31/2025

Understanding the impact of pollution aerosol from Los Angeles/Long Beach on clouds and radiation in and upwind of the EPCAPE study domain

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of California, Riverside
End Date	7/31/2025

Understanding the geochemical basis for soil organic matter storage at the global scale

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	Yale University
End Date	8/31/2025

Understanding Multistressor and Multiscale Drivers of Feedbacks, Cascading Failures, and Risk Management Pathwayswithin Complex MSD Systems

Announcement Number	Multi-sector Dynamics
Fiscal Year	Pennsylvania State University
End Date	8/14/2026

Understanding Convective Cloud Evolution through Analysis of ARM AMF3 Surface, Radar, GOES-16 Satellite Observations, and Numerical Model Simulations

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of Alabama in Huntsville
End Date	8/31/2026

Understanding Cloud Feedback and Climate Sensitivity in E3SMv1 and CMIP6 Models: Roles of Cloud Microphysics and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	Texas A&M University College Station
End Date	8/31/2024

Understanding and Modeling Current and Future "Hot Moments" in Coastal Wetlands

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	Smithsonian Institution
End Date	8/31/2026

Ultrafine aerosol particle formation and impacts during EPCAPE

Announcement Number	Atmospheric System Research
Fiscal Year	University of California, Irvine
End Date	7/31/2025

U.S. Global Change Research Program

Announcement Number	Earth & Environmental Systems Modeling
Fiscal Year	NASA - Headquarters
End Date	7/14/2026

Training a diverse STEM workforce to measure and model energy, water, and carbon budgets

Announcement Number	Environmental Systems Science
Fiscal Year	Lincoln University
End Date	1/31/2027

Toward Improving the Simulation and Prediction of Extratropical Northern Hemisphere Blocking Patterns and Extreme Weather

Announcement Number	Regional Global Modeling Analysis
Fiscal Year	University of Oklahoma Norman
End Date	8/31/2026

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