Iowa State University

Iowa State University

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences

Got a question or comment?
Contact us at 515-294-4477 (geology) or 515-294-4758 (meteorology)
geology@iastate.edu
meteorology@iastate.edu

Carl Jacobson
Chair
Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
253 Science I
Ames, Iowa 50011

FAX: 515-294-6049

William Gallus
Professor-in-Charge
Meteorology Program
3010 Agronomy Hall
515-294-2270

German Mora Grants and Awards


Distinguishing root from soil contributions to soil respiration: exploration of a new approach.

Source: National Science Foundation
Award Amount: $400,000
Period Covered: 1/15/2004 - 1/14/2007
Principal Investigator: James Raich and Germán Mora

Environmental effects on stable isotopes and carbon cycle processes in agricultural settings of Iowa.
Source: Center Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER)
Award Amount: $14,000
Period Covered: 8/1/2003 - 7/30/2004
Principal Investigator: Germán Mora

Assessment of carbon-isotope ratios of n-alkanes as a stratigraphic tool for Aptian deposits-Summer Research Fellow.
Source: Petroleum Research Foundation
Award Amount: $8,000
Period Covered: 6/1/2003 - 8/30/2003
Principal Investigator: Germán Mora

Reconstructing late Pleistocene water balance in northern South America from a marine record, ODP Site 999, of the Colombia Basin, Caribbean Sea.
Source: National Science Foundation
Award Amount: $154,534
Period Covered: 9/1/2002 - 8/30/2004
Principal Investigator: Germán Mora

Assessment of carbon-isotope ratios of n-alkanes as a stratigraphic tool for Aptian deposits.
Source: Petroleum Research Fund
Award Amount: $35,000
Period Covered: 8/1/2002 - 8/30/2004
Principal Investigator: Germán Mora

Using isotopes to untangle ecosystems.
Source: Special Initiation Grant, Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Advances Studies, Iowa State University
Award Amount: $15,872
Period Covered: 1/1/2003 - 5/30/2003
Principal Investigator: James W. Raich and Germán Mora

Assessment of weather patterns in the Great Lakes region for the last 4,000 years.
Source: Faculty Development Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Award Amount: $17,863
Period Covered: 1/1/2002 - 6/30/2002
Principal Investigator: Germán Mora