NSF grant will support research of the Rocky Mountains, expose minority teens to earth and environmental sciences
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences wants to better understand the Rocky Mountains and how their modern, elevated landscape came to be.
The Rockies, based on plenty of marine fossils, were at sea level about 80 million years ago. They now sit high above sea level, hitting the 14,000-foot range in most areas.
Majie Fan has been awarded $485,627 from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program to study the vertical movements that formed the Rockies’ present topography and the
