Rochester Institute Of Technology

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

(NTID)

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

CARES ACT INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS - ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

GOLISANO INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH BUILDING

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ARMY STEM EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (ASEC) THAT OFFERS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS A COLLABORATIVE, COHESIVE, PORTFOLIO OF ARMY-SPONSORED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) PROGRAMS THAT EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE, INSPIRE, AND ATTRACT THE NEXT GENERATION OF (STEM) TALENT THROUGH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND EXPOSE THEM TO DEPARTMENT OF WAR (STEM) CAREERS.

RIT 1365K GRANT - DEFENSE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION - FY07 3XMR

RENEWAL: PREPARING CROSSCUTTING CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARS

NTID CONSTRUCTION

DEAFTEC: TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL POLYMERIC MATERIALS, THEIR APPLICATIONS, AND SCALE-UP FOR MANUFACTURING

IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS ON CBM+

CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (RENEWAL): CULTIVATING DIVERSE CYBERSECURITY PERSPECTIVES -ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT) WILL FURTHER ADVANCE ITS SUCCESSFUL DECADE-LONG PARTICIPATION IN THE CYBERCORPS ? SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (SFS) PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO EQUIP THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS TO JOIN AND EXCEL IN THE GOVERNMENT CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE. THE SFS PROGRAM AT RIT WILL DEVELOP THIRTY SCHOLARS WITH DUAL DEGREES: A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERSECURITY, OR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, ALONG WITH AN MS DEGREE IN CYBERSECURITY, WITH A RECOMMENDED FOCUS ON CYBERANALYTICS. ADDITIONALLY, THREE PH.D. GRADUATES WILL FULFILL THE CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH OR TEACHING NEEDS OF THE NATION, REFLECTING RIT?S DESIGNATION AS A NATIONAL CENTER OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBER DEFENSE RESEARCH. ARMED WITH CROSSCUTTING EXPERTISE ACROSS CYBERSECURITY, THESE 33 SCHOLARS WILL BE PREPARED TO ASSUME KEY ROLES AT FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES, DEDICATED TO SERVING, SECURING, SAFEGUARDING, AND ENHANCING OUR NATION?S CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE. THE FACULTY MENTORS AND SCHOLARS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (SFS) PROGRAM AT RIT COME FROM THREE COMPUTING DEPARTMENTS ? COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, AND CYBERSECURITY ? IN RIT'S B. THOMAS GOLISANO COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES. THE UNIQUE FOCUS OF EACH DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH THE DIVERSE EXPERTISE OF THE FACULTY MENTORS, ENRICHES THE SCHOLARS? EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THIS INCLUDES THEIR COURSEWORK, COHORT EXPERIENCES, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, AND INTERNSHIPS, FOSTERING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AMONG SCHOLARS THEMSELVES. RIT SFS PROGRAM WILL BUILD ON PREVIOUS SUCCESSES IN CYBERSECURITY OUTREACH EFFORTS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH MINORITIZED GROUPS IN COMPUTING AND CYBERSECURITY. RIT?S SFS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BROADEN THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN CYBERSECURITY BY PARTNERING WITH THE COLLEGE'S ACTIVE WOMEN IN COMPUTING GROUP, AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL WOMEN IN CYBERSECURITY (WICYS) AND GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION CONFERENCES. RIT?S SFS GRADUATES, WHO COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND POSSESS DIVERSE TALENTS, WILL DYNAMICALLY RESPOND TO AND ADDRESS NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE CYBERCORPS? SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE (SFS) PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS PROPOSALS ESTABLISHING OR CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS IN CYBERSECURITY AND ALIGNS WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL CYBER STRATEGY TO DEVELOP A SUPERIOR CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE. FOLLOWING GRADUATION, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK IN CYBERSECURITY FOR A FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE SAME DURATION AS THEIR SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. 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.

ADVANCED SPACE POWER MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURES (ASTROMAT)

SFS: PREPARING CROSSCUTTING CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARS

RENEWAL OF DEAFTEC: TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS

DEFENSE MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT INITIATIVE

PERI-PROCEDURAL TRANSMURAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL IMAGING OF SCAR-RELATED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO RESEARCH DEFENSE SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

CREATING OPPORTUNITY NETWORKS FOR ENGAGEMENT AND COLLECTIVE TRANSFORMATION: INCREASING THE REPRESENTATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN FACULTY @ RIT

NRT: CONVERGENT GRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING FOR CMOS+X SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES -ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR FAST-GROWING NEEDS IN INDUSTRY AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY IN AREAS SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY, AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY. DESPITE THE URGENT NATIONAL NEED FOR ADVANCES IN THIS FIELD, THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL SHORTAGE IN SEMICONDUCTOR TALENT, ESPECIALLY AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL. THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) AWARD TO ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT) WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE CONVERGENT GRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE AREA OF NEXT-GENERATION COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) + X (X = AI, BIOMEDICAL, CHEMICAL, OPTOELECTRONIC, PHOTONIC, NANOELECTRONIC, QUANTUM, AND PACKAGING). THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES TRAINING 170 GRADUATE STUDENTS INCLUDING 20 FUNDED PH.D.S, 75 UNFUNDED PH.D.S, AND 75 UNFUNDED M.S. STUDENTS FROM MICROSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, PHYSICS, MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, MATERIAL SCIENCE, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, THE GOLISANO INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF (NTID). RIT?S CMOS+X SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES NRT AIMS TO ADCHIEVE THREE GOALS. FIRST, TO ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INCLUSIVE SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH. FOUR RESEARCH TRACKS LED BY THE NRT FACULTY TEAM WILL ADDRESS A RANGE OF THEMES FROM FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MATERIAL SCIENCE TO MICRO- AND NANOELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS & PHOTONICS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND PACKAGING. SECOND, TO EQUIP DIVERSIFIED NRT COHORTS WITH ENHANCED TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. THIRD, TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN THIS CONVERGENT GRADUATE TRAINING MODEL TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE FOR MUCH NEEDED DOMESTIC INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE FOR INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIA. RIT?S CONVERGENT NRT PROGRAM WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO OFFER A TRANSFORMATIVE AND DEDICATED SEMICONDUCTOR GRADUATE EDUCATION TRAINING MODEL WITH STRONG TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND BROADENING PARTICIPATION COMPONENTS TO PREPARE MORE THAN 170 NEXT-GENERATION ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS TO HELP CLOSE THE WORKFORCE GAP AND STRENGTHEN THE NATION?S SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP. CONSIDERING THE EXTENSIVE AND WIDE-RANGING APPLICATIONS OF SEMICONDUCTOR CMOS+X TECHNOLOGIES IN AI, VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, AND QUANTUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY, THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO: 1) UNDERSTANDING HOW TO TRAIN DIVERSE COHORTS OF SEMICONDUCTOR TALENT AND 2) SUPPLYING THE EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP NEEDED FOR A COMPETITIVE U.S. WORKFORCE. THE NSF RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLD, NEW POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE MODELS FOR STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION TRAINING. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HIGH PRIORITY INTERDISCIPLINARY OR CONVERGENT RESEARCH AREAS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE TRAINEESHIP MODELS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND ALIGNED WITH CHANGING WORKFORCE AND RESEARCH NEEDS. 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.

FMRG: ECO: MANUFACTURING USA: MULTI-NOZZLE METAL JET ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH RECYCLED FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS -ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING, FABRICATES COMPONENTS BY SELECTIVELY PRINTING ONE LAYER OF MATERIAL ON TOP OF ANOTHER TO FORM A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SHAPE. INDUSTRIAL GRADE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES USED IN THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES PRODUCE HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURAL METAL PARTS. HOWEVER, HIGH COSTS AND RELATIVELY LOW PRODUCTION SPEEDS HAVE GREATLY LIMITED INDUSTRIAL USE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES BEYOND A FEW AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS. THIS FUTURE MANUFACTURING GRANT SEEKS TO EXPAND INDUSTRIAL ADOPTION OF METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING AN EFFICIENT MOLTEN METAL DROPLET JETTING PROCESS THAT IS AKIN TO HIGH-SPEED INKJET PRINTING USING MOLTEN METAL AS THE INK. PROCESS KNOWLEDGE GENERATED VIA THIS RESEARCH HELPS MAKE DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF METAL COMPONENTS COMPETITIVE WITH OVERSEAS COMPETITION IN TERMS OF BOTH COST AND SPEED. THREE HALLMARKS OF THE PROCESS ARE THAT IT INTENDED TO PROCESS BOTH NEW AND RECYCLED METAL AS THE FEEDSTOCK MATERIAL, THERE IS VERY LITTLE SCRAP PRODUCED, AND LABOR COSTS ARE MINIMAL. THIS IMPROVES THE BUSINESS CASE FOR RESHORING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING BY LOWERING THE COSTS PER PART. THE ABILITY TO CONVERT SCRAP METAL SUCH AS MACHINING CHIPS INTO NEW PARTS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY SUPPLY CHAIN SCENARIOS WHERE RESOURCES ARE SCARCE. THE PROJECT LOOKS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUMMER CAMPS AND CERTIFICATE COURSES IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. THE AMBITIOUS GOAL FOR THIS FUTURE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH IS TO ENABLE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE COMPETITIVE WITH TRADITIONAL CASTING AND MACHINING PROCESSES ON THE BASES OF COST, SPEED, AND QUALITY. THE TECHNOLOGY USED IS A NOVEL MULTI-NOZZLE MOLTEN METAL JETTING PROCESS. UNLIKE MOST METAL ADDITIVE PROCESSES, THIS PROCESS MELTS METAL PRIOR TO DEPOSITION RATHER THAN DURING DEPOSITION. THIS ALLOWS ANY FORM OF METAL FEEDSTOCK MATERIAL TO BE USED, INCLUDING INGOT, ROD, WIRE, AND RECYCLED MATERIAL. SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NEEDED TO REALIZE THE AMBITIOUS GOALS OF THE PROJECT. HIGH MATERIAL DEPOSITION RATES ARE NEEDED FOR THIS PROCESS TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH TRADITIONAL PROCESSES. MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER FREQUENCY JETTING OF MOLTEN METAL DROPLETS IS POSSIBLE. THROUGHPUT IS ALSO INCREASED USING MULTI-NOZZLE ARRAYS. COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT THERMAL MODELING TECHNIQUES ARE EMPLOYED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTI-NOZZLE JETTING STRATEGIES AND PART QUALITY AS DETERMINED BY EVALUATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND POROSITY. LASTLY, THE QUALITY OF MATERIAL PRODUCED FROM RECYCLED METAL FEEDSTOCK IS COMPARED WITH THAT OF VIRGIN MATERIAL, AND LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS TOOLS ARE USED TO QUANTIFY THE RELATIVE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT RECYCLED MATERIAL USAGE SCENARIOS. THIS FUTURE MANUFACTURING AWARD IS CO-FUNDED BY THE DIVISION OF MATERIALS RESEARCH (DMR) IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (MPS) AND DIVISIONS OF CMMI, CBET AND ECCS IN THE ENG DIRECTORATE. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

BIOMEDICAL COMPUTING AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS FOR COMPUTER-INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC DATA SCIENCE

INCONSPICUOUS DAILY MONITORING TO REDUCE HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATIONS

RIT - BASE 2714998 - GRANT - NASR

ENABLING MICROSYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY

PHASE II: NEW INFRARED DETECTORS FOR ASTROPHYSICS

VISUALIZATION OF FUEL CELL WATER TRANSPORT AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION UNDER FREEZING AND NON-FREEZING CONDITIONS

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

NEUROCOGNITIVE PLASTICITY IN YOUNG DEAF ADULTS: EFFECTS OF COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION AND SIGN LANGUAGE EXPOSURE

ROCHESTER SAFE AND SOUND

RIT - SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT

LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND COGNITION AMONG DEAF STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT COCHLEAR I

DEVELOPING EVIDENCE TO INFORM REGULATORY POLICY ON NICOTINE CONTENT IN E-LIQUIDS - SUMMARY ABSTRACT REGULATION CURRENTLY RELIES HEAVILY ON MACHINE-GENERATED EMISSIONS TO PREDICT HARMFUL AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONSTITUENT (HPHC) EXPOSURE FROM USING PRODUCTS UNDER REVIEW, WITHOUT A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE PRODUCT WILL IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH UNDER REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS. THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE QUESTION OF WHETHER ECIG USERS WHO CURRENTLY CHOOSE TO USE LOWER NICOTINE ELIQUIDS ARE ACTUALLY CONSUMING LESS NICOTINE COMPARED TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO USE HIGHER NICOTINE ELIQUIDS. WE WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH USING LOW NICOTINE ELIQUIDS REDUCES ONE’S OVERALL EXPOSURE TO HPHC. WE WILL MONITOR N=120 POD AND PEN-STYLE REGULAR ECIG USERS IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR ONE WEEK, COLLECTING AMBULATORY TOPOGRAPHY DATA USING RIT’S WPUMTM MONITORS ALONG WITH DAILY SALIVARY COTININE, SUBJECT EFFECTS AND EXPOSURE AND HEALTH EFFECT BIOMARKERS. DATA WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE JOINT EFFECT OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOR ON PRODUCT EMISSIONS AND, ULTIMATELY, ON PUBLIC HEALTH. AIM 1: EVALUATE HPHC EXPOSURE USING THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH OF SALIVARY COTININE, A WELL-ACCEPTED BIOMARKER FOR NICOTINE EXPOSURE, AND OTHER URINARY AND SALIVARY BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND ADVERSE HEALTH AFFECT. AIM 2: EVALUATE HPHC EXPOSURE USING A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE OUTCOME MEASURE WE CALL BEHAVIOR-BASED YIELD, WHICH INCORPORATES ONE-WEEK OF INTENSIVE PUFF-BY-PUFF TOPOGRAPHY AND PRODUCT-SPECIFIC EMISSIONS, AIM 3: ADD PHARMACOKINETICS TO IMPROVE THE PREDICTIVE UTILITY OF THE BEHAVIOR- BASED YIELD MODEL BY INCORPORATING PERSONALIZED REACTION KINETICS, WHICH WILL THEN BE APPLIED TO PREDICT THE TIME-COURSE OF SALIVARY COTININE FOR ONE-WEEK OF NATURAL USE. WE EXPECT THE OUTCOMES TO SUPPORT THE PREMISE THAT EXPOSURE TO BOTH NICOTINE AND TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER ARE IMPORTANT IN RISK ASSESSMENT, AND THE POTENTIAL TO INADVERTENTLY INCREASE ONE BY DECREASING THE OTHER MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING PRODUCT CHOICES AND REGULATORY DECISIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL; (1) PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT REGULATING NICOTINE CONCENTRATION ALONE DOES NOT REDUCE NICOTINE UPTAKE, NOR REDUCE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECT; (2) PROVIDE DEVICE-INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE THAT USERS OF LOWER NICOTINE ELIQUIDS DO NOT CONSUME LESS NICOTINE AND MAY CONSUMER MORE TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER COMPARED TO USERS OF HIGHER NICOTINE ELIQUIDS; (3) PROVIDE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE NEED FOR RIGOROUS ACCOUNTING OF BEHAVIOR WHEN REPORTING HPHC EXPOSURE IN PMTA AND MRTP APPLICATIONS; AND (4) PROVIDE EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF ESTABLISHING A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOBACCO PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH EFFECT.

