The National Science Foundation awarded Washington State University a $100,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The one-year award will support planning for the Engineering Research Center for Electrosymbiotic Engineering, Design, and Technology (CEED-TECH) from September 2021 through August 2022. As part of the Engineering program's goal of fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education, this planning grant will lay the groundwork...
Washington State University was awarded a $509,403 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2027. The grant will support a collaborative research project to study the role of flexible course design and instructor supports in implementing sustainable course-based undergraduate research experiences across diverse institution types. The University...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $612,379 supports research on the mechanics of soft, multiphase architected materials. The award recipient, Washington State University, will investigate the effects of solid-liquid phase interactions and geometric arrangement on the mechanical properties of these materials, which have potential applications in biomedical, healthcare, and soft robotics. The research aims to develop a nonlinear...
The Michigan State University was awarded a $382,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funding will support MSU's Mobile Technology to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) College and Career Awareness for Underserved High School Students project. The project aims to enhance STEM college and career...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $525,138, will support research at Washington State University from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026. The goal of the project is to understand how electrochemical signals in soil can be used to monitor soil microbiome structure and function under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. Specifically, the university will investigate relationships between...
This $375,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project between the University of Colorado Boulder and Washington State University. The project aims to comparatively assess the effectiveness of web-based interactive digital experiments (WIDEs) versus low-cost desktop learning modules (LCDLMs) for experiential learning in engineering classrooms. Key deliverables include creating 15 WIDEs for...
This $254,022 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop a framework for assessing individual student contributions to team software projects in undergraduate computing education. The project will create a novel teaching and assessment approach where students compile individual portfolios documenting their completed project tasks and reflect on how they address the learning outcomes. Instructors and peers will then assess...
The National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities awarded Washington State University a $210,000 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant funding will support collaborative research to partner construction workers with interactive robot assistants, with the goal of transforming future construction work. Specifically, the university will...
The National Science Foundation awarded Washington State University a $3 million project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the "RIVERS, WATERSHEDS, COMMUNITIES" project from September 2021 through August 2026. The project aims to train an innovative cross-sector workforce for equitable, multi-scale decision-making towards human and ecosystem health. It will develop an interdisciplinary curriculum and provide hands-on learning experiences to graduate...
This $375,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative research project between the University of Colorado Boulder and Washington State University (WSU). The project aims to compare the effectiveness of web-based interactive digital experiments (WIDEs) versus physical desktop learning modules (LCDLMs) for experiential learning in engineering classrooms. Specifically, the project will create 15 WIDEs for...