Project Grant 18889314222

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 $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 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 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 $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the convening of a Forum on Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS) over a 3-year period. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will lead this effort to improve the coordination of national efforts to increase the research and development capacity and engagement of ERIS, minority-serving, rural, and historically under-engaged institutions in U.S. academic STEM...

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 $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 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 $364,352 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to investigate how teachers can support the development of engineering practices and mindsets for students with extensive support needs (ESN), such as those with moderate/severe intellectual disability or autism. The project involves four key components: (1) empirically investigating teachers' engineering instruction, (2) developing a conceptual framework for engineering education for...

This one-year $199,995 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) supports a conference series focused on integrating the use of high-quality instructional materials with the benefits of localizing these materials to better address students' contexts and backgrounds in K-12 science education. The project will organize an in-person conference followed by four virtual follow-up meetings involving 50 participants, including teachers, district leaders,...