The University of Michigan will receive $350,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support research advancing engineers' ability to recognize, strategize about, and act on concerns related to public welfare from May 2021 through April 2024. Specifically, the University will conduct research projects aimed at improving how engineers are educated and trained to consider social and ethical implications of technologies in...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $1,499,892 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program to develop curricular messaging and alignment for undergraduate engineering students. With a project period from October 2021 through September 2024, this grant aims to support the NSF's goal of ensuring the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise. Specifically, the University of Michigan will research how engineering curricula can better align with diverse...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $211,870 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024 to develop automated methods for augmented designer performance using user reviews to inform user-centered generative design. Specifically, the University of Michigan will conduct collaborative research to create...
The University of Michigan received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The award will support a research project titled "Understanding Gig Work and Its Effects on Wellbeing Over the Life Course in the United States: A Machine Learning Approach" from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation provides $1,367,545 to the University of Michigan under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports collaborative research titled "Machine Learning-Aided Discovery of Synthesizable, Active and Stable Heterogeneous Catalysts." The Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovation and excellence in engineering research. This...
This $1,999,188 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports a research project titled "Improving Disability Inclusion in the Workforce Through Assessment and Augmentation of Individual Abilities and Workflow Redesign in Real-World Contexts" at Michigan State University. The key objectives of this 4-year research project are to: (1) assess the individual abilities (sensorimotor, cognitive, psychological) of...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $343,700 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will support collaborative research to develop legible co-adaptation of wearable devices to provide as-needed assistance for arm motion. The University of Michigan will conduct the research from October 2021 through September 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The goal of the...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $549,826 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to support the research project "CAREER: ENHANCING TRUST-DRIVEN HUMAN-AUTONOMY INTERACTION: MODELING TRUST DYNAMICS AND SUPPORTING TRUST CALIBRATION" from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2026. The grant funding will support investigator-initiated research and education in computing, communications,...
The University of Michigan was awarded a three-year, $415,300 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research to develop software compensation techniques to tackle motion-command-induced nonlinear vibration in manufacturing machines. The goal is to improve machine performance and product quality by reducing unwanted vibrations during operation. Working from its...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Social and Economic Science award, under the CFDA 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program, provides $503,800 to the University of Michigan to research using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to improve job matching for low-skilled workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2-year project will use a randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether AI-assisted algorithmic matching of jobseeker skills and...
The University of Michigan was awarded a $1,566,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research titled "RACE, GENDER AND CLASS EQUITY IN THE FUTURE OF WORK: AUTOMATION FOR THE ARTISANAL ECONOMY." The three-year award, effective October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, will support the University's examination of how automation technologies may impact equity and inclusion issues related to race, gender and class within artisanal economies. As the NSF's Engineering directorate seeks to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research, this project aims to explore how automation can be developed and applied to benefit workers and businesses in artisanal fields to help address potential workforce equity challenges from technological change.