NRT-AI: AWARE-AI: AWARENESS FOR SENSING HUMANS RESPONSIBLY WITH AI

"RIT INTEGRATED POWER FOR MICROSYSTEMS"

DYNAMICAL HETEROGENEITY OF REFRACTORINESS AND THE INDUCTION OF REENTRY

BASIC GRANT AWARD

TECHNOLOGY INSERTION FOR RECAPITALIZATION OF LEGACY SYSTEMS

NASA HAS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE LANDSAT PROGRAM IS THE LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE COL

PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PERFORM RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RIT SEMICONDUCTOR AND MICROSYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY. IN ADDITION TO UPGRADING THE EQUIPMENT FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE, REPLACEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO KEEP THE FACILITY OPERATIONAL.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE 1) THE IDENTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION OF NEW EQUIPMENT AND 2) THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT IN THE FACILITY. APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BUDGET WILL BE EXPENDED IN CORE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO THE CLEANROOM AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEMS, WET BENCHES, AND WASTE NEUTRALIZATION. THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE INVESTED IN EQUIPMENT UPGRADES TO METROLOGY EQUIPMENT, LITHOGRAPHIC COATERS, AND THERMAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS. THE REQUIRED LABOR AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPENSES OF THE STAFF WILL BE COVERED BY THE RIT PERSONNEL.EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS THAT CORE FACILITY UPGRADES WILL ENABLE THE FACILITY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS INTENDED WHILE THE EXPANDED WET BENCH CAPABILITIES AND UPGRADED METROLOGY CAPABILITIES WILL ENABLE THE FACILITY TO OPERATE AT AN IMPROVED LEVEL.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES ARE 1) THE RIT TRAINEES WHO WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE RIT FABRICATION FACILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND 2) RIT FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS WHO WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE FACILITY TO CONTINUE THEIR RESEARCH. DOWNSTREAM BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE LOCAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY WHO WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: TRAINING PROVIDERLEAD APPLICANT LOCATION: ROCHESTER, NYREQUIRED PARTNERS:METRO DC HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (MDCHCA)VIRGINIA DBE TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (VDTA)MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS AND MATERIALS ASSOCIATIONSZ PM CON SULTANTS, INC.RBA ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL, PLLCROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNAME OF ENTITIES INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMTHE VIRGINIA CAREER WORKS NORTHERN REGION (VIRGINIA)THE VIRGINIA CAREER WORKS ALEXANDRIA-ARLINGTON REGIONEMPLOY PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY (MARYLAND)LABOR UNION: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL ENGINEERS (IFPTE)WORKER ORGANIZATIONS: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION (APTA)AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION (APWA) MID ATLANTIC CHAPTERGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE:IDENTIFY SCOPE: LOCAL REGIONAL.IDENTIFY SPECIFIC LOCATION(S) WHERE GRANT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED: ECONOMIC REGION-WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN, INCLUDING: COUNTIES OF MARYLAND: FREDERICK COUNTY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PRINCE GEORGESCOUNTY, CHARLES COUNTY, CALVERT COUNTY COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA: FAIRFAX, LOUDOUN, PRINCE WILLIAM ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA CITIES OF VIRGINIA: FAIRFAX, FALLS CHURCH, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADOES THE AREA TO BE SERVED INCLUDE SMALLER OR RURAL COMMUNITIES AS DEFINED IN THEFOA YES FREDERICK COUNTY IN MARYLAND.TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 2,000,000TOTAL LEVERAGED FUNDS PROPOSED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD):(DEVELOPMENT TRACK ONLY) 900,000PROJECT TITLE NAME:WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVEPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 170ABSTRACTWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE2SUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED:THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ENCOMPASSESSEVERAL KEY ELEMENTS. FIRSTLY, IT AIMS TO ESTABLISH STRONG PARTNERSHIP FROM TRAINING PROVIDERS,WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES, EMPLOYERS, AND WORKER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATIONSECTOR. SECONDLY, THE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING CLEAR CAREER PATHWAYS FOR PROFESSIONAL,SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE CREATION OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES TOSUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH THE TARGETED OCCUPATIONS. THEINITIATIVE WILL COLLABORATE WITH EMPLOYER PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH SKILLS AND COMPETENCY-BASEDTRAINING CURRICULUM FOR THESE OCCUPATIONS TO PREPARE JOB SEEKERS FOR MIDDLE-SKILL AND HIGH-SKILLPOSITIONS. TARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED:OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH AT LEAST 17 YEARS OF AGE AND ADULTS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYEDFROM THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA.TRAINING TRACK: DEVELOPMENT TRACKTARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR(S): TRANSPORTATIONTARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONSCIVIL ENGINEERS (INCL. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS) , TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS , CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, EXCEPT DRAFTERS, ALLOTHER, MECHANICAL DRAFTERS (17-3013.00), QUALITY CONTROL ANALYSTS (19-4099.01), COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS (27-1021.00)RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL(S) OFFERED:PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE RELATED TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE, OSHA TRANSPORTATION ANDLOGISTICS, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTIONAND DESIGN, SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN BUILDING, LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION, SURVEYING, GIS ANDZONING, CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.PUBLIC CONTACTINFORMATION:NAME, TITLE: DR. LU SUN, PROFESSOR AND CHAIRADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY,ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY, , ROCHESTERINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 78 LOMB MEMORIAL DRIVE,ROCHESTER NY 14623PHONE NUMBER: 585-475-2900EMAIL ADDRESS: LXSITE RIT.EDU

TRANSPARENT ULTRATHIN NANOMEMBRANES FOR BARRIER CELL MODELS AND NOVEL CO-CULTURE SYSTEMS

MACHINE LEARNING FOR ENHANCED CBM

MODEL-BASED HYPERSPECTRAL EXPLOITATION ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - PROJECT TITLE: DIGITAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS AND CO-OCCURRING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN OUD/SUD TREATMENT WITHIN RURAL COMMUNITIES REQUESTED AWARD AMOUNT: $1,999,932 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY APPLICANT ORGANIZATION ADDRESS: 1 LOMB MEMORIAL DR., ROCHESTER, NY, 14623 APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME AND TITLE: CORY CRANE, PH.D., ASSOICATE PROFESSOR, LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION: PHONE: (810) 394-9879, E-MAIL: CACIHST@RIT.EDU DATA COORDINATOR NAME AND TITLE: TAMARA DEHAY, PH.D., LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST/ PRESIDENT CLOVER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING GROUP DATA COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION: PHONE: (512) 494-4556, EXT. 101, E-MAIL: TAMARA.DEHAY@CLOVERED.ORG EIN/DUNS NUMBER EXCEPTION REQUEST: NO HOW THE APPLICANT LEARNED ABOUT THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HRSA NEWS RELEASE CONSORTIUM MEMBERS: 1. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2. WESTERN NEW YORK WYOMING OB-GYN, 3. AMMONOOSUC COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC, 4. UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, 5. CLOVER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING GROUP PREVIOUS/CURRENT RCORP RECIPIENT: FY20 RCORP-IMPLEMENTATION II APPLY TO FY22 IMPLEMENTATIONS: NO OVERLAP NBR DRA ARC: YES - GENESEE COUNTY, NY AND GRAFTON COUNTY, NH FALL INTO THE NORTHERN BORDER REGION COMMISSION TARGET SERVICE AREA: GENESEE COUNTY, NY; CAYUGA COUNTY, NY; WYOMING COUNTY, NY; GRAFTON COUNTY, NH TARGET POPULATION:THE TARGET RURAL POPULATION INCLUDES MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND LOW INCOME ADULTS, CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS, AND PREGNANT WOMEN. IN GENESEE, WYOMING, CAYUGA, AND GRAFTON COUNTIES, NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALASKA NATIVES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 1.2%, 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.4% OF THE POPULATION, RESPECTIVELY. SUMMARY: THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM AT THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT) COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND PROGRAMMERS TO DEVELOP CUTTING EDGE PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR TRAINING, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT OF OUD/SUD AND CO-OCCURRING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE RIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM SERVES AS THE HUB OF THE NATION’S SECOND LARGEST CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM ACROSS SIX SITES WITH FREE CLINICAL SERVICES OFFERED AT RIT AND THROUGH A CITY SHELTER TO MEET DIRECTLY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED. THIS SYNTHESIS OF DIGITAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY NETWORKING, AND CLINICAL TRAINING IN CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR OUD/SUD AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WILL SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CURRENT PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, OUR EXPERIENCED RURAL CONSORTIUM WILL EXPAND DIGITAL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMMING USED TO 1) ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESS TO CARE AMONG RURAL POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED HISTORICALLY WORSE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES, 2) RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND RETAIN PROVIDERS IN A RURAL TARGET AREA (GENESEE COUNTY, NY; WARSAW COUNTY, NY; GRAFTON COUNTY, NH) THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, AND 3) ENSURE EVIDENCE-BASED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SCREENING, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR CLIENTS WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS. THE PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP AND DEPLOY TELEHEALTH, SIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND EVIDENCED-BASED DIGITAL THERAPIES TO COMBAT STIGMA AND FACILITATE A COMMUNAL RESPONSE TO OUD/SUD AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT COMPLICATE TREATMENT AND WORSEN PROGNOSIS, INCLUDING TRAUMA, PSYCHOTIC, MOOD, ANXIETY, AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS. RESOURCES WILL BE PERSONALIZED AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO PROVIDERS, OUD/SUD CLIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ONLINE ACCESS WITH TRAINING TO COMBAT TECHNOLOGY HESITANCY AND OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY CENTERS (E.G, SCHOOLS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP) TO ADDRESS INTERNET ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS.

CENTER: DEAFTEC RESOURCE CENTER RENEWAL GRANT -ALTHOUGH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CONTINUE TO BE EMPLOYED AT RATES MUCH LOWER THAN THE REST OF THE POPULATION. THIS LOWER EMPLOYMENT RATE IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF AMERICANS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING (D/HH). THE MOST RECENT AVAILABLE DATA FROM 2019 SHOWS 44% OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING (D/HH) PEOPLE HAVE OPTED OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE, AT MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RATE FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION (21%). COLLEGE GRADUATION CAN PROVIDE MAJOR ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR D/HH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EARN 67% MORE THAN NON-COLLEGE GRADUATES. BEING EMPLOYED IN STEM PROVIDES AN EVEN GREATER BENEFIT, SINCE D/HH INDIVIDUALS IN STEM OCCUPATIONS EARN 24% MORE THAN THEIR PEERS IN NON-STEM FIELDS. THE ATE TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION CENTER FOR D/HH STUDENTS, DEAFTEC, WORKS TO INCREASE THE ACCESS OF D/HH INDIVIDUALS TO CAREER INFORMATION, TO TECHNICIAN EDUCATION, AND TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. THE GOAL OF DEAFTEC IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF D/HH INDIVIDUALS IN HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICIAN JOBS IN WHICH THERE CONTINUES TO BE UNDERREPRESENTATION AND UNDERUTILIZATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THE WORKPLACE. THE DEAFTEC RESOURCE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON AND UTILIZE THE EXEMPLARY MATERIALS AND NETWORK THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AS WELL AS ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF OUR KEY FUNCTIONS. THE CENTER WILL: (1) LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS TO BROADEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ONSITE AND ONLINE FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY, AND EMPLOYERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LEARNING AND TECHNICIAN EMPLOYMENT FOR D/HH STUDENTS; (2) EXPAND, ENHANCE, AND BROADLY DISTRIBUTE DEAFTEC?S INNOVATIVE ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS WEBSITE THAT SERVES AS A NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING D/HH STUDENTS AND MILITARY STUDENT VETERANS WITH HEARING LOSS IN TECHNICIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND (3) COLLABORATE WITH PIS OF CURRENT ATE PROJECTS AND CENTERS ON CREATING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR D/HH STUDENTS AND STUDENT VETERANS WITH HEARING LOSS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR THE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS THAT DRIVE THE NATION'S ECONOMY. 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.

DEAF STEM COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: SUPPORTING POSTSECONDARY DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

EXPERIENTIAL ACCESSIBLE LEARNING LABS FOR PROMOTING INCLUSIVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY PROVIDING EASILY ADOPTABLE EXPERIENTIAL FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTING EDUCATIONAL MODULES, WHILE EXPANDING THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION. THIS ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING LEVEL 3 PROJECT WILL COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE HOSTED LABS USING THE EXISTING ACCESSIBLE LEARNING LABS (ALL) PLATFORM. THE INTELLECTUAL MERIT OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDES BUILDING UPON THE ALL PLATFORM AND UTILIZING ITS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROCESS THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED BENEFITS FOR INFORMING AND MOTIVATING STUDENTS REGARDING FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTING TOPICS. THIS WORK ALSO FILLS THE ESTABLISHED VOID IN THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION, APPLICATION, AND BENEFITS OF EXPERIENTIAL, INCLUSIVITY-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS IN BROAD COMPUTING EDUCATION. THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: I) THE RESULTING PLATFORM AND LABS WILL GENERATE KNOWLEDGE HAVING A FAR-REACHING IMPACT ON EXPERIENTIAL, INCLUSIVITY-FOCUSED COMPUTING EDUCATION, II) THE LAB MATERIAL DEVELOPED BY THIS PROJECT WILL EDUCATE AND MOTIVATE TOMORROWS' DEVELOPERS IN THE TOPICS CENTERED IN INCLUSIVELY, RESULTING IN THE PRODUCTION OF SOFTWARE MORE INCLUSIVE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION, AND III) STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH REAL-WORLD, DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL EXPAND UPON PREVIOUS ACCESSIBLE LEARNING LABS (ALL) WORK IN SEVERAL WAYS INCLUDING: I) DIRECT COLLABORATION BETWEEN SEVEN CATEGORICALLY-DISTINCT INSTITUTIONS (2-YEAR PROGRAMS, RESEARCH-FOCUSED UNIVERSITIES, TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUE FOR THE DEAF) TO ENSURE THEIR PERSPECTIVES ARE PRESENT IN NEW LABS, II) A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO INTERFACE WITH DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS, CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES, AND TECHNICAL DIVERSITY, III) THE CREATION OF A COLLABORATIVE TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL, INCLUDING A PLATFORM-FOCUSED APPLICATION AND A CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL MENTORSHIP FOCUS, SUPPORTING LAB DEVELOPMENT BY EXTERNAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE OPEN-SOURCE COMMUNITY, AND IV) EXPANSION OF THE PEDAGOGICAL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS. THE EVALUATION OF THE LABS AND THEIR INTERVENTIONS WILL USE SUMMATIVE AND FORMATIVE ANALYSES USING DATA COLLECTED FROM PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. 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. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

MECHANISMS OF RADIATION-INDUCED EFFECTS IN CARBON NANOTUBES

NTID CONSTRUCTION

DEAFTEC RESOURCE CENTER

IMPACT OF DEAFNESS AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE ON VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE BY DEAF AND HEARING STUDENTS

21-APRA21-0121 COMPOSING THE HISTORY OF NEAR-IR AND OPTICAL LIGHT PRODUCTION WITH THE COSMIC INFRARED BACKGROUND EXPERIMENT-2 (CIBER-2)

RIT UPWARD BOUND

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT

ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER

THE RECENT OBSERVATIONS OF A BINARY NEUTRON STAR MERGER USING BOTH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE INTERFEROMETERS AS WELL AS ELECTROMAGNETIC TELESCOPES ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM HAVE INITIATED THE AGE OF MULTIMESSENGER ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. OUR PROPOSED NETWORK COMPRISING EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS OF THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS IS POISED TO COMPLEMENT THESE OBSERVATIONAL SUCCESSES WITH THE MOST THOROUGH AND COMPLETE EFFORT IN THE FIELD TO SIMULATE BINARY NEUTRON STAR COALESCENCES FROM PRIOR TO MERGER THROUGH TO THE FORMATION OF DISKS AND/OR COLLAPSE OF THE MERGED REMNANT THE PRODUCTION OF JETS AND LAUNCHING OF OUTFLOWS. BRINGING TOGETHER MORE THAN 15 RESEARCHERS SPREAD ACROSS FOUR NETWORK NODES (RIT JOHNS HOPKINS GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY) OUR WORK WILL YIELD HIGHLY ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE SIGNATURES MULTI-WAVELENGTH ELECTROMAGNETIC AND NEUTRINO EMISSION AND NUCLEAR PROCESSING. THIS WORK IS CRITICAL FOR LINKING THE WEALTH OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA WE EXPECT ABOUT BINARY MERGERS CONTAINING NEUTRON STARS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO THE PHYSICAL PROCESSES GOVERNING THESE MERGERS. FOR THIS WORK WE WILL LEVERAGE OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE WITH SEVERAL CODES THAT STAND AT THE CUTTING-EDGE WITHIN THEIR FIELDS: ILLINOISGRMHD A THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL RELATIVISTIC MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS (MHD) CODE PROVEN TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE MAGNETIZED JETS IN BINARY MERGERS; HARM3D A HIGHLY SCALABLE GENERAL-RELATIVISTIC MHD CODE CAPABLE OF USING FLEXIBLE COORDINATE SYSTEMS AND ARBITRARY SPACETIMES TO SIMULATE REMNANTS AND DISKS WITH UNPRECEDENTED PRECISION; PATCHWORK A BRAND-NEW MULTIPATCH INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE SIMULATION OF FLUID SYSTEMS HETEROGENEOUS IN TERMS OF LOCAL PHYSICS SYMMETRIES LENGTH SCALES AND PREFERRED REFERENCE FRAMES; PANDURATA A NEUTRINO TRANSPORT CODE THAT CAN COUPLE TO MHD SIMULATIONS IN FULLY DYNAMICAL SPACETIMES; AND LORENE THE LEADING CODE FOR GENERATING RELATIVISTIC INITIAL DATA FOR BINARIES CONTAINING NEUTRON STARS. BY COUPLING THESE CODES TOGETHER WE WILL BE ABLE TO EVOLVE BINARY MERGER SIMULATIONS FOR LONGER TIMES AT HIGHER ACCURACIES WITH MORE ACCURATE PHYSICAL PREDICTIONS THAN ANY SINGLE CODE COULD ACCOMPLISH ON ITS OWN. OUR NETWORK WILL SIMULATE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PHYSICAL MODELS WHOSE PROPERTIES ARE CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO INTERPRET FUTURE MULTIMESSENGER OBSERVATIONS. THESE INCLUDE BINARIES WHOSE MERGER LEADS TO A PROMPT COLLAPSE OF THE REMNANT TO A BLACK HOLE THOSE FOR WHICH THE COLLAPSE OCCURS AFTER A DELAY AND THOSE FOR WHICH WE EXPECT THE MERGER REMNANT TO PERSIST INDEFINITELY. IN EACH CASE WE WILL CALCULATE DETAILED ELECTROMAGNETIC AND NEUTRINO FLUXES AS WELL AS CHARACTERIZING THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAGNETIC FIELDS INCLUDING THE LAUNCHING OF JETS AND OTHER OUTFLOWS FROM THE NASCENT REMNANT. WE WILL ALSO SIMULATE BLACK HOLE-NEUTRON STAR MERGERS ALLOWING US TO DISENTANGLE THE TWO LEADING SOURCES OF MULTIMESSENGER TRANSIENTS BASED ON THEIR OBSERVED PROPERTIES. WE WILL ALSO PERFORM ``EVENTBASED'' SIMULATIONS USING PARAMETERS INFORMED BY SPECIFIC LIGO/VIRGO DETECTIONS AND THEREBY PERMITTING MUCH CLOSER COMPARISON WITH OBSERVABLES. THIS WORK IS CLEARLY RELEVANT TO NASA MISSIONS LIKE FERMI SWIFT CHANDRA HUBBLE AND SPITZER AND TO JWST ONCE IT COMES ONLINE. IT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE 1.6: `` DISCOVER HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS EXPLORE HOW IT BEGAN AND EVOLVED AND SEARCH FOR LIFE ON PLANETS AROUND OTHER STARS" AND TO THE CORE THEME OF NASA'S PHYSICS OF THE COSMOS PROGRAM WHOSE GOAL IS TO ``PROBE THE ORIGIN AND DESTINY OF OUR UNIVERSE INCLUDING THE NATURE OF BLACK HOLES DARK ENERGY DARK MATTER AND GRAVITY''.

