Past Projects
Evaluation of the Soil Mass Movement Risk Rating in Puerto Rico using the SLIDES-PR Hurricane María Slope Failure Inventory.
2019-2021 ($50,098) USDA NRCS Cooperative Agreement NR20F3520001C001: "Evaluation of the Soil Mass Movement Risk Rating in Puerto Rico using the SLIDES-PR Hurricane María Slope Failure Inventory." This project led to a much-improved understanding of the role of soil composition and characteristics on shallow landsliding in Puerto Rico.
2020-2022 ($117,469) NSF Earth Sciences Award #2011358: "Collaborative Research: Quantifying controls on weathering of volcanic arc rocks." The goal of this project was to measure how the chemical weathering of volcanic and iron-rich igneous rocks depends on the supply of fresh minerals by physical erosion. This relationship is critical for understanding the role of tectonic processes for governing the global carbon cycle and climate through geologic time. Collaborator: Purdue University
Collaborative Research: Quantifying controls on weathering of volcanic arc rocks.
Track I Center Catalyst: Collaborative Center for Landslides and Ground Failure Geohazards.
2022-2024 ($89,700) NSF Earth Sciences Award #2224973: "Track I Center Catalyst: Collaborative Center for Landslides and Ground Failure Geohazards." This project focused on research related to the fundamental causes and triggering mechanisms of landslides as well as developing an understanding of hazards cascading from ground failure. This Track I project used Puerto Rico as a living laboratory to study landslides and their community impact. Collaborators: Georgia Tech, University of Colorado
2022-2023 ($21,750) NSF Earth Sciences Award #2301379: "Collaborative Research: RAPID: The fate of landslide-derived sediment following tropical cyclones: a case study of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico." This project supported the collection of time-sensitive and perishable data from mountainous river basins in Puerto Rico strongly impacted by mass wasting after Hurricane Fiona. Collaborators: Georgia Tech