This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program grant award of $500,202, with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will enable a collaboration between Purdue University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to develop an innovative graduate program integrating environmental sustainability into business practices. The project aims to train 22 NRT-funded and approximately 70 additional Master's and doctoral...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program grant, with CFDA number 47.076 (STEM Education), was awarded to Purdue University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to develop a graduate program that integrates environmental sustainability into business. The $514,005 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund the training of 22 NRT-supported trainees and approximately 70 additional graduate students...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $399,876 awarded on September 1, 2022 will fund research examining environmental justice perspectives on water-energy infrastructure projects intended to mitigate climate change. Under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), Portland State University will investigate how neighboring communities, policymakers, and developers view hydrosocial changes and environmental justice related to water-energy transitions. The...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program totaling $369,530 will support Portland State University's efforts to build research capacity for collaborative, interdisciplinary study of water and society issues through 2025. The University will establish an interdisciplinary research collaboration between scholars in geography, environmental studies, applied linguistics, and anthropology focusing on themes of water values,...
This Project Grant award of $505,759 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at Portland State University's Center for Climate and Aerosol Research. The program aims to train a diverse cohort of 10 students annually over 3 years in atmospheric and climate science research, with a focus on recruiting from underrepresented groups. Key objectives include providing hands-on research opportunities,...
This five-year, $260,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund research at the University of Oklahoma examining transactive resilience in disaster-affected communities. The university will analyze relationships among non-profits, community groups, government agencies, and infrastructure to better understand how distributed networks can bolster disaster resilience through peer-to-peer interactions. The research also aims to...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $100,000 supports research at Purdue University from September 2022 to August 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research aims to strengthen community resilience to natural hazards like earthquakes by incorporating stakeholder priorities into risk mitigation efforts.
Specifically, the university will conduct social and physical experiments to better understand vulnerability of pre-1970s concrete buildings and evaluate...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research and development to enhance climate resilience and confront coastal hazards in the Great Lakes region.
The project, led by Michigan Technological University, combines natural hazard research with local knowledge to create practical tools and strategies to help rural, remote, and indigenous communities in the region...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program award to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) will create a new graduate certificate program in Design Equity. The $2,992,878 grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will train approximately 200 graduate students over 4 years, including 34 M.S. and 7 Ph.D. students who will receive NRT stipends. The program will deliver a transdisciplinary and convergent curriculum to train students in equity-centered design and...
This $999,944 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a new paradigm for equitable and smart multi-hazard resilience modeling called ENSURE at Rice University from March 2023 through February 2028. The grant aims to advance infrastructure resilience modeling to account for uncertain and evolving conditions while overcoming inequities in underlying data and algorithms. Key products include infusing intelligence from emerging smart systems and data into resilience...
This $1,994,481 National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program project grant awarded to Portland State University (PSU) will develop a transformative graduate training program to address cascading hazards and build community resilience. The program will leverage transdisciplinary collaboration across multiple departments to train 22 NRT-funded graduate students and 100 additional students in versatile skills such as communication, computational, systems thinking, and risk management. Key focus areas include identifying solutions for implementing community resilience planning, modeling cascading effects of climate and geohazards, and leveraging technology to improve understanding and mitigation of heat and wildfire risks in urban and rural communities. This NRT program aims to produce a highly competent workforce capable of addressing complex challenges at the intersection of science, technology, and social systems.