NEW INFRARED DETECTORS FOR ASTROPHYSICS

A MULTIMODAL DYNAMIC BAYESIAN LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR COMPLEX DECISION-MAKING

THIS AWARD WILL PROMOTE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES IN ASEAN.

HYBRID METHODS FOR PHM

DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF SIZE-CONTROL OF ORGANELLES GROWING IN A SHARED POOL OF THEIR BUILDING BLOCKS - ABSTRACT LIVING CELLS CONTAIN A VARIETY OF DISTINGUISHABLE PARTS CALLED ORGANELLES WHICH HAVE CHARACTERISTIC SIZES AND SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS. THESE ORGANELLES GROW IN A SHARED POOL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BUILDING BLOCKS, AND ARE REMARKABLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR STRUCTURE DESPITE A RAPID EXCHANGE OF THEIR BUILDING BLOCKS. THIS PROMPTS A QUESTION: HOW ARE THE SIZES OF ORGANELLES GROWING IN A SHARED POOL OF BUILDING BLOCKS ACTIVELY CONTROLLED BY THE CELL? YEARS OF BIOCHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS HAVE REVEALED A PLETHORA OF PROTEINS INVOLVED WITH THESE STRUCTURES, YET, DUE TO THE HIGH-DIMENSIONALITY OF THE VARIABLES INVOLVED, HOW THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE PROPERLY-SIZED ORGANELLES IS STILL NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND SIMULATIONS, THUS, PROVIDE AN EXCITING AVENUE TO TACKLE THESE QUESTIONS, WITH THE ADDED BENEFIT OF IDENTIFYING KEY TUNABLE KNOBS FOR BIOCHEMISTS TO RUN STREAMLINED EXPERIMENTS. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, USING THESE TECHNIQUES ON ORGANELLES LIKE ACTIN CABLE AND FLAGELLUM, I IDENTIFIED THAT A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TO THE SIZE, MEDIATED BY A DIMINISHING POOL OF BUILDING BLOCKS OR KEY ACCESSORY PROTEINS SPECIFIC TO THE ORGANELLE, WAS CRITICAL IN CONTROLLING THE SIZE OF A GROWING ORGANELLE. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE KEY EXPERIMENTAL KNOBS THAT WE SUGGESTED, HAVE SINCE BEEN USED TO TEST THE PREDICTIONS OF MY QUANTITATIVE MODELS. MY RESULTS ENABLED US TO UNDERSTAND THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTING A SINGLE STRUCTURE, YET HOW COMPETING STRUCTURES ASSEMBLE AND MAINTAIN THEIR SIZES WHILE SHARING A COMMON POOL OF BUILDING BLOCKS REMAINS AN OPEN QUESTION. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, OUR GOAL IS TO QUANTITATIVELY ANALYZE THE MECHANISMS USED BY THE CELL TO SHARE BUILDING BLOCKS BETWEEN COMPETING STRUCTURES. PROTEINS INVOLVED IN DISASSEMBLY OF ORGANELLES OFFER A SOLUTION - IN ADDITION TO DISASSEMBLING PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURES, THEY CAN PROVIDE KEY LENGTH-SENSING FEEDBACK TO THE SIZE OF INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURES SHARING A COMMON POOL OF BUILDING BLOCKS. USING SIMULATION SCHEMES AND THEORETICAL TOOLS THAT I PIONEERED, WE WILL IDENTIFY DISCERNIBLE SIGNATURES OF SPECIFIC DISASSEMBLY MECHANISMS, AND QUANTITATIVELY DESCRIBE THEIR REPERCUSSION ON THE SHARING OF COMMON RESOURCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMPETING STRUCTURES. USING ACTIN STRUCTURES AND NUCLEOLUS AS OUR MODEL SYSTEMS, WE WILL DESIGN THEORY-DRIVEN EXPERIMENTS TO VERIFY OUR PREDICTIONS WITH ALREADY ESTABLISHED COLLABORATIONS, AND USE EXPERIMENTALLY TUNABLE KNOBS TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT CELLS USE TO SHARE BUILDING BLOCKS BETWEEN COMPETING STRUCTURES. A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF MOLECULAR MECHANISMS AFFECTING ORGANELLE GROWTH WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW THERAPIES TO COMBAT MANY HUMAN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ABNORMALITIES IN ACTIN ASSEMBLY) AND PARKINSON’S AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE (NUCLEOLUS ABNORMALITIES).

RIT VETERANS UPWARD BOUND

22-TCAN22-0014 ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS FROM MERGING SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES

ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND LIFE-CYCLE ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROGRAM

INTEGRATED QUANTUM PHOTONICS FOR PHOTON-ION ENTANGLEMENT

IMPROVED STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF LANDSAT THERMAL DATE AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HIGHER-LEVEL PRODUCTS

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A DIGITAL, SELF-GUIDED, AVATAR ASSISTED- COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY PLATFORM TO TREAT ADDICTION: DIGITAL RITCH?CBT VS. STANDARD CBT - PROJECT SUMMARY SUBSTANCE USER DISORDERS (SUDS) AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) ARE DEVASTATING TO FAMILIES AND SOCIETY (CT CASE, 2015) COSTING $700 BILLION ANNUALLY IN HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES FOR SUDS AND $12.6 BILLION IN ANNUAL COSTS FOR IPV. THERE IS A HIGH CO-OCCURRENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE AND IPV (IPV; CT CASE, 2015). RATES OF SUDS AND IPV INCREASED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (DUBEY ET AL., 2020) AT A TIME PERIOD WHEN ACCESS TO CARE WAS DISRUPTED IN THE ABSENCE OF TELEHEALTH OR DIGITAL THERAPY PLATFORMS. THE ALARMINGLY HIGHER RATES OF SUDS AND IPV DURING THE PANDEMIC UNDERSCORED THE NEED FOR MORE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS FOR DEVICE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS (DTX). CBT IS AN EVIDENCE BASED THERAPY VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING TREATMENT OUTCOMES ACROSS A NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS (DUTRA ET AL., 2008) INCLUDING INITIAL EFFICACY IN TREATING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND IPV AMONG MALE OFFENDERS IN AN INDIVIDUAL (1:1) CBT THERAPY MODALITY (EASTON ET AL., 2017). RECENT META-ANALYTIC REVIEWS REPORT THAT DIGITIZED VERSIONS OF CBT ARE SHOWING EFFECTIVENESS IN TREATING A RANGE OF MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS (SPEK ET AL., 2007) AS WELL AS SUDS (CARROLL AND COLLEAGUES, 2014; CARROLL ET AL., 2008) BUT ARE LIMITED DIGITAL VERSIONS THAT LACK PERSONALIZATION AND RELEVANT CONTENT TO PATIENTS SELF-REPORTED SYMPTOM DISTRESS. TO DATE, DIGITIZED PLATFORMS HAVE NOT BEEN USED TO TREAT SUDS AND IPV AMONG CLIENTS ENTERING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. RESEARCHERS ARE CALLING FOR MORE RCTS USING DTX’S OF CBT AS A VEHICLE FOR HEALTHY BEHAVIOR CHANGE AMONG SUD - IPV CLIENTS (NESSET AND COLLEAGUES, 2019). GIVEN OUR PRIOR SUCCESS WITH CBT TO TREAT BOTH SUDS AND IPV ACROSS 12 WEEKS OF 1:1 TREATMENT, WE EXTENDED OUR INTEGRATED CBT THERAPY TO A DTX PLATFORM. DTX PLATFORMS ARE ADVANTAGEOUS BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY TO DISSEMINATE, COST-EFFECTIVE, LEAD TO INCREASES IN CLIENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND MAXIMIZE COMPLIANCE WITH PRACTICE EXERCISES. THE TECHNOLOGY THAT EXISTS TODAY IS MODERNIZED TO ALLOW FOR PERSONALIZED THERAPY CONTENT TO BE LINKED TO REPORTED SYMPTOM DISTRESS. WE DEVELOPED A 12- WEEK DIGITAL, AVATAR ASSISTED, INTERACTIVE PLATFORM, RITCH®CBT, AS AN INTERVENTION PLATFORM SELF -GUIDED BY PATIENTS AND FOR PATIENTS TO USE “AT HOME” TO PRACTICE COPING SKILL EXERCISES AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. IN RESPONSE TO NIH’S PAR 21-183, WE PROPOSE TO CONDUCT A PHASE I AND II STUDY: UG3 (PHASE I) AND UH3 (PHASE II) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FDA REGARDING ONGOING FEEDBACK AND REGULATORY PROCESSES. IN PHASE I, WE PROPOSE A FEASIBILITY STUDY, A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF RITCH®CBT AMONG SUD-IPV CLIENTS ENTERING ADDICTION TREATMENT COMPARING IT TO FACE TO FACE 1:1 CBT. IF EFFICACY IS ACHIEVED, AN EFFECTIVENESS STUDY WILL BE PERFORMED IN PHASE II (UH3) TO IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM CO-OCCURRING SUDS AND IPV, A COMMON CO-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITHIN FAMILIES ACROSS THE U.S.

ADVANCE PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF THE INSTITUTIONAL COMPENSATION SYSTEM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

THE LATEST LANDSAT THERMAL BAND SENSORS ARE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE LANDSAT MISSION AS THEY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY DATA CONTINUITY FOR THE THERMAL BAND. AS SUCH THEIR CONTINUED RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION IS KEY TO LANDSAT MISSION SUCCESS ESPECIALLY AS NASA/USGS MOVES TOWARDS HIGHER-LEVEL PRODUCTS. THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK SPANS THREE BROAD CATEGORIES TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PRESENT PAST AND FUTURE OF THE LANDSAT THERMAL BAND CALIBRATION. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CALIBRATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE LANDSAT 9/TIRS-2 INSTRUMENT THROUGH PRE-FLIGHT INSTRUMENT AND OBSERVATORY TESTING LAUNCH AND ON-ORBIT COMMISSIONING AND TRANSITION TO NOMINAL OPERATIONS. THE TIRS-2 INSTRUMENT WILL SOON BE DELIVERED TO THE LANDSAT 9 OBSERVATORY FOR INTEGRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING. WE WILL SUPPORT THE POST-DELIVERY FUNCTIONAL TESTING AND INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL TESTING BY ENSURING SUCCESSFUL DATA FLOWS FROM THE FOCAL PLANE THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT AND OBSERVATORY. WE WILL ALSO ANALYZE SCIENCE IMAGE DATA AND TELEMETRY FROM OBSERVATORY ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING FROM THE EMI AND TVAC CAMPAIGNS. THIS WILL INVOLVE ENSURING THE DATA QUALITY OF THE SCIENCE IMAGES AS COMPARED TO INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TESTS AND CONFIRMING THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF DATA LINES FOR EACH TEST. FURTHERMORE WE WILL COORDINATE WITH THE USGS GROUND SYSTEM TEAM TO ADDRESS ANY ANOMALIES THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN PUSHING SCIENCE DATA THROUGH THE GROUND PROCESSING AND PRODUCT GENERATION SYSTEM. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORK INVOLVE SUPPORT FOR LANDSAT 8 ON-ORBIT CALIBRATION AND PRODUCT GENERATION AND SUPPORT FOR ANY FUTURE LANDSAT THERMAL INSTRUMENTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO TREND AND CHARACTERIZE THE RADIOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF THE LANDSAT 8/TIRS-1 INSTRUMENT CURRENTLY OPERATING ON-ORBIT. DATA FROM ROUTINE CALIBRATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE ANALYZED AND UPDATES TO THE INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS NECESSARY. THIS WILL ALSO INVOLVE COORDINATION WITH THE LANDSAT SCIENCE TEAM TO HELP DEMONSTRATE AND DOCUMENT THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY NEW SCIENCE PRODUCT THAT WILL BE RELEASED TO USERS. ADDITIONALLY WE WOULD SUPPORT ANY FUTURE INSTRUMENT CONCEPTS AND/OR HARDWARE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION LANDSAT THERMAL BAND. THIS WORK WOULD INVOLVE MODELING AND DATA ANALYSES TO INFORM INSTRUMENT DESIGNS AND/OR THE PROCESSING OF ENGINEERING OR FLIGHT HARDWARE DATA TO CHARACTERIZE THE RADIOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTRUMENT OR COMPONENT. THE YEARS OF CALIBRATION EXPERIENCE WITH THE TIRS-1 AND TIRS-2 INSTRUMENTS WILL BE LEVERAGED TO HELP MAINTAIN LANDSAT S STRONG EMPHASIS ON CALIBRATION AND ACCURACY.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PURCHASE TWO ITEMS OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FOR TRAINING COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE OF BATTERIES, IN PARTICULAR, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. THE MORE EXPENSIVE IS A DELTA MODTECH ROLL-TO-ROLL SLOT DIE COATER. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSAL IS TO PURCHASE A HIGH-PRECISION ROLL-TO-ROLL SLITTING UNIT. TOGETHER, THEY WILL SUPPORT ONE OF THE FEW AUTOMATED CYLINDRICAL CELL PILOT LINES IN THE UNITED STATES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT IS TO PURCHASE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT TO EXTEND THE CAPABILITIES OF THE RIT BATTERY PROTOTYPING CENTER (BPC). THE RIT BDC IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH AND RAPID PROTOTYPING FACILITY FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF EMERGING ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NY-BATTERY ENERGY AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES (NY-BEST) AND RIT. RIT BDC WORKS CLOSELY WITH UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO EXPEDITE THE SCALE UP OF NEW CHEMISTRIES AND MATERIALS FOR INCREASING POWER DENSITY, ENERGY DENSITY, CYCLE LIFE, AND SAFETY. RIT BDC ASSISTS IN THE PROCESSING OF BATTERY SLURRIES, ELECTRODE PREPARATION, AND THE FABRICATION OF COMMERCIAL QUALITY POUCH AND CYLINDRICAL CELLS. RIT BDC AIMS TO BECOME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF HIGH-QUALITY PROTOTYPE BATTERIES, CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH IN NEXT GENERATION BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, AND MINIMIZING LIFE-CYCLE IMPACTS OF THE BATTERY MANUFACTURING PROCESS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES WILL BE SUBJECT TO A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. THE NEW EQUIPMENT WILL THEN BE ACQUIRED WITH ON-SITE PERFORMANCE TRIALS BEFORE DELIVERY TO RIT. COLLABORATION WITH EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS WILL BE CRUCIAL TO ENSURE PROPER SETUP, CALIBRATION, AND TESTING. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL OVERSEE THIS PROCESS, MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS. PROPOSED BUDGET IS $1,102,235 FOR A DELTA MODTECH ROLL-TO-ROLL SLOT DIE COATER AND $147,765 FOR A HIGH-PRECISION ROLL-TO-ROLL SLITTING UNIT.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE A BETTER TRAINED WORKFORCE IN MODERN, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MANUFACTURING, AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE PROTOTYPE SAMPLES OF DEVELOPMENTAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE NARROW SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT, PROJECT EVALUATION IS LIMITED TO VERIFICATION OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM -THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT A COHORT OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS WITHIN THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE (SMERC), AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF STEM EDUCATION RESEARCHERS FROM PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, AND ENGINEERING AT THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT). THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS WILL WORK WITH MENTORS ON A WIDE RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TOPICS, AND PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES RESEARCH, CLASSROOM PRACTICE, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO CONDUCT FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH IN STEM EDUCATION. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO HELP TO BRING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, BREAKING DOWN TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SILOS AND THUS BETTER PREPARING THE FELLOWS TO CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH. A DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THIS POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING EFFORT IS ITS COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY OF STEM EDUCATION SCHOLARS. RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOWS TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PROJECTS FROM A VARIETY OF SINGLE- AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TOPICS, TO WORK WITH MENTORS FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND SKILL WITH A VARIETY OF RESEARCH METHODS (E.G., QUANTITATIVE STOCHASTIC MODELING AND NETWORK ANALYSIS OF LARGE INSTITUTIONAL DATA SETS, AND VARIOUS QUALITATIVE METHODS), TO PARTICIPATE IN EXISTING RIT AFFILIATED PROGRAMS THAT SHARE SMERC?S CORE INTERDISCIPLINARY PHILOSOPHY, AND TO GAIN TEACHING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WORKING WITH FACULTY INSTRUCTORS. THE PROGRAM ALSO SERVES TO BUILD SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY FOR THE RIT TO DEVELOP INTO A REGIONAL HUB OF DISCIPLINE-BASED EDUCATION RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE NSF RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLD, NEW POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE MODELS FOR STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION TRAINING. THE TRAINEESHIP TRACK IS DEDICATED TO EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HIGH PRIORITY INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS, THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINEESHIP MODEL THAT IS INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND ALIGNED WITH CHANGING WORKFORCE AND RESEARCH NEEDS. 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.

