Grand Valley State University

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF ALLOCATION 2 - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF ALLOCATION

MICHIGAN SBDC CARES ACT

MICHIGAN SBDC

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

MICHIGAN SBDC

MICHIGAN SBDC

MICHIGAN SBDC

MICHIGAN SBDC

MICHIGAN SBDC

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

MUSKEGON LAKE OFFSHORE WIND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

BLUE DOT CENTER FOR TALENT, TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION

GVSU TRIO UPWARD BOUND

A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF VISUAL CUES, SIGNAGE, AND SPACED-RETRIEVAL EDUCATION WITHIN LONG TERM CARE COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST WITH WAYFINDING

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

SEL-SIOP MODEL ESL INSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

UPWARD BOUND

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TRIO UPWARD BOUND

BUILDING ENGINEERING PATHWAYS FOR LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES THROUGH INTEGRATED SUPPORT STRUCTURES -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY. A TOTAL OF 24 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS PURSUING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AVERAGING $10,648 PER YEAR FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. SCHOLARS WILL RECEIVE FACULTY MENTORING, AND THE PROJECT WILL BUILD STRONG SCHOLAR COHORTS THROUGH A FOUR-WEEK RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMP FEATURING CONTENT DELIVERED THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS ADAPT TO THE COLLEGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SCHOLARS WILL ALSO ENGAGE IN A YEAR-LONG, FACULTY-MENTORED TECHNOLOGY CAREER PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES COLLABORATIVE TECHNICAL PROJECTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING, TARGETED SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION, AND A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUP. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS TRACK 2 SCHOLARSHIPS IN STEM PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL NEED TO GROW THE STEM WORKFORCE AND NURTURE KEY TALENT THAT WILL ENSURE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND PROVIDE DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP ACROSS CRITICAL SECTORS. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SPEAKS TO THIS NEED BY SUPPORTING STEM STUDENT SUCCESS, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE IN ENGINEERING AND OTHER KEY AREAS OF NEED. THE PROJECT WILL BE ASSESSED BY AN EXPERIENCED EVALUATOR WHO WILL USE MIXED METHODS TO ASSESS PROJECT OUTCOMES AND IMPACT, AND THE DATA GENERATED WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN STEM. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF'S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

MIDWEST TRAUMATIC REHABILITATION CENTER

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TRIO SSS

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: EXPANSION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

TRIO TS - GRAND RAPIDS/KENT COUNTY

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

GVSU TITLE III IMPLEMENTATION

NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE, QUALITY AND RETENTION SIMULATION EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM

GVSU MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY VETERANS UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TRIO SSS STEM

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TRIO TEACHER PREP SSS

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

MIDWEST TRAUMATIC REHABILITATION CENTER

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

GVSU VETERANS UPWARD BOUND

GVSU LAKER EOC

GVSU UBMS_WYOMING_GL-GHHS

GVSU UBMS_DETROIT

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND - DETROIT

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF THE TARGET INQUIRY MODEL FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPME

TARGET INQUIRY: INVESTIGATING THE TEACHER AND STUDENT EFFECTS OF A NEW MODEL IN CHEMISTRY TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NURSE EDUCATION, PRACTICE, QUALITY, AND RETENTION - INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLBORATIVE PRACTICE

THE GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY REP4 PROJECT

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY’S STEM EDUCATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH (SEAR) PROJECT

RETAINING AND INSPIRING STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (RISE)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: USING THE ITEX-AON NETWORK TO DOCUMENT AND UNDERSTAND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM CHANGE IN THE ARCTIC

EDUCATEAI: PREPARING MICHIGAN TEACHERS FOR CSFORALL BY INFUSING CS, MATH, AND DATA SCIENCE IN ALGEBRA 2 -GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY WILL DEPLOY AND EVALUATE AN ALGEBRA 2 EXTENSION OF THE BOOTSTRAP:DATA SCIENCE CURRICULUM ACROSS MICHIGAN. MICHIGAN FACES LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES IN PROVIDING WIDESPREAD COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) EDUCATION: ONLY 55% OF HIGH SCHOOLS OFFER IT AT ALL, MUCH LESS TO ALL STUDENTS. AT THE SAME TIME, DATA SCIENCE ? WITH ITS JOB PROSPECTS AND TIES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?IS VYING FOR THE SAME ATTENTION. IDEALLY, THE TWO SUBJECTS COULD BE TAUGHT TOGETHER WHILE MEETING RELEVANT STANDARDS AND SUPPORTING DIVERSE STUDENTS IN LEARNING BOTH SUBJECTS. THE PRACTITIONERS IN THIS RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP (RPP) ? STATE EDUCATION LEADERS IN MICHIGAN?SEE OPPORTUNITY IN ALGEBRA 2. IT IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT THAT MANY STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO PASS AND MANY TEACHERS SEE AS NEEDING REFORM. AT THE SAME TIME, STATE DATA SHOW THAT COLLEGE ENROLLMENT HAS RISEN SINCE THE REQUIREMENT WAS ADOPTED, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN COMPUTING. ALGEBRA 2 PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CALCULUS AND MANY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) SUBJECTS IN COLLEGE. THIS RPP WILL ADDRESS PROBLEMS OF PRACTICE FOR CS AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION BY INTEGRATING COMPUTING AS NEEDED FOR DATA SCIENCE INTO ALGEBRA 2. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL OFFER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO TEACHERS ACROSS MICHIGAN. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL USE A MIXED-METHODS DESIGN TO STUDY THE FACTORS THAT MOTIVATE DISTRICTS AND TEACHERS TO EXPLORE, ADOPT, AND DEEPEN THEIR USE OF THE PROJECT?S MATERIALS, WITH AN EYE TOWARDS HOW THIS DIFFERS ACROSS REGIONS AND STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS ACROSS MICHIGAN. THIS RPP WILL ALSO STUDY THE IMPACT OF THIS CURRICULUM ON GIRLS AND STUDENTS FROM RURAL AREAS. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A MODEL FOR EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMPUTING AND DATA SCIENCE WHILE IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES IN ALGEBRA 2. IT MIGHT ALSO IMPACT STUDENTS? CONFIDENCE AND PERCEIVED RELEVANCE OF ALGEBRA 2 (ISSUES THAT ARE KNOWN TO AFFECT GIRLS AND RURAL STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR), WHICH COULD IN TURN INFLUENCE STUDENTS? FUTURE COURSE AND CAREER INTERESTS. THE BOOTSTRAP:DATA SCIENCE CURRICULUM IS A MATURE PROGRAM WITH STEMWORKS CERTIFICATION AND AN UNDERLYING RESEARCH FOUNDATION THAT COVERS SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE STANDARDS FROM THE COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (CSTA), MATHEMATICS, AND NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS). IT IS CUSTOMIZABLE ACROSS A WIDE ARRAY OF DATASETS, THUS ENABLING DISTRICTS TO SELECT TOPICS THAT ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL USE A COMBINATION OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND VALIDATED INSTRUMENTS ABOUT MATH CONFIDENCE AND MATH RELEVANCE TO STUDY THE PROJECT?S IMPACT ON STUDENTS, CONTRASTING THE EXPERIENCES OF RURAL STUDENTS AND GIRLS WITH THOSE OF THE BROADER STUDENT POPULATION. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE RESEARCH-BACKED MODELS FOR INCLUDING COMPUTING AND DATA SCIENCE IN ALGEBRA 2, MICHIGAN-FOCUSED DATASETS TARGETED TO REGIONAL ISSUES AND CAREER PATHWAYS, 150 TRAINED TEACHERS AND MICHIGAN-BASED FACILITATORS, CASE STUDIES IN ADOPTION BY DISTRICTS AND TEACHERS, AND FINDINGS ON THE IMPACT OF THIS APPROACH ON STUDENTS FROM TWO UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS. 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.

