Project Grant 2519207
- This $399,978 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to promote collaborative learning in architectural engineering design using generative artificial intelligence-powered augmented reality. The project, awarded to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will develop two generative AI-AR modules to integrate into existing architectural engineering design studio curricula. Over the 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027, the...
- This $498,490 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to advance STEM student success at the University of Alaska Anchorage's (UAA) Mat-Su College through the integration of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies across early STEM courses. The primary goals are to: 1) enhance engagement, interest, and conceptual understanding in STEM fields like biology, chemistry, and physics through immersive VR simulations,...
- This $241,414 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop an augmented reality (AR) learning environment integrated with a large language model (LLM)-powered pedagogical agent to guide middle school students' modeling practice in science. The key objectives are to: 1) build AR simulations for modeling tasks, 2) develop an on-device LLM to assess diagrammatic models, and 3) investigate student modeling practice within the...
- This $113,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to transform introductory engineering courses at a Hispanic-serving two-year college. The goal is to enhance student success and interest in pursuing STEM degrees through a project-based learning approach. The award will fund the development of quasi-independent, low-cost classroom materials and curricula that provide early-career engineering students with significant...
- This federal Project Grant award, valued at $142,000.00 and awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund the development of a simulated classroom environment that allows elementary school teachers to practice facilitation skills using AI-driven student avatars. The goal is to create an automated professional development system that provides teachers with low-cost, low-stakes opportunities to improve their ability to facilitate classroom...
- This $160,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an immersive virtual reality-based learning environment at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to advance construction robotics education. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the three-year project aims to investigate how such an environment can cultivate students' experiential skills for safely interacting with robots in the construction industry. Specifically,...
- This $346,929 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund collaborative research to build foundational knowledge about the spatial skills relevant to contemporary engineering practice. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, will focus on identifying the spatial problems embedded in the work of civil and mechanical engineers. The research will utilize ethnographic methods to understand how engineers...
- 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 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the integration of virtual reality technology to enhance self-directed learning for civil engineering students at West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC). The $349,999 award, spanning January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, will allow the principal investigator to develop foundational skills and gain practical experience in designing and implementing STEM education...
- The University of Miami was awarded a $299,638 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) on December 15, 2021. The grant will support the development of a three-dimensional immersive learning environment to improve student learning of foundational engineering concepts through November 30, 2024. As the prime awardee, the University of Miami will leverage virtual and augmented reality technologies...
This $399,994 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve architectural and civil engineering education through the development of an immersive, projection-based learning environment. The project, titled "Spatial Augmented Reality for Collaborative Learning: Improving Architectural and Civil Engineering Education with Immersive Group Learning Experiences", seeks to enhance student comprehension of fundamental engineering concepts and complex structural design problems using interactive physical models and natural language interfaces. The award, which has a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will support the creation of novel collaborative learning experiences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a leading federal research partner. The project's goals include advancing understanding of the learning process, preparing students for future industry jobs, and potentially applying the developed pedagogy, technology, and methodology to other STEM curricula.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $400.0k | 8/18/25 |