The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $462,310 Project Grant titled "REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN RESILIENCE AGAINST EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS" to Florida State University and the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. This 3-year grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will provide a 10-week summer research experience for 10 undergraduate students each year to investigate the impact of...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's $435,993 Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the Ohio State University's REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences on Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems in Smart Cities program. Over three years, the university will host 30 undergraduate students for 10-week summer research internships, with each cohort of 10 students working collaboratively on research problems related to smart cities infrastructure. Students...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant for $498,129 awarded to Oregon State University supports a three-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program titled "Engineering for Bouncing Back Better - Integrating Resiliency and Engineering Disciplines Through Systems Thinking." The project will engage 10 undergraduate students annually in interdisciplinary research to advance methods, tools, and technologies for improving the...
This $215,631 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) establishes a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth). The REU site will provide hands-on research experience for ten community college students each summer in interdisciplinary materials research relevant to the maritime economy. Students will receive training in lab safety,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $456,034 Project Grant to the University of Colorado Boulder under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to operate a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The REU Site will host ten undergraduate students per summer for hands-on research internships in highly innovative materials science and engineering projects, as well as science policy projects focusing on technology transitions. Students will...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) will fund an Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at East Carolina University's Coastal Studies Institute. Over three years, the project will engage undergraduate researchers from diverse backgrounds in team-based research investigating coastal resilience challenges across communities in the face of climate change impacts like sea level rise and extreme...
Northeastern University was awarded a $404,391 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site. The three-year REU Site will host 10 community college students each summer to participate in research projects focused on the field of smart engineering, including artificial intelligence/machine learning, smart infrastructures, smart materials, and smart health. Students will be...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) program, with CFDA number 47.049, provides $241,402 to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program from 2024-2027. The REU site, titled "PR-CLIMB: Puerto Rico-Chemical Learning Integrated in Materials and Biomolecular Applications", will train 10 students per summer over 3 years in...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $464,508 to the University of South Alabama over 3 years to operate an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on interdisciplinary research to address microplastics pollution in the Gulf Coast region. The REU site will recruit 10 students annually to engage in fundamental and applied research across civil, coastal, environmental, mechanical, and electrical...
The University of Delaware received a $420,383 project grant award from the National Science Foundation to support an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on Sustainable Resilient Transportation Systems. The three-year award, made on September 1, 2021 under the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), will support hands-on research experiences for undergraduate students related to developing more sustainable and resilient transportation...