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

(DCT FY 08) DEVICE, ALGORITHM AND INTEGRATED MODELING RESEARCH FOR PERFORMANCE-DRIVEN MULTI-MODAL OPTICAL SENSORS

RIT VETERANS UPWARD BOUND

NTID ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

NTID CONSTRUCTION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REDDDOT PHASE 2: A USER-CENTERED PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL CONTENT INTEGRITY -THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF DIGITAL CONTENT AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC TRUST. THE RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) HAS MADE IT EASIER TO CREATE AND MANIPULATE DIGITAL CONTENT, POSING SIGNIFICANT RISKS AS HIGH-QUALITY DEEPFAKES CAN CAUSE MAJOR SOCIETAL HARM TO INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. CURRENT TOOLS FOR DETECTING AI-GENERATED CONTENT ARE FRAGMENTED AND CHALLENGING TO USE. THE PROJECT TEAM IS DEVELOPING AN ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL CONTENT FORENSICS PLATFORM DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS PROCESS. BY INTEGRATING MULTIPLE TOOLS INTO A SINGLE PLATFORM, IT AIMS TO EMPOWER USERS BY PROVIDING A RELIABLE AND USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF DEEPFAKES. THE PROJECT EMPLOYS A USER-CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS, INVOLVING EXTENSIVE QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS AND USER STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND NEEDS AND WORKFLOWS. BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THESE STUDIES, THE TEAM IS INTEGRATING VARIOUS DIGITAL CONTENT FORENSIC TOOLS INTO A SINGLE PLATFORM, SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST ORGANIZATION FOR THE COHERENT NAVIGATION AND SELECTION OF THE TOOLS. THE TEAM IS ALSO EXPLORING EXPLANATION METHODS TO ENHANCE USER COMPREHENSION OF EACH TOOL?S OUTPUTS. FINALLY, TO HELP USERS MAKE THE MOST OF THIS PLATFORM, THE TEAM IS CREATING NOVEL GAME-BASED TRAINING SCENARIOS AND COMPREHENSIVE ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS BASED ON PROFESSIONAL NORMS. THE TEAM IS DISSEMINATING THIS WORK AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS IN MULTIPLE USER COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THIS PLATFORM TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF ONLINE DIGITAL CONTENT. 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.

THE KEY OBJECTIVE OF OUR PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE NEW LARGE-FORMAT INFRARED DETECTORS FOR NASA MISSIONS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES HIGH SENSITIVI

NTID ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

RIT UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO PAVE THE WAY FOR SINGLE PHOTON COUNTING GIGAPIXEL FOCAL PLANES THROUGH A CMOS DETECTOR CHARACTERIZATION AND REDESIGN PROGRAM THAT LEVERAGES EXCITING RECENT ADVANCEMENTS PIONEERED BY THE PROPOSING TEAM.

ENGINEERING CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS ON POROUS MEMBRANES TO CREATE PHYSIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT MODEL SYSTEMS - ABSTRACT A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IS UNDERWAY IN MANY FIELDS OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH THAT ARE RAPIDLY ADOPTING MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, ALSO KNOWN AS TISSUE CHIPS. MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ARE BEING USED BY BIOMEDICAL SCIENTISTS FOR DRUG AND TOXICITY TESTING, DISEASE MODELING, AND TO ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT CELL-CELL INTERACTIONS IN COMPLEX, BUT TIGHTLY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS THAT CAN BE PARALLELIZED FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT STUDIES, OFTEN WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROSCOPY AND OTHER REAL-TIME READOUTS. IN SOME STUDIES, INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (IPSCS) ALLOW PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELS OF DRUG TESTING, OFFERING PHYSIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED BY ANY ANIMAL MODEL. A CENTRAL COMPONENT OF NEARLY ALL MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IS THE SEMI-PERMEABLE SYNTHETIC MEMBRANE THAT FACILITIES CO-CULTURE OR ESTABLISHMENT OF A TISSUE BARRIER MODEL. THIS MEMBRANE SERVES TO COMPARTMENTALIZE CELLS OR MICROENVIRONMENTS WHILE ALSO SELECTIVELY ALLOWING SOME SPECIES AND EVEN CELLS TO TRANSIT OR TRANSMIGRATE, TYPICALLY BASED SIMPLY ON A PORE SIZE CUT-OFF. WHILE PORE SIZE IS IMPORTANT FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMPARTMENTS OR OPPOSING SIDES OF A BARRIER MODEL, THE MEMBRANE ALSO SERVES AS A SUPPORT SCAFFOLD AND CULTURE SUBSTRATE OF NEARLY ALL CELLS INVOLVED IN THE SYSTEM. THE OVERALL VISION OF THIS MIRA RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO ANSWER KEY QUESTIONS IN TWO INTERRELATED DOMAINS: IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS ON POROUS MATERIALS, AND ADVANCE ULTRATHIN MEMBRANE DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEER THE IDEAL MEMBRANE FOR PHYSIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT TISSUE BARRIER AND CO-CULTURE MODELS. FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING UPON MY LABORATORY’S EXPERTISE IN CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND EVOLVING FROM BIOPHYSICALLY FOCUSED ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTANDING THE MOLECULAR AND SIGNALING PATHWAYS THAT ARE LIKELY DRIVING CELLULAR BEHAVIORS WITH THE GOAL OF ENGINEERING ADVANCED MEMBRANES FOR MORE PHYSIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT TISSUE BARRIER MODELS. ADDITIONALLY, MY LABORATORY SEEKS TO MOVE TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS AND EQUILIBRIUM OF CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRANSITION BETWEEN HEALTHY AND DISEASE STATES IN THESE MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.

RIT RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

RIT MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

THIS EDA INVESTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,052,814 SUPPORTS THE INDUSTRY 4.0 TRANSITION PROGRAM IN THE FINGER LAKES & CENTRAL NEW YORK REGIONS AT THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING STUDIES (CIMS) AT THE GOLISANO INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT). THIS PROGRAM ENABLES REGIONAL RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT SUPPORTS THE ADOPTION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENABLES REGIONAL RESILIENCY FOR SMALL MANUFACTURES AND BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT 12-16 COMPANIES WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ADOPTION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 156 JOBS WILL BE CREATED AND 265 JOBS RETAINED AS A RESULT OF THIS EDA INVESTMENT.

CIVIC-FA TRACK B: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY RESOURCES AND SERVICES AND THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY IN MONROE COUNTY NY: A GEOSPATIAL-VISUAL APPROACH -THIS NSF CIVIC INNOVATION CHALLENGE (CIVIC) FUNDED PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND BRIDGE SPECIFIC GAPS IN ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING (DHH) COMMUNITY IN MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK, WHERE ROCHESTER IS HOME TO THE LARGEST PER CAPITA POPULATION OF DHH PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE ASSESSING EMERGENCY SERVICE GAPS FOR THE DHH, CREATING, AND EVALUATING EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION TOOLS, DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, AND BUILDING PATHWAYS FOR THE DHH TO ENTER THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STEM WORKFORCE AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. ALL PROJECT GOAL OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO BE SCALED NATIONALLY AND SUSTAINED. RESULTS WILL BE GENERALIZABLE TO OTHER COMMUNITY CONTEXTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS SUCH AS SUCH AS DEAF REFUGEES AND NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS BEYOND MONROE COUNTY FOR BROADER PROJECT NATIONAL IMPACT AND LEGACY, AS ONE IN EIGHT PEOPLE IN THE U.S. EXPERIENCE HEARING LOSS. THE FOCUS ON USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY WILL ENHANCE STEM EDUCATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OVERALL NATIONAL SECURITY WILL BENEFIT FROM ENHANCING THE DISASTER RESILIENCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. SCIENTIFIC OUTCOMES SPANNING MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES WILL INFORM AND CONTRIBUTE KNOWLEDGE TO FIELDS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE, DISASTER MANAGEMENT STUDIES, DISABILITY STUDIES, HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION AND USER EXPERIENCE, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PEDAGOGY. PRODUCTS SUCH AS GEOSPATIAL MAPPING TOOLS, COMMUNICATION BOOKLETS, AND EDUCATIONAL MODULES FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS WILL BECOME PART OF THE BROADER ECOSYSTEM OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROJECT REPRESENTS A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE DHH THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF RELEVANT DHH COMMUNITY GROUPS, DEAF ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL PSPUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS RANGING FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA). ISSUES RELATED TO THE DHH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CYCLE HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE ATTENTION FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESEARCHERS AND LIMITED DISCUSSION IN ACADEMIC LITERATURE. THE MAIN RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: R1: WHAT ARE THE SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DHH COMMUNITY AND HAZARDS THAT MAY REVEAL SPECIFIC GAPS IN EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE DHH? R2: WHAT ARE THE MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF THE DHH COMMUNITY DURING ALL PHASES OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CYCLE? R3: WHAT PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE IS NEEDED FOR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS ON THE NEEDS OF THE DHH COMMUNITY AND THE INCLUSION OF DHH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING? FOR R1, THE RESEARCH TEAM INTENDS TO CREATE AND EVALUATE THE NATION'S FIRST DEAF COMMUNITY HAZARD MAPPING GEOSPATIAL TOOLKIT CALLED ?DEAF MAP? TO EMPOWER DHH COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY, CHARACTERIZE, MAP, AND COMMUNICATE COMMUNITY HAZARDS WITH PS AGENCIES. FOR R2, THE TEAM INTENDS TO CREATE AND EVALUATE A COMMUNICATION BOOKLET FOR PS OFFICIALS TO COMMUNICATE WITH DHH. IN ADDITION, A PROTOTYPE DEVICE ALLOWING DHH PERSONS TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS IN NON-SOUND FORMATS (VISUAL/HAPTIC) WILL BE BETA TESTED. FOR R3, THE TEAM INTENDS TO CREATE AND EVALUATE AN EDUCATION MODULE DESIGNED FOR HEARING PS PROFESSIONALS TO UNDERSTAND DHH CULTURE AND CHALLENGES EMERGENCIES, DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO ENABLE DHH STUDENTS TO ENTER THE STEM WORKFORCE, AND CREATE THE NATION'S FIRST EVER DEAF COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (D-CERT). THIS PROJECT IS IN RESPONSE TO THE CIVIC INNOVATION CHALLENGE PROGRAM?TRACK B. BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES & COMMUNITY NEEDS?AND IS A COLLABORATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CDI-TYPE II: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: COMPUTING SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE MERGERS IN ASTROPHYSICS

BEGINNINGS: EMPOWERING MINDS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, RESEARCH, AND CAREER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN EMERGING MICROELECTRONICS (EMERGE-MICRO) -RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A REVITALIZATION OF THE DOMESTIC SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY THAT HAS CATALYZED NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH IN MICROELECTRONICS-RELATED FIELDS. THE CONTINUAL GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE US SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR AND ITS COMPETITIVENESS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, HOWEVER, INVOKE A PRESSING NEED FOR A HIGHLY-SKILLED, ADAPTABLE, AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE. THE CULTIVATION OF SUCH A WORKFORCE REQUIRES INNOVATIVE AND MULTIFACETED PEDAGOGICAL METHODS THAT INTEGRATE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS. TO ADDRESS THIS DEMAND, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT) WILL COLLABORATE WITH MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC) AND FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FLCC), AS WELL AS CORPORATE PARTNERS GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC. (GF) AND MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. (MICRON), TO DEVELOP AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING-BASED PILOT MODEL TOWARD THE SUSTAINED GROWTH OF THE US SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE. RIT WILL SERVE AS A CENTRAL PIPELINE FOR TWO PARALLEL COHORTS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, ENABLING CAREER PATHWAYS FROM 2-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO LEADING CHIP MANUFACTURERS VIA COMPREHENSIVE, CLEANROOM-BASED UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS OF SEMICONDUCTORS AND MICROELECTRONICS. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL EARN STACKABLE ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) DEGREES IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) DEGREES IN MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, WHILE DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS THROUGH INDUSTRY-GUIDED RESEARCH IN CLEANROOM LABORATORIES AND ON-THE-SITE TRAINING DURING CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION WORK PLACEMENTS IN MICROELECTRONICS FOUNDRIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL ULTIMATELY CULTIVATE FUTURE WORKFORCE GENERATIONS BY ESTABLISHING CROSS-SECTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERISITIES, AND LEADING INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, THEREBY SAFEGUARDING THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE US MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TOWARD DOMESTIC SEMICONDUCTOR INDEPENDENCE. TWO COHORTS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS WITH FUNDAMENTAL STEM PROFICIENCIES GAINED THROUGH THEIR PURSUIT OF A.S. DEGREES AT MCC AND FLCC WILL TRANSFER TO THE THIRD CURRICULUM YEAR OF THE MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING B.S. DEGREE PROGRAM AT RIT. PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL AREAS DETERMINED BY INDUSTRY PARTNERS GF AND MICRON: (A) ADVANCED MATERIALS SYNTHESIS/CHARACTERIZATION; (B) DEVICE-LEVEL FABRICATION, SIMULATION, AND TESTING; (C) INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/SYSTEMS-LEVEL DESIGN; AND (D) CLEANROOM INSTRUMENT OPERATION/TROUBLESHOOTING. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE PRACTICAL TRAINING THROUGH UP TO THREE SEMESTERS OF INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION WORK PLACEMENTS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL RESULT IN TRANSFERABLE TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES AND WILL NURTURE A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THE MICROELECTRONICS FIELD. TAILORED MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO GUIDE PARTICIPANTS TOWARDS THEIR INTENDED CAREER PATHS, ENCOURAGE REFLECTION, FOSTER GROUP COHESION, AND PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH THROUGH SEMINARS, SITE VISITS, CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS. THE PROGRAM WILL UNDERGO EXTERNAL EVALUATION BY THE CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION REFORM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER. THE PROGRAM?S SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS, DETERMINED THROUGH EXTERNAL EVALUATION, WILL BE BROADLY DISSEMINATED TOWARD LARGE-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION AT THE NATIONAL-LEVEL BEYOND THE PROJECT END DATE. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE NSF EXLENT PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE NSF TIP AND EDU DIRECTORATES, AS IT SEEKS TO SUPPORT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS TO INCREASE THEIR INTEREST IN, AND THEIR ACCESS TO, CAREER PATHWAYS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ENHANCING GROWTH MINDSET ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES TO SUPPORT GRADUATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTING

VTAB: VERTICAL TRANSFERS' ACCESS TO THE BACCALAUREATE IN ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

GRADUATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS BY PROMOTING COMPETENCE, GROUP IDENTITY, AND AUTONOMY

FEDERAL AGENCY NAMEDEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DARPA DEFENSE SCIENCES OFFICE DSO FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TITLEYOUNG FACULTY AWARD YFA FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBERDARPARA2401 CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE CFDA NUMBERS12.910 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM DESCRIPTIONTHE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DARPA YOUNG FACULTY AWARD YFA PROGRAM AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE RISING STARS IN JUNIOR RESEARCH POSITIONS IN ACADEMIA AND EQUIVALENT POSITIONS AT NONPROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS PARTICULARLY THOSE WITHOUT PRIOR DARPA FUNDING TO EXPOSE THEM TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOD NEEDS AND DARPAS MISSION TO CREATE AND PREVENT TECHNOLOGICAL SURPRISE. THE YFA PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE HIGHIMPACT FUNDING TO ELITE RESEARCHERS EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE NEW RESEARCH THAT ENABLES TRANSFORMATIVE DOD CAPABILITIES. ULTIMATELY THE YFA PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHERS FOCUSED ON NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES.DARPA IS SOLICITING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS IN THE AREAS OF INTEREST TO DARPAS SIX TECHNICAL OFFICESBIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE BTO DEFENSE SCIENCES OFFICE DSO INFORMATION INNOVATION OFFICE I2O MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY OFFICE MTO STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY OFFICE STO AND TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICE TTO. FURTHER DETAIL REGARDING THE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL AREAS OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND UNDER SECTION I.D TOPIC AREAS TAS. PROPOSED RESEARCH SHOULD INVESTIGATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES THAT ENABLE REVOLUTIONARY ADVANCES IN SCIENCE DEVICES OR SYSTEMS. SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED IS RESEARCH THAT PRIMARILY RESULTS IN EVOLUTIONARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING STATE OF PRACTICE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIESFUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH MEANS BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THE RESULTS OF WHICH ORDINARILY ARE PUBLISHED AND SHARED BROADLY WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AS DISTINGUISHED FROM PROPRIETARY RESEARCH AND FROM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN PRODUCTION AND PRODUCT UTILIZATION THE RESULTS OF WHICH ORDINARILY ARE RESTRICTED FOR PROPRIETARY OR NATIONAL SECURITY REASONS.

