Cooperative Agreement IPHI00994

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) provides $137,800 to Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Inc. to conduct a study on the use of software engineering practices and tools (SEPTS) by undergraduate engineering students and industry practitioners. The key objectives of the project are to: (1) assess the SEPTS currently used by students and practitioners across mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering disciplines; (2)...

The TECH Interactive, doing business as TECH, will receive $495,506 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to conduct an evaluation of its virtual and in-person field trip programs. The project aims to adapt TECH's offerings to evolving educator needs post-pandemic by assessing barriers to participation, updating programs and operations based on findings, and disseminating learnings. Specifically, TECH will survey educators to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, CFDA 47.070, provides $530,000 to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ to develop a physical computing testbed for collaborative, problem-based learning of cyber-physical systems (CPS) concepts. The research aims to explore and characterize the key threshold concepts required for CPS mastery, integrating student-centered...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $199,997 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, also known as the Office of Sponsored Programs, to investigate how interactions with sensing technologies in a mixed reality environment can strengthen the professional technical identity development of construction engineering students. The two-year research project aims to: 1) establish a framework defining the decision-making process and technical steps used by professionals who...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop and assess new educational resources and strategies for training vacuum technicians. The $649,647 award to Erie Community College in Orchard Park, NY will support three key objectives: 1) providing professional development workshops for community college and high school faculty on vacuum technology, 2) creating a freely available e-book with five new chapters, a...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Wichita State University Campus Of Applied Sciences & Technology (WSU TECH) a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will support WSU TECH's "KANSAS CHOOSE AEROSPACE" initiative. Through this project, WSU TECH will leverage its specialized facilities and expertise...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $464,597 will fund research to characterize active learning environments in physics education and relate classroom features to student outcomes. The award was made under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the creation and implementation of promising STEM education practices. Specifically, the funding will support a collaborative research project between Drexel University and Wright...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $454,000.00 Project Grant to Wichita State University Campus Of Applied Sciences & Technology (WSU TECH) under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). The "Roadmap to Success Project" grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen WSU TECH's capacity to provide high-quality technical training and education that supports the region's...

This $271,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance the technical writing skills of Puerto Rican engineering students through an AI-driven feedback system. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HSI PILOT PROJECT: PRACTICE - PERFORMANCE REFINEMENT THROUGH AI CORRECTION IN TECHNICAL WRITING FOR CHEMICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING," will develop and implement an AI-driven system to provide real-time,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Human Resource Development provides $104,236 to Georgia Tech Research Corporation from August 2021 through July 2023. The funding supports a critical interpretative synthesis study titled "Experiences of Students with Visual Impairments with Tactile Graphics in STEM Courses." The project analyzes how tactile graphics are used to teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts to students...