Project Grant 2541867
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $515,000 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. The project will develop principled methods and algorithms for multi-task representation learning in bandit and reinforcement learning settings, with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $320,525 CAREER grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030. This project grant supports the development of novel conformal inference models and algorithms designed to enable reliable uncertainty-aware...
- Federal Project Grant Summary Iowa State University received a $239,160 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031. The award funds research and educational activities in equivariant analysis—a mathematical framework for conducting analysis without arbitrary reference points or origins. The project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $370,493 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project is a collaborative research initiative titled "Hybrid Symbolic and Generative AI-Based Simulations of Classroom Discussions for Improving...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), effective August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2031. The award funds research to develop a unified multiscale computational approach for modeling vein graft failure in coronary bypass surgery. The project delivers physics-based computer models of blood flow and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology has been awarded $160,465 under the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for a collaborative research project beginning October 1, 2025 and concluding September 30, 2028. This project addresses the critical challenge of stragglers (slow or failed computational workers) in distributed matrix computations, which are fundamental to modern technologies including deep learning models,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $319,867 Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on July 15, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2026. The award supports the establishment of an open-source ecosystem for the DAFOAM (Distributed Aircraft Multidisciplinary Optimization) design automation tool, transitioning it from a specialized...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $649,388 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), effective August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. The project investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot usage on student exam performance, assessment validity, and long-term...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award supports the development and dissemination of formal verification methods for...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Iowa State University received a $549,689 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2031. This CAREER award funds development of topology-driven uncertainty visualization tools and techniques designed to help scientists analyze and communicate uncertainty in large-scale...
Iowa State University of Science and Technology received a $549,499 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), effective September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031. The award funds integrated research and education to develop autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents that enable computer-based engineering designs to be reliably translated into real-world systems. The research will focus on detecting and correcting modeling errors in physics-based simulations across multiple engineering disciplines—including fluid mechanics, structural dynamics, heat transfer, acoustics, and multiphase transport—while quantifying design impacts and verifying the generalizability of corrections. The project will advance multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) capabilities for high-dimensional, complex design spaces applicable to national defense, advanced manufacturing, and energy sectors. In addition to the core research deliverables, the award supports the creation of sustainable education modules designed to strengthen critical thinking and workforce development in STEM fields across elementary through graduate education levels. The research will generate knowledge regarding reliable design decision-making under modeling uncertainty, modeling error propagation through multidisciplinary systems, and the impact of AI-driven models on design space exploration, optimization speed, robustness, and scalability. Performance of work will occur at Iowa State University's facilities in Ames, Iowa.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $549.5k | 6/29/26 |