Project Grant 2204959
- This $100,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers division will fund research at Tufts University examining how virtual and physical laboratory modes differentially influence the development of engineering students' epistemic practices. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence in research and education programs like the Engineering program...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the University of Virginia to conduct research on utilizing mixed reality (MR) technology to improve students' ability to visualize and analyze abstract concepts in structural engineering and design. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will evaluate the impact of integrating a mobile augmented reality application into a core structural design course to accelerate the...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $264,627 supports research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from October 2022 through September 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research aims to identify effective collaborative behaviors performed least frequently by engineering students and practitioners in design teams. It will characterize reasons for performing or not performing targeted behaviors and examine similarities and differences between...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a $1,499,892 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program to develop curricular messaging and alignment for undergraduate engineering students. With a project period from October 2021 through September 2024, this grant aims to support the NSF's goal of ensuring the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise. Specifically, the University of Michigan will research how engineering curricula can better align with diverse...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $425,818 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Illinois to investigate the development of an immersive virtual reality (VR)-based learning environment for improving construction engineering and management (CEM) students' skills in human-robot collaboration. The project aims to identify key competencies required for CEM students to safely interact with construction robots, develop the VR-based learning...
- The Michigan State University was awarded a $382,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funding will support MSU's Mobile Technology to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) College and Career Awareness for Underserved High School Students project. The project aims to enhance STEM college and career...
- This $346,929 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund collaborative research to build foundational knowledge about the spatial skills relevant to contemporary engineering practice. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, will focus on identifying the spatial problems embedded in the work of civil and mechanical engineers. The research will utilize ethnographic methods to understand how engineers...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program Project Grant of $152,548 awarded to the University of Georgia Research Foundation will expand capacity for engineering education research by facilitating a virtual community of practice for engineering faculty and students learning educational research methods. The two-year project will deliver: 1) publicly available resources on engineering education research, 2) a community of practice supporting new engineering education researchers,...
- This $160,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an immersive virtual reality-based learning environment at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to advance construction robotics education. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the three-year project aims to investigate how such an environment can cultivate students' experiential skills for safely interacting with robots in the construction industry. Specifically,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $440,888 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Michigan to support research on new models and a comprehensive framework to capture the complexities and interdependencies of integrated infrastructure systems, while accounting for technological innovations and policy changes. The research aims to enhance system performance, improve resilience to risks, and promote more efficient resource utilization to...
This $216,000 National Science Foundation Engineering Education and Centers project grant to Michigan State University will fund research on student virtual collaborations in preparation for digital education. Specifically, the two-year project will explore collaboration characteristics and processes of construction and civil engineering students working in virtual environments. The grantee will apply network and learning theories to collect and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data from a treatment and control research design involving project-based learning. The goals are to advance understanding of how engineering students collaborate online and identify strategies to foster these skills important for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry's adoption of virtual design and construction. Findings will contribute to the literature on e-learning, networks, and student learning. Awarded September 1, 2022, this project aligns with the NSF Engineering Directorate's mission to improve innovation and excellence in engineering research and education.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $16.0k | 2/8/23 | ||
| Not listed | $200.0k | 8/12/22 |