The University of Chicago was awarded a $398,175 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure to operate an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on research in cell, molecular, and developmental biology from March 2021 through February 2024. As part of the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the REU site will promote progress in the biological sciences by providing undergraduate students research experience and enhancing...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $414,893 Project Grant to the Milwaukee School of Engineering to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on advanced manufacturing of novel materials and bio-nano applications. Under this Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program award made on March 15, 2021 and lasting through February 29, 2024, the grantee will provide research experiences for undergraduate students involving the development of new materials and bio-nano technologies...
This Project Grant award of $516,522.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is funding a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on combining experimentation with computational analyses to discover disease mechanisms and identify new treatments. The award supports recruiting and equipping 10 undergraduate students each summer with skills for conducting wet-lab research and computational analyses in the areas of systems...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Engineering (ENG) program under CFDA 47.041, awarded a 3-year $427,165 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The grant supports a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on engineering "smart biomaterials" with applications in health and materials science. The REU program will provide 10 undergraduate students each summer with research opportunities...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant through its Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education program to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). This five-year grant aims to remove disparities in success-related outcomes between academically talented low-income engineering students and their peers at UIC. The project will provide scholarships to 51 unique full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees in engineering or...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $456,034 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The REU Site will host ten undergraduate students per summer for hands-on research internships in highly innovative materials science and engineering projects, as well as science policy projects focusing on technology transitions. Students will...
The University of Chicago received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research to support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DMREF: DESIGNER 3D MESOSCALE MATERIALS SYNTHESIZED IN THE SELF-ASSEMBLY FOUNDRY." The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The grant supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $428,937 over three years to the Trustees of Union College in Schenectady, New York. The project will establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on providing 10 undergraduates per year with engineering research experiences, professional development, and entrepreneurship training. Students will engage in hands-on research projects across biomedical, civil,...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research using multiconfiguration pair-density functional theory for spectroscopy and photochemistry from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. As part of the NSF's mission to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences, this award will fund the development and application of...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support a 3-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on biomedical engineering devices at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The $193,358 award will fund research experiences for 9 undergraduate students per summer over 10 weeks. Students will gain hands-on experience in areas such as wearable sensors, nanomedicine, and medical imaging equipment, while...