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This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $599,919 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site focused on integrating STEM education around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The RET site will provide six-week summer research experiences for four pre-service and four in-service high school STEM teachers from high-needs school districts. Participants will work with WPI...

This three-year $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). The RET site aims to provide ten high school STEM teachers from Chicago public and private schools with a six-week summer immersion in cutting-edge computational modeling and simulation (CMS) research across disciplines including nanotechnology, data-driven modeling, drug...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $199,528 to fund a collaborative research project titled "RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers Across the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure." The project is hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and aims to engage 12 in-service high school and community college faculty each year in...

This $564,686 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports Loyola University of Chicago in providing pre-service secondary science and mathematics teachers authentic STEM research experiences in biodiversity studies through a summer program. Over five years, the university aims to mentor 40 prospective teachers pursuing biology, ecology, or environmental science degrees through hands-on research and professional development opportunities...

This $298,351 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund the development of a data sensing learning environment called DASLET to enhance middle school students' computational thinking skills. Over the four-year period from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2027, the Rochester Institute of Technology will create an immersive virtual reality environment allowing...

This $411,199 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Research Experiences for Teachers program at Iowa State University from October 2021 through May 2023. The program aims to provide middle and high school STEM teachers from underserved populations hands-on research experiences in civil engineering focused on mitigating natural disasters. Teachers will work with faculty and graduate students over six weeks to gain technical proficiency in research areas like rapid infrastructure...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), aims to integrate quantum concepts and technologies into middle school science lessons. The $299,934 award to Purdue University will develop and pilot interactive educational materials, including simulations and hands-on activities, to make abstract quantum principles accessible and engaging for approximately 1,040 students per year across...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $850,000 Project Grant to Columbia University from the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for a project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SEEING SCIENCE: USING COMPUTER VISION TO EXPLORE THE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES BEHIND EVERYDAY OBJECTS." The project aims to develop computer vision algorithms and mobile phone applications to allow middle school students to observe and explore scientific phenomena in their everyday environments. Students will...

This three-year, $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at the University of Colorado/JILA. The site provides research experiences for eight undergraduate students per summer for ten weeks in fields of physics including atomic, molecular, optical physics and others. Students are paired with faculty to conduct cutting-edge research and master parts of larger tasks. The program includes ethics, electronics and machining classes,...

The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Houston a $500,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to provide research experiences for pre-service secondary STEM teachers. Through summer 2023-2025, the project will engage 30 prospective teachers in interdisciplinary research focused on industries of the future such as artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and biotechnology. Participants will conduct research at partnering Houston-area school...