INFEWS/T3: MANAGING ENERGY, WATER, AND INFORMATION FLOWS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE ADVANCED FOOD ECOSYSTEM

III: SMALL: REVISITING EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION PROTOCOLS FOR LINK PREDICTION IN KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF LINK PREDICTION IN KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS. KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS CONNECT INFORMATION THROUGH LINKS. FOR EXAMPLE, A PERSON IS LINKED TO A MOVIE BECAUSE THEY ACTED IN THE MOVIE. THIS ALLOWS THAT PERSON TO BE LINKED TO OTHER ACTORS IN THE MOVIE OR TO LINK THE MOVIE TO THE ACTOR'S OTHER MOVIES. THESE LINKS CREATE A KNOWLEDGE GRAPH. MANY SERVICES LIKE SEARCH ENGINES INCREASINGLY RELY ON KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS, RESULTING IN MILLIONS OF USERS INTERACTING WITH THESE GRAPHS DAILY. KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS ARE TYPICALLY INCOMPLETE; THAT IS, THERE ARE MANY MISSING LINKS BETWEEN ENTITIES THAT ARE IN FACT RELATED. THESE MISSING LINKS HINDER GRAPHS' EFFECTIVENESS. FOR EXAMPLE, A SEARCH ENGINE WITH MISSING LINKS CANNOT COMPLETELY OR ACCURATELY ANSWER A USER QUESTION. LINK PREDICTION ALGORITHMS AIM TO MAKE KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS MORE COMPLETE AND THEREFORE MORE ACCURATE. CURRENT EVALUATION PROTOCOLS IGNORE THE NATURE OF THE LINKS PREDICTED BY A LINK PREDICTION ALGORITHM (INTERPRETABILITY), AND RELY ON DATASETS CRAFTED USING RANDOM SELECTION AND ARBITRARY THRESHOLDS (BIAS). THE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF LINK PREDICTION ALGORITHMS IS THUS QUITE LIMITED. WITHOUT SUCH UNDERSTANDING, THE FIELD OF LINK PREDICTION IN KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS CANNOT PROPERLY ADVANCE AS THERE IS NO CLEAR DIRECTION ON HOW TO DO SO. LINK PREDICTION ALGORITHMS COMMONLY RELY ON MACHINE LEARNING, SO THEY TRAIN LINK PREDICTION MODELS TO COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS. THERE ARE THREE MAIN ISSUES HINDERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LINK PREDICTION MODELS CAN ACCOMPLISH: 1) THE LACK OF METHODS TO INTERPRET A SET OF LINK PREDICTIONS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL PREDICTIONS, AND TO QUANTIFY MODEL INTERPRETABILITY; 2) THE USE OF RANDOM SELECTION AND ARBITRARY THRESHOLDS TO EVALUATE LINK PREDICTION THAT INTRODUCE BIASES; AND 3) THE LACK OF HOMOGENEOUS COMPARISONS THAT HINDER REPLICABILITY DUE TO VARIATIONS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION PROTOCOL. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING ADVANCES: 1) NEW METHODS TO COMPUTE GLOBAL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE LINK PREDICTIONS THAT A MODEL DEEMS CORRECT; 2) NEW METHODS TO DETECT AND INTERPRET THE LINK PREDICTION RULES A MODEL HAS LEARNED, SUCH AS IF ACTOR A ACTS IN MOVIE M, THEN A IS IN M'S CAST; 3) NEW INTERPRETATION METRICS AND ANALYSES CONSIDERING VARIOUS STRATEGIES TO GENERATE INCORRECT KNOWLEDGE AND ITS EXPECTED PLAUSIBILITY; 4) NEW DEFINITIONS OF ANOMALIES, A.K.A. DATA REDUNDANCY, TO UNDERSTAND BIASES IN BENCHMARKING DATASETS WHILE TAKING LINK PREDICTION RULES INTO ACCOUNT; 5) NEW METHODS TO PARTITION DATASETS INTO SPLITS THAT PRESERVE GRAPH FEATURES WITH STATISTICAL GUARANTEES; 6) NEW STATISTICALLY SOUND METHODS TO SELECT SUBGRAPHS FROM REAL-WORLD KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS FOR USE AS BENCHMARKING DATASETS; 7) AN OPEN-SOURCE LINK PREDICTION FRAMEWORK TO REDUCE BARRIERS WHEN REPLICATING RESULTS; AND 8) A LINK PREDICTION EVALUATION MODULE AVAILABLE THROUGH GOOGLE COLAB, AND PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE LINK PREDICTION MODELS TO PROMOTE OPEN COMPARISONS. 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.

CIBER-2 IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN RIT CALTECH AND UC IRVINE IN THE US AND KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY (JAPAN) KASI (S. KOREA) AND ASIAA (TAIWAN). OUR SAME TEAM DEVELOPED THE PREVIOUS PAYLOAD CIBER-1 CARRIED OUT EXACTING CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS FLEW IT 4 TIMES ANALYZED THE DATA AND PUBLISHED THE MAIN SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS. THE PI DR. ZEMCOV IS IN CHARGE OF OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT SUPPORTED BY EXPERIENCED CO-IS BOCK AND MATSUURA WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COLLABORATED ON 9 PREVIOUS SOUNDING ROCKET FLIGHTS. MAJOR HARDWARE COMPONENTS FOR CIBER-2 HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH NON-NASA FUNDING INCLUDING THE 28.5 CM TELESCOPE CAMERA OPTICS CRYOSTAT FLIGHT DATA SYSTEM H2RG DETECTOR ARRAYS GROUND-STATION AND LINEAR-VARIABLE FILTERS. WITH NASA FUNDING CALTECH RIT AND UC IRVINE HAVE DEVELOPED THE PAYLOAD STRUCTURE FOR THE CRYOGENIC INSTRUMENT FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLIES CRYOGENIC SHUTTER A MOTORIZED CRYOGENIC POP-UP BAFFLE TUBE (TO REDUCE THERMAL EMISSION INTO THE OPTICS) A CRYOGENIC STAR TRACKER AND WARM READOUT ELECTRONICS. THE INSTRUMENT IS CURRENTLY 100% INTEGRATED AND HAS UNDERGONE A FIRST ROUND OF FLIGHT QUALIFICATION TESTS AT WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY. A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS WERE FOUND DURING THESE TESTS AND THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY MODIFYING THE HARDWARE AND IMPROVING THE EXPERIMENT S OVERALL PERFORMANCE RELIABILITY AND DATA QUALITY. AT RIT DR. PRIYADARSHINI BANGALE GSRA CHI NGUYEN AND A TEAM OF COLLABORATORS AND UNDERGRADUATES ARE CURRENTLY PERFORMING THESE UPGRADES AND TESTING THE EXPERIMENT. OUR TEAM IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE SPECTRAL AND PHOTOMETRIC CALIBRATIONS REQUIRED FOR SCIENCE EXTRACTION AND PERFORMING TESTS AND VALIDATIONS ON THE CRYOGENIC STAR TRACKER. AN EXISTING LARGE VACUUM CHAMBER WILL BE USED TO TEST THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE POP-UP BAFFLE AT ITS CRYOGENIC OPERATING TEMPERATURE. LATER THIS YEAR WE WILL COMPLETE FINAL FLIGHT PREPARATIONS AND OPTICAL CALIBRATIONS BEFORE SHIPPING THE EXPERIMENT TO WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY TO BE RE-INTEGRATED AND TESTED WITH THE NASA- PROVIDED PAYLOAD SECTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A SEQUENCE OF FLIGHTS. THIS 4-WEEK TEST CAMPAIGN WILL VALIDATE THE EXPERIMENT HARDWARE FOR FLIGHT AND VERIFY THE OPERATION OF THE CRYOGENIC STAR TRACKER WITH THE ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE ENTIRE PAYLOAD WILL PASS THE USUAL BATTERY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SEQUENCE TESTING TO REACH FLIGHT READINESS. AFTER THE INTEGRATION CAMPAIGN THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE SHIPPED TO WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY AND OUR FIRST FLIGHT THAT IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR LATE FEBRUARY 2020. FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT WE PLAN TO OBSERVE FIELDS OVER A WIDE RANGE OF ECLIPTIC LATITUDES. THESE OBSERVATIONS WILL PROVIDE BOTH ABSOLUTE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY MEASUREMENTS AND SUFFICIENT ANISOTROPY DATA TO DETERMINE THE AMPLITUDE OF NEAR-IR FLUCTUATIONS FROM INFRARED TO OPTICAL WAVELENGTHS A SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC ADVANCE. THIS PLAN PROVIDES THE BEST PROBABILITY OF OBTAINING PUBLISHABLE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS IN THE EVENT OF A TECHNICAL MISHAP IN THE FIRST FLIGHT (AS WAS THE CASE WITH CIBER-1 WHICH STILL PRODUCED THE TSUMURA ET AL. (2010) PAPER ON THE ZL SPECTRUM). A SECOND FLIGHT OCCURRING SOMETIME IN EARLY 2021 WILL BE DEVOTED TO ANISOTROPY MEASUREMENTS.

SPECIAL EDUCATION-TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PRO

CYCLE 1 BASE AWARD PROJECT TITLE: RADIOMETRICALLY ACCURATE SPATIAL RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT OF SPECTRAL IMAGERY.

RIT-RISE SCIENTISTS-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING UNDERGRADUATES

COGNITIVE AND METACOGNITIVE FOUNDATIONS OF STEM LEARNING BY DEAF STUDENTS

CBM+ FOR WHEEL HUB DRIVE VEHICLES

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN END-TO-END SYSTEMS APPROACH TO RADIOMETRIC

JOBS ACCELERATOR

FUSE-REG: ENABLING PHOTONIC COMPUTING ENGINES THROUGH HETERO-INTEGRATION -CONVENTIONAL COMPUTING BASED ON DIGITAL ELECTRONIC LOGIC FACES CHALLENGES DUE TO THE RAPID GROWTH OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, WHICH NEED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF PROCESSING POWER, OUTPACING THE RATE AT WHICH COMPUTERS HAVE HISTORICALLY PROGRESSED (ACCORDING TO MOORE'S LAW). PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES OFFER AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE DUE TO SEVERAL ADVANTAGES, INCLUDING HIGH SPEED, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MASSIVE PARALLELIZATION OF INFORMATION PROCESSING. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO TACKLE THE OBSTACLES IN USING INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPUTING PLATFORMS. DESPITE PREVIOUS EFFORTS, THESE NETWORKS STILL FACE CHALLENGES THAT MAKE THEM IMPRACTICAL FOR REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, MOST PREVIOUS PHOTONIC NEURAL NETWORKS ARE NOT SCALABLE AND REQUIRE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR ACHIEVING NONLINEAR EFFECTS, THUS INEVITABLY LOSING THE HIGH-SPEED ADVANTAGES OF PHOTONICS. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IS NEEDED TO TACKLE SEVERAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING DESIGNING NOVEL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES FOR EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF INFORMATION ENCODED IN LIGHT AND INTEGRATING DIFFERENT MATERIALS FOR ACHIEVING DESIRED FUNCTIONALITIES, SUCH AS RECONFIGURABILITY AND NONLINEAR EFFECTS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR MACHINE LEARNING. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING A NEW DEEP LEARNING ARCHITECTURE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH PHOTONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE SIZE OF OPTICAL NEURAL NETWORKS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS. THE PROPOSED PLATFORM AIMS TO CREATE A SCALABLE DEEP NEURAL NETWORK, ENABLING REAL-TIME OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS, FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, IMAGING, AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS TO CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL CREATE A ROADMAP FOR ACCELERATING FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR REALIZING FUNCTIONAL PHOTONIC DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS. THIS EFFORT ALSO PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE STUDENTS BEYOND THEIR LABORATORY RESEARCH THROUGH ENGAGEMENT IN ADVANCED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, WORKSHOPS, AND CONFERENCES. THE PARTICIPATING INVESTIGATORS WILL DEVELOP SHORT COURSES FOR TWO TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS THAT WILL INVOLVE FUNDAMENTAL AND ADVANCED RESEARCH SUBJECTS. IN ADDITION, THE TEAM WILL ORGANIZE CONFERENCES AIMING TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL COLLABORATORS. FINALLY, INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH ROTATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE CREATED FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER EXPERTISE FROM OPTICAL COMPUTING, INTEGRATED PHOTONICS, AND HETERO-INTEGRATION TO DEVELOP A NOVEL DEEP-LEARNING ARCHITECTURE THAT IS BUILT AROUND THE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL LAWS OF LIGHT PROPAGATION IN INTEGRATED PHOTONIC CIRCUITS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH HETERO-INTEGRATION, THIS ARCHITECTURE LEADS TO DRAMATIC SIZE REDUCTION TO ENABLE THE REALIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE PHOTONIC DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS. THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE UTILIZES AN INTERLACING OF LINEAR AND NONLINEAR OPERATIONS AND IS UNIQUELY PARAMETRIZED TO FACILITATE INTEGRATION OF TENS OF NETWORK LAYERS IN A PHOTONIC IMPLEMENTATION. THE THRUSTS OF THIS PROJECT INVOLVE (I) DEVELOPING A THEORETICAL/COMPUTATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PHOTONIC DEEP LEARNING; (II) HETERO-INTEGRATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR AND OTHER OPTICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING LITHIUM NIOBATE, TO ACHIEVE STRONG AND FLEXIBLE NONLINEAR EFFECTS ON A PHOTONIC CHIP; (III) REALIZING AND OPTIMIZING ULTRACOMPACT PHASE SHIFTERS BASED ON PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; AND (IV) DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION OF ALL-PHOTONIC NEURAL NETWORKS. 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.

DIRECTED CELL MOTILITY ALONG GRADIENTS IN EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX FIBER ALIGNMENT - PROJECT SUMMARY IN NATIVE TISSUE, CELL RECRUITMENT AND POSITIONING ARE CONTROLLED BY DIRECTED MIGRATION, WHERE CELLS SENSE MULTIPLE GUIDANCE CUES IN THEIR MICROENVIRONMENT AND MIGRATE PREFERENTIALLY TOWARD OR AWAY FROM PARTICULAR SIGNALS. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL TYPES OF GUIDANCE OR "TAXIS" CUES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, THE HIERARCHY BETWEEN SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESENTED SIGNALS DURING DIRECTED MIGRATION REMAINS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. DISSECTING THESE RELATIONSHIPS WILL HELP ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CELL MOTILITY IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS WITH BROAD IMPLICATIONS IN THERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE OR INHIBIT MIGRATORY ACTIVITY. TO EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CUES THAT PROMOTE DIRECTED CELL MIGRATION, WE PROPOSE A NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM THAT COMBINES MICROENGINEERED FIBER ALIGNMENT GRADIENTS WITH CONTROLLED SOLUBLE BIOCHEMICAL GRADIENTS TO ENDOTHELIAL, IMMUNE, AND CANCER CELL MIGRATION WITHIN A COMPLEX 3D ENVIRONMENT. OUR PLATFORM WILL ALLOW US TO UNIQUELY EXPOSE CELL POPULATIONS TO A CONTROLLED MULTI-CUE 3D ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING ALIGNMENT GRADIENTS AND BIOCHEMICAL GRADIENTS TO DISSECT HOW CELLS PRIORITIZE AND RESPOND TO SIMULTANEOUS GUIDANCE CUES. WE HYPOTHESIZE SYNERGETIC (ADDITIVE) AND HIERARCHAL (COMPETITIVE) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL GUIDANCE CUES THAT INFLUENCE DIRECTED CELL MIGRATION. TO TEST THIS HYPOTHESIS, WE WILL CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING AIMS: 1) QUANTIFY MIGRATION WITHIN A MICROENGINEERED 3D COLLAGEN GEL ENVIRONMENT WITH TUNABLE ALIGNMENT LANDSCAPES, 2) CREATE BIOCHEMICAL GRADIENTS AND QUANTIFY CHEMOTACTIC RESPONSES WITHIN 3D GEL ENVIRONMENTS, AND 3) QUANTIFY MOTILITY RESPONSES WITHIN COMBINED BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL GRADIENT ENVIRONMENTS. SUCCESS IN THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A PLATFORM TO UNIQUELY STUDY HOW CELLS SENSE, PRIORITIZE, AND MIGRATE IN RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE GUIDANCE CUES (HERE, BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL GRADIENTS), WITH RELEVANCE TO EARLY DEVELOPMENT, IMMUNE CELL TRAFFICKING, VASCULARIZATION, AND CANCER INVASION.

SUBSTRATE STIFFNESS, TOPOGRAPHY, AND TRPV4 IN AF MECHANOTRANSDUCTION - SUMMARY OVER THE PAST DECADE(S), RESEARCH HAS HIGHLIGHTED THAT SUBSTRATE STIFFNESS AND ARCHITECTURE/TOPOGRAPHY CAN BE RECOGNIZED BY CELLS AND SERVE AS MECHANICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL CUES THAT ULTIMATELY DRIVE CELL BEHAVIOR THROUGH MECHANORECEPTORS. SUBSTRATE CHANGES CAN ALSO AFFECT THE MECHANICAL STIMULATION OF CELLS AND THUS THEIR RESPONSE TO LOADING. THESE CELL RESPONSES ARE LARGELY GOVERNED THROUGH MECHANOSENSITIVE ION CHANNELS, SUCH AS THE TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL (TRP) CHANNELS. TRPV4 IS OF SPECIFIC INTEREST AS ITS ACTIVATION AND EXPRESSION CAN BE AFFECTED BY MATRIX STIFFNESS AND TOPOGRAPHY. FURTHERMORE, ITS ACTIVATION CONTROLS EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) SYNTHESIS, MATRIX-DEGRADING ENZYME EXPRESSION, AND ECM REMODELING IN VARIOUS CELL TYPES. THE ANNULUS FIBROSUS (AF), THE OUTER AREA OF THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (IVD), IS A MECHANOSENSITIVE TISSUE IN WHICH TOPOGRAPHICAL AND MECHANICAL CUES CHANGE DURING DEGENERATION, THUS LIKELY AFFECTING CELL FATE, CELLULAR ACTIVITY, AND DISEASE PROGRESSION. THE AF PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN AS ITS STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAN LEAD TO IVD HERNIATION. SURPRISINGLY, ONLY VERY FEW STUDIES HAVE THUS FAR INVESTIGATED CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS IN AF CELLS AND NO DATA EXISTS ON THE RELEVANCE OF SUBSTRATE STIFFNESS/TOPOGRAPHY ON TRPV4 ACTIVATION IN AF CELLS. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN WHETHER TRPV4 REGULATES ECM SYNTHESIS/REMODELING IN THE AF, WHICH WOULD, IN TURN, AFFECT ITS ACTIVATION AND HENCE CREATE A CRUCIAL FEEDBACK LOOP. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO REVEAL THE RELEVANCE OF CELL-SUBSTRATE PROCESSES IN IVD HEALTH AND DISEASE AND TO USE THIS KNOWLEDGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGENERATIVE APPROACHES. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO: (1) DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE OF SUBSTRATE STIFFNESS ON TRPV4 ACTIVATION IN AF CELLS IN RESPONSE TO (A) A PHARMACOLOGICAL TRPV4 AGONIST AND (B) CYCLIC STRETCHING. (2) DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE OF SUBSTRATE TOPOGRAPHY ON TRPV4 ACTIVATION IN AF CELLS IN RESPONSE TO (A) A PHARMACOLOGICAL TRPV4 AGONIST AND (B) CYCLIC STRETCHING. (3) DETERMINE THE IMPORTANCE OF TRPV4 ACTIVATION IN AF CELLS IN REGULATING ECM SYNTHESIS AND REMODELING THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL USE AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN OF STRETCHING CHAMBERS THAT ALLOWS INVESTIGATING THE INTEGRATIVE ROLE OF SUBSTRATE CUES (STIFFNESS, TOPOGRAPHY) AND MECHANICAL STIMULATION IN MODULATING CELL FUNCTION AND FATE. TRPV4 WILL BE ACTIVATED BY SPECIFIC AGONISTS OR STRETCHING UPON SEEDING IN THESE CHAMBERS AND CELL RESPONSES WILL BE DETERMINED BY QPCR, ELISA, AND WESTERN BLOT FOR TARGETS SELECTED BASED ON RNA-SEQ DATA. FURTHERMORE, ECM SYNTHESIS AND REMODELING FOLLOWING TRPV4 ACTIVATION WILL BE EVALUATED. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST STUDY TO INVESTIGATE TRPV4 IN THE CONTEXT OF SUBSTRATE STIFFNESS AND TOPOGRAPHY IN AF CELLS. AS THE DEVELOPED TOOLS WILL ALSO APPLY TO OTHER RESEARCH AREAS, I CAN HELP ADVANCE THE FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF MECHANOTRANSDUCTION PROCESSES IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. THE GAINED KNOWLEDGE WILL BE APPLICABLE IN TISSUE ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT THE IDENTIFICATION OF NEW DRUG TARGETS RELATED TO DYSREGULATED MECHANOTRANSDUCTION.