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING IN PRIMARY CARE

INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ROLE OF KEY ACTIVE SITE RESIDUES OF TWO CLASS D LACTAMASES

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IN A COMBINED BACHELOR/MASTER DEGREE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

GVSU'S MEETING MENTAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION NEEDS FOR DISTRICTS AND STUDENTS (M-MINDS): SUPPORTING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINEES TO IMPLEMENT MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN HIGH-NEED LEAS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BEGINNINGS: ADVANCING MARINE TECHNOLOGY CAREERS THROUGH IMMERSIVE AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES -THIS EXLENT BEGINNINGS TACK PROJECT ADDRESSES A CRITICAL NATIONAL NEED BY DEVELOPING, DELIVERING, AND ASSESSING AN EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING FIELD OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY. COASTAL COMMUNITIES, HOME TO 40% OF THE US POPULATION, ARE VITAL TO THE NATION'S ECONOMY AND DEPEND ON THE SKILLED MARINE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE TO MONITOR, MAINTAIN, AND REBUILD ESSENTIAL COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. YET DEMAND FOR THESE SERVICES IS OUTPACING WORKFORCE GROWTH. IMPORTANTLY, ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ARE TRANSFORMING THE FIELD. SMART DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVS) NOW ENABLES REAL TIME DECISION MAKING AND COMPLEX, OBSERVATION-DEPENDENT TASKS. WHILE THESE AI ENABLED TECHNOLOGIES OFFER TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL, EXISTING PROFESSIONALS NEED OPPORTUNITIES TO UPSKILL, AND STUDENTS ENTERING THE FIELD MUST BE EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS IN THIS NEW TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE. THIS INITIATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER A CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, MARINE TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURERS, INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS, AND REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEADERS DRIVING THE WATER-BASED ECONOMY. GROUNDED IN THIS STRONG FOUNDATION, THE PROJECT IMMERSES PARTICIPANTS IN HANDS-ON LEARNING, OFFERING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO DEPLOY AUV PROJECTS FOR CLIENTS IN AUTHENTIC REAL-WORLD SETTINGS. THE PROJECT PURSUES TWO OVERARCHING GOALS: 1) CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING AREAS OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SMART DEPLOYMENT OF AUVS, AND 2) STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' AND EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONALS' CONFIDENCE IN THEIR CAREER PREPARATION. TO SUPPORT THESE GOALS, THE INITIATIVE OFFERS A SIX-WEEK HYBRID COURSE THAT INTEGRATES ONLINE AND IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, EMPHASIZING BOTH THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SMART AUV DEPLOYMENT. A TEAM OF COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS WITH EXPERTISE IN MARINE TECHNOLOGY, AI, AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY FACILITATES THIS EXPERIENCE FOR 72 PARTICIPANTS OVER THREE YEARS. PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE 4-WEEKS OF FOUNDATIONAL TRAINING FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS OF HANDS-ON PROJECT-BASED WORK ABOARD A RESEARCH VESSEL. DURING THE IMMERSIVE PHASE, SMALL GROUPS PLAN AND EXECUTE AUV DEPLOYMENTS ALIGNED WITH MODEL CLIENT NEEDS, SUCH AS LAKE BOTTOM SURFACE MAPPING, WATER CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS, AND SHIPWRECK INVESTIGATIONS. AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR COLLECTS BOTH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE DATA TO INFORM CONTINUOUS REFINEMENT OF THE PROJECT AND TO CONTRIBUTE NEW INSIGHTS TO THE MARINE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION LITERATURE. DISSEMINATION OCCURS THROUGH LOCAL AND NATIONAL VENUES, INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES. COLLECTIVELY, THIS WORK CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE, ADAPTABLE MODEL FOR ADVANCING BOTH TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION IN THE FIELD. THE NSF EXLENT PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE NSF TIP AND EDU DIRECTORATES, SEEKS TO SUPPORT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS 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.

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF THE BACILLITHIOL BIOSYNTHESIS ENZYMES

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT RURAL TRAINING IN MENTAL AND BEHAV. HLTH

MAPPING THE BINDING SITE OF CLASS D BETA-LACTAMASE ENZYMES FOR INHIBITOR DESIGN A

SCIENCE MASTER'S PROGRAM: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TRIO PRIORITY 4 TRAINING GRANT

MENTORING, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS (MAS4)

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALL

STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPABLE-COMMUNITY AGING IN PLACE, ADVANCING BETTER LIVING FOR ELDERS IN THE MICHIGAN MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SUSTAINING AND AMPLIFYING THE ITEX AON THROUGH AUTOMATION AND INCREASED INTERDISCIPLINARITY OF OBSERVATIONS

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

RUI: ELUCIDATING REGULATORY MECHANISMS FOR BRIDGING THE CONTRACTILE RING WITH THE CELLULAR MEMBRANE IN FISSION YEAST CYTOKINESIS

TRANSFORMING GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY'S CAPACITY TO EDUCATE, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE AND STAL

RUI: ELUCIDATING REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN THE DIAPHANOUS-RELATED FORMIN PROTEINS USING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

CLIMATE CHANGE IS DRIVING WATER SCARCITY IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER DANUBE RIVER BASINS. AS GROWING SEASON PRECIPITATION DECREASES AND BECOMES MORE UNPREDICTABLE FARMERS HAVE DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE. THEY CAN INVEST IN IRRIGATION TO SUSTAIN YIELDS

THE GRANTEE, THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, WILL CONTROL 100 ACRES OF LAKE MICHIGAN'S SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS -BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS (BICEP) IS A TEAM OF FOUR UNIVERSITIES WITH THE SHARED GOAL OF COLLABORATIVELY BUILDING THEIR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE FOR GROWING EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADVANCE KEY TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN THEIR INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS. TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, AND MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO; EACH MEMBER IS BOTH A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION (PUI) AS WELL AS AN EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTION (ERI). TO ADDRESS COMMON CHALLENGES TO PARTICIPATING IN THEIR REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS, THE BICEP TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED THREE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ON WHICH TO COLLABORATIVELY FOCUS THROUGH THIS PROPOSED PROJECT: A) OPERATIONAL MATURITY IN ESTABLISHING INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND STRUCTURE TO ENABLE EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL PARTNERING, B) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF FACULTY AND STAFF TO BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND C) PARTNER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT MANAGING AND STRATEGICALLY EVOLVING PARTNERSHIPS OVER TIME. WHILE THE BENEFITS OF AND STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED, KNOWLEDGE ON HOW PUIS/ERIS CAN BEST GROW A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF EXTERNAL TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIPS IS VERY LIMITED. FOCUSING ON THE AREAS OF OPERATIONAL MATURITY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENT, BICEP TEAM MEMBERS WILL IDENTIFY A SET OF STRATEGIES, PRACTICES, AND LESSONS LEARNED RELEVANT TO HOW PUI/ERI INSTITUTIONS CAN, IN GENERAL, BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THEIR REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS. THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE WILL BE CODIFIED, DOCUMENTED, AND DISSEMINATED THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND A TOOLKIT WITH RESOURCES THAT MAY BE USED BY OTHER PUI/ERI UNIVERSITIES. IN CONDUCTING THIS WORK, EACH INSTITUTION WILL BENEFIT FROM AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, THE ABILITY TO SECURE EXTERNAL FUNDING AND RESOURCES, AND THE CAPACITY TO GROW PROGRAMS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH TRANSLATION. THIS WILL CATALYZE FACULTY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, INCREASE ENGAGEMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WITHIN THE FEDERAL STEM-RELATED FUNDING PORTFOLIO, ENHANCE SKILLS WITHIN THE WORKFORCE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE BICEP TEAM INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS. 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.

