This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative, multi-site Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program focused on nanoscale science and engineering (NSE). The program, hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will engage 12 in-service high school and community college faculty each year in 6-week NSE research projects at NNCI facilities....
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $199,528 to fund a collaborative research project titled "RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers Across the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure." The project is hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, and University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and aims to engage 12 in-service high school and community college faculty each year in...
Rice University received a three-year, $599,985 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers program (CFDA 47.041) to support the RET Site: A Year-Long Nanoengineering Exploration from the Lab to the Classroom program. Through this award, Rice University will work with high-needs school districts in the greater Houston area to provide professional development and research experiences for 12 science teachers per year focused on sustainable energy...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to Indiana University under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support the Research Experiences for Teachers Advancement in Nanotechnology (RETAIN) program from June 2022 through May 2025. RETAIN provides 30 K-14 educators from surrounding metropolitan school districts with immersive research experiences and workshops in nanotechnology to increase their understanding of challenges in the field and associated...
This $195,937 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a three-year collaborative RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) site program titled "Teacher Power: Preparing Our Workforce Through Electronics and Research". The program is hosted by Central State University, the University of Dayton, and Wright State University, and engages K-12 in-service and pre-service teachers in the Southwestern Ohio region. The key products...
This Project Grant award of $599,997 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the "RET Site: Integrated Nanomanufacturing" program at Boston University. The program will provide transformative research experiences in nanotechnology and nanoengineering to 30 local high school teachers and community college faculty over a 3-year period from September 2025 to August 2028. Participants will engage in mentored laboratory research, receive...
This three-year $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). The RET site aims to provide ten high school STEM teachers from Chicago public and private schools with a six-week summer immersion in cutting-edge computational modeling and simulation (CMS) research across disciplines including nanotechnology, data-driven modeling, drug...
This $599,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will provide a 3-year Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program focused on industries of the future, including artificial intelligence, quantum information science, advanced manufacturing, advanced communications, and biotechnology. The award to the University of Houston System will support a six-week summer research experience for nine high school STEM teachers annually, enabling them...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $205,020 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Dayton Research Institute. This three-year grant titled "Collaborative RET Site: Teacher Power (Preparing Our Workforce Through Electronics and Research)" aims to engage K-12 in-service and pre-service teachers in the Southwestern Ohio region to develop the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to prepare a STEM workforce to advance electronics...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $198,427 to Wright State University, the University of Dayton, and Central State University (a land-grant HBCU) to develop and implement a 3-year Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program focused on electronics materials, packaging, and semiconductor (EMPS) research and education. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Engaging K-12 in-service and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $199,950 over 3 years to the University of Nebraska to host a collaborative Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program spanning multiple National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) sites. The program engages 12 in-service high school and community college faculty each year in hands-on nanoscale science and engineering research at state-of-the-art NNCI facilities. Participants will develop curriculum materials to bring their research experiences back to their classrooms, with continued support from faculty and mentors during the academic year. The multi-site RET program aims to grow a cohort of educators with broad exposure to industrial and societal nanotechnology applications, build an educational materials library, and encourage teacher presentations at professional conferences. This award supports the program's objectives of strengthening participant knowledge and inspiring their students to explore STEM and nanotechnology careers.