Project Grant 2040979

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports a multi-institution collaborative effort to develop a research and innovation ecosystem that leverages external partnerships to shape the STEM talent pipeline and workforce development. The "LIGHT UP" collaborative, comprised of six higher education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, aims to establish a...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the LIGHT UP collaborative research project. The collaborative consists of six institutions - State University of New York College of Technology at Canton, Rowan College of Burlington County, Marymount University, Alvernia University, Kean University, and Bowie State University - representing the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. The...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $799,959 to Seattle University and its partner institutions to establish an innovation ecosystem focused on increasing STEM innovation capacity at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The key objectives of this 3-year collaborative project are to: (1) develop innovation capacity within the cohort of PUI institutions, which...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate provides $600,000 to Texas A&M University-Kingsville to establish an integrated research, education, and outreach program focused on data-driven renewable energy research. The goal is to create a community of practice for middle and high school STEM teachers, researchers, and industry partners to conduct collaborative research and develop curricular modules on renewable energy and data science. Specifically,...

This three-year, $444,124 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers Division supports an interdisciplinary research experience for undergraduate students at the University of California, Irvine related to sustainable energy pathways and decarbonization. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates site will expose 10 students per year, primarily from underrepresented groups, to comprehensive decarbonization research topics through experimental and...

This three-year $465,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is designed to engage 10 undergraduate students per year in unique research experiences related to the future of smart cities. The University of Nevada, Reno is hosting this REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on exploring intelligent technologies in four key areas: mobility, management of solar energy, infrastructure, and operations/system...

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports the "LIGHT UP: LEVERAGING INNOVATION TO GROW HIGH TECH AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS" collaborative effort among six diverse institutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. The key objectives of this collaborative project are to: (1) expand and improve the institutions' structural support systems for economic...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,506 Project Grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) for the "EPIIC: Excellence in Partnership with Industry, Academia, and New Discoveries (EXPAND)" consortium. This 3-year grant, starting on September 1, 2024, aims to enhance the capacity of five private universities in the industrialized North of the United States to establish strong and...

The National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering awarded a $249,987 Project Grant to the President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara University (SCU) to support U.S. participation in the planning phase of a global research and training center. The planned center, co-led by SCU and Concordia University in Canada, aims to create a platform for collaborative investigation, innovation, and education towards a user-centric energy economy for grid-interactive...

The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology received a $374,971 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on March 1, 2021 to establish an interdisciplinary research experience site through February 29, 2024. The site will focus on sustainable energy and bioengineering research experiences for undergraduates and recent graduates under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise...