Saint Francis University

RURAL HEALTH, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR REMOTE AND MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED AREAS

RURAL HEALTH-CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR REMOTE AND MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED AREAS (CERMUSA)

APPLICATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL AID ALLOCATION UNDER THE CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

APPLICATION FOR DIRECT-TO-STUDENT AID ALLOCATION UNDER THE CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL SERVE BLACKLICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL; GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL; GREATER JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL; NORTHERN CAMBRIA HIGH SCHOOL; AND PORTAGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL.

UPWARD BOUND

SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

NURSE EDUCATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR REMOTE AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS

RURAL HEALTH - CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR REMOTE AND MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED AREAS (CERMUSA)

WORKFORCE TRAINING

CENTER FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE RURAL HEALTH & WELLNESS SCIENCE COMPLEX, THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BUILDING PROJECT, INVOLVES THE RENOVATION OF UNIVERSITY’S FORMER BOILER HOUSE AND ST. JOSEPH'S HALL/ ART GARAGE AS THE NEW HOME FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT. THE NEW FACILITY WILL PROVIDE DEDICATED CLASSROOMS AND LABORATORIES FOR PEDIATRICS, HAND THERAPY, INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, AND AN ACUTE CARE SUITE THAT WOULD SIMULATE HOSPITAL-BASED CARE. THESE LEARNING SPACES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFINE THEIR CLINICAL PRACTICE, CRITICAL REASONING AND SAFETY SKILLS, AND MAKE MISTAKES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE NEW ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING LAB WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR FLEXIBLE LEARNING THAT WILL BOAST CONTEMPORARY, STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT WHILE ALSO ALLOWING THE STUDENTS TO LEARN THE HANDS-ON CARE SO CRITICAL TO QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE PATIENT CARE IN REHABILITATION. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND CLASSROOM WILL ADDRESS STUDENT OVERFLOW FROM BOTH THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS.

STEPPING UP: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MENTORING NETWORK TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN STEM MAJORS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC:INCREASING OUR INNOVATION SCORES: SYMBIOTIC COLLABORATION OF REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS -THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ACROSS THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS: SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, CAL POLY HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, ST. FRANCIS UNIVERSITY, ST. MARY?S UNIVERSITY, AND UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY. THE EPIIC AWARD IS TO ESTABLISH AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM IN A COHORT-BASED MODEL SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS (PUIS). THE COHORT COMPRISES A DIVERSE RANGE OF INSTITUTIONS WITH VARYING DEMOGRAPHICS, SIZES, MISSIONS, AND LOCATIONS. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TWOFOLD: (1) TO DEVELOP INNOVATION CAPACITY WITHIN THE COHORT INSTITUTIONS AND (2) TO COLLECTIVELY ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES AND FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION FOR PUIS. THIS REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL RURAL INSTITUTIONS, MANY OF WHICH CATER TO LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS, WHILE OTHERS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT REPRESENTATION OF HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS. THE COHORT IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES REQUIRING ADVANCED SKILLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. THE OVERARCHING AIM IS TO CULTIVATE A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE COHORT MEMBERS, EMPOWERING EACH INSTITUTION TO PLAY AN EXPANDED ROLE WITHIN THE REGIONAL ECONOMY. THE AWARD'S PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH A SYMBIOTIC COLLABORATION FOR REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM (SCORE) COHORT, WHICH INTRODUCES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ENHANCING STEM INNOVATION CAPACITY. THIS APPROACH STEMS FROM THE COHORT'S UNDERGRADUATE-FOCUSED MISSION AND ITS STRONG EMPHASIS ON STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH, FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND REGULATORY ISSUES. OPERATING AS A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, THE COHORT OF PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS WILL COLLABORATE, LEARN, AND GROW TOGETHER WHILE UPHOLDING THE VALUES OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AS A CENTRAL ASPECT OF THE PROJECT. THE GREATEST COLLECTIVE IMPACT THE COHORT WILL HAVE WILL COME FROM THE INCREASED CAPACITY TO SERVE THE REGIONS? ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TO EXPAND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS INTO AN ADVANCED, QUICKLY EVOLVING STEM WORKFORCE. A BROADER IMPACT OF THIS COHORT-BASED LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR INNOVATION WILL RESULT IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INNOVATION CAPACITY, CONTINUED COLLABORATIONS, ENHANCING INNOVATION CAPACITY FOR THE STEM WORKFORCE, AND DEVELOPING MODELS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PUIS NATIONWIDE. 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.

