NSF awards UMaine more than $1M for energy, Earth science research, AP reports
The Associated Press reported the National Science Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to the University of Maine for several research projects involving energy, Earth science and education. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King, who announced the grants in a joint news release, said the funds will help students and researchers promote STEM education. The largest grant is for more than $340,000 and will support a project that seeks to examine sulfur-bearing minerals in rocks from ancient plates and volcanic systems. A grant of nearly $300,000 will fund equipment geoscientists can use to investigate Earth system processes, the AP reported. Another grant of nearly $300,000 will support a project to better understand the way energy is released from earthquakes, the report states. Maine Public, U.S. News & World Report, Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star carried the AP report. WABI (Channel 5) also reported on the grants.