EM-POWER: MAXIMIZING FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY - ABSTRACT NEARLY 30% OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY (CP) WILL HAVE SEVERE CP AND WILL BE UNABLE TO FUNCTIONALLY WALK OR SELF-PROPEL A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR. FOR THESE CHILDREN, A POWERED WHEELCHAIR (PWC) PROVIDES THEIR ONLY OPTION FOR FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE. PWCS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO PROVIDE FUNCTIONAL, INDEPENDENT MOBILITY FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO FUNCTIONALLY WALK OR SELF-PROPEL A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR. DESPITE THESE KNOWN BENEFITS, PWC USE IS OFTEN RESTRICTED TO A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WHO CAN QUICKLY DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENT PWC SKILLS WITHIN A SINGLE 30-MINUTE PWC TRIAL USING A GENERIC PWC THAT MAY OR MAY NOT MEET THEIR CUSTOM SAFETY AND SEATING NEEDS. THE INDIETRAINER SYSTEM, DEVELOPED IN OUR PHASE II NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (NIH SBIR) GRANT, IS COMPRISED OF A MOBILITY DEVICE THAT TEMPORARILY CONVERTS A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR INTO A PWC, AND A RANGE OF SIMPLE VIDEO-BASED GAMIFIED TRAINING MODULES, EACH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FACILITATE PWC TRAINING. BY TEMPORARILY CONVERTING A CHILD’S MANUAL WHEELCHAIR INTO A PWC, CHILDREN REMAIN IN THEIR OWN MANUAL WHEELCHAIR AND USE THEIR OWN CUSTOM SEATING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. OUR PILOT WORK WITH THE INDIETRAINER SYSTEM INDICATES THAT PWC SKILLS TRAINING PROVIDED VIA THE INDIETRAINER SYSTEM MAY BE A POWERFUL TOOL TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN LEARNING PWC SKILLS WHILE SAFELY SEATED IN THEIR OWN CUSTOMIZED MANUAL WHEELCHAIR. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL CONDUCT A 2- ARM, PARALLEL GROUP, SINGLE BLINDED, PRE-TEST-POST-TEST RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO TEST OUR CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS THAT AN 8-WEEK EVIDENCE-BASED PWC SKILLS TRAINING INTERVENTION USING THE INDIETRAINER SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GREATER IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILDREN’S PWC SKILLS CAPACITY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 8-WEEK INTERVENTION AND AT AN 8-WEEK FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT AS COMPARED TO THE WAITLIST CONTROL GROUP. AIM 1. QUANTIFY AND COMPARE PWC SKILLS CAPACITY OUTCOMES AT POST-INTERVENTION AND FOLLOW-UP. AIM 2. QUANTIFY AND COMPARE PARENTAL/CAREGIVER PERCEPTIONS OF CHANGE IN THEIR CHILDREN’S PWC CAPACITY FROM PRE- TO POST-INTERVENTION. AIM 3. QUANTIFY AND COMPARE CHILDREN’S PERCEPTIONS OF CHANGE IN THEIR PWC SKILLS CAPACITY FROM PRE- TO POST- INTERVENTION.

TRIO SSS CLASSIC - GVSU

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOBILITY ASSIGNMENT

E. U. - US ATLANTIS PROGRAM

REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES INTERSECTING COMPUTING AND EVOLUTION -THIS RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) SITE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON THE TRAINING OF STUDENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DIGITAL EVOLUTION. THE STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF FACULTY MEMBERS FROM THE GVSU COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, THE GVSU ANNIS WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND EXTERNAL EXPERTS FROM THE VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE, AN INDEPENDENT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THE SITE SUPPORTS 10 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR 10 WEEKS DURING THE SUMMERS OF 2027-2029, WHERE PARTICIPANTS WORK ON PROJECTS SPANNING DIGITAL EVOLUTION, EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION, SEARCH-BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND ECOLOGY. THE PROJECT?S NOVELTIES ARE IN THE ADVANCEMENTS OF EVOLUTIONARY THEORY WHERE STUDENTS ARE DEVELOPING NEW TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. STUDENTS WORK ON MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAMS, GUIDED BY MENTORS, TO ADVANCE AND EXPLOIT EVOLUTIONARY THEORY IN SOLVING COMPLEX, COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEMS. THE PROJECT'S BROADER SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE ARE IN PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTISTS TO BRIDGE COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING WITH REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES. THE REU SITE INTERSECTING COMPUTING AND EVOLUTION OFFERS A REWARDING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT MAY NOT HAVE CLEAR SOLUTIONS. THE STUDENTS WORK AT THE FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, DIGITAL EVOLUTION, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, BIOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS, AND GAIN CRITICAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE FUTURE WORKFORCE THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, STUDENT-DRIVEN DISCUSSIONS, AND HANDS-ON FIELDWORK UNDER MENTOR SUPERVISION. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES VIA TRAINING ON EMPIRICAL RESEARCH METHODS, ETHICS, AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING THEIR FINDINGS TO BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS. THEY ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS THAT ARE IN DEMAND IN A BROAD RANGE OF TECHNICAL CAREERS. TO SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS MEET REGULARLY AS A COHORT AND WITH MENTORS AND GVSU GRADUATE STUDENTS TO ENSURE CONTINUING PROGRESS AND GROWTH ON THEIR RESPECTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. 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 EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP

WAYFINDING IN AGING AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WITHIN A VIRTUAL SENIOR RESIDENCE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ADVANCED CALIBRATION OF A CARBONATE ION PROXY -EVIDENCE FROM ICE CORES IN ANTARCTICA HAS SHOWN THAT THE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CONTENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAS CHANGED SYSTEMATICALLY WITH EARTH?S CLIMATE OVER THE LAST 800,000 YEARS, WITH LOWER ATMOSPHERIC CO2 CONCENTRATIONS IN COLD (GLACIAL) INTERVALS. BECAUSE THE OCEANS MUST MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN ALKALINITY SUPPLIED BY CONTINENTAL WEATHERING, AND ALKALINITY REMOVED BY CALCIUM CARBONATE BURIAL, AT LEAST OVER LONG TIME PERIODS, A REDUCTION IN THE BURIAL OF CALCIUM CARBONATE ON CONTINENTAL SHELVES WOULD INDUCE AN INCREASE IN THE CARBONATE ION CONCENTRATION OF SEAWATER TO PRESERVE MORE CALCIUM CARBONATE IN DEEP SEA SEDIMENTS. IF SEAWATER HAD A GREATER CARBONATE ION CONCENTRATION THAN TODAY, THEN IT WOULD ABSORB MORE CO2 FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER, THE EXACT MECHANISM(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CO2 VARIABILITY REMAIN(S) TO BE DETERMINED. TO ADDRESS THIS KEY KNOWLEDGE GAP, THE INVESTIGATORS SEEK TO TEST A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE CARBONATE ION CONCENTRATION OF SEAWATER IN THE PAST. EXISTING METHODS FOR ESTIMATING CARBONATE ION CONCENTRATION ARE LABOR-INTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE. THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO TEST A METHOD THAT WOULD BE MUCH FASTER AND MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE. THE SCIENTIFIC GOAL IS TO COMBINE ESTIMATES OF CARBONATE ION CONCENTRATION FROM MARINE SEDIMENTS WITH THE OTHER GEOLOGIC EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND OF CHANGES IN SEA LEVEL AS FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO LOWER ATMOSPHERIC CO2 CONCENTRATION DURING GLACIAL INTERVALS. BROADER IMPACTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRAINING, MENTORING, AND THE INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN RESEARCH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE INVESTIGATORS PLAN TO ADVANCE THE CALIBRATION OF AN EXISTING PROXY FOR CALCIUM CARBONATE (CACO3) DISSOLUTION, AND TO DETERMINE IF THE PROXY ALSO PROVIDES RELIABLE ESTIMATES OF BOTTOM WATER CARBONATE ION CONCENTRATION. CALCIUM CARBONATE DISSOLUTION IN THE DEEP SEA IS SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN BOTTOM WATER UNDERSATURATION (EXPRESSED AS DELTA [CO32-]), SO A PROXY METHOD FOR CACO3 DISSOLUTION (GLOBOROTALIA MENARDII FRAGMENTATION INDEX ? MFI), IF RIGOROUSLY CALIBRATED, SHOULD PROVIDE A MEASURE OF BOTTOM WATER DELTA [CO32-]. THE MFI METHOD IS RAPID, INEXPENSIVE, ONLY REQUIRES A MICROSCOPE, AND IS SUITED TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN RESEARCH ON THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE. THE IMMEDIATE GOAL IS TO DETERMINE IF THE MFI METHOD CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE MEASURE OF DELTA [CO32-] THROUGH A 3-PRONGED CALIBRATION EFFORT WITH PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED SAMPLES: (1) DETERMINE THE MFI ACROSS A RANGE OF WATER DEPTHS IN THE EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC, WHERE DELTA [CO32-] AND THE RATE OF CACO3 DISSOLUTION HAVE BEEN MEASURED INDEPENDENTLY; (2) CONDUCT A GLOBAL SURVEY, INCLUDING THE EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC, TO COMPARE MFI AGAINST CLIMATOLOGICAL DELTA [CO32-] TO ASSESS POTENTIAL REGIONAL VARIABILITY IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DELTA [CO32-] AND MFI; AND (3) DETERMINE THE MFI FROM MARINE SEDIMENTS FROM THE CENTRAL EQUATORIAL PACIFIC, COVERING THE LAST 160,000 YEARS, IN TWO CORES WHERE DELTA [CO32-] HAS ALREADY BEEN MEASURED USING B/CA RATIOS IN EPIBENTHIC FORAMINIFERA. 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.