HEADWATERS TO ESTUARIES: ENHANCING MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY

TAS::89 0321::TAS RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL CONTROL & DISORDER IN CONTEMPORARY URBAN CHINA

HEADWATERS TO ESTUARIES: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SYSTEMIC WATERSHED EDUCATION

ROLE OF DISULFIDE BRIDGES IN THE FOLDING OF CONOTOXINS

STEMING THE FLOW: CONNECTING UNDERGRADUATES WITH APPLIED SCIENCE

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CORROBORATE RARE EARTH ELEMENT (REE) PREDICTIONS OF THE PHREEQ-NAMDTREAT REYS MODEL (CRAVOTTA, 2022A, 2022B), DEVELOPED WITH PRIOR SUPPORT FROM OSMRE USING THE ESTABLISHEDPHREEQC AQUEOUS GEOCHEMICAL CODE (PARKHURST AND APPELO, 2013). THE PROJECT WILL ACQUIRE NEW EMPIRICAL INFORMATIONTO IMPROVE MODEL PREDICTIONS AND DEMONSTRATE THE MODEL APPLICATION FOR DESIGN OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD)TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMUM REE RECOVERY THROUGH CAREFULLY CONTROLLED BENCH-SCALE LABORATORY STUDIES. GOALS ARETO (1) DEVELOP A NOVEL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR EFFICIENT RECOVERY OF REES FROM AMD AS HIGH PURITY REE-PHOSPHATECOMPOUNDS (2) EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RECOVERY OF EXCESS PHOSPHATE FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTEFFLUENT THROUGH AQUEOUS REACTION WITH AMD METALS AND (3) CONDUCT AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE COMBINED COSTS FORTREATMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY COMPARED TO REALISTIC VALUE(S) OF THE RECOVERED PRODUCTS, GIVEN ACTUALCOMPOSITION, PURITY, AND QUANTITIES BASED ON EMPIRICAL RESULTS.ONE METHOD FOR OFFSETTING THE COSTS OF AMD TREATMENT IS RECOVERING METALS, LIKE REES, THAT HAVEECONOMICAL VALUE. FOR EXAMPLE, REES CAN BE ELEVATED IN LOW-PH AMD AND IN THE ASSOCIATED TREATMENT SLUDGE(CRAVOTTA, 2008 VASS ET AL., 2019 HEDIN ET AL., 2020). ONE PROMISING OPTION FOR TREATMENT TO RECOVER REE FROMAMD THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY EXPLORED INVOLVES THE ADDITION OF PHOSPHATE (PO4) TO PRODUCE RELATIVELY HIGHPURITY, LOW-SOLUBILITY REEPO4 SOLIDS (LIU AND BYRNE, 1997 MWEWA ET AL., 2022). BECAUSE AL AND FE ALSO FORMINSOLUBLE PO4 COMPOUNDS (OELKERS, AND VALSAMI-JONES, 2008), SEPARATION OF DISSOLVED AL AND FE FROM REE WOULD BENECESSARY TO CONCENTRATE REEPO4. THE PHREEQ-N-AMDTREAT REYS MODEL CAN SIMULATE SUCH A TREATMENT STRATEGYINVOLVING MULTIPLE STEPS THE MODEL INDICATES EFFICIENT RECOVERY OF REEPO4 SOLIDS MAY BE ACHIEVED AT NEAR-NEUTRALPH UPON THE ADDITION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED PO4, AFTER INITIAL STEPS TO REMOVE AL AND REDUCE ALL FE TOFE2 . THIS APPROACH COULD BE MORE ECONOMICAL AND HAVE GREATER ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THAN PROCESSING EXISTINGSLUDGE WITH ACID AND SOLVENTS AND ADDING MUCH HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF OXALATE TO PRECIPITATE REE FROM ACIDICLEACHATE (E.G. WANG ET AL., 2021).WE PROPOSE TO CONDUCT BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY TO VERIFY THE MODELEDPRODUCTION OF REEPO4 SOLIDS AND TO EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL ECONOMICS OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES THATUTILIZE CHEMICAL AGENTS (E.G. NA3PO4) OR NUTRIENT-RICH EFFLUENT FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS(WWTPS). THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND WILL ANALYZE THE SOLIDS GENERATED FROM EXPERIMENTS FOR REE CONTENT.ADDING LOW VOLUMES ( 10%) OF WWTP EFFLUENT TO AMD AT AN INTERMEDIATE TREATMENT STEP COULD BE EFFECTIVE FORRECOVERY OF REEPO4. IN SEPARATE STEPS, INTRODUCTION OF METHANE FROM THE WWTP OR CHEMICAL ADDITIONS OF SODIUMMETABISULFITE MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR REDUCING ALL FE TO FE2 , AND FURTHER ADDITION OF THE WWTP EFFLUENT AT A LATERSTEP COULD RESULT IN THE PRODUCTION OF FE3(PO4)2 (VIVIANITE), WHICH HAS VALUE FOR FERTILIZER AND CAN BEMAGNETICALLY SEPARATED FROM OTHER SOLIDS (PROT ET AL., 2019) (FIGURE 1). APPROXIMATELY, 15% OF THE AMDDISCHARGES, 22% OF THE UNDERGROUND MINES, AND 16% OF THE SURFACE MINES IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE WITHIN TWO MILES OF AWWTP AND 20% OF THE WWTPS SIT ON TOP OF PREVIOUSLY MINED COAL SEAMS (PA DEP, 2020 PASDA, 1996) SIMILARPERCENTAGES ARE EXPECTED FOR OTHER MINING REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY APPALACHIA. COMPLETING THISPROJECT WILL NOT ONLY INFORM GEOCHEMICAL MODELING BUT WILL RESULT IN CLEAR EXPECTATIONS OF POTENTIAL ADDITIONALBENEFITS FROM RESOURCE RECOVERY ASSOCIATED WITH AMD TREATMENT, COUPLED WITH THOSE FROM WWTPS. THIS WORK COULD BEAPPLIED TO ALL MINING REGIONS WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL TO RECOVER REES FROM MINE DRAINAGE AND PO4 FROMWASTEWATER.

HEADWATERS TO ESTUARIES: WESTERN PA CONNECTING TO THE BAY

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

FISCAL YEAR 2025 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER CYBER SERVICE ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIPS: SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY

EDUCATING GREEN CHEMISTS THROUGH CROSS-CURRRICULAR INCORPORATION OF MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS METHODS AND ION CHROMATOGRAPHY

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

SEC. 6022 RMAP-RURAL ASSIST GRANTS (MAN)

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM) TO ENHANCE SURFACE SCIENCE AND NANOCHEMISTRY AT SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF COPPER TRAFFICKING PROTEINS

FINITE RATE MODELING OF OTTO II MONOPROPELLANT COMBUSTION

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A REAL-TIME PCR SYSTEM FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCLUDING SCIENCE OUTREACH.

SPACE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING MOBILE INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT FOR RURAL AREAS: EARTH TO MOON IS A THREE-PART DISPLAY BUILT BY SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY S ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF THE APPALACH

PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE ENTITLED, "RURAL HEALTH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE" TO BE HELD SEPT 3-4, 2009

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A REACTION KINETICS DATABASE FOR MODELING BIOGEOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS

FY 2015 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP -ITL

WIND ENERGY CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM