Geochronology data provide the temporal information required for synergistic science from the mantle through the critical zone, yet National Academy reports have repeatedly highlighted challenges for geochronology data access, technical innovation, and training. The AGeS3 project will address these geochronology needs through three micro-funding programs that will make ~160 strategic micro-awards of $8-$15k each across three subprograms.

  • The mature AGeS-Grad program (up to $10k awards) will support high-impact collaborative science projects between graduate students, labs, and home institution mentors. AGeS-Grad will make ~110 awards over 5 proposal cycles.
  • The prototype AGeS-DiG (Diversity in Geochronology) program (up to $15k awards) will fund pilot initiatives to increase access to geochronology for those underrepresented in the Earth sciences. AGeS-DiG will make ~30 awards over 3 proposal cycles.
  • The new AGeS-TRaCE (Training and Community Engagement) program (up to $10k awards) will support community-led efforts to address other identified geochronology needs. AGeS-TRaCE will make ~20 awards over 2 proposal cycles.
Jay Chapman

2016 AGeS1 awardee Jay Chapman in AGeS partner SIMS lab at the University of Wisconsin preparing to analyze oxygen isotopes in zircons. Jay is now a faculty member at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Erin Peck

2019 AGeS2 awardee Erin Peck and assistants collecting cores to examine the rate of accommodation space filling following the 1700 earthquake in an Oregon estuary. Erin carried out 14C analyses in the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry at Lawrence Livermore National Labs.

Oyewande Ojo

2020 AGeS2 awardee Oyewande Ojo working in the fission-track lab at the University of Arizona on his project to constrain the tectonic and erosion history of the Malawi Rift.

shantipenprase

2021 AGeS Grad awardee Shanti Penprase packing samples while visiting UMass Amherst for 10Be dating