LAKE STURGEON ARE IMPERILED ACROSS THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES. REINTRODUCTION IS ONE MEANS TO BOLSTER POPULATIONS BY RE-ESTABLISHING STOCKS IN TRIBUTARIES. GIVEN LAKE STURGEON LIFE HISTORY (I.E., LONG LIVED WITH DELAYED SEXUAL MATURITY), REINTRODUCTION EFFORTS MUST OCCUR OVER SEVERAL YEARS TO DECADES THAT RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE ECONOMIC COSTS. THUS, DETERMINING WHETHER A SYSTEM CAN SUPPORT LAKE STURGEON IS IMPERATIVE PRIOR TO REINTRODUCTION.HABITAT MAPPING WILL BE COUPLED WITH ONGOING LAKE STURGEON SURVEYS AND ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY TO QUANTIFY HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS IN THE MANISTEE AND MUSKEGON RIVERS. QUANTIFYING HABITAT SELECTION WILL ALLOW FOR VALIDATION AND UPDATING OF EXISTING LAKE STURGEON HABITAT SUITABILITY INDICES (HSI), GUIDING LAKE STURGEON MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES.OBJECTIVES:1. MAP INSTREAM HABITAT (E.G., SUBSTRATE, WATER DEPTH, AND WATER VELOCITY) AND DEVELOP HSI MAPS TO QUANTIFY THE RELIABILITY OF PUBLISHED LAKE STURGEON HSIS WHEN APPLIED TO TRIBUTARIES OF THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES AND WHERE POSSIBLE UPDATE INDICES TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY SUITABLE SPAWNING AND AGE-0 HABITAT.2. QUANTIFY AGE-0 LAKE STURGEON HABITAT SELECTION AND DETERMINE IF ARRANGEMENT OF PATCH TYPES PROVIDES A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF SELECTIVITY THAN A FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL PATCH TYPES.3. QUANTIFY DIFFERENCES IN HABITAT METRICS BETWEEN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME DETECTION LOCATIONS OF AGE-0 LAKE STURGEON TO ASSESS SHIFTS IN HABITAT SELECTION THROUGHOUT THE DAY.DELIVERABLES:1. FLOW MODELS AND MAPS OF WATER DEPTH, WATER VELOCITY, AND SUBSTRATE WILL BE PRODUCED FOR THE MANISTEE AND MUSKEGON RIVERS. HABITAT MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT SIMILAR PROJECTS AND EFFORTS TO ASSESS HABITAT AVAILABILITY FOR OTHER SPECIES IN THE STUDY SYSTEMS. 2. STUDY RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES AND MANAGEMENT BRIEFS WILL BE CREATED FOR STATE, FEDERAL, AND TRIBAL AGENCIES TO HELP GUIDE LAKE STURGEON CONSERVATION EFFORTS.3. VALIDITY OF PUBLISHED HSIS, QUANTIFICATION OF AGE-0 LAKE STURGEON HABITAT SELECTION, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGE-0 HSI REVISIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SIMPLIFIED HSIS WILL BE SHARED THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND COMPILED IN TWO MASTERS THESES AVAILABLE THROUGH GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY. 4. PRODUCE UP TO THREE PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS FROM THIS PROPOSAL.

ARCTIC OBSERVING NETWORKS: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ITEX AON - UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VEGETATION CHANGE, PLANT PHENOLOGY, AND ECOSYST

ARRA - EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INVESTIGATING MIDDLE GRADES MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' CURRICULAR REASONING

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALLY

ACQUISITION OF A 400 MHZ NMR FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AQUINAS COLLEGE

WOOD TURTLE (GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA) POPULATIONS ARE DECLINING THROUGHOUT THEIR RANGE AND LONG-TERM POPULATION VIABILITY RELIES UPON HIGH ( 95 ) ADULT SURVIVAL. MOST ADULT WOOD TURTLE MORTALITY IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION IS DUE TO PREDATION HOWEVER, THE CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN PREDATOR RISK (ABUNDANCE) AND WOOD TURTLE DEMOGRAPHY HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE OF THE INFLUENCE (OR LACK THEREOF) OF PREDATION ON TURTLE DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION VIABILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD UPON PREVIOUS WORK THAT ESTIMATED WOOD TURTLE ABUNDANCE ALONG TRANSECTS IN SEVEN RIVER SYSTEMS IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. WE WILL USE CAMERA TRAPPING TO ESTIMATE RACCOON ABUNDANCE IN THOSE SAME TRANSECTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL COLLECT FINE-SCALE MOVEMENT PATTERNS USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOGGERS ON CO-OCCURRING RACCOONS AND TURTLES AT A FOCAL SITE IN NORTHWEST MICHIGAN TO IDENTIFY SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL OVERLAP AND AREAS OF HIGH TURTLE PREDATION RISK. UNDERSTANDING THE LINK BETWEEN TURTLE DEMOGRAPHY AND RACCOON DENSITY AND THEIR CO-USE OF THE LANDSCAPE IS CRUCIAL FOR EFFECTIVELY TARGETING MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT REDUCING PREDATION-RELATED ADULT WOOD TURTLE MORTALITY, WHICH IS VITAL FOR POPULATION VIABILITY.OBJECTIVES: 1) EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WOOD TURTLE ABUNDANCE AND MESOPREDATOR (RACCOON) DENSITIES, AND 2) ASSESS PREDATION RISK OF WOOD TURTLES BY STUDYING THE SPACE USE PATTERNS OF CO-OCCURRING RACCOONS AND WOOD TURTLES IN AN ACTIVELY MANAGED LANDSCAPE.DELIVERABLES: 1) PUBLISH AT LEAST TWO PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM THIS STUDY 2) GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL PRESENT THEIR WORK AT CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS TO INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, AND 3) SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO MANAGEMENT AGENCIES TO INFORM WOOD TURTLE HABITAT MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION EFFORTS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN AUTOMATED GENETIC ANALYZER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, AN UNDERGRADUATE IN

TRIO SSS TEACHER PREP - GVSU

TRIO SSS TEACHER PREP - GVSU

REU QUEST (RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN QUANTITATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)

MCA: DECIPHERING AN INVASION: UNDERSTANDING HOW INVASIVE TRAITS SHAPE GENOMIC STRUCTURE AND ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL DURING RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND RANGE EXPANSION -A POPULATION?S ABILITY TO ADAPT TO NEW OR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CAN BE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IMPACTING SPECIES SUCCESS. ADAPTATION IS FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF GENETIC VARIATION, AND WHEN POPULATIONS WITH LIMITED GENETIC VARIATION EXPERIENCE NEW OR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO RESPOND TO THESE CONDITIONS. NEVERTHELESS, MANY SPECIES NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE AFTER A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS ARE INTRODUCED TO NEW HABITATS. THIS CAN BE THE CASE FOR INVASIVE SPECIES; ONE OF THE PRIMARY THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY DUE TO THEIR IMPACTS ON NATIVE BIOTA AND THEIR ABILITY TO ALTER ECOSYSTEMS. INVASIVE SPECIES PROVIDE AN OPTIMAL SYSTEM TO STUDY EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES SINCE THEY ARE ?REAL-LIFE? EXPERIMENTS ALLOWING RESEARCHERS TO ASSESS MECHANISMS SHAPING HOW SPECIES RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID (ADELGES TSUGAE) IS ONE OF THE TOP INVASIVE THREATS TO FOREST ECOSYSTEMS IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID POPULATIONS IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA ARE INVASIVE AND DISPLAY RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND RANGE EXPANSION, WHILE WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN POPULATIONS ARE NATIVE, AND POPULATION GROWTH IS LIMITED BY NATURAL PREDATION. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT COMPARES EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID POPULATIONS TO EXPLORE HOW INVASIVE TRAITS, SUCH AS RAPID RANGE EXPANSION AND POPULATION GROWTH, INFLUENCE GENOMIC STRUCTURE AND ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL AS INVASIVE POPULATIONS EXPAND THEIR DISTRIBUTION RANGE. THE DATA COLLECTED WILL IMPROVE HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID MANAGEMENT BY IDENTIFYING DISPERSAL PATTERNS AND IMPROVING FUTURE RANGE EXPANSION MODELS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED GENOMIC-BASED COURSES FOR UNDERGRADUATES. THE SPECIFIC GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO (I) ASSESS THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF INVASIVE AND NATIVE HWA POPULATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, (II) EVALUATE HOW POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS INFLUENCE GENETIC DIVERSITY AND GENETIC LOAD, AND (III) UNDERSTAND THE MOLECULAR PROCESSES CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED COLD TOLERANCE OF SOME NORTHERN INVASIVE POPULATIONS. FOR THE FIRST GOAL, THE RESEARCHERS WILL COLLECT INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE WESTERN AND EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION RANGES AND USE LOW COVERAGE WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING (LCWGS) TO EVALUATE GENETIC DIVERSITY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE. FOR THE SECOND GOAL, THE RESEARCHERS WILL USE THE GENOMIC DATA TO EVALUATE HOW RANGE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND DIFFERENCES IN SELECTION PROCESSES IMPACT THE ACCUMULATION OF DELETERIOUS MUTATIONS THROUGHOUT INVASIVE POPULATIONS. FOR THE THIRD GOAL, INDIVIDUALS WILL BE COLLECTED ACROSS DIFFERENT CLIMATE REGIONS WHERE POPULATIONS DIFFER IN THEIR COLD TOLERANCE. THE RESEARCHERS WILL EVALUATE DIFFERENCES IN COLD-INDUCED MORTALITY AMONG POPULATIONS AND USE RNA-SEQUENCING TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENES ASSOCIATED WITH VARIATION IN COLD TOLERANCE. THE COMBINED DATASETS WILL EVALUATE HOW POPULATION DYNAMICS IMPACTS NOVEL MUTATION ACCUMULATION, GENETIC LOAD, AND ADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO NEW SELECTION PRESSURES. OVERALL, THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENOMIC MECHANISMS INFLUENCING THE RAPID SUCCESS OF INVASIVE SPECIES TO NOVEL ECOSYSTEMS. 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.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 112-74. THE

