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MANHATTAN COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - IHE/INSTITUTION

MANHATTAN COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - IHES

LA PROMESA MANHATTAN - IMPROVING HISPANIC AND PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENT SUCCESS

OPTIMIZING ACQUISITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF UNDER-SAMPLED MRI FOR SIGNAL DETECTION

CC* NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE: IMPROVING SCIENCE DATA FLOWS WITH ADVANCED NETWORKING AND CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE -THIS PROJECT RE-ARCHITECTS THE CAMPUS NETWORK AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE TO DRIVE, ENABLE, AND ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC DATA FLOWS AND DISCOVERY ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, AND SOCIOLOGY UTILIZING ADVANCED CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO RESEARCH AND STEM EDUCATION CURRENTLY ENCOUNTERED BY FACULTY, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS IN RESPECT TO THE FLOW OF SCIENTIFIC DATA. THE CAMPUS NETWORK IS REARCHITECTED TO OPTIMIZE SCIENTIFIC DATA FLOWS VIA THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CAMPUS-WIDE IPV6-NATIVE SCIENCE DMZ, ENABLING FRICTIONLESS PATHS FOR SCIENCE DATA ACCESSIBLE ACROSS CAMPUS. THIS SCIENCE DMZ UTILIZES RECOGNIZED BEST PRACTICES FOR RESEARCH CYBERSECURITY, BALANCING NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND SECURITY, AND ESTABLISHES DATA TRANSFER NODES TO FACILITATE DATA TRANSFERS BETWEEN MANHATTAN COLLEGE RESEARCHERS AND THEIR COLLABORATORS VIA GLOBUS. IT CONNECTS THE COLLEGE TO EXTERNAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (R&E) NETWORKS STATEWIDE VIA NYSERNET AND NATIONALLY THROUGH INTERNET2, AND MONITORS NETWORK PERFORMANCE USING PERFSONAR TO TUNE THE SCIENCE DMZ TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE. THE RE-ARCHITECTED NETWORK, DESIGNED AND TUNED FOR SCIENTIFIC DATA FLOWS, ADVANCES AND DRIVES RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, AND EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURES TO FURTHER R&E CAPABILITIES OF THE COLLEGE?S RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS. THIS NETWORK WILL SUPPORT AND GROW THESE ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE STUDENTS, CONTRIBUTE TO NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, INFORM PUBLIC POLICY, FACILITATE INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROVIDE A BETTER STEM EDUCATION TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO BE CAPABLE OF TACKLING COMPLEX CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD AHEAD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

MANHATTAN COLLEGE ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE (MCESI)

EFFECT OF HOMEOSTATIC PLASTICITY ON HEBBIAN LEARNING: A MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATION

THE SPATIOTEMPORAL MAPPING OF THE RSC AND SWI/SNF CHROMATIN REMODELER COMPLEXES ON THE NUCLEOSOME IN LIVING CELLS.

BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH SYSTEMIC INITIATIVE FOR MODELING INVESTIGATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (SIMIODE)

DEVELOPING STUDENTS? SYSTEMS THINKING AND DATA ANALYTICS SKILLS IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

MANHATTAN COLLEGE CENTER FOR PREPARING AND RETAINING STEM SCHOLARS TEACHING ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

MRI:DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER THIN FILMS BY INITIATED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION WITH CAPABILITY OF IN SITU STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION

THE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CUES TO INDUCE FORMATION OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES

STUDIES OF HIGGS BOSON PROPERTIES AND SEARCH FOR NEW PHYSICS WITH ATLAS

HSI PILOT PROJECT: INSTITUTIONALIZING A TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOCUSED ON FIRST-YEAR STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS TRACK 1 PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A NEW TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER IN MANHATTAN COLLEGE?S (MC) KAKOS SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CALLED THE CENTER FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE MANHATTAN COLLEGE COMMUNITY IN SCIENTIFIC INCLUSIVE TEACHING (E=MC2:SIT). THE GOAL OF THE CENTER IS TO BUILD AND INSTITUTIONALIZE A SUSTAINED FACULTY COMMUNITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE SCIENCE FACULTY FOCUSED ON THE SUCCESS OF ALL MC'S FIRST-YEAR STEM MAJORS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM HISPANIC AND OTHER GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. THE IMPACT OF THE CENTER PROGRAMMING WILL BE MEASURED BY FACULTY ADOPTION OF BEST-PRACTICES IN CLASSROOMS AND CHANGES TO SUCCESS, RETENTION, AND PERSISTENCE TO GRADUATION STUDENT OUTCOMES. THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY E=MC2:SIT WILL INCLUDE: (1) A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM TO ENGAGE FACULTY TEACHING FIRST-YEAR, STEM GATEWAY COURSES IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO LEARN ABOUT, IMPLEMENT, AND ASSESS SCIENTIFIC AND INCLUSIVE TEACHING PRACTICES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, (2) SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION (SI) PEER-TO-PEER FACILITATED CONTENT REVIEW IN ALL FIRST-YEAR, GATEWAY COURSES, AND (3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS. THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE) COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS WITH SKILLS TO ENHANCE THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. DATA COLLECTION FOR EVALUATION OF THE FACULTY ADOPTION OF BEST-PRACTICES AND THE IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE TRACKING OF ENROLLMENT/WITHDRAWAL DATA, STUDENT GRADES, INDIVIDUAL FACULTY INTERVIEWS, SURVEY RESPONSES, CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS, AND ANNUAL SITE VISITS TO ASSESS FIDELITY OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. IT HAS BEEN WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE LITERATURE ON RETENTION THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ATTRITION POINT FOR STUDENTS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THEIR ENROLLMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE GATEWAY STEM COURSES. MC'S E=MC2:SIT PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE FACULTY IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN ENHANCED STUDENT SUCCESS AS MEASURED BY A DECREASE IN STEM GATEWAY COURSE DROP/FAIL/WITHDRAW RATES, ENHANCED FIRST-YEAR STUDENT RETENTION RATES, AND PERSISTENCE TO GRADUATION IN FOUR TO SIX YEARS. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL STEM WORKFORCE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

EXPLORE NJ: ATTRACTING AFRICAN AND HISPANIC AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTHEASTERN JERSEY TO GEOSCIENCES (TRACK 1)

RUI: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF FLEXIBLE AND RIGID BARRIERS IN MITIGATING SURFACE BLAST EFFECTS ON UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IRES TRACK I: UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN SPAIN ON SMART CONNECTED SYSTEMS (UIRISCS) -UNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN SPAIN ON SMART CONNECTED SYSTEMS WILL SUPPORT SIX US UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PER YEAR AND PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT MENTORED RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA (UZ) IN SPAIN. IN THIS THREE-YEAR PROJECT, A TOTAL OF EIGHTEEN STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED FROM MANHATTAN COLLEGE (MC) AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (CUNY/CSI). THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE OF THIS MULTICULTURAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICAN ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON COLLABORATION, UNIQUE HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SMART CONNECTED SYSTEMS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES THUS ENHANCING FUTURE US GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND ADVANCING AND PROMOTING SCIENCE. TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE, EACH YEAR A SIX-STUDENT COHORT WILL: 1) PARTICIPATE IN A PRE-TRAVEL TRAINING WORKSHOP WITH COORDINATED EFFORTS FROM MC AND CUNY/CSI; 2) SPEND 8 WEEKS IN THE SUMMER WORKING ON THE PROJECTS WITH PROFESSORS FROM UZ; 3) ENGAGE IN FOLLOW-UP COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS IN AREAS OF SMART CONNECTED SYSTEMS UPON RETURN TO THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. THE CORE OF THE BROADER IMPACTS IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) AND TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH WHICH IS PART OF THE EVOLVING GLOBAL ECONOMY. THE EFFORT WILL ALSO LEVERAGE CSI?S SPANISH-SERVING INSTITUTION DESIGNATION AS WELL AS CUNY?S UNIQUE STATUS AS THE NATION?S LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY WITH A LARGE UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENT POPULATION TO EXPOSE THOSE STUDENTS TO THE EXCITING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE INVOLVED INSTITUTIONS OFFER. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES, WE ARE ENTERING AN ERA OF A SMART CONNECTED WORLD WITH SMART CONNECTED SYSTEMS (SCS), WHICH ALLOWS INTELLIGENT DECISION-MAKING USING DATA SOURCES FROM BOTH PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND VIRTUAL COMPONENTS TO OPTIMIZED EFFICIENCY, COMFORT, SAFETY, AND SECURITY. THE UNIFYING RESEARCH THEME OF SCS INCLUDES SUB-TOPICS IN SENSORS, OPTICAL NETWORKS, HYBRID WIRED-WIRELESS NETWORKS, MACHINE LEARNING, NATURE LANGUAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER VISION, IMAGE PROCESSING, AND CYBERSECURITY. SAMPLE TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS THAT STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT IN SPAIN INCLUDE: 1) ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER PROSPECTS AS BACKBONE FOR SMART HOME AREA NETWORKS; 2) DEVELOPMENT OF SMART HOME CUSTOMIZED APPLICATIONS USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AND SPEECH RECOGNITION. THE PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION WILL PUSH THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO BUILD INNOVATIVE, ROBUST, AND SCALABLE SMART CONNECTED SYSTEMS AND LEVERAGE ON AN OVER 10-YEAR EXISTING COLLABORATION BETWEEN UZ AND THE US INSTITUTIONS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

RUI: PION LAGRANGIAN FOR LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE IN COSMOLOGY -THIS RUI AWARD FUNDS THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF PROFESSOR BART HORN AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE. SURVEYS OF LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSE ARE POISED TO TRANSFORM THE FIELD OF COSMOLOGY OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS. BY MEASURING THE DISTRIBUTION OF GALAXIES AND MATTER AND THEIR EVOLUTION OVER TIME, PHYSICISTS HOPE TO MEASURE PARAMETERS OF PRIMORDIAL COSMOLOGY AND TO PROBE THE AGE, COMPOSITION, AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE TO UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF PRECISION. AS PART OF HIS RESEARCH, PROFESSOR HORN WILL DEVELOP SOME OF THE NEW COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE THESE LARGE DATA SETS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE PROGRESS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THIS WORK WILL FURTHER THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY HELPING TO INTRODUCE A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS TO THE FIELD. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO CREATE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH. MOREOVER, AS AN ADDITIONAL BROADER IMPACT, THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUTREACH TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND OTHER VENUES IN NEW YORK CITY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, PROFESSOR HORN WILL APPLY EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORY TECHNIQUES FROM HIGH-ENERGY THEORETICAL PHYSICS TO MODELING THE GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSE, USING AN EFFECTIVE PION LAGRANGIAN DESCRIPTION FOR THE GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE OF MATTER IN ORDER TO CONNECT THEORETICAL INPUTS AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVABLES WELL INTO THE NONLINEAR REGIME. THIS DESCRIPTION HELPS KEEP THE SYMMETRIES MANIFEST, SIMILAR TO THE ROLE SYMMETRIES HAVE PLAYED IN FIELD THEORIES OF NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS, AND THIS DESCRIPTION MAY SUGGEST NEW WAYS OF CONNECTING THE INPUTS OF PRIMORDIAL PHYSICS TO EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVABLES OF LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE. THESE METHODS WILL BE COMPARED AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL DATA AND N-BODY SIMULATIONS, WHICH ARE COMPUTATIONALLY EXPENSIVE DESPITE THEIR ACCURACY, AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY OBTAINED WILL HELP MAKE THE FIELD MORE ACCESSIBLE TO A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

EAGER -- VIRTUALLY MEANINGFUL: THE POWER AND PRESENCE OF MEANING IN VIRTUAL WORLDS

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO MANHATTAN COLLEGE TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT, WHICH WILL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES, THAT WILL SERVE TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIOR THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE BRONX AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY AREAS IN NEW YORK. THE RECIPIENT, MANHATTAN COLLEGE, WILL DO THIS BY INCREASING TEACHERS', STUDENTS' AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS' ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY ON WATER QUALITY ISSUES AFFECTING LOCAL WATERSHEDS THROUGH THEIR LIVING SHORELINES, LIVING CLASSROOMS, LIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. MANHATTAN COLLEGE WILL USE CLASSROOM LESSONS, HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND FIELD TRIPS TO EDUCATE TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW STORM WATER IMPACTS WATER QUALITY IN URBAN WATERSHEDS AND HOW TO BECOME STEWARDS OF THEIR WATERSHED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE BRONX AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK AND PROVIDE TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AS WELL AS TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE: DEVELOPING A LESSON PLAN TO CONDUCT CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, RECRUIT COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO ASSIST WITH INSTALLATION AND MONITORING OF THE LIVING SHORELINE AT LOCAL WATERSHEDS, AND CONDUCT WATER SAMPLING AT LOCAL WATERSHEDS.SUBRECIPIENT:THE RECIPIENT INTENDS TO ISSUE SUBAWARDS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT. THE SUBAWARDEES WILL COORDINATE PROJECT ACTIVITIES, ASSIST WITH RECRUITING COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, ASSIST WITH ORGANIZING FIELDS TRIPS AND INSTALLATION AND MONITORING OF LIVING SHORELINE.OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: 12 TEACHERS TO BE PROVIDED WITH TOOLS TO INCREASE HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES INTO THEIR TEACHING; 160 SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS WILL BE EMPOWERED TO THINK CRITICALLY AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO URBAN WATER POLLUTION ISSUES; INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE PROJECT; AND TO RECRUIT 20 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO ASSIST WITH THE INSTALLATION AND MONITORING OF THE LIVING SHORELINE. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS LOCATED IN THE BRONX AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: USING VIDEO MEDIA TO ENHANCE CONCEPTUAL LEARNING IN AN UNDERGRADUATE THERMODYNAMICS COURSE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NEW TO IUSE: EDU DCL:DIVERSIFYING ECONOMICS EDUCATION THROUGH PLUG AND PLAY VIDEO MODULES WITH DIVERSE ROLE MODELS, RELEVANT RESEARCH, AND ACTIVE LEARNING -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IMPROVING ECONOMICS EDUCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS COURSES (TAKEN BY A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS) OFTEN FALL SHORT OF THEIR POTENTIAL DUE TO OUTDATED TEACHING METHODS, CLASSROOM PRACTICES THAT ARE NOT INCLUSIVE, AND A PAUCITY OF DIVERSE ROLE MODELS. IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STEM FIELDS THAT HAVE MADE STRIDES IN DEVELOPING AND ADOPTING INNOVATIVE TEACHING APPROACHES THAT WELCOME DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, ECONOMICS HAS LAGGED BEHIND. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ABILITY OF ECONOMICS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING SOCIETAL PROBLEMS IS COMPROMISED. THE LACK OF DIVERSITY NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE TOPICS STUDIED BUT ALSO LIMITS THE EXCHANGE OF DIVERSE IDEAS IN THE CLASSROOM, HINDERING BROADER SOCIETAL PROGRESS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BY DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A CLASSROOM INTERVENTION USING EVIDENCE-BASED METHODS FROM STEM EDUCATION LITERATURE, WITH THE GOAL OF BROADENING PERCEPTIONS OF ECONOMICS, ENHANCING STUDENT SENSE OF BELONGING, AND INCREASING DIVERSITY AND RETENTION IN THE FIELD. THE PROPOSED INTERVENTION CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF MODULES INSTRUCTORS CAN EASILY PLUG INTO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS COURSES DESIGNED TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO DIVERSE ROLE MODELS AND A RANGE OF EXCITING AND RELEVANT TOPICS THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED VIDEOS. ACCOMPANYING CURRICULAR MATERIALS, GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE-BASED ACTIVE LEARNING PRINCIPLES, WILL DEEPEN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING. THE PROJECT HYPOTHESIZES THAT THIS INTERVENTION WILL POSITIVELY INFLUENCE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT ECONOMICS, STRENGTHEN THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING IN ECONOMICS AND THEIR BELIEF IN THEIR OWN ABILITIES, AND IMPROVE LEARNING, PERSISTENCE, AND RETENTION, PARTICULARLY AMONG DIVERSE STUDENTS. THE MODULES WILL ALSO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMICS INSTRUCTORS, ENABLING THEM TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. BY BRINGING TOGETHER THESE EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES AND DELIVERING THEM TO THE INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS CLASSROOM, THIS TIER 1 PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE IUSE: EDU PROGRAM'S ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, AIMING TO IMPROVE ECONOMICS EDUCATION, ENGAGE STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES, ENHANCE DIVERSITY, AND PREPARE STUDENTS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS. THE PROJECT ALSO FURTHERS THE NSF MISSION BY EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE ON STEM EDUCATION AND INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE US TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS, A CRUCIAL STEM FIELD, BY CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE VIBRANT AND DIVERSE ECONOMICS WORKFORCE. THIS PROJECT USES A MIXED METHODS RESEARCH APPROACH BY INCORPORATING FOCUS GROUP INPUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT MODULES AND QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR IMPACT EVALUATION. THE PROJECT TEAM PLANS TO DEPLOY THE MODULES IN CLASSES AT VARIED TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH INSTRUCTORS. EACH INSTRUCTOR WILL HAVE A ?CONTROL? SEMESTER IN WHICH THEY DO NOT USE THE MODULES AND A ?TREATMENT? SEMESTER IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT THE PRE- AND POST-SURVEYS THAT WILL BE USED TO COLLECT DATA ON CONSTRUCTS SUCH AS STEM IDENTITY, SELF-EFFICACY, CONNECTEDNESS AND BELONGING, AND PERCEPTIONS OF PERSISTENCE IN ECONOMICS. COMBINING THAT DATA WITH INSTITUTIONAL DATA, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL PERFORM DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES REGRESSIONS TO ANALYZE PROJECT IMPACTS. THE INTELLECTUAL MERIT OF THIS PROJECT LIES IN LEVERAGING THE EXISTING EVIDENCE ABOUT ACTIVE LEARNING AND ROLE MODELS TO CREATE A NOVEL SET OF MODULES, COMBINING DIVERSE ROLE MODELS, POLICY RELEVANCE, AND ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO SHAPE DIVERSE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS, IDENTITY, AND PERSISTENCE. THE MODULES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ADAPTABLE TO A WIDE RANGE OF INSTITUTIONS, FACILITATING THEIR EASY INTEGRATION INTO INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS CLASSROOMS. THE BROADER GOALS OF THIS PROJECT START IN THE CLASSROOM BUT EXTEND BEYOND IT, AIMING TO CREATE A PROFESSION THAT WELCOMES ECONOMISTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO ADDRESS SOCIETY'S CHALLENGES. THE MODULES THIS PROJECT CREATES SHOULD POSITIVELY INFLUENCE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES IN ECONOMICS EDUCATION, DIVERSIFY THE PIPELINE OF ECONOMICS STUDENTS, PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSTRUCTORS, AND BROADEN THE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES REPRESENTED IN ECONOMICS. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS AND TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PERSISTENCE IN ECONOMICS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: EDU: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSISTED MALWARE ANALYSIS

