Project Grant NA16OR1298

This three-year, $402,904 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers Division will fund the REU Site: Smart and Sustainable Construction in the Digital Era program at Texas A&M University. The program will host a research experience for undergraduate students focusing on emerging digital technologies and sustainable construction methods. Each year, ten undergraduates will participate in a ten-week summer research experience involving projects on...

This three-year $372,294 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the University of New Haven's "REU SITE: BUILDING A GREENER FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH FOR EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES". The program aims to engage 10 undergraduate students per year, with a focus on recruiting participants with learning disabilities, in impactful research on sustainable construction and eco-friendly...

This $299,999 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering, under the International Research and Education program (CFDA 47.079), will fund the development of novel synthetic living materials to improve the construction, performance, and maintenance of buildings. Specifically, the International Partnership for Responsive Infrastructure Using Sustainable Multifunctional Materials project will leverage advances in bioinspired materials...

Northeastern University was awarded a $404,391 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site. The three-year REU Site will host 10 community college students each summer to participate in research projects focused on the field of smart engineering, including artificial intelligence/machine learning, smart infrastructures, smart materials, and smart health. Students will be...

This $304,098 National Science Foundation project grant supports the acquisition of an x-ray diffraction system at the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey. The system will advance research and education activities in physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering. It enables over nine research groups to conduct diffraction techniques and studies of nanomaterials, thin films, and low diffracting materials. The university offers training and workshops to undergraduate students using this...

This $299,986 National Science Foundation project grant funds the Collaborative Research: IRES Track I: Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research in Spain on Smart Connected Systems (UIRISCS) program. Over three years, the program will support research internships in Spain for 18 undergraduate students from Manhattan College and the City University of New York, College of Staten Island. Students will conduct mentored research at the University of Zaragoza in Spain on topics related to smart...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $555,545 to Salve Regina University to enhance research administration capacity across five emerging research institutions (ERI) in Rhode Island. The collaboration, titled "Revisioning Research Administration in Rhode Island for Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS)," aims to: Develop shared resources and a research administration learning community; Build and diversify...

This three-year $465,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) is designed to engage 10 undergraduate students per year in unique research experiences related to the future of smart cities. The University of Nevada, Reno is hosting this REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site focused on exploring intelligent technologies in four key areas: mobility, management of solar energy, infrastructure, and operations/system...

This $199,638 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the San Diego State University (SDSU) Research Foundation to develop an improved seismic-resistant timber-concrete connection using replaceable ductile anchor rods. The goal is to enhance the seismic resilience of mass timber structures by enabling rapid post-earthquake repair through a reliable ductile mechanism that dissipates energy in the anchor connecting the...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $549,749 to Cornell University to host a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site focused on semiconductor research and workforce development. The "REU Site: Summer Research Program at SRC JUMP2.0 SUPREME" will support 10 REU students per year (five at Cornell and five at MIT) to gain hands-on experience in semiconductor device fabrication,...