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALLY

CAREER: MICROTOPOGRAPHY-CONTROLLED PUDDLE-FILLING TO PUDDLE-MERGING (P2P) OVERLAND FLOW MECHANISM: DISCONTINUITY, VARIABILITY, AND HIERARCHY

MRI TRACK 1: ACQUISITION OF A PICARRO WATER ISOTOPE ANALYZER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT GVSU -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HYDROCLIMATE, WATER CYCLING, AND ECOSYSTEM INTERACTIONS BY PRECISELY MEASURING NATURAL VARIATIONS IN THE MASS OF WATER MOLECULES CAUSED BY DIFFERENT ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN. IT BRINGS A CUTTING-EDGE ISOTOPIC WATER ANALYZER TO GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY. THE INSTRUMENT ENABLES RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS TO INVESTIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER CYCLES, THE HEALTH OF FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS LIKE WETLANDS, AND GROUNDWATER RESOURCE CONTAMINATION. THE ABILITY TO TRACK ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINTS IN WATER WILL ALLOW THE RESEARCH TEAM TO STUDY WHERE GROUND- AND SURFACE WATERS ARE SOURCED FROM, AS WELL AS TRACK GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES OCCURRING IN THOSE WATERS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF WATER SCIENTISTS WHILE DIRECTLY BENEFITING WEST MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE PROJECT BRINGS A PICARRO L2140-I ISOTOPIC WATER ANALYZER TO GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (GVSU), A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION, FOR USE IN GEOSCIENCE, ECOLOGY, AND CLIMATE RESEARCH. THIS DEVICE WILL PRIMARILY BE USED TO FACILITATE NOVEL INVESTIGATIONS INTO WATER MOVEMENT BETWEEN FRESHWATER AND COASTAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ANALYSIS OF PRECIPITATION, OCEAN, LAKE, AND AQUIFER WATERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR HYDROLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND CLIMATE. INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON: 1) WATER OXYGEN-18 ISOTOPIC VARIABILITY IN LACUSTRINE AND COASTAL MARINE CARBONATE FORMING ENVIRONMENTS, WITH AN EYE TOWARDS PALEOCLIMATE APPLICATIONS; 2) HIGH-RESOLUTION OXYGEN-17 AND HYDROGEN ISOTOPE MONITORING IN PRECIPITATION AND SURFACE WATERS TO BETTER ESTIMATE GREAT LAKES BASIN MOISTURE RECYCLING; 3) OXYGEN ISOTOPES AS AN ECOSYSTEM METABOLISM PROXY IN MONITORED WETLANDS; AND 4) PILOT EXPLORATION OF NITRATE CONTAMINATION SOURCING VIA WATER ISOTOPES. EACH STUDY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING BY LEVERAGING THE INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE AT GVSU. THE PROJECT WILL BUILD PIONEERING AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WATER STABLE ISOTOPE DATASETS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IN RELATED RESEARCH GLOBALLY. THESE EFFORTS WILL ALSO RESULT IN HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS THAT WILL RAISE THE PROFILE OF THIS PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES FOR 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

REU SITE: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS

REU SITE: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS

REU SITE: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS

ASSESSING ANIMAL MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN URBAN/RURAL CONTINUUM -THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE GROWTH AND DECLINE OF CITIES THROUGH THE EXAMINATION OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION WITHIN URBAN AREAS. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DEFINITIONS FOR URBAN CENTERS AND CITIES, AND EACH EMPHASIZES DIFFERENT FACTORS SUCH AS GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND/OR SOCIAL ASPECTS. HOWEVER, THESE APPROACHES DO NOT CONSIDER THAT CYCLES OF URBANISM EXIST AS CITIES GROW OR DIMINISH IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY AND SO CHANGE IN FORM, FUNCTION, OR STATUS OVER TIME. THIS RESEARCH EXAMINES THE CHANGING NATURE OF CITIES THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY, A DISCIPLINE THAT IS PARTICULARLY WELL PLACED TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INSIGHT BECAUSE IT CAN TRACE CHANGES OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE EMERGENCE OF ONE SET OF IRON AGE SITES PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE FLUIDITY OF URBANISM AND THE EMERGENCE OF INTERNAL GROWTH, SHIFTING POPULATIONS, AND NEW POLITICAL SYSTEMS. ALL THESE FACTORS IMPACT THE SIZE AND CHARACTER OF SETTLEMENTS. THIS STUDY WILL EXTRACT AND ANALYZE STABLE ISOTOPE DATA. STABLE ISOTOPE DATA IS BASED ON CHEMICAL VARIATIONS IN THE CHEMICAL ELEMENT (SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS BUT DIFFERENT NUMBER OF NEUTRONS). THE STABLE ISOTOPE DATA IS ANALYZED WITH MATHEMATICAL MODELS THAT RELY ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. MOREOVER, STABLE ISOTOPE DATA AND METHODS RELATE TO BIOTECHNOLOGY AS THEY ASSESS DATA FROM NON-RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT TO EXAMINE AND IDENTIFY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES (E.G. FOOD CHAINS, MIGRATION, SITE OF ORIGIN). THIS RESEARCH BUILDS A DETAILED PICTURE OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DURING THE PHASES OF THE IRON AGE AT FOUR ?URBAN? SITES. THESE SITES PROVIDE LARGE, WELL-DATED FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES FROM WELL-DOCUMENTED SITES WITHIN A REGIONAL CONTEXT. RESEARCHERS ANALYZE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DOMESTIC ANIMAL REMAINS USING BOTH ZOOARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE. ZOOARCHAEOLOGY, THE STUDY OF ANIMAL REMAINS, DETERMINES SPECIES PREFERENCES, CHANGES IN THE AGE AND/OR SEX COMPOSITION OF HERDS AND/OR INCREASED CULLING OF SELECT AGES OR SPECIES, AS WELL AS CHANGES IN BUTCHERY PATTERN AND INTENSITY AND MODIFICATIONS. THE DIFFERENCES IN RELATIVE FREQUENCY OF ANIMAL SPECIES DEMONSTRATE THE DIFFERING PREFERENCES OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND USE PRACTICES AT THOSE SITES, POTENTIALLY RELATED TO DIFFERENT PRODUCTION STRATEGIES AND LEVELS OF URBANIZATION. ANALYSES (CARBON, OXYGEN, AND STRONTIUM) TO CHARACTERIZE THE DIET OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS, MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (INCLUDING BIRTH AND CULL SEASONS, THE CONTRIBUTION OF GRAZING/BROWSING/FODDERING AND WATER MANAGEMENT) AS WELL AS ANIMAL MOBILITY ARE ALSO CONDUCTED. THE RESEARCH PROVIDES A ROBUST UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS AT THIS TIME AS WELL AS FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE LARGER THEMES OF FOODWAYS AND TRADE WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY EXPLORED FOR THIS PERIOD. 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 HILT-LAS PROJECT: HIGH IMPACT, LITTLE TIME ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS LEXICAL AMBIGUITY IN STATISTICS

PFI?TT: INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE REFACTORING BOT FOR CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION - TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATION (PFI-TT) PROJECT FOCUSES ON ISSUES OF ECONOMIC IMPACT: IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS THAT UNDERPIN OUR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. BY ADOPTING THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS MAY AVOID CRITICAL QUALITY AND SECURITY ISSUES. THIS INTELLIGENT REFACTORING TECHNOLOGY ENABLES ORGANIZATIONS TO BETTER MAINTAIN THEIR SOFTWARE AS IT AGES AND BETTER ALIGN THEIR MAINTENANCE EFFORTS WITH THEIR PRIORITIES. THIS INNOVATION SEEKS TO DELIVER CONTINUOUS WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING SCALABLE METHODS TO DETERMINE WHEN AND HOW TO INTEGRATE DEVELOPER FEEDBACK TO SEMI-AUTOMATE CODE REFACTORING FOR CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENTS WHILE ADHERING TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS TO ALIGN THE EFFORT WITH THEIR COMMERCIALIZATION OBJECTIVES. SOFTWARE REFACTORING IS RECOGNIZED AS THE KEY COMPONENT FOR MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY SOFTWARE BY RESTRUCTURING EXISTING CODE AND REDUCING TECHNICAL DEBT. REFACTORING REQUIRES PROGRAMMERS TO REVIEW, DETECT, AND FIX QUALITY ISSUES TO IMPROVE SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, REFACTORING IS DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE AND OFTEN NEGLECTED NOT ONLY DUE TO A PRESSURE TO MEET RELEASE DEADLINES, BUT ALSO DUE TO THE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY MANUAL REFACTORING AS WELL AS LACK OF TECHNICAL SKILL IN RESTRUCTURING COMPLEX SYSTEMS. THE TRADITIONAL ROOT-CANAL REFACTORING PROCESS IS NOT PRACTICAL SINCE IT IS TIME CONSUMING AND HARD TO INTEGRATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINES. HENCE, NEW REFACTORING TOOL MUST DELIVER TIMELY SUPPORT FOR CODE REPAIR. THE GOAL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS TO CLEARLY EXHIBIT THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING INTERACTIVE, SEMI-AUTOMATED, REFACTORING TECHNOLOGY WITH CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION VIA AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED BOT AND DEMONSTRATE THE IMPLEMENTED CONCEPT AT LARGE-SCALE. THE EFFORT WILL ALSO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES INCLUDING QUANTITATIVE (SUCH AS ACCURACY, RELEVANCE, AND PERFORMANCE) AND QUALITATIVE (SUCH AS PROGRAMMERS' COMMENTS) ASPECTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH RUI: CAS: DEVELOPMENT OF TRIPODAL LIGANDS FOR NEXT-GENERATION RARE EARTH ELEMENT SEPARATIONS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPING AND TESTING A FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS STUDENTS ARE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IDENTIFYING WAYS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHEMISTRY EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS THAT STUDENTS ARE ACCESSING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY ON PLATFORMS SUCH AS YOUTUBE. THIS INDIVIDUAL CONTROL OF LEARNING ALLOWS STUDENTS TO FIND THE RIGHT VIDEO TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AT ANY TIME OF DAY. HOWEVER, THE HUGE NUMBER OF VIDEOS AND GREATLY VARYING INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY MEANS THAT STUDENTS (AND INSTRUCTORS!) NEED HELP NARROWING DOWN THIS INCREASINGLY LARGE VOLUME OF CONTENT TO IDENTIFY THE MOST EFFECTIVE VIDEOS FOR SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING. THE RECENT SHIFT TO REMOTE INSTRUCTION NECESSITATED BY COVID MADE THE QUANTITY OF VIDEOS EVEN MORE UNMANAGEABLE. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IDENTIFY ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS? LEARNING OF CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS AND EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE MOST FREQUENTLY WATCHED CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS INCORPORATE THOSE ELEMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE BY IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY VIEWED CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AND INDICATE CORE INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS FOR WHICH THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS. THE VIDEO EVALUATION FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A RESOURCE BOTH FOR EVALUATING VIDEOS AND FOR DEVELOPING A SET OF GUIDELINES THAT CAN BE USED FOR DEVELOPING HIGH QUALITY VIDEOS IN THE FUTURE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN EVIDENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY WATCHED CHEMISTRY CONCEPT VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. THE EDUCATIONAL, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, AND CHEMISTRY EDUCATION LITERATURE HAVE IDENTIFIED MANY IMPORTANT CRITERIA FOR SUPPORTING STUDENT CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN CHEMISTRY. INSTRUCTION SHOULD CONNECT THE LEVELS OF CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTION (MACROSCOPIC, PARTICULATE, AND SYMBOLIC), INCLUDE THREE-DIMENSIONAL LEARNING AND CAUSAL MECHANISTIC REASONING, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS SHOULD EMPLOY MAYER?S TWELVE MULTIMEDIA PRINCIPLES BASED ON THE DUAL-CHANNEL ASSUMPTION, THE LIMITED-CAPACITY ASSUMPTION, AND THE ACTIVE-PROCESSING ASSUMPTION, TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN LEARNING. THE FRAMEWORK BASED ON THESE IDEAS WILL BE REFINED AND TESTED WITH VIDEOS COVERING MULTIPLE CORE GENERAL CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS SUCH AS LE CHATELIER?S PRINCIPLE, BONDING, INTERMOLECULAR FORCES, AND KINETIC MOLECULAR THEORY OF GASES. FOR EACH CORE CHEMISTRY CONCEPT INVESTIGATED, SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY HOW A VIDEO WOULD MEET EACH CRITERION. VIDEOS FOR ANALYSIS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY CONDUCTING SEARCHES WITH A VARIETY OF SEARCH TERMS AND FILTERING THE VIDEOS USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: (1) VIDEOS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; (2) 15 MIN OR LESS; (3) IN ENGLISH; AND (4) OVER 100,000 VIEWS. SELECTED VIDEOS WILL BE INDEPENDENTLY CODED BY MULTIPLE RESEARCHERS USING THE DEVELOPED FRAMEWORK TO ESTABLISH INTERRATER RELIABILITY. DATA FROM THE ANALYSES WILL BE USED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. HOW WELL DO THE MOST WATCHED CHEMISTRY VIDEOS FOR CORE INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS INCORPORATE FEATURES THAT SUPPORT CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING? 2. HOW WELL DO THE MOST WATCHED CHEMISTRY VIDEOS FOR CORE INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS INCORPORATE THE FEATURES OF QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS? 3. WHAT QUALITY CRITERIA ARE MOST FREQUENTLY INCORPORATED INTO OR MISSING FROM THE MOST HIGHLY VIEWED VIDEOS? 4. HOW FREQUENTLY ARE VIDEOS THAT MEET MOST/ALL THE CRITERIA FOR HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION VIEWED? A ROBUST EVALUATION FRAMEWORK COMBINED WITH IDENTIFICATION OF COMMONLY LACKING FEATURES, CONTENT AREA GAPS, AND ENGAGING VIDEO FEATURES WILL ALLOW THE PROJECT TO PROVIDE CLEAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY CHEMISTRY EDUCATION VIDEOS THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS AND SUPPORT CONCEPTUAL LEARNING IN CHEMISTRY. ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY VIDEOS, THE AIM IS FOR THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS IN OTHER CHEMISTRY SUBDISCIPLINES (E.G., ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) OR OTHER SCIENCE DISCIPLINES (GEOLOGY, BIOLOGY, PHYSICS). 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: OPTIMIZING LEARNING FROM CHEMISTRY SIMULATIONS: COMPARING ATTENTION ALLOCATION AND LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR ASSIGNMENTS WITH AND WITHOUT INSTRUCTOR SCREENCASTS

INTEGRATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY INTO UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: OCE-BO: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF DIURNAL VERTICAL MIGRATION IN MICROBIAL MATS OF LAKE HURON?S SINKHOLES.

