This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) grant award, titled "CAREER: DATA-ENABLED NEURAL MULTI-STEP PREDICTIVE CONTROL (DEMUSPC): A LEARNING-BASED PREDICTIVE AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL APPROACH FOR COMPLEX NONLINEAR SYSTEMS", provides $655,248 in funding to the University of Houston System from September 2024 through August 2029. The project aims to conduct fundamental research to develop data-driven and learning-based predictive and adaptive control approaches, with...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $402,511 will fund the University of Houston System to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site focused on neurotechnologies from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The site will support 10 undergraduate students per summer in innovative interdisciplinary research projects across multiple dimensions of brain function and behavior with the goal of improving national health. Students will gain hands-on training in areas like device...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Rice University under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support collaborative research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSISTIVE ROBOTICS AND FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION: A SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION TO REANIMATE PARALYZED ARMS" from April 2021 through March 2024. The grant funding will support Rice University's research efforts to develop assistive robotics and functional electrical stimulation...
The University of Houston was awarded a $299,693 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund a research project titled "Responses of Universities to Crisis- Implications on Underrepresented Minority Engineering Faculty" from May 2021 through April 2023. The project aims to examine how universities responded to the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting...
The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the University of Houston System for a planning grant titled "Engineering Research Center for Engineering Student Success Initiatives." The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. Under the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which seeks to improve engineering research and education and foster innovation, the...
This $403,256 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Houston. The objective is to develop a diverse, inclusive, and socially responsible workforce of young scientists, engineers, and design professionals needed to address gaps in the early-stage development of medical devices and other products to fulfill healthcare needs. The REU site will...
The University of Miami received a two-year, $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to develop spinal cord neuromodulation techniques to promote recovery of forelimb function for individuals with spinal cord injuries. Specifically, the University of Miami will conduct experiments exploring how electrical...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing a $170,617 Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Illinois to advance the scientific study of brain functional changes after a stroke and pioneer a tailored rehabilitation strategy that fits each individual's needs. The 5-year project aims to combine different imaging methods to guide electrical brain stimulation that improves the recovery of movement for stroke patients, potentially benefiting over half a...
The University of Houston was awarded a $299,963 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will fund research from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 on developing magnetically-controlled modules with reconfigurable self-assembly and disassembly capabilities. The Computer and Information Science and Engineering program supports...
The National Science Foundation awarded New York University a $100,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will support the development of a robust, reliable biomarker for assessing post-stroke motor recovery. Specifically, NYU will design and validate a noninvasive biomarker quantifying the directional information exchange between brain and muscle regions after a stroke. This will be accomplished through analyzing cortical sources involved in...