This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance undergraduate chemistry education at Columbia Basin College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Pasco, Washington. The funding will be used to purchase new gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) instruments and develop new educational opportunities to provide hands-on instrumentation experiences for students. This...
Chemeketa Community College District, doing business as Chemeketa Community College, was awarded a $199,994 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds the "INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND SUPPORTIVE COHORTS TO IMPROVE STEM STUDENT SUCCESS" project. This project aims to improve STEM student success and retention through inclusive community collaboration...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $197,968 to Suffolk County Community College, a Hispanic-Serving Institution in New York, to acquire a desktop mass spectrometer and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. These instruments will be used to enhance undergraduate learning and experiences in organic chemistry courses, benefiting an estimated 100 students annually. The equipment will also support student clubs, public...
This $466,012 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish a nationwide community of chemistry laboratory curriculum developers. The primary objectives are to: Provide a comprehensive year-long professional development program to equip up to 126 chemistry instructors and 42 teaching assistants with evidence-based teaching practices for chemistry laboratory courses. This includes training on curriculum reform,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $179,873 to Los Angeles Mission College to expand access to educational instrumentation and enhance STEM undergraduate education. The funding will secure critical laboratory equipment, including a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, gas chromatograph, electron diffraction equipment, a 3D land surveying scanner, and Arduino/Raspberry Pi kits. These resources will enrich 17 courses...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $195,900 to the University of Arkansas - Cossatot Community College (UA Cossatot), a Hispanic-Serving Institution in Arkansas, to enrich undergraduate learning in biology, chemistry, earth science, and mathematics. The award will fund the procurement of multiple pieces of educational equipment and instrumentation, including an autoclave, 3-D printers, a spectrophotometer, anatomy tools,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop and disseminate over 40 inquiry-based chemistry laboratory curricula. The $461,441 grant awarded to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will fund a comprehensive year-long professional development program to train 84-126 chemistry instructors and teaching assistants on evidence-based teaching practices. The program will establish a nationwide community of laboratory...
This $499,168 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to integrate advanced microscopy and analysis techniques into the geology and engineering curricula at Chabot College, a community college in California. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: Develop and integrate course-based undergraduate research experiences in microscopy into select geology and engineering courses. Support individual student research opportunities...
This $126,259 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research and development to improve organic chemistry education. The University of South Florida will partner with the University of Northern Colorado to conduct three studies exploring how different molecular representations facilitate student success in solving organic chemistry problems. The project team will randomly assign end-of-semester students to problem sets varying only...
This $647,951 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to create a flexible hybrid pathway to a career in chemical technology. The award will support the development of an Associate of Applied Science degree program in Chemical Technology at Corning Community College, a state-run educational institution in Corning, NY. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Provide a flexible pathway for students unable to take...