KAPPA OPIOID REGULATION OF ETHANOL WITHDRAWAL AND

GROUNDSWELL FORCES

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN ILLUMINA MISEQ SEQUENCING SYSTEM TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION

RUI: NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH WITH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: NUCLEAR STRUCTURE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS. -THE PROJECT ENGAGES GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NUCLEAR STRUCTURE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO EXPLORE FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRIES, SUCH AS THE ORIGIN OF THE ELEMENTS IN THE UNIVERSE AND THE CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF STARS AND GALAXIES. THESE GOALS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL MODELS FOR THE PREDICTION OF NUCLEAR STRUCTURE PROPERTIES OF STABLE AND THE MOST NEUTRON-RICH NUCLEI AND THE EXPLORATION OF THE NUCLEOSYNTHESIS OF HEAVY ELEMENTS. COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR NUCLEAR STRUCTURE THEORY WILL BE DEVELOPED, EVALUATED AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL DATA, AND APPLIED IN NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS APPLICATIONS. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY THE PROJECT WILL BE OFFERED CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN NUCLEAR THEORY, HELPING TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM WORKFORCE THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN CODE DEVELOPMENT, DRAFTING SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS FOR PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, AND PRESENTING THEIR WORK AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES. COMPUTATIONAL MODELS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO GENERATE NUCLEAR LEVEL DENSITIES FOR STABLE NUCLEI AND THOSE AWAY FROM STABILITY, WHICH ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE IN THE LABORATORY. THESE RESULTS WILL BE BENCHMARKED AGAINST AVAILABLE EXPERIMENTAL DATA FROM DIFFERENT DATABASES, STATE-OF-THE-ART EXPERIMENTAL DATA FROM FRIB AND PREDICTIONS FROM OTHER THEORETICAL MODELS. THE NUCLEAR LEVEL DENSITIES PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN UNDERSTANDING THE FORMATION OF ELEMENTS HEAVIER THAN IRON IN THE UNIVERSE. THE NUCLEAR LEVEL DENSITIES WILL BE EXTRAPOLATED TO STELLAR ENVIRONMENT TEMPERATURES, ENABLING THE CALCULATION OF RELIABLE CROSS-SECTIONS AND NUCLEAR REACTION RATES. THESE OUTPUTS WILL BE USED FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCIES PRODUCED BY THE R-PROCESS. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE REGIONAL MATH AND SCIENCE CENTER OF GVSU FOR K-12 STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT ADVANCES THE OBJECTIVES OF WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS, ONE OF THE 10 BIG IDEAS FOR FUTURE NSF INVESTMENTS. 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.

IPY: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STUDY OF ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM CHANGES IN THE IPY USING THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

MORAL PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION: PUTTING THE HUMANITIES TO WORK

WEED AND SEED

THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO INVESTIGATE THE FORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF HYDRIC SOILS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN, INCLUDING HOW DYNAMIC SOIL PROPERTIES RESPOND TO LAND-USE MANAGEMENT.

RUI: EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF HYBRIDIZATION AND CRYPTIC DIVERSITY IN A RAPIDLY EXPANDING AQUATIC PLANT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DETERMINING THE FUNDAMENTAL COGNITIVE PROPERTIES OF DECISION MAKING

PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ANTI-GANG INITIATIVES

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETER (LC-MS) FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

CENTRAL CITY WEED AND SEED INITIATIVE

WIDER: EAGER: GVSU INVENTORY OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

USING ASSISTIVE DEVICE DESIGN TO IMPLEMENT CORNER STONE PROJECT BASED LEARNING

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIPS

2010 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS

STOPPING RULE SELECTION THEORY

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

GRAND VALLEY SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS

WDMI PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

ANALYSIS OF CANDIDA ALBICANS FILAMENTATION USING SILAC

ARCTIC OBSERVING NETWORKS: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SUSTAINING AND AMPLIFYING THE ITEX AON THROUGH AUTOMATION AND INCREASED INTERDISCIPLINARITY OF OBS

LINDA CHAMBERLAIN/GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYGRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE WEST MICHIGAN S

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AFTER THE BRIDGERIAN CRASH: AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF MAMMALIAN PALEOCOMMUNITIES AND PALEOECOLOGIES DURING THE MIDDLE EOCENE.

UNDERSTANDING AND ENHANCING CONNECTIVITY OF MICHIGAN'S EASTERN MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE POPULATIONS TO GUIDE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS

WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN FY 2011 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

MICHIGAN SBDC PORTABLE ASSISTANCE - TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

PORTABILITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS

PROJECT PERIOD: 3 29 24-3 28 25PROJECT TITLE: REMEDY AND RESTORATION EFFECTIVENESS AT GREAT LAKES AREAS OF CONCERNAWARD PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS HELP IN THE ASSESSMENT OF MULTIPLE AREAS OF CONCERN IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION USING BIOLOGICAL, TOXICOLOGICAL AND DATA SCIENCE EXPERTISE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: APPLY A PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED FRAMEWORK FOR REMEDY EFFECTIVENESS AND DEVELOP A NOVEL FRAMEWORK FOR RESTORATION EFFECTIVENESS TO AID IN THE ASSESSMENT OF MULTIPLE GREAT LAKES AREAS OF CONCERN. BOTH FRAMEWORKS ARE EXPECTED TO INTEGRATE BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PARAMETERS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:CONTRIBUTION TO MULTIPLE PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, TECHNICAL REPORTS, AND OR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO GREAT LAKES AREAS OF CONCERN ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF FUNCTIONAL DATABASES UTILIZING DATASETS FROM GREAT LAKES AREAS OF CONCERN WILL BE DEVELOPED. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):RESULTS FROM THIS WORK WILL BE PRESENTED PERIODICALLY TO EPA MANAGERS IN THE GREAT LAKES PROGRAM OFFICE (GLNPO) AND THE GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT (GLLA) PROGRAM, WHICH OVERSEES REMEDIES AT AOCS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:NONE ARE KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CLUSTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

SBDC

PORTABLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS JOBS ACT

PTFP-GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

PTFP-GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

CARBONATE PRESERVATION IN PELAGIC SEDIMENTS: DEVELOPING A NEW ARAGONITE PRESERVATION PROXY

EXPLORING HOOGLAND HAASGAT AND THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE LANDSCAPE OF THE SCHURVEBERG MOUNTAIN REGION SOUTH AFRICA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A MULTI-PROXY SEARCH FOR THE DEGLACIAL DEEP SEA CARBONATE PRESERVATION MAXIMUM

DEER CREEK GEEKS

PROJECT PROPOSED FROM GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY: GREAT LAKES MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE (MWEE) TOOLKIT FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WILL PROVIDE LESSON PLANS AND SUPPORTING VIRTUAL CONTENT, AND THESE MATERIALS WILL ALLOW TEACHERS TO CONFIDENTLY LEAD THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH MWEES. GROUNDSWELL WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY ORGANIZING TWO WORKSHOPS FOR TWENTY (20) K-8 TEACHERS IN THE KENT AND OTTAWA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE WILL FOCUS ON USING THE MWEE RESOURCES THAT GROUNDSWELL HAS CREATED WITH OUR PAST FUNDING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO GET KIDS OUTSIDE TO LEARN. THESE CURRICULUM MATERIALS ARE STORED ON OUR GROWING WEB PAGE, WHICH ALREADY HOSTS MANY OF THE WATERSHED LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED AND USED BY OUR GROUNDSWELL EDUCATORS. WE WILL WORK WITH WITH PARTNERS TO BOTH DOCUMENT THE MWEE PROCESS AND INSTRUCT THE TEACHERS HOW TO USE DIGITAL MEDIA TO CAPTURE THE STORY OF THEIR WATERSHED. FOUR (4) LEAD TEACHERS WILL WORK WITH THEIR 300 STUDENTS OVER THE YEAR TO FOLLOW THE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXTENDING A COHERENT GATEWAY TO STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING

THE H.E.S.S. COLLABORATION RECENTLY CONFIRMED THE MILAGRO TEV GAMMA-RAY SOURCE MGRO 1908+06 AND DETE

GROUNDSWELL - GO OUTSIDE AND LEARN (GOAL)

