The European Research Council (ERC) has selected Dr Jeffrey Carpenter’s project proposal FOXSTORM for funding of up to 2.35 million Euro over 5 years. Carpenter will be awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant. The scientist of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon will use his new project FOXSTORM to better explore gaps in knowledge about the effects of storms.
As part of the FOXSTORM project, Carpenter and his team hope to explore the links between extreme storms and ocean mixing. The turbulence that occurs in the ocean during extreme storms affects water temperature and, in turn, the intensity of the storms. Until now, it has not been possible to measure turbulence during extreme storms. With autonomous underwater gliders, Jeffrey Carpenter has paved the way for his FOXSTORM research project.
The ERC uses Consolidator Grants to fund talent in science whose previous work suggests further excellence. “I’m excited about the unique opportunity the ERC provides to find answers to some of the biggest scientific questions,” Carpenter says. (Source: Hereon Press Release)
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