The University of Texas at Austin received a $1,368,414 project grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct research from June 2023 through May 2028. The research aims to improve technological equity by investigating the lack of diverse, representative datasets and insights in technology development. The university will examine how to best engage marginalized groups in data-centric research through culturally relevant and ethically...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $398,286 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to support research related to stimuli-responsive soft materials. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2021 under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program with a completion date of January 31, 2023. Through this funding, the University will deliver research developing soft materials that can change properties in response to external stimuli, advancing innovations at the intersection of...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $285,681 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INFERRING THE IN SITU MICRO-MECHANICS OF EMBEDDED FIBER NETWORKS BY LEVERAGING LIMITED IMAGING DATA." The three-year award, issued on January 1, 2022 under the NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, will fund research aimed at improving understanding of the...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $220,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems. The award is part of the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program to support collaborative research titled "CCSS: LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE: FROM NEW ALGORITHMS TO NEW THEORY" from August 15, 2021 to July 31, 2024. Under this award, the University of Texas at Austin will conduct research to develop new algorithms and...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems on September 1, 2021 to support work on "LEARNING-ENABLED MODELING, MONITORING, AND DECISION MAKING FOR DISTRIBUTION GRIDS." This award is part of NSF's Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, which aims to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education. Specifically, the University...
The University of Texas at Austin received a $460,698 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The award is supporting research from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024 under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041). Specifically, the University is developing data-driven model reduction and real-time estimation and control techniques for coherent structures in turbulent flows. The NSF Engineering Program seeks to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $207,916 project grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NON-ACADEMIC CAREER PATHS OF MASTER?S AND PHD ENGINEERS" from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The grant will support research examining the non-academic career paths and outcomes of individuals with master's and PhD degrees in engineering to better understand workforce...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $282,698 Project Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to investigate the impact of information uncertainty on design decision-making under competition between teams. The 3-year project aims to develop quantitative models, metrics, and experimental testbeds to study how bounded rationality and imperfect information exchange affect sequential design decisions in competitive team environments. The research...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $528,708 project grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct collaborative research on adverse multiphase flow interactions in urban stormwater systems under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The three-year project beginning September 1, 2021 will fund research by the University of Texas at Austin, as the primary awardee, and its parent institution the University of Texas System to improve understanding of complex fluid flow...
The University of Texas at Austin was awarded a $249,763 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering under the Office of International Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.079). The grant will support the ACCELNET-DESIGN project to harness global science networks and accelerate cultures of learning from August 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023. Specifically, the University aims to enable U.S. leadership and strengthen...