- NA24NOSX999C0003-T1-01 URBAN STORMWATER IS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF MARINE DEBRIS. STORMWATER CARRIES LAND-BASED ANTHROPOGENIC DEBRIS (AD) TO THE WATERWAYS [13] WE RELY ON FOR DRINKING WATER, FOOD, IRRIGATION, AND RECREATION [1,46]. AD ENTERS THE ENVIRONMENT FROM MYRIAD SOURCES, INCLUDING LITTERING, ILLEGAL DUMPING, INADVERTENT RELEASE FROM WASTE HANDLING SYSTEMS, AND BREAKDOWN OF MATERIALS DURING THE USE-PHASE IN THE ENVIRONMENT (E.G., TIRES, AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS). THE ROCHESTER, NY REGION INCLUDES TWO OF THE LARGEST TRIBUTARIES ENTERING THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE A SOURCE FOR A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE APPROXIMATELY 1,250 METRIC TONS OF PLASTIC THAT ENTERS THE LAKE ANNUALLY. THOSE TRIBUTARIES, IRONDEQUOIT CREEK/BAY AND THE GENESEE RIVER, ALONG WITH THE NEARSHORE AREA OF LAKE ONTARIO, REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT NOAA TRUST RESOURCES. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STEM THE INPUT OF STORMWATER DEBRIS INTO COASTAL SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY THE NOAA TRUST RESOURCES OF THE AQUATIC HABITATS OF THE GREAT LAKES. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE TO REACH THIS GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY A TRANSFERABLE GUIDE FOR STRATEGIC SITE SELECTION, INSTALLATION, MONITORING, AND MAINTENANCE USING THE LITTATRAP TRASH CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY IN CATCH BASINS (CBS) IN URBAN AREAS. BECAUSE DEBRIS INPUT IS HIGHLY HETEROGENEOUS IN DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITION, AND INTERCEPTION IS COSTLY AND TIME-CONSUMING, IT IS CRITICAL TO USE A TARGETED, DATA-INFORMED APPROACH TO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST CAPTURE PER UNIT EFFORT. WE PROPOSE TO EMPLOY, TEST, AND REFINE OUR CURRENT GEOSPATIAL TOOL TO PREDICT HOT SPOTS OF DEBRIS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT IN A THREE-PHASE APPROACH THROUGH A LARGE- SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF 50 LITTATRAPS TO INTERCEPT DEBRIS FROM CBS IN DEBRIS HOT SPOTS. THE GUIDE WILL BE DEVELOPED, PILOTED, AND THEN DEPLOYED AT SCALE IN THE URBAN CENTER OF ROCHESTER, NY. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH MONROE COUNTY, WHO MANAGES AND MAINTAINS THE SEWER SYSTEM, AND ENVIROPOD, THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES THE LITTATRAP. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THREE PHASES, WITH EACH PHASE BEING A YEAR OF THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT. PHASE 1: AS PART OF A CURRENT RESEARCH GRANT FUNDED THOUGH THE NOAA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM, WE ARE DEVELOPING A GEOSPATIAL CB DEBRIS INPUT MODEL. IN PHASE 1 OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, 18 CBS IN PREDICTED HIGH AND LOW DEBRIS LOADING AREAS WILL BE FITTED WITH LITTATRAPS AND MONITORED FOR ONE YEAR. THE COLLECTED DATA WILL BE USED TO REFINE THE PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR PHASE 2. LOCAL OUTREACH WILL TAKE PLACE. PHASE 2: BASED ON THE NEW MODEL PREDICTIONS, 32 ADDITIONAL CBS WILL BE ADDED AND THE 9 LOWEST DEBRIS TRAPS FROM PHASE 1 WILL BE MOVED TO AREAS WITH HIGHER DEBRIS INPUT. THE DEVICES WILL BE MONITORED FOR A YEAR. LOCAL OUTREACH WILL TAKE PLACE. PHASE 3: PHASE 3 WILL CONSIST OF MONITORING, MODEL REFINEMENT, GUIDE DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION OF OUTREACH SUCCESS IN DEBRIS REDUCTION. WE WILL ALSO CO-HOST A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON INTERCEPTION BEST PRACTICES ACROSS SYSTEMS, INCLUDING INPUT FROM COLLABORATORS AT UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA/SG, WHO ARE ALSO DEPLOYING LITTATRAPS WITH NOAA MDP FUNDING. DURING ALL THREE PHASES OF THE PROJECT, WE WILL CARRY OUT A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, THE SENECA PARK ZOO SOCIETY (SPZS), THE ROCHESTER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER (RMSC), EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS, AND NEW YORK SEA GRANT (NYSG). THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ALL BUILD ON ONGOING PROGRAMS WE HAVE DEVELOPED USING THE LITTATRAPS. OUR EXPERIENCE WITH LITTATRAPS HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT, IN ADDITION TO CAPTURING DEBRIS, THEY ARE AN EXCELLENT OUTREACH TOOL. THE DEBRIS CAPTURED IS OFTEN RECOGNIZABLE, AND THE FOCUS ON THE STORM SEWER PROVOKES AN INTEREST IN WHERE DOES THE WATER GO? AFTER IT ENTERS THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. INDEED, NEARLY OF ROCHESTER RESIDENTS DONT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION (H2OHERO COMMUNITY SURVEY, 2021) NOR ARE AWARE OF THEIR CONNECTION TO LAKE ONTARIO. WITH NATIONAL SEA GRANT OFFICE FUNDING, WE ARE INSTALLING AN ADD

FOUNDRY FABRICATED QUANTUM PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

TAS::89 0309::TAS ENHANCED RADIOMETRIC SCENE SIMULATION THROUGH INCORPORATION OF PROCESS MODELS (PDP10-50)

METACOGNITION: A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING RETENTION OF DEAF/HARD-OF-HEARING AND FIRST GENERATION STEM MAJORS

STEPPINGSTONES OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

NSF INCLUDES ALLIANCE: INCLUSIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION NETWORK

GRANT

A VERY LOW NOISE CMOS DETECTOR DESIGN FOR NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONWE PROPOSE TO

HIGH EFFICIENCY NANOSTRUCTURED III-V PHOTOVOLTAICS FOR SOLAR CONCENTRATORS

UNCOVERING A NEW ROLE OF NUCLEOSOMES IN GENE REGULATION

ROADMAPPS TO CAREERS: A NEW APPROACH TO MOBILE APPS EDUCATION FEATURING A MAPP FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS

RADIATION TOLERANT DETECTOR FOR NASA PLANETARY MISSIONSSECTIONWE PROPOSE TO DESIGN, FABRICATE, DEVELOP, AND TEST A NOVEL DETECTOR THAT PROMISES TO

EXPANDQISE: TRACK 1: QUANTUM COMPILATION: ELEVATING PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY WITH INPUT ADAPTIVITY AND MACHINE LEARNING -NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: QUANTUM COMPUTING HOLDS SIGNIFICANT PROMISE FOR TRANSFORMING VARIOUS FIELDS, INCLUDING DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL MODELING. HOWEVER, THE FULL POTENTIAL OF QUANTUM COMPUTING IS HINDERED BY THE COMPLEXITIES INVOLVED IN THE EFFICIENT ROUTING OF QUBITS AN ESSENTIAL PROCESS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN QUBITS IN QUANTUM HARDWARE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THIS CRITICAL CHALLENGE BY DEVELOPING ADVANCED QUANTUM COMPILATION TECHNIQUES, FOCUSING ON IMPROVING THE SCALABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF QUBIT ROUTING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT EMPHASIZES DIVERSITY IN THE QUANTUM COMPUTING FIELD BY PROMOTING PEER MENTORING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL LEVELS. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AIM TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF QUANTUM SCIENTISTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON INCREASING THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THIS CUTTING-EDGE AREA OF RESEARCH. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE PROJECT TACKLES THE DUAL PROBLEM OF ROUTING AMONG PHYSICAL QUBITS AND COMPOSING LOGICAL QUBITS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF QUANTUM ERROR CORRECTION (QEC) AND NOISY INTERMEDIATE-SCALE QUANTUM (NISQ) COMPUTING. IT PROPOSES INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OPTIMIZE QUBIT ROUTING, WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR ACHIEVING LARGE-SCALE QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT. THE RESEARCH IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN THRUSTS: (1) UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING (ML) TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY AND SYNTHESIZE THE MOST EFFECTIVE ROUTING ALGORITHMS TAILORED TO SPECIFIC QUANTUM DEVICES AND GOALS. THIS INVOLVES TRAINING ML MODELS TO SELECT OPTIMAL PARAMETERS AND OPTIMIZATION FUNCTIONS. (2) EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE QUANTUM CIRCUIT REPRESENTATIONS, SUCH AS HYPERGRAPH CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS AND ZX-CALCULUS, TO HANDLE THE SCALABILITY OF ROUTING PROBLEMS AND ENHANCE FAULT TOLERANCE. BY ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE QUANTUM COMPILER DESIGN, MAKING IT MORE ADAPTABLE TO THE EVOLVING DEMANDS OF QUANTUM HARDWARE, AND ENHANCING THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY OF QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS. THIS AWARD WAS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE DIRECTORATE FOR MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES; AND THE DIRECTORATE FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, DIVISION OF COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATION FOUNDATIONS. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

NTID ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

SIMULATION AND MODELING TO SUPPORT IMPROVED LANDSAT NEXT SCIENCE

TAS::57 3600::TAS RESERVOIR COMPUTING AND BENCHMARKING OF NEUROMORPHIC SYSTEMS FOR SWAP- CONSTRAINED AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING

OVERCOMING PROGRAMMING BARRIERS FOR NON-COMPUTING MAJORS IN DATA SCIENCE -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY STRENGTHENING DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN NON-COMPUTING DISCIPLINES IN ORDER TO MEET THE NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEMANDS FOR DATA SCIENTISTS ACROSS MANY DISCIPLINES. THE REQUIREMENT FOR COMPUTING-RELATED PREREQUISITES AND PROGRAMMING TASKS CAN BE A BARRIER FOR NON-COMPUTING STUDENTS WITH OTHER STRONG DATA SKILLS TO ENTER THE DATA SCIENCE WORKFORCE. RESULTS FROM A PRIOR IUSE PROJECT INDICATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INCREASING STUDENT INTEREST AND LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH IN-DEPTH HANDS-ON PRACTICE WITH NO OR LITTLE CODING INVOLVED, SUPPORTED BY A WEB-BASED LEARNING PLATFORM. THIS LEVEL II IUSE:EDU ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK PROJECT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, AND BRYN MAWR COLLEGE THAT WILL UPGRADE THE LEARNING PLATFORM TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR BOTH TEACHING AND LEARNING. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO DEVELOP MODULES TAILORED TO NON-COMPUTING STUDENTS, EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLATFORM AND THE CURRICULAR MATERIALS AT THE THREE SITES, AND FACILITATE ADOPTION OF THE PROJECT'S PRODUCTS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE CURRICULAR MATERIALS TO OVERCOME THE PROGRAMMING BARRIERS, EXPOSE STUDENTS TO VARIOUS DATA SCIENCE TOPICS, AND TEACH THEM HOW TO SOLVE DATA PROBLEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR OWN DISCIPLINES. THE PROJECT WILL: (1) DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED LEARNING PLATFORM TO SUPPORT BOTH TEACHING AND LEARNING; (2) DEVELOP A SET OF COURSE MODULES COVERING IMPORTANT DATA SCIENCE TOPICS WITH HANDS-ON ASSIGNMENTS DESIGNED FOR DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES; (3) DEPLOY AND EVALUATE THE PLATFORM AND COURSE MODULES AT THREE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING AN HBCU AND A WOMEN?S LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE; AND (4) CONDUCT A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE IF THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPED PLATFORM AND COURSE MODULES ON STUDENT LEARNING IS INDEPENDENT FROM STUDENTS' PRIOR COMPUTING EXPERIENCE, DISCIPLINE, GENDER, AND DEMOGRAPHICS. THE PROJECT MODULES CAN BE FLEXIBLY INTEGRATED INTO AN EXISTING COURSE OR BE COMBINED TOGETHER AND OFFERED AS A REGULAR COURSE, INCREASING THEIR ADAPTABILITY TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT MORE THAN 1500 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE TARGETED 19 COURSES FROM MORE THAN 8 DIFFERENT MAJORS AT THE THREE SITES DURING THE PROJECT CYCLE. THE STUDY CONDUCTED IN THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON HOW TO OFFER EFFECTIVE AND INCLUSIVE DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (ONLINE TUTORIALS, INFORMATION SESSIONS, REGIONAL AND CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS) AND PROJECT OUTCOMES AND MATERIALS WILL BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED VIA MULTIPLE CHANNELS. 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. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

PFI-RP: FOSTERING AGRICULTURAL REMOTE SENSING (FARMS) - USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TO ENABLE PRECISION AGRICULTURE.

A NOVEL SEAL-WHISKER-INSPIRED CYBER-PHYSICAL HYDRODYNAMIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR COMPLEX FLOW DETECTION, PERCEPTION AND TRACKING (ONR WHITE PAPER TRACKING NUMBER: 23-000005714)

PROPOSAL FOR CALIBRATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE LANDSAT SENSORS IN SUPPORT OF THERMAL MEASUREMENTS

INTEGRATED TOOL FOR FUSED DATA SIMULATION OF EO REMOTE SENSING IMAGERY AND NUCLEAR RADIATION PROPAGATION PHENOMENOLOGY

LARGE-SCALE DISEASE PATHWAY DISCOVERY BY INTEGRATING TISSUE-SPECIFIC MOLECULAR NETWORKS VIA HIERARCHICAL BAYESIAN INFERENCE ON GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS - PROJECT SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR ENTITIES AND THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THESE COMPONENTS PROVIDES KEY INSIGHTS INTO GENOTYPE/PHENOTYPE RELATIONSHIPS, FUNCTIONING OF CELLS/TISSUES, AND ETIOLOGY OF DISEASES. HOWEVER, IDENTIFYING PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASES IS A LONG-STANDING FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE. ONE MAJOR OBSTACLE IS THAT PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE DISEASE TEND TO ASSEMBLE MULTIPLE DISCONNECTED PATHWAY FRAGMENTS SPARSELY EMBEDDED IN PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION (PPI) NETWORKS, AND EACH LOCALIZED CONNECTED MODULE CONTAINS ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THE PROTEINS. MOREOVER, AS DISEASES MANIFEST THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT TISSUES, THE DISEASE MODULES AND THEIR CONNECTIVITY PATTERNS TEND TO BE TISSUE-SPECIFIC. ALTHOUGH DEEP LEARNING METHODS FOR PATHWAY DISCOVERY SHOW PROMISING RESULTS, TOPOLOGICAL INFORMATION OF DISEASE PROTEINS REMAIN LARGELY UNEXPLORED. IN ADDITION, DEEP LEARNING FOR NETWORK INTEGRATION FUSES TISSUE-SPECIFIC NETWORKS INTO A SINGLE GENERIC REPRESENTATION THAT OBSCURES THEIR DISTINCT YET RELATED FEATURES. RECENT ADVANCEMENT IN GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS (GNNS) GAINS THE CAPABILITIES TO EXPLOIT TOPOLOGICAL INFORMATION IN MOLECULAR NETWORKS. HOWEVER, SINCE GNNS ENCODE EACH NODE’S REPRESENTING FEATURES BY AGGREGATING INFORMATION FROM ALL ITS NEIGHBORING NODES WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD SCOPE THAT NEEDS TO BE PRE-SPECIFIED, IDENTIFYING AND GROUPING THE LOOSELY LINKED PATHWAY FRAGMENTS CAN BE EXPENSIVE AND INCOMPLETE. BASED ON THE PI’S PIONEERING WORK ON DEVELOPING GNN METHODS FOR BIOMEDICAL INTERACTION PREDICTION, THE OVERARCHING RESEARCH GOAL FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP NOVEL BIO-STATISTICAL GRAPH LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE DISEASE PATHWAYS AND SYSTEMATIC BIO-MEDICAL DATA ANALYTICS FOR A HOLISTIC VIEW OF MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE PI WILL MODEL GNNS’ EXPLORATION FOR SPARSE CONNECTIVITY PATTERNS OF DISEASE PROTEINS AS STOCHASTIC PROCESSES TO INFER THE SCOPE OF NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE GNNS SHOULD AGGREGATE INFORMATION AND ADAPTIVELY SAMPLE INTERACTIONS TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL SUB-NETWORKS. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO LEVERAGE BOTH NODE FEATURES AND TOPOLOGICAL INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE. TO INTEGRATE TISSUE-SPECIFIC PPI NETWORKS FOR DISEASE PATHWAY DISCOVERY, THE PI WILL AUGMENT OUR GNN INFERENCE BY CREATING A HIERARCHICAL FRAMEWORK. THE FRAMEWORK WILL CONSIST OF A HYPER-PRIOR TO SHARE COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MOLECULAR NETWORKS AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, AND TISSUE-SPECIFIC PRIORS TO CAPTURE THEIR DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THE PI WILL DESIGN BOTH CASE STUDIES AND COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIMENTS TO VERIFY AND INTERPRET PREDICTED DISEASE PROTEINS AND MODULES. SINCE MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS CONTROL CELLULAR PROCESSES INVOLVING COMPLICATED CASCADES OF BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS AND SIGNALING PATHWAYS, DYSREGULATION OF ANY COMPONENT OF THESE PATHWAYS CAN LEAD TO A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HUMAN PATHOLOGIES INCLUDING CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, NEURODEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS, AND METABOLIC DISEASES. A HOLISTIC VIEW OF DISEASE PATHWAYS WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW THERAPIES TO COMBAT THESE DISEASES.

