Project Grant 1647384

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $294,388 awarded to Medmicromaps, LLC on September 15, 2024 supports the development of a novel extended reality (XR) learning platform and immersive experience in the "microbial metaverse" for life science education. The project aims to leverage XR technology and artificial intelligence to enhance the learning experience for...

The National Science Foundation awarded San Diego State University Research Foundation $849,786 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop virtual reality-based physics learning environments. Through this three-year Project Grant running from September 2022 to August 2025, the Foundation will construct three fundamental virtual learning spaces focused on electric fields, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic waves. These interactive virtual environments will allow undergraduate...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $304,200 to develop a novel adaptive learning platform. The platform leverages mixed-reality, competency-based learning to address workforce displacement due to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Key innovations include a skills engine using generative AI and robotic process automation (RPA) to identify and map...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings will fund the development of haptic technology innovations to guide student gesturing with dynamic STEM visualizations from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 for a total of $549,997. The award will support a collaborative research project between The University of Iowa to design and develop a custom haptic glove that interacts with a computer visualization of a biological...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to revolutionize the teaching of physics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR), a Hispanic Serving Institution. The $200,000 grant will be used to develop six virtual physics experiments using immersive virtual reality (VR) technology and integrate two hands-on modern physics experiments. The virtual experiments will leverage VR headsets to create realistic...

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 $185,061 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to investigate the use of web-based virtual field trips to improve student learning and spatial communication abilities. The 54-month project, led by the University of Missouri in collaboration with Arizona State University, will develop an "iVISIT" virtual field trip platform to deliver multi-user, synchronous, situated learning experiences. The project seeks to...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of an easy-to-use virtual reality development toolkit for education. Proximal, LLC will receive $255,990 to create a user-friendly toolkit that enables educators to develop targeted, subject-specific VR educational experiences without extensive programming skills. This aligns with the goals of the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance solutions for national challenges...

This $899,526 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is supporting research to develop a multi-user virtual reality (VR) classroom framework for collaborative, experiential learning and teaching of introductory physics. The grant recipient, George Mason University, will investigate techniques for scalable multi-user VR physics classes, create interactive VR tools for collaborative learning and teaching, and develop authoring tools to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $300,809 to Saint Louis University to explore the integration of reconfigurable sensorimotor interfaces into educational STEM simulations for digital learning platforms. The goal is to develop low-cost, reconfigurable "teletangible" haptic devices that can be used to embody STEM concepts and support the learning of both sighted students and those with blindness or low...