Rutgers, The State University was awarded a $1,265,946 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funds collaborative research titled "Machine Learning and Robotics for the Data-Driven Design of Protein-Polymer Hybrid Materials." The research appears aimed at advancing the use of machine learning and robotics...
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...
North Carolina State University will use a $468,938 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to operate an Research Experiences for Undergraduates site focused on materials research with data science from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025. Through this REU Site: Materials Research with Data Science grant, the university will engage undergraduate students in applied research projects at the intersection of materials science and data...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Division of Materials Research, has awarded a $388,404 Project Grant to Georgetown University to operate an Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on materials physics research. Over a 3-year period from September 2024 to August 2027, the program will provide 9 undergraduates from diverse backgrounds and institutions with a 10-week summer research experience. Students will engage in experimental, computational, and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 provides funding to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to host a new 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on materials science and engineering. The REU site will support 10 undergraduate students per year for 10 weeks of hands-on research and learning experiences related to the structure, processing, properties, and performance of materials and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $465,000 in funding to the University of Pennsylvania's Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program. The program will provide 10 undergraduate students annually with transformative research experiences in materials science, coupled with training to develop advanced scientific...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three-year, $477,793 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The grant provides an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) site focused on cellular bioengineering research, with a specific focus on recruiting and engaging students from underrepresented backgrounds. The 10-week summer program will enable 10 students annually to conduct cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research in areas such...
Rutgers, The State University was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences. The grant falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) and will support collaborative research on Dynamic Tensors from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. Through this funding, Rutgers researchers will conduct statistical methods development, theoretical work, and applied research on tensor decompositions to analyze multiway,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside (UC Riverside) provides $430,000 in funding for an Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on materials science and thin-film technologies. The award, made under NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, will support hands-on research opportunities for undergraduate students in areas such as semiconductor processing, materials...
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,...