This three-year, $392,542 National Science Foundation Engineering Education and Centers project grant funds the Injury Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Injury Research and Prevention. The site immerses eight interns annually in a 10-week program of mentored research, professional development, and graduate school preparation focused on leading injury risks to children such as traffic crashes, sports-related injury, and violence. Interns engage in research projects leveraging large datasets and human factors engineering to develop novel prevention strategies and technologies. The program aims to inspire careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields and broaden participation from underrepresented groups and historically black colleges and universities. This award supports the NSF Engineering program's goal of fostering innovation and excellence in engineering research and education.
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