Kettering University

SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

STUDENT EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO COVER EXPENSES RESULTING FROM THE DISRUPTION OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.

21ST CENTURY RENEWABLE FUELS, ENERGY AND MATERIALS INITIATIVE

AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AREA

EXPLORATIONS: BRINGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND GED EARNERS INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAREER PATHWAYS -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS AN IMPORTANT AREA OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPACTS ON PEOPLE?S LIVES. ENSURING THAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE POSITIVE FOR THE COUNTRY REQUIRES A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AI, AND TO APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT ARE SAFE AND HELPFUL TO INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS WITH NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN AI FOR FUTURE CAREER PATHWAYS IN THIS AREA. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH GED WILL BE INVITED TO APPLY. THE PARTICIPANTS PREPARATION FOR AN AI FUTURE WILL FALL INTO THREE DISTINCT AREAS: ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND MENTORING, ACADEMIC EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND A MINI-INTERNSHIP FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. THIS WILL GIVE THE PARTICIPANTS FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS GUIDANCE ON HOW THAT KNOWLEDGE CAN BE APPLIED, OPENING DOORS TO AI FOR STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE PURSUE THIS PATH. IN THIS PROJECT, THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE ON THE BEST WAY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SHORT INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND GED PARTICIPANTS, ENSURING THAT THEY INVOLVE MEANINGFUL WORK WHILE ALSO BEING AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL. THE TEAM WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THESE INTERNSHIPS AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, SUCH AS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BEST SUPPORT AND PREPARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH AI FOR FUTURE EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN THIS FIELD. THE DATA USED TO GENERATE THIS KNOWLEDGE WILL BE BASED ON A SERIES OF SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS, CONDUCTED BY A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATOR. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE WELL PREPARED FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AI, AND THE PROGRAM DESIGN WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT OTHER INSTITUTIONS CAN REPLICATE IT IN ORDER TO SERVE MORE INDIVIDUALS. THE EXLENT PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE NSF TIP AND EDU DIRECTORATES, SEEKS TO SUPPORT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE THEIR INTEREST IN AND 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.

KETTERING UNIVERSITY FY 14 BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROGRAM: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

SUPPORT THROUGH ROBOTICS FOR UNDERSERVED TALENTED STUDENTS (STRUTS)

MRI: TRACK 1 ACQUISITION OF A 3D SCANNING LASER VIBROMETER TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND TEACHING -THIS MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (MRI) AWARD SUPPORTS THE ACQUISITION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNING LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER. A LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER INCORPORATES A TECHNIQUE THAT USES COHERENT LIGHT TO MEASURE THE VELOCITY OF VIBRATING OBJECTS. THIS INSTRUMENT WILL ALLOW HIGH-FIDELITY MEASUREMENTS OF VIBRATIONS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND ROTATING STRUCTURES. THIS WILL ENABLE A BREADTH OF RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTFUL IN THE AREAS OF PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCES, USING LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS TO DEVELOP FUEL-EFFICIENT CARS, AND IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH. IT WILL ALSO ENHANCE RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION, ENERGY, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MONITORING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, AND MATERIAL SCIENCE. THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE CURRENT KETTERING UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SUCH AS ACADEMICALLY INTERESTED MINDS, THAT TARGET UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO BUILD INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH LEARNING. THE SYSTEM WILL BE USED AS A SHARED RESEARCH, TRAINING, TEACHING AND OUTREACH TOOL TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS AT KETTERING UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS COLLABORATORS FROM OTHER REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT, AND GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY. THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNING LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER (3D SLDV) WILL BE USED FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY AND HIGH-SPATIAL-RESOLUTION APPLICATIONS. THIS CAPABILITY WILL BE ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF (1) BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, RESEARCH ON ACOUSTIC PRESSURE IN ULTRASOUND THERAPY, AND SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION, (2) STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING AND DAMAGE DETECTION, (3) MATERIAL MODELING AND MICROSTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION TO DEVELOP MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED VIBRATION PERFORMANCE, (4) MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ACOUSTOPLASTICALLY DEFORMED STRUCTURES, (5) UNCERTAINTY CHARACTERIZATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METAMATERIALS, (6) DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF TIRES AND CONTACT PATCH MECHANICS, AND (7) MONITORING OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. ALTOGETHER, THE 3D SLDV WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS AT KETTERING UNIVERSITY AND COLLABORATORS WITH A ROBUST, NON-CONTACT, FULL-FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH A WIDE FREQUENCY RANGE THAT CAN BE READILY USED FOR IN SITU MEASUREMENTS OF COMPLEX STRUCTURES. THIS PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE MAJOR INSTRUMENTATION RESEARCH PROGRAM (MRI) AND THE DIVISION OF CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATION (CMMI). 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.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROMETER (XPS) FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

