Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology
The CESEV program studies Earth's chemical evolution, volcanology, and mineral resources to enhance understanding of natural hazards and resources.
Funder: National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $18,000,000 | 40–60 awards anticipated | Standard or continuing grants
Summary: Supports fundamental research on the chemical evolution of Earth's core, mantle, and crust, including volcanology, magmatic processes, ore deposits, and geochronology.
Key Information: No set deadlines; proposals may be submitted at any time. Open to a wide range of laboratory, field, experimental, theoretical, and computational studies.
Description
This program supports research that advances fundamental knowledge about the origin and evolution of the Earth, focusing on its core, mantle, and continental crust. The scope includes laboratory, field, experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of high-temperature igneous and metamorphic geochemical and petrologic processes. Volcanology, magmatic processes, ore deposits, economic geology, and geochronology are all within the program’s purview.
Research funded by this program aims to improve understanding of:
- The formation and evolution of the Earth's core, mantle, and crust
- High-temperature chemical and isotopic fluxes among Earth's layers
- Chemical properties and thermodynamic stability of minerals, melts, fluids, and gases at high pressures and temperatures
- Magma formation, transport, emplacement, and eruption, including volcanic hazards
- The timing and processes of continental evolution
- Geochronology as applied to igneous, metamorphic, and volcanic systems
- The formation, distribution, and cycling of critical elements, minerals, and ore deposits
The program encourages innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research, including projects that cross disciplinary and methodological boundaries. Proposals for community workshops and broader impacts activities (e.g., broadening participation, public engagement, infrastructure enhancement) are also welcome.