PFI: INFORMATION PRODUCTS LABORATORY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE

CHARACTERIZING SINGLE PHOTON SENSING CMOS IMAGE SENSORS FOR NASA MISSIONS

THE IMAGE PERMANENCE INSTITUTE AT THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WILL RESEARCH APPROACHES THAT HELP SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL STABILITY OF PLASTICS AND PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. OBJECTS SUCH AS MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTWORKS, DESIGN, FASHION, AND ETHNOGRAPHIC ITEMS OFTEN INCLUDE PLASTICS, AS DO THE STORAGE MATERIALS USED FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL USE MULTIPLE TYPES OF ANALYSES, INCLUDING A CASE STUDY, TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF MICROSCOPIC CHANGES IN HUMIDITY ON THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF TWO TYPES OF PLASTICS COMMONLY FOUND IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH SAFE PRESERVATION AND HANDLING CONDITIONS FOR THESE PLASTICS, SPECIFICALLY TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THEY WILL SHARE FINDINGS THROUGH JOURNAL ARTICLES, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND A WEB PUBLICATION.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF METAL ORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY (MOVPE) REACTOR FOR NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

TOWARD A UNIFORM AND COMPLETE KECK SPECTROSCOPIC ARCHIVE FOR THE COSMOS LEGACY FIELD

NA-222 ACCURATE RADIOMETRIC TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS

NANOMETAL-INTERCONNECTED CARBON CONDUCTORS (NICCS) FOR ADVANCED ELECTRIC MACHINES

THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF THIS RESEARCH IS A TRADE-SPACE SUITE THAT CAN BE USED TO MAKE INFORMED COST-CONSCIOUS DECISIONS ABOUT FUTURE LANDSAT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN AND PERHAPS EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY DATA.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPING ONLINE LABORATORIES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD ACCESSIBLE SOFTWARE AND TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING

TWC: TTP OPTION: SMALL: AUTOMATING ATTACK STRATEGY RECOGNITION TO ENHANCE CYBER THREAT PREDICTION

THE LANDSAT PROGRAM HAS BECOME THE GOLD STANDARD IN THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SCIENCE USERS WITH OVER FIFTY YEARS OF CALIBRATED SPACEBORNE IMAGE DATA. THEIR DATA ARE FREELY AVAILABLE, ENCOURAGING A WIDE RANGE OF SCIENCE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE MADE A POSITIVE SOCIETAL IMPACT. TO CONTINUE THIS LEGACY, ONGOING CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION EFFORTS ENSURE THAT THE LANDSAT SENSORS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING PRODUCTS ARE WELL-CHARACTERIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FIDELITY OF THE LANDSAT SENSORS AND PRODUCT-DERIVATIVES ARE DOCUMENTED TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY FOR USERS SEEKING TO DRAW MEANINGFUL SCIENCE CONCLUSIONS. CONSIDERING THE INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED IN RECENT YEARS, THE LANDSAT PROGRAM SERVES AS A MODEL FOR AN EVOLVING COMMUNITY SEEKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO EXISTING SPACEBORNE ASSETS

SCIENCE MASTER'S PROGRAM: DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FORECASTING AND DISASTER RESPONSE

LANDSAT IMAGE SYSTEMS SUPPORT

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.**, WEATHER EVENTS IMPACT BOTH AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL WELLBEING, RESULTING IN CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO DEVELOP WAYS TO GENETICALLY IDENTIFY (SELECTION MARKERS) DISEASE TOLERANT ANIMALS THAT CAN OVERCOME THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DISEASE. TRYPANOSOMIASIS IS ONE SUCH DISEASE, CONTRIBUTING TO DRAWBACKS IN CATTLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD INSECURITY, AND MAJOR ECONOMIC LOSS. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS NEEDED ON THE BIOLOGICAL PATHWAY(S) THAT MEDIATE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO TRYPANOSOMIASIS, THEREBY CONFERRING TOLERANCE IN CATTLE. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL UTILIZE GENOMIC AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO UNCOVER THE IMPACT OF GENETICS, INCLUDING SMALL MOLECULES LIKE NON-CODING RNAS, ON IMMUNE SYSTEM PATHWAYS TO UNDERSTAND IMPORTANT IMMUNE REGULATORS DURING TRYPANOSOMIASIS. ULTIMATELY, WE WILL CATALOGUE SIGNATURES FOR DISEASE TOLERANCE AND DEVELOP MARKERS FOR GENOMIC SELECTION TO CURTAIL DISEASE. THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF MARKERS FOR IMPROVED CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY AND THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS URGENT. PARTNERING WITH OVERSEAS COLLABORATORS TO DECIPHER APPROACHES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND DISEASE CONTROL, CATTLE BREEDING AND GENETIC MANIPULATION, INCLUDING TRANSLATIONAL APPLICATION TO US AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY, IS SIGNIFICANT.

ADVANCING RADIATION HARDENED CMOS DETECTORS FOR NASA MISSIONS

EXPLORING FACTORS THAT SHAPE EDUCATION & WORKPLACE TRAINING ON ESSENTIAL 21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES: A TRANSLATIONAL STUDY IN FOUR HIGH-STEM JOB REGIO

IMPROVING AND MODERNIZING MACHINIST TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR MACHINING WORKFORCE PREPARATION IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION OF NEW YORK -MACHINING IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN EVERY INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. MACHINISTS, AS MACHINE TOOL OPERATORS, ARE IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THE SKILLED TECHNICAL WORKFORCE, AND REQUIRE LONG-TERM AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OR EDUCATION. AS MANY NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES ARE BEING INTRODUCED IN THE MACHINING INDUSTRY TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF INDUSTRY 4.0, THE CORRESPONDING REVISION OF MACHINIST TRAINING MUST ALSO TAKE PLACE. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE AND MODERNIZE EXISTING MACHINIST TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE MACHINING INDUSTRY IN THE ERA OF INDUSTRY 4.0. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE LOCAL MACHINING INDUSTRY, AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC PILLAR OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION IN NEW YORK STATE, WILL BENEFIT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM INCREASING THE POOL OF AVAILABLE SKILLED WORKERS AND MEETING THE NEW DEMANDS OF MACHINING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THE OVERALL GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO 1) IMPROVE EXISTING MACHINING TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN RESPONSE TO THE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS OF 21ST CENTURY INTERDISCIPLINARY THEMES, 2) MODERNIZE EXISTING MACHINIST TRAINING AND EDUCATION USING INNOVATIVE METHODS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE TRAINEE ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING EFFICIENCY, 3) EXPAND THE MACHINING WORKFORCE BY INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF MACHINIST TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, AND 4) FACILITATE MACHINIST TRAINING/EDUCATION INTERWORKING AND RESOURCE SHARING AMONG TRAINING PROVIDERS. ALL PROJECT RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH NEW YORK MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (NY MEP) AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (BOCES) OF NEW YORK STATE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR IMPACT. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATION OF TECHNICIANS FOR THE ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS THAT DRIVE THE NATION'S ECONOMY. 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.

TAS::57 3600::TAS 'HIGH-FIDELITY SCENE MODELING AND VEHICLE TRACKING USING HYPERSPECTRAL VIDEO'

CAREER: ENHANCING SITUATED COGNITION IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING EDUCATION THROUGH VISUAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING -MANUFACTURING SERVES AS A FUNDAMENTAL PILLAR OF AMERICA'S ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY, EXERTING A CRITICAL INFLUENCE ACROSS NEARLY EVERY SECTOR OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. TO ADDRESS GLOBAL COMPETITION AND MAINTAIN A LEADING ROLE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP, SCALE, AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE BY INTEGRATING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INTO STEM EDUCATION AND EXPANDING THE USE OF EMERGING LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES. AS A CENTRAL AND STRATEGIC ELEMENT OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING (PD&M) ADDS HIGH VALUE BY BRIDGING CREATIVE DESIGN WITH PRACTICAL MANUFACTURING. PROFICIENCY IN PD&M DEMANDS NOT ONLY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO INTUITIVE JUDGMENT SHAPED BY EXTENSIVE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, SOPHISTICATED DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES, AND STRONG ADAPTABILITY TO NOVEL AND UNPREDICTABLE CHALLENGES. AS SUCH, HUMAN INVOLVEMENT REMAINS CRUCIAL AND IRREPLACEABLE IN PD&M. CURRENT EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES HAVE PROVEN INSUFFICIENT IN ADEQUATELY PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THESE COGNITIVE-DEMANDING ROLES. THE PATH TO THESE DEMANDING MANUFACTURING ROLES CAN BE NON-TRADITIONAL AND THUS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO STUDY THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE SO THAT ALTERNATE EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS CAN BE DEVELOPED. THIS STUDY AIMS TO UNDERSTAND COGNITION OF LEARNING IN AN APPLIED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE KNOWLEDGE GAINS TO IMPACT OTHER CRITICAL AREAS OF STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO GAIN A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF SITUATED COGNITION AND EMBODIED COGNITION WITHIN MANUFACTURING CONTEXTS AND SPECIFICALLY PD&M. UNDERSTANDING COGNITION OF LEARNING WITHIN SPECIFIC WORK-RELATED SITUATIONS WILL ENABLE US TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION TOWARDS WORKFORCE PREPARATION. AN INVESTIGATION OF PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES THAT FACILITATE EFFECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION SPECIFIC TO PD&M WILL ALSO BE INVESTIGATED. THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH-INFORMED SITUATED COGNITION TOWARDS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING METHODOLOGIES IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION PROGRAMS WILL FOSTER PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL COMPETENCIES AND INTUITIVE INSIGHTS AMONG THE NEXT-GENERATION MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE. BY COLLABORATING WITH TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (IHES), K-12 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS, THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE THE MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE PREPARATION AND AUGMENTATION BY MODERNIZING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF THESE MANUFACTURING PROFESSIONALS ACROSS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS. TO COMPLEMENT THE RESEARCH PLAN, AN EDUCATION PLAN WILL TARGET EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL REACH MULTIPLE AUDIENCES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CAREER) PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)-WIDE ACTIVITY THAT SUPPORTS EARLY-CAREER FACULTY WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS ACADEMIC ROLE MODELS IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THIS CAREER PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY NSF'S IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION (IUSE) PROGRAM AND THE EDUCATION CORE RESEARCH (ECR) STEM EDUCATION (EDU) PROGRAM. 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.

ROCKWELL KENT AND EARLY 1930'S GREENLAND: A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY GREENLAND

AIR: CONSORTIUM FOR 3D INNOVATION (C3I)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ROLE OF FLEXIBLE DESIGN AND INSTRUCTOR SUPPORTS IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE COURSE-BASED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES ACROSS DIVERSE INSTITUTION TYPES

AN ARCHITECTURE-BASED APPROACH TO CYBER RESILIENCY

NEW CA "RESILIENCE GAME DESIGN RESEARCH"

CAREER: ENERGY-EFFICIENT DATACENTERS WITH WIRELESS INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS

EXPLORING EXTREME BLACK HOLE BINARIES

STUDIES OF THE EXTREME DYNAMICS OF BLACK HOLE BINARIES

EVALUATING THE USE OF MIXED REALITY SMART GLASSES FOR REAL-TIME CAPTIONING DISPLAY AND INTERPRETING SERVICES

NSF INCLUDES DDLP: WISEN - SUPPORTING MINORITIZED WOMEN STUDENTS IN STEM, CULTIVATING PATHWAYS USING MENTORING NETWORKS -THE WOMEN IN STEM EDUCATION NETWORK (WISEN) IS A CO-MENTORING NETWORK FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED AND MARGINALIZED GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN STUDENTS IN STEM. THIS INCLUDES DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT LAUNCH PILOT PROJECT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN STRUCTURED CONVERSATIONS, IDENTIFIES MENTORING NEEDS, AND EXPLORES THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT HINDER WOMEN?S PARTICIPATION IN STEM. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO EXPAND UPON BEST PRACTICES IN STEM MENTORING, WHILE BUILDING A NATIONAL NETWORKED COMMUNITY FOR MINORITIZED WOMEN STUDENTS. THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND LAUNCH OF THE WISEN PROJECT AMONG FOUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS- ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, AND GONZAGA UNIVERSITY. THE WISEN PROJECT FUNCTIONS AS A NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY (NIC). NIC MODELS HAVE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS WHEN RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THIS NIC MODEL PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR THE WISEN CO-MENTORING INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH OPERATES IN VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON HYBRID SPACES. WISEN PARTICIPANTS ENGAGE IN CRITICAL AND COURAGEOUS DIALOGUE CENTERING ON: 1) UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL POWER AND NAVIGATING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS; 2) LEVERAGING CULTURAL WEALTH AND INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES; 3) NETWORKING FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE; AND 4) CO-MENTORING FUTURE LEADERS. RESEARCH INSIGHTS FILL IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING BEST PRACTICES FOR MENTORING WOMEN AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THIS SCALABLE NETWORK THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BEYOND THE INITIAL FOUR UNIVERSITY PARTNERS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON INCLUSION ACROSS THE NATION OF COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED DISCOVERERS IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (INCLUDES) INITIATIVE, WHICH SEEKS TO MOTIVATE AND ACCELERATE COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING TO ADVANCE AND SUSTAIN SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM AT SCALE. 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.

TIPI: ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PIPELINE

ET^2: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SCHOLARS' PROGRAM

FY09 NURI: SPATIAL SPECTRAL LARGE AREA SEARCH TOOL DEVELOPMENT

PFI-BIC: PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION IN PRINTED DEVICES AND MATERIALS

FY07 NURI - DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF SPECTRAL IMAGERY FOR IMPROVED EXPLOITATION

QUANTUM INTEGRATED PHOTONICS

BRITE RELAUNCH: AI-BASED MODELING AND CONTROL OF 3D/4D PRINTED SOFT, FIBER-REINFORCED ACTUATORS -THIS BRITE RELAUNCH AWARD SUPPORTS RESEARCH THAT ENABLES THE MANUFACTURING, MODELING, AND CONTROL OF FIBER-REINFORCED ACTUATORS LEVERAGING ADVANCES IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, THEREBY PROMOTING THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, AND ADVANCING PROSPERITY AND WELFARE. FIBER-REINFORCED ACTUATORS ARE COMMON IN SOFT ROBOTICS SINCE THEY CLOSELY MIMIC BIOLOGICAL MUSCLES. ONE CHALLENGE WITH FIBER-REINFORCED ACTUATORS IS THAT SIGNIFICANT VARIABILITY CAN EXIST BETWEEN ACTUATORS IF MANUFACTURING METHODS ARE NOT PRECISELY CONTROLLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACTUATORS DISPLACE NONLINEARLY AND ARE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS PROJECT WILL SOLVE THIS CHALLENGE BY UTILIZING 3D/4D PRINTING, IN WHICH 3D STRUCTURES ARE PRINTED WITH ELECTRONIC CAPABILITIES THAT ALLOW THEM TO SENSE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA, TO REPEATEDLY FABRICATE, CHARACTERIZE, AND TEST FIBER-REINFORCED ACTUATORS. DATA OBTAINED WILL INFORM PHYSICS-INFORMED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS, WHICH WILL THEN BE INTEGRATED WITH ADVANCED CONTROL STRATEGIES TO ENABLE MORE PRECISE CONTROL OF SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS. THE METHODS DEVELOPED COULD ADDRESS A FUNDAMENTAL GAP IN SOFT ROBOTICS RELATED TO CONTROL FOR APPLICATIONS RANGING FROM BIOMEDICAL TO SPACE SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO GENERATING EXCITEMENT ABOUT STEM DISCIPLINES IS PLANNED THAT INCLUDES K-12 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FREELY AVAILABLE, ONLINE WORKSHOP CURRICULUM. THE FIELD OF SOFT ROBOTICS OFFERS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCING HOW ROBOTS INTERACT WITH HUMANS. FIBER-REINFORCED, PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE (PAM) ACTUATORS AND SENSORS COULD SERVE AS TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS. CONTROL OF FIBER-REINFORCED PAMS REMAINS CHALLENGING DUE TO INADEQUATE MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF THE NONLINEAR DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTUATORS. FURTHERMORE, ALTHOUGH MANY DESIGNS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED IN THE LITERATURE, EACH PAM IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AND PERFORMS DIFFERENTLY. AS A RESULT, EMPIRICAL OR NUMERICAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS DERIVED FROM EXPERIMENTAL DATA OFTEN DO NOT ADEQUATELY CAPTURE THE NONLINEAR DYNAMICS OF THE ACTUATORS AND ARE NOT BROADLY APPLICABLE TO A VARIETY OF ACTUATOR DESIGNS. THE RESEARCH AIMS TO STUDY HOW ADVANCES IN 3D/4D PRINTING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, STRAIN SENSING FIBERS, AND PHYSICS-INFORMED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELING CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP ROBUST MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF PAMS. THE USE OF 3D/4D PRINTING WILL LEAD TO MORE REPRODUCIBLE FABRICATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY A MORE ROBUST DATASET THAT CHARACTERIZES ACTUATOR PERFORMANCE. THE DATA WILL FURTHER BE USED TO CREATE A PHYSICS-INFORMED NEURAL NETWORK MODEL, WHICH WILL THEN BE USED TO DEVELOP ADVANCED CONTROL STRATEGIES. THE OUTCOME WOULD BE A NOVEL, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH THAT INTEGRATES REPEATABLE MANUFACTURING WITH AI TO TRANSFORM MODELING AND CONTROL OF FIBER-REINFORCED ACTUATORS. 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.

