Arizona State University received a $246,858 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on June 1, 2021 to complete the project by May 31, 2024. The project aims to improve learning of convective heat transfer through mass transfer visualization under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA #47.041). The Engineering program seeks to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research and education to...
Boise State University received a $279,709 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will fund collaborative research between Boise State University and four wildland-urban interface communities in three states to better understand household responses to wildfire risk and integrate social behavioral data into wildfire evacuation modeling. Specifically, the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Arizona State University a $423,929 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a novel temperature visualization method that integrates laser-based diagnostic tools and deep learning techniques. The goal is to enable the measurement and understanding of temperature changes in boiling fluids over finned surfaces, which is critical for improving the energy efficiency of heat exchangers used in applications such as data...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the acquisition of an all-in-one optical measurement workstation by Boise State University. The workstation will provide micro-scale vibration and topography characterization capabilities to enhance research and education capacity in materials science, biomedical engineering, additive manufacturing, and quantum physics. It will be integrated into course projects, research internships,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $169,888 to the Regents of the University of Idaho, doing business as the University of Idaho, will fund a quasi-experimental study to assess the efficacy of the HyFlex learning environment for a new drone education course titled "IDRONE 101". The study aims to (a) increase student engagement with emerging technologies through the IDRONE 101 courses, (b) foster positive attitudes towards...
Boise State University was awarded a $391,347 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on April 1, 2021 to support research efforts under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will support the university's work developing efficient discharge monitoring techniques using whitewater sounds through March 31, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at Boise State University to develop data-driven mechanomics approaches for understanding how mechanical forces impact cellular behavior and tissue regeneration. The $192,015 grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, will fund research to quantify intracellular mechanical stresses and gene expression in living cells using computational modeling and experimental validation. The goal...
The National Science Foundation awarded Boise State University a $365,212 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for an REU Site focused on Advanced Manufacturing for a Sustainable Energy Future. The three-year award running from August 2021 through July 2024 will support research experiences for undergraduate students in engineering concepts related to sustainable energy. As part of its mission to improve engineering research and education, the NSF Directorate for Engineering...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $447,008 five-year Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Utah Office of Sponsored Projects Division. The grant will fund research to provide a comprehensive understanding and prediction of thermal transport across successive material interfaces, which is critical for improving the design of advanced electronics, thermal barrier coatings, thermoelectrics, and other technologies. Key research activities...
Boise State University was awarded a three-year, $314,115 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences' Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will support research and education activities for cloud-enabled computational hydrology under the project "Navigating the Clouds on the Horizon." As part of its mission to strengthen the geosciences, the NSF Geosciences program aims to expand understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic...