Project Grant R44GM150307
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,964 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Arizona State University (ASU) to address heat-related challenges faced by schools in the Southwest U.S. The "HeatReady Schools Southwest Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator" project aims to develop practical, localized heat adaptation solutions to prevent negative impacts of extreme heat on schoolchildren, such as lowered...
- This $275,765 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program aims to develop and test prototypes of personal active cooling garments to protect at-risk patients from extreme heat waves. The grant is awarded to General Engineering & Research, L.L.C., a for-profit, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business located in San Diego, California. The project will leverage the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $249,999 to Arizona State University to establish the foundations for a future Global Center focused on heat adaptation strategies. The award will: 1) Coordinate and integrate interdisciplinary knowledge on heat adaptation across disciplines, sectors, and communities; 2) Create the first Global School on Heat Adaptation, providing experiential learning and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to Arizona State University (ASU) to develop HEATMIND, an AI-powered sensor-based platform that provides firefighters and community organizations with tools to objectively monitor heat-related health and provide intervention strategies to minimize risks. The project, which runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029, brings together an...
- This federal Project Grant award, titled "HEAT WAVES, PEDIATRIC READINESS, AND CHILD OUTCOMES: RISK, MITIGATION, AND RESILIENCE IN EMERGENCY CARE," was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Oregon Health & Science University for $714,039, with a period of performance from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030. The primary objectives of the project are to: 1)...
- This Project Grant award of $177,996.00, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, investigates the spatial and temporal patterns of urban heat islands (UHI) and urban pollution islands (UPI) at the neighborhood scale. The project aims to develop geographical methods to better understand how UHI and UPI interact and affect heat and air quality for urban residents. Key activities include: Collecting fine-scale ground...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to Rutgers, The State University, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The grant supports a civic innovation project that pilots solutions to assist low-resource urban residents in adapting to increasing heat stress and local air pollution, both outdoors and indoors. The key products and services delivered through this funding include: 1) Deploying a...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Project Grant, under CFDA program 47.050 - Geosciences, provides $291,216 in funding to the Desert Research Institute (DRI), part of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), to develop an urban modeling system that examines the interaction between the urban heat island, outdoor water, and air pollution. The project aims to improve understanding of how cities and their excess heat, vegetation irrigation, and...
- The Arizona State University will receive $2 million from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop novel methods for assessing individual-level heat risk across diverse populations from 2022-2026. The university will merge an advanced mobile biometeorological station with a human-shaped thermal manikin to pioneer a field method measuring detailed human heat exposure. The manikin will measure heat load received by an average body and mimic...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program, is providing $305,260 to Access Sensor Technologies LLC to commercialize the AIRPEN - a wearable device for rapidly characterizing exposures to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during disaster events. The key products and services to be delivered include: Collaborating with disaster response researchers...
HEAT VIZ: AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR HEAT ISLAND INVESTIGATIONS FOR K-12 STEM STUDENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT EXTREME HEAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER-RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES (MORE THAN HURRICANES AND TORNADOES COMBINED), AND THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT INTENSIFIES THESE HEALTH RISKS, OFTEN IN LOW-RESOURCE URBAN AREAS. OUR RESEARCH TEAM HAS PREVIOUSLY PILOTED HEAT ISLAND MEASUREMENT PROJECTS FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE RESEARCH INVOLVING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND AS STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THROUGH THE PILOT PROJECTS, OUR TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED KEY USABILITY HURDLES THAT LIMIT THE WIDE-SPREAD SCALABILITY AND APPLICABILITY OF THESE ACTIVITIES. THIS SBIR FAST-TRACK PHASE I/II PROPOSAL (CALLED HEAT VIZ) AIMS TO BUILD AND TEST AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO ENABLE HEAT ISLAND PROJECTS TO BE IMPLEMENTABLE BY HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVEMENTS OF FOUR STUDENT OUTCOMES 1. CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS AROUND WEATHER, CLIMATE, BIOGEOLOGY, AND HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE EARTH 2. INCREASED PROFICIENCY WITH THE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES: PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT INVESTIGATIONS, ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA, AND ARGUING FROM EVIDENCE 3. IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH-RISKS OF HEAT ISLANDS, HOW THESE ARE INEQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS, AND WHAT MIGHT BE DONE TO ADDRESS THESE RISKS 4. INCREASED STUDENT INTEREST IN STEM AND EFFICACY ABOUT HOW STEM CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THE COMMERCIAL OUTCOME OF THE HEAT VIZ PROJECT WOULD BE TO CREATE A PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATES SENSORS, SOFTWARE, LESSON MATERIALS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTO A MODULAR INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT THAT EDUCATORS CAN IMPLEMENT INTO THEIR BIOLOGY OR EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM. POCKETLAB WILL MARKET AND SELL THE HEAT VIZ PROGRAM THROUGH OUR ONLINE STORE AND THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF 30+ RESELLERS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. POCKETLAB WILL DISSEMINATE THE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND MARKET THE HEAT VIZ PROGRAM THROUGH OUR SCIENCE IS COOL LEARNING COMMUNITY WHICH HAS ENGAGEMENTS WITH 100K+ SCIENCE EDUCATORS.
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