NURI GRANT

THE READY ACCESS TO MODERATE RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING DATA (I.E. FREE LANDSAT DATA) OFFERS THE POTENTIAL TO MONITOR THE LONG (INTER-ANNUAL) AND SHOR

CAREER: INTEGRATING PHYSICAL MODELS INTO DATA-DRIVEN INFERENCE

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY U-RISE SCIENTISTS-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING UNDERGRADUATES (RIT U-RISE) - DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING (DHH) SCIENTISTS ARE SEVERELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE NATION’S BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE. IN 2018 ONLY 0.38% OF ALL PIS ON NIH AWARDS REPORTED A HEARING DISABILITY, YET HEARING-LOSS PREVALENCE FOR US ADULTS AGES 20-69 IS 31.1%. DHH UNDERGRADUATES FACE MANY BARRIERS TO PURSUING ADVANCED RESEARCH DEGREES, INCLUDING POOR MENTORING, LACK OF DHH SCIENTIST ROLE MODELS, POOR SELF-EFFICACY SKILLS, POOR SCIENCE IDENTITY, AND COMMUNITY DISINCENTIVES. FURTHER, DHH PEOPLE VARY WIDELY IN COMMUNICATION MODALITIES, LANGUAGE SKILLS, AND CULTURAL IDENTITIES WITH RESPECT TO HEARING CULTURE. AS A RESULT, DHH STEM STUDENTS OFTEN ENCOUNTER CULTURAL STIGMAS AND COMMUNICATION BARRIERS THAT LIMIT THEIR ACCESS TO MENTORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE PROPOSED RIT U-RISE SCIENTISTS-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING UNDERGRADUATES (RIT U-RISE) IS TO DIVERSIFY THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE BY PREPARING 8 DHH UNDERGRADUATES ANNUALLY TO ENTER BIOMEDICALLY RELATED PHD PROGRAMS AT RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES. A SECONDARY MISSION IS TO DISSEMINATE EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES TO SCIENTISTS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITIES-OF-PRACTICE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE FOR DHH STUDENTS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 1100 DHH STUDENTS AT RIT (6% OF THE STUDENT BODY). RIT INSTITUTIONAL DATA SHOWS THAT DHH BACCALAUREATE STUDENTS DISPROPORTIONATELY GRAVITATE TO NON-RESEARCH BIOMEDICALLY RELATED GRADUATE PROGRAMS DESPITE PERSISTENCE RATES, GRADUATION RATES, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON PAR WITH HEARING STUDENTS. TO COUNTER THIS TREND, RIT U-RISE TRAINEES WILL PARTICIPATE IN EVIDENCE-BASED CO- CURRICULAR ENRICHMENT AND COHORT BUILDING ACTIVITIES, SPECIALIZED RESEARCH ETHICS, SAFETY, REPRODUCIBILITY, AND SCIENCE WRITING TRAINING, AND INTENSIVE MENTORED RESEARCH TRAINING IN CULTURALLY SUPPORTIVE LABS AT RIT AND RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES. TRAINEES WILL ALSO PRESENT AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES. AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) BASED ON TARGETED CORE SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES WILL GUIDE EACH TRAINEE’S PROGRAM. ENHANCED ADVISING, MONITORING, TUTORING, AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS SERVICES WILL ENSURE TRAINEES HAVE THE PSYCHOSOCIAL, ACADEMIC, AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO SUCCEED IN ENTERING PHD PROGRAMS. RIT U-RISE WILL PROVIDE CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING FOR MENTORS AND OTHER FACULTY THAT FOSTERS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. BEST PRACTICES FOR MENTORING DHH PHD-BOUND UNDERGRADUATES WILL BE DISSEMINATED NATIONALLY. FIFTEEN RIT U-RISE TRAINEES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE BY THE END OF THE GRANT CYCLE AND AT LEAST 8 TO ENTER BIOMEDICALLY RELATED PHD RESEARCH PROGRAMS WITHIN THREE YEARS OF GRADUATION. RIT HAS THE EXTENSIVE DHH COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES, PARTNERSHIPS WITH POST-GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS AT RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES, AND RICH ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE RIT-RISE PROGRAM (2017-2022) TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE RIT U-RISE PROGRAM.

CAREER: INVESTIGATING THE USE OF EMPATHY-BUILDING INTERVENTIONS IN EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY UNDERSTANDING HOW TO TEACH STUDENTS TO CREATE INCLUSIVE AND UNBIASED SOFTWARE. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPATHY-BUILDING INTERVENTIONS AND THE STUDY OF THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTS. IT IS HYPOTHESIZED THAT EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS WILL ADVANCE EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION BY INCREASING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING AND MOTIVATION OF COMPUTING TOPICS AND WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE SOFTWARE. THIS PROJECT WILL GENERATE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR CREATING EMPATHY, AND APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES FOR INCLUDING EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS IN EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION. THE PROPOSED WORK WILL BE THE FIRST KNOWN SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS IN EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ADDRESSED BY THE PROJECT INCLUDE: 1) UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS AND IMPACTS OF EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS IN EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION, 2) RECOGNIZING APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES TO INCLUDE EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS IN EXPERIENTIAL COMPUTING EDUCATION, AND 3) UNDERSTAND IF EXPERIENTIAL EMPATHY-CREATING INTERVENTIONS CAN HELP TO REDUCE BIAS. THIS WORK WILL EXAMPLE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO FORMS OF INTERVENTIONS IN BUILDING EMPATHY: EXPERIENCE- AND EXPRESSION-BASED INTERVENTIONS. EXPERIENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS ALLOW THE PERCEIVER TO ENCOUNTER A SCENARIO THROUGH THE TARGET?S PERSPECTIVE USING EITHER A HANDS-ON OR THEORETICAL ACTIVITY. EXPRESSION-BASED INTERVENTIONS TEACH PARTICIPANTS TO RECOGNIZE THE INTERNAL STATES OF THE PARTICIPANT AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. TO ADDRESS THE DEFINED RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND COLLECT DATA FOR ANALYSIS, STUDENTS WILL USE THE CREATED INTERVENTIONS IN A DIVERSE RANGE OF CLASSES INCLUDING BOTH FOUNDATIONAL AND MORE ADVANCED COMPUTING COURSES. THE INTERVENTIONS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN NON-TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH ONLINE COURSE OFFERINGS AND OUTREACH EVENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. OUTCOMES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FROM A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE, BENEFITING A VARIETY OF TOPICS IN COMPUTING EDUCATION, INCLUDING GENERAL COMPUTING, ACCESSIBILITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AUTONOMY, AND HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION. THIS CAREER AWARD IS SUPPORTED BY NSF'S IUSE:EHR PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INSTITUTE IN RESEARCH METHODS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMERGING EDUCATION RESEARCHERS (PEER) FIELD SCHOOLS

FULLY RELATIVISTIC STUDIES OF BLACK HOLE BINARIES WITH APPLICATIONS TO GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATIONS

THE MOST MASSIVE STARS/ PI TRANSFERED FROM NNG05GC37G

COMETS: CRITICAL MASS OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARS

CAREER: GRAPHICS: GAZE MANIPULATION

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

MRI: TRACK 1 ACQUISITION OF HIGH-SPEED VOLUMETRIC PARTICLE TRACKING SYSTEM -THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ACQUIRE A HIGH-SPEED VOLUMETRIC PARTICLE TRACKING VELOCIMETRIC (VTPV) SYSTEM CAPABLE OF TRACKING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION OF MULTIPLE PARTICLES WITHIN A MEASUREMENT FLUID VOLUME, AND SUBSEQUENT CALCULATION OF VELOCITY, OR ACCELERATION OF THE PARTICLES. ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT RANGE FROM BLOOD PUMPS TO MINIATURE MEDICAL DEVICES TO MICROPLASTICS TRANSPORT IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THE LIST OF ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS IS EXPECTED TO GROW WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATIONS. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM WILL IMPROVE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY?S ABILITY TO CONDUCT LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH BY ENHANCING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, PLANNED RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE REGION INCLUDES (1) STUDENT TRAINING AND RESEARCH, (2) TWO NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSES, AND (3) TRAINING WORKSHOPS. THE PROPOSED VTPV INSTRUMENT IS COMPRISED OF HIGH INTENSITY LASER ILLUMINATION, A SET OF DIGITAL CAMERAS, AND SPECIALIZED OPTICS THAT ARE INTEGRATED WITH DEDICATED SYNCHRONIZATION HARDWARE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE. EACH OF THE FIVE PROJECTS DESCRIBED HAS PREVIOUSLY BENEFITTED FROM ACQUISITION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLUID OR PARTICLE DATA WITH THE EXISTING OUTDATED 2D MEASUREMENT SYSTEM. THE NEW DATA TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE PROPOSED THREE-DIMENSIONAL HIGH-SPEED SYSTEM WILL INCREASE QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF UNDERLYING FLOW PHYSICS, AND IN SOME CASES, PROVIDING THE FIRST EVER QUANTITATIVE DATA RELEVANT FOR THE APPLICATION. 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.

FY13 NURI: HIERARCHICAL REPRESENTATION OF SATELLITE IMAGES W/ PROBABILISTIC MODELING

PHASE BOUNDARIES AND LIQUID STRUCTURE OF CONCENTRATED EYE LENS PROTEIN MIXTURES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BOTTOM-UP CONSTRUCTION OF A SYNTHETIC NEURON AND PROGRAMMABLE NEURONAL NETWORK

HIGH RELAXIVITY PSMA-TARGETED CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MRI OF PROSTATE CANCER

IN PREPARATION FOR AN EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR A NASA MIDEX OR EXPLORER MISSION, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A M

ADVANCING NEUROAI THROUGH BIOLOGICALLY-PLAUSIBLE SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING -THE FIELD OF NEUROSCIENCE-INFORMED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (NEUROAI) SEEKS TO BRING TOGETHER NEUROSCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AROUND A SHARED SET OF PRINCIPLES THAT BOTH EXPLAIN HOW THE BRAIN WORKS AND GUIDE THE DESIGN OF SMARTER, MORE CAPABLE AI SYSTEMS. TODAY'S LEADING AI SYSTEMS, WHILE IMPRESSIVE, ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE BRAIN IN IMPORTANT WAYS: THEY HAVE MORE CHALLENGES WITH UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS AND THEY REQUIRE ENORMOUS RESOURCES TO TRAIN AND IMPLEMENT. THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE GAP BETWEEN ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL INTELLIGENCE WITH TWO KEY GOALS IN MIND. FIRST, IT DRAWS ON RECENT ADVANCES IN MACHINE LEARNING TO DEVELOP AN UPDATED SCIENTIFIC THEORY OF HOW THE BRAIN'S SENSORY SYSTEMS LEARN TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD. SECOND, THIS PROJECT USES THOSE INSIGHTS TO BUILD AI MODELS THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT, MORE ROBUST, AND MORE CONSISTENT WITH HOW THE BRAIN WORKS. A CENTRAL FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS A FORM OF MACHINE LEARNING CALLED SELF-SUPERVISED REPRESENTATION LEARNING (SSRL). REPRESENTATION LEARNING IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH A BRAIN OR AI SYSTEM LEARNS TO CONVERT RAW SENSORY INPUT, SUCH AS LIGHT HITTING THE RETINA, INTO A COMPACT INTERNAL FORMAT USEFUL FOR THINKING AND ACTING. SELF-SUPERVISION MEANS LEARNING TO DO THIS AUTONOMOUSLY WITHOUT AN EXPERT TELLING THE BRAIN OR MODEL WHAT TO LOOK FOR. ONE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CURRENT AI SYSTEMS AND THE BRAIN IS THAT AI TENDS TO PROCESS INFORMATION IN A FEEDFORWARD DIRECTION ONLY; IN CONTRAST, THE BRAIN IS FULL OF FEEDBACK LOOPS, ALSO KNOWN AS RECURRENT CONNECTIONS. THIS PROJECT'S FIRST AIM IS TO BUILD NEUROAI MODELS FOR SSRL THAT INCORPORATE SUCH FEEDBACK LOOPS; THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE SYSTEMS TO EMPOWER AI THAT ARE BOTH SMALLER AND MORE CAPABLE. THE PROJECT?S SECOND AIM IS TO TEST WHETHER THESE NEW MODELS EXHIBIT PHENOMENA THAT ARE KNOWN TO DEPEND ON FEEDBACK IN THE BRAIN; THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE BRAIN PROCESSES ITS SENSORY INPUTS, IN PARTICULAR HOW OUR BRAINS MAKE SENSE OF DEGRADED, INCOMPLETE, AND OTHERWISE AMBIGUOUS INPUTS. THE PROJECT?S THIRD AIM IS TO DEVELOP DETAILED MODELS OF HOW INDIVIDUAL BRAIN CONNECTIONS CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN DURING LEARNING, DERIVED FROM THESE SAME SSRL PRINCIPLES; THE GOAL IS TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIOLOGICAL MACHINERY OF LEARNING ITSELF AS WELL AS FOSTER IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN NEUROAI AND COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 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.

SURVEILLANCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN NATURAL COMMENSAL NEISSERIA POPULATIONS: RESERVOIRS OF RESISTANCE FOR IMPORTANT HUMAN PATHOGENS - PROJECT SUMMARY ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE IS AN URGENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, WITH THE EMERGENCE OF STRAINS RESISTANT TO CURRENT CLINICALLY-APPROVED ANTIBIOTICS, AND INFECTION RATES SIMULTANEOUSLY RISING. SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT HAS BEEN SPENT ON IDENTIFYING RESISTANCE MECHANISMS TO ANTIBIOTIC THERAPIES CURRENTLY CIRCULATING WITHIN THE GONOCOCCAL POPULATION. HOWEVER, THESE SURVEYS OFTEN OVERLOOK A KNOWN SOURCE OF RESISTANCE FOR GONOCOCCI – THE COMMENSAL NEISSERIA. NEISSERIA PROMISCUOUSLY SHARE DNA WITH ONE ANOTHER, WHICH HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO FACILITATE RAPID ADAPTATION AND EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAJORITY OF REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BOTH AZITHROMYCIN AND CEFTRIAXONE IN N. GONORRHOEAE POPULATIONS HAS BEEN ACQUIRED THOUGH HORIZONTAL TRANSFER AND SUBSEQUENT SPREAD OF COMMENSAL ALLELES. AS RESISTANCE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE DIRECTLY SELECTED FOR IN COMMENSALS AFTER ANTIBIOTIC USAGE IN PATIENTS, THESE SPECIES WILL ALWAYS BE A PERSISTENT THREAT FOR RESISTANCE DONATION TO N. GONORRHOEAE. THUS, THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROFILE THE NEISSERIA RESISTOME, OR THE TOTAL COLLECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MECHANISMS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS WITHIN THE GENUS. THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THIS PROPOSAL MAY DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE METHODS THAT MAY AID FUTURE RESISTANCE OUTBREAK PREVENTION AS A RESULT OF DNA DONATION. IN AIM 1, WE WILL PROFILE RESISTANCE OF 1,000 COMMENSAL ISOLATES TO NINE DRUGS, INCLUDING THE NOVEL DRUGS (I.E., GENTAMICIN, GEPOTIDACIN, AND ZOLIFLODACIN). WE WILL ALSO DETERMINE IF RESISTANCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH HOST-SPECIFIC FACTORS. THIS BUILDS ON OUR PRIOR WORK IN WHICH WE SHOW DOXYCYCLINE USE PROMOTES THE EMERGENCE OF DOXYCYCLINE RESISTANCE IN COMMENSALS DURING A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A SUBSET OF THIS DATASET. IN AIM 2, WE WILL EXPAND OUR NOVEL COMMENSAL ISOLATE PANEL USING A NEW COMMENSAL NEISSERIA COLLECTION PROTOCOL, AND COLLECT ADDITIONAL HOST METADATA. AIM 2 IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE WILL COLLECT NEW ISOLATES FROM FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF AT THE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ENABLING US TO BOTH RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS, WHILE EDUCATING THEM ABOUT IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. IN AIM 3, WE WILL USE WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING OF NOVEL COMMENSAL ISOLATES TO I) CONFIRM SPECIES IDENTIFY, 2) LINK RESISTANCE PHENOTYPES COLLECTED IN AIM 1 TO UNDERLYING GENOTYPES USING GUIDED AND UNGUIDED APPROACHES (I.E., DATABASE-DRIVEN AND GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES (GWAS), AND 3) CHARACTERIZE THE WITHIN AND BETWEEN-HOST DIVERSITY OF COLLECTED NEISSERIA ISOLATES. THE PI HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THESE EXPERIMENTS ARE FEASIBLE AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT LEVELS, IN BOTH THE RESEARCH LABORATORY AND IN THE CLASSROOM, AND WILL PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RIT STUDENTS. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ABOUT THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE FOR STUDY PARTICIPANTS ACROSS THE RIT CAMPUS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY COLLECTING MEANINGFUL DATA.

LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SENSING OF THE EARTH AND ITS ATMOSPHERE IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE. SEVE