This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides a three-year, $323,436 renewal for an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The award will support the training of nine undergraduate students for 10-week summer research experiences focused on biomedical engineering devices. Students will gain hands-on experience in areas such as wearable sensors, nanomedicine, and medical imaging...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $419,039 Project Grant to the University of Nebraska under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant will support research titled "Research: Evincing Epidemic Change in Engineering Education: Shedding Light on Instructor Adaptability and Course Complexity for Sustained Change." The University of Nebraska will examine factors influencing sustained change in engineering education, such as...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $392,226 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska through the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site project from May 2023 to April 2026. The University will engage eight students per summer for three years in engineering education research and professional development activities. Students will investigate questions in the area of engineering education...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $134,514 Project Grant to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, operating as the University of Nebraska, to conduct research on "Collaborative Research: Ultrasound Driven Microbubble Clusters for Biomedical Applications" beginning May 1, 2024. The project aims to investigate the relationship between acoustically generated force fields, deformable vessel wall mechanics, and bubble oscillation...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Rice University a $460,039 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to host a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site project titled "Research at the Interface between Engineering and Medicine (ENGMED)". The overarching goal of ENGMED is to foster participation in collaborative research at the intersection of engineering and science or translational medicine, in order to spark participants' interest in...
The University of Iowa received a $388,428 project grant from the National Science Foundation to support an REU Site for Computational Bioengineering from May 2021 through April 2024. The grant was awarded under the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program, which aims to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research and education. Through this funding, the University will deliver research experiences for undergraduate students in computational bioengineering. Over the...
This three-year, $422,300 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate will support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Massachusetts Lowell focused on inclusion and innovation in medical devices. The REU site will host eight undergraduate students annually for 10-week summer research experiences, offering projects in biomedical engineering and medical devices. Students will conduct cutting-edge research and learn about...
The University of Nebraska received a $100,845 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities to conduct research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: WE ARE THRIVING: CHALLENGING NEGATIVE DISCOURSE THROUGH VOICES OF WOMEN IN PROJECT TEAMS." The two-year grant, awarded August 1, 2021, will support research under the NSF Directorate for Engineering's $47.041 Engineering program. This program seeks to foster innovation...
This $403,256 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Houston. The objective is to develop a diverse, inclusive, and socially responsible workforce of young scientists, engineers, and design professionals needed to address gaps in the early-stage development of medical devices and other products to fulfill healthcare needs. The REU site will...
This Project Grant award for $516,522 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a three-year REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on "Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering and Biomedical Data Sciences" at the University of Virginia. The program will recruit 10 undergraduate students each summer to participate in state-of-the-art systems bioengineering and data science research projects. Students will engage in hands-on...