Steve Gao's Funded Projects as PI/co-PI (since 2000)
Steve Gao's Funded Projects as PI/co-PI (since 2000)
28. Collaborative research: Integrated studies of early stages of
continental extension: From incipient (Okavango) to young (Malawi) rifts,
National Science Foundation, $873,880 (plus $64,001 S&T matching).
Duration: 5/1/2011 -- 4/30/2015.
Number of investigators: 4
27. Detection of Hidden Impact Craters Using Receiver Functions,
University of Missouri Research Board, $24,000.
Duration: 06-01-2011 -- 05-31-2012.
Number of investigators: 2
26. Four-dimensional anatomy of continental rifts transitioning into
sea floor spreading,
Statiol, $309,312.
Duration: 02-01-2011 -- 12-31-2013.
Number of investigators: 3
25. Kingdom Suite Seismic Interpretation System Site Licenses,
Seismic Micro-Tech, $4,681,425.
Duration: 01-01-2011 -- 12-31-2013.
Number of investigators: 2
24. Mantle Anisotropic Structure and Dynamics Beneath the Western United
States: Constraints from Shear-Wave Splitting Analysis,
National Science Foundation, $185,885.
Duration: 4/1/2010 -- 3/31/2013.
Number of investigators: 2
23. Spatial and temporal variations of crustal deformation in
the Afar Depression: Constraints from Radar Interferometry,
American Chemical Society, $100,000.
Duration: 01-01-2010 -- 8-31-2012.
Number of investigators: 2
22. Significant and complex seismic anisotropy beneath the
Himalayas and the southern Tibetan Plateau,
National Science Foundation, $124,341.
Duration: 07-15-2009 -- 07/14/2011.
Number of investigators: 2
21. Reconstructing the Geological History of the Egyptian Nile,
National Science Foundation, $149,817.
Duration: 04-01-2008 -- 03-31-2011.
Number of investigators: 5
20. Four-dimensional anatomy of continental
rifts transitioning into
sea floor spreading,
StatioHydro ASA, $430,775.
Duration: 04-01-2008 -- 03-31-2011.
Number of investigators: 3
19. Kingdom Suite Seismic Interpretation System Site Licenses,
Seismic Micro-Tech, $1,909,200.00.
Duration: 03-15-2008 -- 05-14-2011.
Number of investigators: 2
18. USArray siting for Missouri and southern Iowa,
National Science Foundation (via IRIS) , $60,200.
Duration: 05-01-2009 -- 10-31-2009.
Number of investigators: 1
17. Central Plains EarthScope Partnership (CPEP),
IRIS, $7,820.00.
Duration: 01-01-2008 -- 09-30-2008.
Number of investigators: 1
16. A systematic shear-wave splitting measurement procedure,
University of Missouri Research Board, $21,000.00.
Duration: 01-01-2007 -- 12-31-2007.
Number of investigators: 2
15. Continental Crustal Composition and Evolution: Constraints from
RF studies,
National Science Foundation, $17,232.00.
Duration: 08-24-2006 -- 12-31-2007.
Number of investigators: 2
14. Establishing a Geophysical Test Site on the KSU campus,
National Science Foundation (via Kansas EPSCoR), $16,896.
Duration: 06-01-2005 -- 03-31-2006.
Number of investigators: 2
13. Establishing a Geophysical Test Site,
National Science Foundation, $74,996.
Duration: 09-15-2005 -- 09-14-2008.
Number of investigators: 4
12. An interactive computer tutorial to investigate the link between
mineral preferred orientation and seismic anisotropy,
National Science Foundation (via Kansas EPSCoR), $70,399.
Duration: 06-01-2005 -- 03-31-2006.
Number of investigators: 4
11. Acquisition of Geophysical Computing Equipment,
National Science Foundation, $41,355.
Duration: 02-01-2005 -- 01-31-2006.
Number of investigators: 2
10. Supplement to Continental Crustal Composition and Evolution:
Constraints from Receiver Function Analysis,
National Science Foundation, $53,441.
Duration: 01-01-2005 -- 12-31-2007.
Number of investigators: 3
9. Continental Crustal Composition and Evolution:
Constraints from Receiver Function Analysis,
National Science Foundation, $97,892.
Duration: 01-01-2005 -- 12-31-2007.
Number of investigators: 3
8. Geophysical Searching of Unexploded Ordnance beneath the
proposed State Veteran's Cemetery site,
KS Commission of Veteran's Affairs, $23,489.
Duration: 08-01-2003 -- 06-30-2004.
Number of investigators: 1
7. Searching for Seismic Discontinuities in the Lower Mantle
Using Broadband Seismic Data,
National Science Foundation, $186,108.
Duration: 06-01-2002 -- 05-30-2005.
Number of investigators: 2
6. USArray and the Great Plains: A Pre EARTHSCOPE Workshop Proposal,
National Science Foundation, $33,623.
Duration: 05-01-2002 -- 04-30-2003.
Number of investigators: 4
5. Equipment for Undergradaute Field Geophysics Courses,
National Science Foundation, $27,250.
Duration: 12-01-2001 -- 11-30-2002.
Number of investigators: 2
4. Seismic Study of Continental Orogenic Zones: The Rocky Mountains and
the Midcontinent Rift,
National Science Foundation, $150,110.
Duration: 05-01-2001 -- 04-30-2003.
Number of investigators: 2
3. Low Coherent, High Resolution WDR Reflectometry for Fiber Length,
National Science Foundation (via Kansas EPSCoR), $38,937.
Duration: 11-01-2000 -- 10-31-2001.
Number of investigators: 2
2. High resolution imaging of mantle discontinuities across South America at
20 degree South,
National Science Foundation, $63,415.
Duration: 06-01-2000 -- 05-31-2002.
Number of investigators: 2
1. A Portable Seismic Experiment Across Northeast Kansas,
National Science Foundation (via Kansas EPSCoR),
$51,336.
Duration: 02-01-2000 - 04-30-2001.
Number of investigators: 1
Analysis of additional earthquake data in
China to extend the scope of an National Science Foundation-funded
project; 7/2005 -- 06/2006; KSU USRG (University Small Research Grants);
$1,250.
GEOFIT --
Geoscience Field Investigation for Teachers; 02/2002 -- 10/2002;
Kansas Collaboration for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (KCEPT),
via a subaward from KSU; $45,000
A Pilot Study of a Sino-US Cooperative Research Project on
Earthquake Prediction;
01/2001 -- 12/2001;
KSU FDA (Faculty Development Awards); $700.
An Expansion of an National Science Foundation-funded Project;
07/2000 -- 06/2001;
KSU USRG; $1,900.
Initiation of Cooperative Studies between the Department of Geology
and the Chinese Geological Society; 01/2000 -- 06/2000;
KSU FDA; $1,500.
Construction of a Permanent Seismic Station on the KSU Campus;
07/2001 -- 06/2002; KSU USRG; $3,000.
Purchasing of a magnetometer for the pilot study of Riley
County's kimberlites;
10/1999 -- 06/2000; KSU USRG; $2,000.
Purchasing of a Unix Workstation for the Operation
of a Permanent Seismic Station on the Konza Prairie;
12/2001 -- 06/2002; KSU USRG; $2,500.
Solving the mystery of moving rocks in Death Valley,
California;
4/2002 -- 06/2003; KSU USRG; $2,500.