Project Grant 18654894221

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $300,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct a "Design Retreat" with academic and industry experts. The goal is to create a future vision for the field of "design for human-robot interaction (HRI)" through a series of four visioning workshops. Key activities include using metaphors to generate new robot design...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research examining the contextual influences on faculty pedagogical decision-making and student learning in sociotechnical engineering design education. The $244,294 award to Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts University) will fund a multi-year research study with three key objectives: Convene faculty across institutions to facilitate knowledge sharing and pedagogical innovation...

This $289,497 National Science Foundation project grant supports the organization of a 2022 Faculty Early Career Development Program proposal writing workshop for the NSF Directorate for Engineering. The three-day virtual workshop in spring 2022 aims to prepare approximately 600 early-career faculty, with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities in engineering, for careers in education and research. Workshop sessions will provide tools and skills for successful proposal writing to...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation will fund research from September 2022 through August 2025 totaling $499,269 to understand the adoption of novel design practices by organizations. The research will investigate barriers and catalysts to adopting new methods like biologically inspired design and patent mining in large industrial research and development settings. Researchers will conduct interviews and surveys to...

This Project Grant award, in the amount of $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), supports the "FUTURE" collaboration between Athens State University (ASU), Georgia College & State University (GCSU), and Southern Utah University (SUU). The goal of this 3-year initiative, starting September 1, 2024, is to bridge the gap between academia and local industries in order to foster innovation and economic...

This Project Grant award of $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) supports a project led by Bryn Mawr College to develop recommendations for enhancing research development support at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The project will convene a series of regional workshops involving approximately 16 PUI representatives per workshop to examine the unique challenges and strengths of research development functions at PUIs....

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to implement a national framework for recognizing and supporting engineering and engineering technology faculty instructional excellence. The $399,999 award, to be managed by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), will create training resources and a national certification program to promote the ongoing professional development of engineering faculty at over 30 institutions...

This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will enable Youngstown State University (YSU) to establish partnerships, develop capacity, and secure future funding to support ongoing efforts in emerging technology fields and regional innovation ecosystems. The key activities under this award include: Enhancing YSU's industry advisory committee structure by aligning it with the Business and...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide partial support for three Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) symposia to be held in 2024 and 2025. The FOE symposia, organized by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), bring together early career engineers from academia, industry, and government to share cutting-edge research, innovations, and emerging opportunities across various engineering disciplines. The award will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $240,000 for the University of Connecticut to develop a new product design platform that enables concurrent consideration of product design and remanufacturing processes. The 3-year research effort aims to: (1) quantify and allocate remanufacturing resilience, (2) formulate remanufacturing co-design methodologies for improved reparability, and (3) develop new design approaches...