The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $749,991 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing in STEM: The LION STEM Scholars Program will provide $749,991 in funding from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2027 to support the development of programs that ensure the vitality of the nation's...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $458,240 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education on June 15, 2021 to support the "IGE: STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES FOR ENHANCING STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION" program through May 31, 2024. The grant funding will support Penn State's efforts to develop experiential learning opportunities for graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields...
The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems on March 1, 2021 to support research under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund development of two-dimensional straintronic field effect transistor technology from March 2021 through February 2026 at Penn State's University Park campus. As part of its mission to improve engineering innovation and education,...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $3 million project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on September 1, 2021. The five-year grant will support the Linguistic Diversity Across the Lifespan project to transform training and advance human-technology interaction through research on linguistic diversity. As part of the NSF's mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education...
The Pennsylvania State University was awarded a $286,185 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the Cultivating Innovative Thinking Skills in STEM Education project. The three-year project beginning in October 2021 aims to develop innovative thinking skills in undergraduate STEM education through curriculum enhancement and faculty professional development at Penn State's Reading campus. The STEM Education program seeks to ensure the...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $312,568 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The grant will support the development of a framework for attributable cybersecurity case studies from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The STEM Education program aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology,...
The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, received a $405,000 three-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to establish an Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on nanomanufacturing of emerging two-dimensional materials and devices. Through the award commencing June 1, 2023, Penn State will train ten undergraduate students per year via a ten-week summer research experience...
The Pennsylvania State University received a five-year, $604,113 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "CAREER: PHOTONIC INTEGRATED GUIDED-WAVE-DRIVEN METASURFACES" from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026. The NSF Engineering program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education. This Project Grant will fund Penn State...
This $1,032,339 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform engineering design education and improve the sense of belonging and retention of undergraduate engineering students, particularly those from historically excluded and marginalized populations. The project, titled "From Cornerstone to Capstone and Beyond: Transforming Engineering Teaming to Support a Diverse and Empowered Engineering Community",...
The Pennsylvania State University received a $285,813 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on October 1, 2021 to develop products and services aimed at breaking language barriers in chemistry assessment. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the BCSER project will work to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education enterprise by developing tools and resources to assess...