Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230100542

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE230100542

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Microbial life in the atmosphere. This project aims to resolve the nature and basis of microbial life in the atmosphere, the largest but most unexplored potential ecosystem on Earth. The atmosphere plays a role in transporting microbes, but our understanding of resident atmospheric microbial communities and their role in global atmospheric processes is minimal. Using cutting-edge molecular and biogeochemical approaches, this project aims to identify true microbial residents of the atmosphere, understand their mechanisms for survival in this environment and explore their role in seeding newly formed environments. The anticipated outcomes include fundamental knowledge on atmospheric microbial ecosystems, and their influence on global atmospheric processes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2023

End Date: 31-12-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $454,741.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial ecology | Microbiology | Atmospheric aerosols |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Atmospheric aerosols | Biodiversity In Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environments | Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge In the Environmental Sciences | Microbial ecology | Microbiology

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