CONFERENCE: GRANT PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATION OF US RESEARCHERS AT THE INTENSIFICATION OF RESOURCE RECOVERY FORUM 2015

DESCRIPTION:THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN RECYCLING AGENTS IN THE RECYCLING AND RECLAIMING PROCESS OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT. AN EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN RECYCLING AGENTS THAT ARE MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS OR ARE OTHERWISE SUSTAINABLE. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP NEW MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED AS RECYCLING AGENTS. THE RECYCLING AGENTS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THEIR 1) ABILITY TO REJUVENATE THE ASPHALT BINDER, 2) COST EFFECTIVENESS, AND 3) ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. THEY WILL BE TESTED ON PERFORMANCE WHEN MIXED WITH ASPHALT. EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL MATERIALS INCLUDE OIL PRODUCED FROM SPENT COFFEE GROUNDS AND CAMELINA SATIVA OIL.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE DELIVERABLES FROM THE PROJECT WILL BE LESS RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT (RAP) WILL BE STORED IN LANDFILLS, A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND THE COST OF NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL BE DECREASED. THE GRANTEES WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL AIM TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; INCREASE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ASPHALT PAVEMENT INDUSTRY; AND DEVELOP ASPHALT PAVEMENTS THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE, REUSABLE, AND RECYCLABLE THAN CURRENTLY EXIST. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE LANDFILL MANAGERS, POPULATIONS NEAR LANDFILLS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. .

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A LOW COST, SUSTAINABLE METHOD TO PRODUCE POTABLE WATER BY DESALINIZATION USING SOLAR ENERGY.

THIS PROJECT WILL EXAMINE HOW A NEW SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE MIGHT ALLEVIATE CORROSION OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF CHLORIDE. THE NEW CONCR

IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 CONFERENCE STUDENT TRAVEL SUPPORT

THE PROJECT GOAL S TO CREATE A PERSONAL WATER PURIFICATION SOLUTION FOR THE CITIZENS OF NAGCARLAN PHILIPPINES THAT IS LOW COST MADE OF INDIGENOUS