THROUGH THE "CLIMATE RESILIENT FLINT: BUILDING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH HYPERLOCAL SCIENCE-TO-CIVICS LEARNING IN FLINT, MI," PROJECT KETTERING UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH DEDICATED COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CITY OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS TO PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A CLIMATE RESILIENCE INITIATIVE FOR FLINT, MICHIGAN. THROUGH DELIBERATIVE COMMUNITY FORUMS, NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT WILL FOSTER PARTICIPANTS' AWARENESS OF EXTREME HEAT AND PRECIPITATION EVENTS PROJECTED FOR THE FUTURE AND GUIDE THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE RESILIENT STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE. PROJECT COMPONENTS WILL BE SPEARHEADED BY COMMUNITY VISION AND NEED, ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN, AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S BUDDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. CLIMATE RESILIENT FLINT IS INTENDED T

REU SITE: CONTROL AND SENSING IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES -THIS NEW THREE-YEAR REU SITE: CONTROL AND SENSING IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IS HOSTED BY KETTERING UNIVERSITY. TEN STUDENTS EACH YEAR WILL DEVELOP THEIR RESEARCH SKILLS AND INTERESTS IN THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. STUDENTS WILL FOCUS ON THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES AND HOW TO MEET THEM THROUGH INCREASING THE LEVEL OF AUTONOMY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS PREVENTING DRIVER FATIGUE, PROVIDING MOBILITY TO THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE, AND INCREASING SAFETY ON THE ROADS. STUDENTS WILL WORK ON PROJECTS ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND PHYSICS. PARTICIPANTS CAN ENGAGE IN PROJECTS FEATURING AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS, AI, MICROELECTRONICS, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOUND QUALITY, TRANSISTORS, SUBJECTIVE TESTING, VEHICLE SAFETY, INJURY RISK METRICS AND ORTHOPEDIC FRACTURE REPAIR. THE REU SITE WILL RECRUIT HEAVILY FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND BACCALAUREATE COLLEGES AND WILL SPECIFICALLY TARGET WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS IN STEM FIELDS. FACULTY MEMBERS FROM MULTIPLE ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND NATURAL SCIENCE WILL SERVE AS RESEARCH MENTORS AS REU STUDENTS WORK ON PROJECTS RELATED TO THE INCREASING LEVEL OF AUTONOMY IN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS REU SITE IS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN THE BROAD AREA OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT ONLY CONDUCT RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BUT ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH FACULTY CONDUCTING STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER FACULTY ON CAMPUS. RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL FEATURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTROL ALGORITHMS, SENSING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE VEHICLE, THE PROGRAMMING REQUIRED TO MAKE USE OF VARIOUS KINDS OF NETWORKS, CYBERSECURITY ISSUES THAT AFFECT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, AND ISSUES SURROUNDING VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND VIBRATION. THE RESULTS OF THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL HELP TO ADVANCE OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE ON VEHICLE AUTONOMY AND ANSWER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PREPARATION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES, INDUSTRY SPEAKERS AND VISITS, AND THE EXPLORATION OF STEM CAREERS. 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.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (HRTEM) TO ENHANCE THE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND TEACH

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: ENABLING MEANINGFUL EXTERNAL RESEARCH GROWTH IN EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES (EMERGE) -THE EMERGE (ENABLING MEANINGFUL EXTERNAL RESEARCH GROWTH IN EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES) COHORT CONSISTS OF KETTERING UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, AND WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. MEMBERS OF THE EMERGING PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE INNOVATION CAPACITY (EPIIC) PROJECT SHARE A COMMON VISION TO EMERGE AS RECOGNIZED PARTNERS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D), TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE, AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. COHORT STRENGTHS INCLUDE STRONG COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS, AND REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THE COHORT SHARES A COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY, EMPOWERMENT, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH SERVES AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR THIS PROJECT?S ACTIVITIES. TO BUILD ON THIS FOUNDATION, COHORT INSTITUTIONS WILL DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL AND JOINT CAPACITIES TO INTEGRATE INTO REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND ESTABLISH COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AND LEADERS. THIS PROJECT WILL GENERATE BROADLY APPLICABLE, DATA-DRIVEN MODELS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY OTHER TEACHING-FOCUSED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (IHES) TO CREATE COHORTS THAT ACCELERATE REGIONAL INNOVATION IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THE EMERGE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SEVERAL SOCIETAL OUTCOMES THAT GREATLY BENEFIT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING HISPANIC/LATINX, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, RURALLY-MARGINALIZED, FIRST GENERATION, AND LOW INCOME. THE PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS DEVELOPED WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE GROUPS TO ENGAGE WITH REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS. THE RESULTING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WILL LEAD TO THRIVING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES OF INNOVATION, UPWARD MOBILITY AMONG UNDERREPRESENTED AND MARGINALIZED REGIONS, AND WORKFORCE RESILIENCE IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS. BRINGING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF TALENT AND RESOURCES TO BEAR ON GRAND CHALLENGES WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND INNOVATION BY CAPTURING THE INSIGHTS OF A BROAD TALENT POOL WITH EXPERIENCES IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. PRIMARY COHORT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE 1) BUILDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH CAPACITY, 2) DEFINING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP MODELS, 3) MARKETING THE VALUE AND UNIQUENESS OF COHORT UNIVERSITIES THROUGH AN EMERGE-BRANDED WEB PORTAL, AND 4) EXCHANGING AND DOCUMENTING BEST PRACTICES WITHIN THE COHORT. THESE ACTIVITIES ADDRESS CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING COHORT INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING LACK OF AWARENESS/UNDERESTIMATION OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND LIMITED INSTITUTIONAL OUTREACH AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING CAPACITY. AS A GROUP, THE COHORT WILL DEVELOP THE EMERGE BRAND TO SERVE AS A UNIFYING MESSAGE HIGHLIGHTING UNIQUE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHS AND PROMOTING THE VALUE OF COLLABORATING WITH DIVERSE INSTITUTION TYPES WITH TALENTED YET UNDERUTILIZED STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. WHILE OUTREACH WILL BE AIDED BY COHORT-LEVEL ACTIVITIES, COHORT INSTITUTIONS WILL ALSO FOCUS ON EXPANDING THEIR INTERNAL CAPACITY TO BUILD REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. AT THE INSTITUTION-LEVEL, COHORT MEMBERS WILL BUILD RESOURCES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH CAPACITY AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIP MODELS FOR ENGAGING REGIONAL EMERGING TECHNOLOGY STAKEHOLDERS. TO AMPLIFY INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS, THE COHORT WILL 1) DEPLOY THE EMERGE PLATFORM TO PROVIDE A SINGLE ACCESS POINT TO COHORT INSTITUTIONS, 2) ORGANIZE ANNUAL IN-PERSON SUMMITS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND ALIGN COHORT STRATEGY, 3) PARTICIPATE IN REGULAR VIRTUAL MEETINGS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND ONGOING COLLABORATION, AND 4) PROVIDE TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICES. INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP MODELS, INCLUDING FACULTY INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWS PROGRAMS, WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENCOURAGE FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS. BEYOND EPIIC FUNDING, THERE IS A VISION TO EXPAND THE EMERGE MODEL TO INCLUDE OTHER NON-R1/R2 INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY BROADEN THE PROJECT?S IMPACT AND CREATE A CONSORTIUM OF SCHOOLS WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE TO RIVAL LARGE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. 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.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CLUSTER FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH & EDUCATION AT A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

