This $113,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform introductory engineering courses at a Hispanic-serving two-year community college. The project will develop and implement a project-based learning approach to better support student success and interest in STEM degree completion. Advanced engineering students will work with faculty to create curriculum and classroom materials that provide...
This $559,342 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) aims to foster a STEM learning ecosystem that brings secondary teachers in historically under-resourced schools together with local STEM professionals to co-design and allocate STEM-based resources for youth. The five-year project, which commenced on September 15, 2024, will employ an ethnographic design to understand how integrating STEM lessons in under-resourced schools can advance...
This $499,998 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) Program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish and pilot a "laboratory classroom" to capture real-time data on individual student learning processes and classroom dynamics. The goal is to advance understanding of how student-level factors and classroom experiences interact to influence STEM learning, particularly for historically marginalized populations. Key...
This $533,718 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of new analytical methods and algorithms to improve the management of partially observable supply chain systems, with a focus on sustainable seafood operations. The project aims to: Develop new structural estimation and optimization techniques to learn the preferences and behaviors of fishermen and fishing adversaries from imperfect data, and identify...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,188,628.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, aims to examine middle school students' learning of Earth and physical sciences and their understanding of engineering design. The project will co-design, implement, and refine two STEM curriculum units that integrate science inquiry, engineering design, and community-based service projects with an environmental justice...
This $350,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, will support Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) efforts to develop a troubleshooting learning environment for engineering students. Key objectives include: Building the principal investigator's expertise in STEM education research study design, methods, and data analysis through professional development Conducting a pilot research project to investigate key competencies...
This $650,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of new curricula and hands-on learning experiences focused on Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing technologies. Led by Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, the project aims to prepare students and incumbent workers for careers in manufacturing technician roles in sectors such as agriculture, food and beverage processing, and oil and gas. Key deliverables...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, provides $399,934 to a collaborative effort across six academic institutions. The goal is to better align STEM curricula with industry workforce needs. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: EMPOWERED -- BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE TOGETHER," will enable the participating institutions to grow industry partnerships, improve course...
This $1,163,854 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to conduct a longitudinal mixed-methods investigation of factors shaping postsecondary STEM trajectories and outcomes for students beginning at community colleges. The project, titled "Beyond STEM Transfer", intends to explore how community college students experience undergraduate STEM teaching, learning environments, and contextual factors to identify the...
This $327,745 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to transform undergraduate engineering education to create more inclusive learning environments. The project, titled "FROM CORNERSTONE TO CAPSTONE AND BEYOND: TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING TEAMING TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE AND EMPOWERED ENGINEERING COMMUNITY", will develop and validate scalable inclusive teamwork models to foster a sense of belonging for...