This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of Minnesota, under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education, will provide $3,000,000 to train 150 M.S. and Ph.D. students, including 25 funded trainees, in data-driven discovery and engineering across disciplines such as chemical engineering, biological engineering, chemistry, and materials science. The program will integrate traditional domain science with data-driven methods, providing trainees with skills...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $514,005 to Purdue University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will enable the development of a graduate program to integrate environmental sustainability into business practices. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Establishing an outcomes-based curriculum, doctoral dissertation research, at least one non-academic research...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of South Florida (USF) will develop and implement a comprehensive, experiential learning-based education, research, training, and skills development program in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and packaging. With $3,000,000 in funding from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, the project anticipates training 75 Ph.D. and 133 M.S. students, including 15 Ph.D. and 8 M.S. funded trainees, across...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $775,954 Project Grant to Tennessee Technological University under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The funding will support a 5-year Interdisciplinary Research Traineeship (NRT) program focused on the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, and Cybersecurity. This immersive traineeship will provide comprehensive training to an estimated 150 STEM graduate students, including 24 funded trainees, through new interdisciplinary...
This $500,202 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will enable North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to develop a graduate program integrating environmental sustainability into business. The project aims to train 22 NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) students and approximately 70 additional master's and doctoral students across disciplines including environmental/ecological engineering, materials...
This $3,000,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award, under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education, will establish the Climate Action and Resilience for Extreme Urban Heat (CLIMATE-CARE) program at the University of Pennsylvania. The project aims to train 36 doctoral and 20 master's students in convergent research and education related to sustainability design and engineering, with a focus on utilizing advanced materials and eco-additive manufacturing techniques to...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award of $925,000 to Yale University will create an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program on quantum materials science and engineering. The program will train 30 Ph.D. students, including 17 funded trainees, across disciplines such as applied physics, chemistry, computer science, mechanical engineering, materials science, and physics. The research plan focuses on three related themes: (1) understanding the growth processes of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to Cornell University will develop an interdisciplinary graduate training and research program on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainability Sciences and Engineering (AISSE). The $3,000,000 grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, aims to cultivate a skilled workforce proficient in both AI and sustainability to address critical challenges such as climate change and decarbonization of energy and agri-food systems....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $6 million project grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support an integrated research and education traineeship from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027. The traineeship will provide master's and doctoral level training to approximately 300 students, including 20 directly funded trainees, in convergent research areas focused on cultural change, social equity, and the circular use of water and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,700,000 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The 5-year grant will support the development of an innovative graduate program that brings together engineering, computer science, social science, business, and medicine to harness the transformative power of data science. The program will train 61 graduate students, including 41 funded trainees, on...