Project Grant 2438921
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to promote best practices in introductory experimental physics labs. The $949,555 award, effective July 15, 2025 through June 30, 2029, will support the University of Washington to create and sustain an Introductory Physics Labs Institute. This institute will develop instructor expertise, implement educational innovations, and adapt existing innovations for specific teaching and learning...
- Stony Brook University will receive $299,949 over three years from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to study online laboratory instruction in undergraduate physics courses. Specifically, the project aims to investigate how physics faculty and teaching assistants have adapted laboratory materials and pedagogy for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will explore factors influencing online teaching approaches as well as student experiences and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to advance understanding of how instructional practices impact student thinking about measurement and uncertainty concepts across classical and quantum mechanics. Cornell University will employ a mixed-methods research approach, including interviews, surveys, and quantitative analyses, to characterize instruction on these topics, articulate student profiles based on their reasoning,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will provide $161,977 to San Jose State University Research Foundation to modernize the introductory physics laboratories at San Jose State University. The project will secure wireless sensors and other modern equipment for the teaching laboratories, allowing students to efficiently collect data so they can focus on understanding the physics principles. An estimated 1,000 students and 20...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $464,597 will fund research to characterize active learning environments in physics education and relate classroom features to student outcomes. The award was made under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the creation and implementation of promising STEM education practices. Specifically, the funding will support a collaborative research project between Drexel University and Wright...
- This federal Project Grant award of $335,077 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support a longitudinal research project at Auburn University to investigate the development of problem-solving skills among physics students and instructors. The project aims to address critical gaps in understanding how to effectively teach physics students to solve real-world problems, which is vital for preparing the next generation of physicists. Over a 3-year...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award, provided under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to create tools that will enable college instructors to integrate computational physics methods into their undergraduate physics courses and assess their students' learning against standardized objectives. The $460,849 award, with a performance period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, will be used by a team of researchers at five Midwestern universities to develop seven student...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) in the amount of $945,813 aims to enhance conceptual learning in quantum and semiconductor physics through the development and evaluation of interactive visualization and simulation tools. The project, which will be carried out by a consortium of researchers across five universities and colleges, will expand upon previously developed tools and conduct large-scale studies to determine their effectiveness in...
- This $900,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support North Carolina State University in developing a low-cost augmented reality platform that integrates force sensing and visualization capabilities to enhance physics education. The project aims to create an affordable tablet-based system and complementary curriculum modules covering Newtonian mechanics and electrodynamics, targeting high school students. The goal...
- This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) program, supports the development of simulation-based labs and associated education research for topics in electromagnetism, waves, and optics. Trustees of Boston University will create several HTML5 computer simulations for use in introductory physics labs, along with worksheets and guided inquiry materials. They will test the effectiveness of hybrid labs...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to promote best practices in introductory experimental physics education. The $348,165 award to Cornell University will support the creation of an Introductory Physics Labs Institute to develop a community and resources for physics lab instructors to redesign their labs based on proven strategies from physics education research. The project will generate new scholarship on how STEM lab instructors implement experimentation-focused labs and build their skills, confidence, and reflective practices. The award will also create an online resource portal for lab instructors to share their instructional materials. This project applies an asset-based paradigm to engage a range of lab instructors, including non-tenure-track and graduate/undergraduate teaching assistants, in implementing innovative, experimentation-focused physics labs that improve students' critical thinking and views on experimentation.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $348.2k | 7/24/25 |