Project Grant CHA26440919

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation supports the development of machine learning tools and outreach programs related to the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Awarded $200,000 on July 15, 2022 and set to be completed by June 30, 2025, the funding is provided under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Specifically, the award to Westmont College will develop novel triggers using machine learning techniques to improve the selectivity...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) provides $149,700 to Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The funding supports the continued development, assessment, and scaling of a general education course for entering freshmen focused on metro Atlanta content, including memoirs,...

This $404,180 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of an infrastructure for sustainable innovation and research in computer science education. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, North Carolina State University, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University will collaborate to build the Computer Science Education Hub, a social and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $197,966 to CAL Poly Pomona Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization and foundation, to improve upper division physics education and research opportunities at 14 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in California. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing three online particle physics courses to impact over 300 students Providing 48 students the...

This $841,392 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. The project aims to develop and evaluate a scalable, explainable, teacher-in-the-loop adaptive learning system built on large language models. Key components include an assessment module to assist instructors in generating aligned and explainable assessment tasks, a recommendation module to create personalized learning pathways...

The National Science Foundation Division of Physics awarded $500,000 to California State University, East Bay Foundation, Inc. for the project "Experimental Studies into the Nature of the Higgs Mechanism and Searches for New Physics with the ATLAS Experiment" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The funding will support experimental research into the Higgs mechanism and searches for...

This three-year, $399,376 National Endowment for the Humanities project grant supports the development of the Metapolis digital research infrastructure platform at Harvard University. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program, Metapolis aims to spatially reconstruct historical places through archival sources. As an interactive map-based publication platform, it will enable users to cross-reference archival, bibliographic and multimedia sources with...

The Children's Museum of Atlanta will collaborate with Georgia State University to provide $420,615 in virtual learning opportunities and professional development under an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America Project Grant awarded September 1, 2022. Specifically, the museum and university will develop curriculum-directed virtual learning for pre-K through 5th grade Title I students, with a focus on improving language and literacy skills through play-based methods. They...

This five-year, $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of the Experiments as a Service Infrastructure (EASI). EASI aims to lower barriers for conducting randomized experiments comparing alternative digital learning experiences and analyzing resulting data to improve future student outcomes. Specifically, the University of Alabama will develop an infrastructure supporting...

The University Enterprises, Inc. dba Sacramento State Sponsored Research (Vendor) was awarded a $225,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Physics to support the "ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS WITH THE ATLAS EXPERIMENT AT CERN'S LARGE HADRON COLLIDER" project. The award period is from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The project supports research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This program aims to promote...