THE INFLUENCE OF PRESCRIBED FIRE SEASON AND ORDER ON PRAIRIE AND SAVANNA RESTORATION

RUI: TEV OBSERVATIONS OF GALACTIC SOURCES WITH VERITAS

LUMINOUS RED NOVAE WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATE IN LUMINOSITY BETWEEN CLASSICAL NOVAE AND SUPERNOVAE ARE THOUGHT TO BE THE RESULT OF THE MERGER OF TWO NON-DEGENERATE STARS IN A CONTACT BINARY (W URSAE MAJORIS STAR). PREVIOUSLY STELLAR MERGERS IN THESE SYSTEMS HAVE ONLY BEEN RECOGNIZED AFTER THEY HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE LUMINOUS RED NOVA STAGE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STUDY THEIR PRE-OUTBURST PROPERTIES. KIC 9832227 WAS RECENTLY IDENTIFIED AS A CONTACT BINARY THAT MAY UNDERGO A MERGER IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS. THIS PROVIDES US WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE EVOLUTION OF A CONTACT BINARY AS IT APPROACHES THE LUMINOUS RED NOVA STAGE. CURRENTLY NO X-RAY DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS OBJECT AND THE PROPOSED XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATION WILL ALLOW US TO DETERMINE ITS GENERAL X-RAY PROPERTIES.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PURSUIT: PHYLOGENOMICS AND TAXONOMIC REVISION OF RHOPALODIALES - DIATOMS WITH OBLIGATE CYANOBACTERIAL ENDOSYMBIONTS -SYMBIOSIS, THE CLOSE ASSOCIATION OF DISTINCT ORGANISMS LIVING TOGETHER, IS A COMMON PHENOMENON IN NATURE. FROM THE ANCIENT ORGANELLES INSIDE HUMAN CELLS, TO LICHENS AND CORALS, THE INTEGRATION OF LIFE FORMS FROM DISPARATE BACKGROUNDS OCCURS ACROSS THE TREE OF LIFE. WHAT ARE THE MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE THIS INTEGRATION TO HAPPEN? WHAT ARE THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS? IN ONE GROUP OF EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS CALLED DIATOMS (WHICH FORM THE BASE OF THE FOOD CHAIN IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND GENERATE MORE OXYGEN BY PHOTOSYNTHESIS THAN ALL RAINFORESTS COMBINED), SYMBIOSES ARE COMMONLY FORMED WITH CYANOBACTERIA THAT ?FIX? NITROGEN. THIS PROJECT WILL ANALYZE HOW THESE ORGANISMS CAME TOGETHER; WHETHER THAT HAPPENED ONCE OR MANY TIMES; THE IMPACTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ON HOST, SYMBIONT AND THE ECOSYSTEMS IN WHICH THEY LIVE; AND HOW THE CO-OCCURRING ORGANISMS COORDINATE THEIR LIFE ACTIVITIES. OVER 40 STUDENTS WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH THROUGH COURSES, WORKSHOPS, AND RESEARCH TRAINING. THE PROJECT WILL BE FEATURED IN THE HIDDEN WORLD OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY COURSE OFFERED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA?S INDIGENOUS RESEARCH AND STEM EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM. A SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN THREE U.S. UNIVERSITIES AND SEVEN UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND MUSEUMS IN CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA AND ARGENTINA WILL GATHER DATA FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING ENTIRE GENOMES OF THE CHLOROPLAST AND MITOCHONDRIA OF THE DIATOM HOSTS, CELL WALL MORPHOLOGY OF THE DIATOMS, AND THE ENTIRE GENOME OF THE CYANOBACTERIAL SYMBIONT (ALSO CALLED A SPHEROID BODY) TO ADDRESS THREE MAIN AIMS: 1) THE EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE DIATOM ORDER RHOPALODIALES, INCLUDING WHEN THE ENDOSYMBIONT WAS ACQUIRED DURING DIVERSIFICATION OF THIS LINEAGE; 2) THE SISTER TAXON OF THE RHOPALODIALES, AND THE EXTENT OF CRYPTIC DIVERSITY AMONG COSMOPOLITAN RHOPALODIAN TAXA; 3) THE COEVOLUTION OF HOST AND SYMBIONT. THE PROJECT WILL INTEGRATE INFORMATION ON THE GROUP FROM HERBARIUM COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA FOR BOTH EXTANT AND FOSSIL TAXA. INTEGRATED PHYLOGENETICS, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS AND TAXONOMIC REVISIONARY WORK WILL PRODUCE A TIME-CALIBRATED PHYLOGENY THAT WILL INFORM A REVISED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE GROUP. 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: DEVELOPING ITEMS TO ASSESS STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY SETTINGS

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT: TRACK 2: COLLABORATIONS FOR BUILDING MICHIGAN GEOLOGY TALENT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPERIMENTALLY EVALUATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CATION ORDERING AND OXYGEN AND CLUMPED ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION IN DOLOMITE

I-CORPS: CONVERSION OF NEURAL PROGENITORS INTO DOPAMINE PRODUCING CELLS FOR USE IN PARKINSON'S RESEARCH

I-CORPS: COMMERCIALIZATION OF GENETIC IDENTIFICATION SERVICES FOR INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT

RUI: THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE REMOVAL OF TRIPLET HERZBERG STATES OF OXYGEN BY COLLISIONS WITH NITROGEN

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE DIGITAL PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS IN MICHIGAN, AND SHARE THEIR FINDINGS FOR USE IN OTHER REGIONS. THROUGH FACILITATED KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES, FIELD RESEARCH, AND EXPERT CONSULTATIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL STUDY THE BEST PRACTICES AS WELL AS THE BARRIERS TO INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION. IT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL RESOURCES TO HELP INSTITUTIONS SUSTAINABLY COLLABORATE ON DIGITAL PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL REPLICATE, TEST, AND UPDATE ADVANCEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED IN SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL NETWORKS, AND SHARE LESSONS LEARNED AND NEW RESOURCES WITH OTHER STATES AND REGIONS.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTERGLACIAL CLIMATE IN BERMUDA AND BEYOND

FULBRIGHT-HAYS - FACULTY RESEARCH ABROAD

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ADVANCING CHEMISTRY BY ENHANCING LEARNING IN THE LABORATORY (ACELL)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REVEALING THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN LIGHT, SULFUR CYCLING, AND OXYGEN PRODUCTION IN CYANOBACTERIAL MATS

THE FERMI, AGILE, AND EGRET GAMMA-RAY TELESCOPES HAVE DISCOVERED MORE THAN A DOZEN TRANSIENT SOURCES OF GEV GAMMA RAYS NEAR THE GALACTIC PLANE. ONLY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IMPACTING ASSESSMENT PRACTICES OF POSTSECONDARY FACULTY TEACHING GATEWAY CHEMISTRY COURSES

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

AMERICA'S SENATOR - THE UNEXPECTED ODYSSEY OF ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: USING COMPARATIVE GENOMICS TO STUDY THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

HRRBAA: DEVELOPMENT OF IN-FIELD METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF PRIMATE OLFACTORY COMPOUNDS

CONFERENCE: NSF STUDENT TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIG DATA (IEEE BIGDATA 2024) -THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE NSF SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIG DATA TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON DC DECEMBER 15-18, 2024. THE GRANT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS IN US-BASED INSTITUTIONS, AND IT WILL ENABLE THE SUPPORTED STUDENTS TO TRAVEL TO THE CONFERENCE AND THUS PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED WORKSHOPS. THE FUNDING WILL DEFRAY THE REGISTRATION, TRAVEL, AND LODGING COSTS FOR THE STUDENTS. IT WILL ENABLE A LIFE-ENRICHING FIRST-TIME EXPERIENCE FOR MANY STUDENTS, GIVING THEM A TASTE OF THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT IN BOTH ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL CIRCLES WORLDWIDE. VLDB IS A PREMIER CONFERENCE IN THE AREA OF DATABASES THAT BRINGS TOGETHER TECHNICAL RESEARCH PAPERS, TUTORIALS, AND WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF DATABASE RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONFERENCE WILL ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION AND BUILD THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, AND THUS CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS WHO ARE BOTH CONSUMERS AND DEVELOPERS OF TECHNOLOGY IN DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. THE GRANT WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT IN CREATING A HIGHLY-QUALIFIED WORKFORCE WHO CAN TAKE ON THE EMERGING DATA SCIENCE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE. 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 "MAKING LAKE MICHIGAN GREAT" IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORT THAT WILL ASSIST THE LAKE MICHIGAN FORUM IN SPREADING THE WORD AB

SPARKS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EAGER: GENOMIC INSIGHTS INTO MICROBIAL MAT DIVERSITY AND PROTEROZOIC GEOBIOLOGY

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SESTON CONTRIBUTIONS TO METABOLISM ACROSS LONGITUDINAL ECOSYSTEMS (SCALE)-- DYNAMICS OF ORGANIC PARTICLES IN RIVER NETWORK

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT: COLLABORATIONS FOR BUILDING MICHIGAN GEOLOGY TALENT

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES OF NEW WORKS INSPIRED BY NATIONAL PARKS.

GRANTS-R1-CAAXX-GRAND VALLEY

PI MU EPSILON 2012 NATIONAL CONFERENCE