UNDERSTANDING AND MEASURING KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION IN ENGINEERS RETURNING TO SCHOOL FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE

MRI: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT AD HIGH-RESOLUTION THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE SCANNER WITH INTERNET-CONNECTED 3D VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE FOR LARGE-SCALE

REU SITE: UTILIZING PLANTS FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (UPIR) - CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING AT KETTERING UNIVERSITY

LEAPS-MPS: EXPLORING NEW MATERIALS FOR EFFICIENT WASTE-HEAT CONVERSION -NONTECHNICAL SUMMARY THIS LEAPS-MPS AWARD SUPPORTS COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WITH AN AIM TO DEVELOP A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR DESIGNING NEW THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, WHICH CAN CREATE ELECTRICITY FROM HEAT. GOOD THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS CONDUCT ELECTRICITY WELL, BUT THEY SHOULD ALSO BE POOR CONDUCTORS OF HEAT, A COMBINATION WHICH IS CHALLENGING TO ACHIEVE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE GLOBAL ENERGY NEED IS INCREASING RAPIDLY, AND SEARCHING FOR NEW MATERIALS TO ENABLE EFFICIENT, ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY, AND DURABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION REQUIRES URGENT ATTENTION. TODAY, MORE THAN 60% OF THE ENERGY GENERATED BY NONRENEWABLE SOURCES BECOMES WASTE HEAT, WHICH CAN BE SCAVENGED WITH THERMOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY. ADVANCEMENT IN SUCH TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRES THE DESIGN AND DISCOVERY OF NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS. IN THIS PROJECT, THE PI AND HER TEAM WILL USE STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTATIONAL METHODS TO SEARCH FOR NEW THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, IN WHICH HEAT AND ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT CAN EFFECTIVELY BE DECOUPLED FROM EACH OTHER TO ENABLE EFFICIENT GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY WHILE THE MATERIAL REMAINS THERMALLY INSULATING. THIS AWARD ALSO SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER'S STUDENTS IN COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE. THE PI WILL PARTNER WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT KETTERING UNIVERSITY TO REACH OUT TO UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY AS WELL AS K-12 STUDENTS AND RECRUIT THEM TO WORK ON THE PROJECT. TECHNICAL SUMMARY THIS LEAPS-MPS AWARD SUPPORTS COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WITH AN AIM TO DEVELOP A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR DESIGNING NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS. ADVANCEMENT IN THERMOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY DEPENDS ON IDENTIFYING NEW MATERIALS WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY BY USING NOVEL APPROACHES TO DESIGN NEW MATERIALS TO MINIMIZE STRONG INTERDEPENDENCY BETWEEN DIFFERENT FEATURES, SUCH AS ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, AND SEEBECK COEFFICIENT. THESE INCLUDE LARGE DATASET SCREENING AND ADVANCED THERMODYNAMIC, ELECTRONIC, AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTY INVESTIGATIONS. USING HIGH-THROUGHPUT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS AND CLUSTER EXPANSION METHODS, THE PI AND HER TEAM WILL INVESTIGATE WHETHER SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOSTRUCTURES BASED ON TOPOLOGICAL MATERIALS CAN BE FOUND THAT WOULD ALLOW ELECTRON AND PHONON TRANSPORT DECOUPLING TO IMPROVE THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY. THE MAIN IDEA IS TO FIND APPROPRIATE MATCHING MATERIALS WITH A SMALL ENERGY BARRIER AND LATTICE CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE NANOSTRUCTURE AND THE PARENT MATERIAL, WHICH WOULD HELP IN RETAINING HIGH CARRIER MOBILITY WHILE SCATTERING PHONONS TO ENHANCE THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ALSO SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER'S STUDENTS IN COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE. THE PI WILL PARTNER WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT KETTERING UNIVERSITY TO REACH OUT TO UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY AS WELL AS K-12 STUDENTS AND RECRUIT THEM TO WORK ON THE PROJECT. 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: CPS: MEDIUM: RUI: COOPERATIVE AI INFERENCEIN VEHICULAR EDGE NETWORKS FOR ADVANCED DRIVER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A 3D DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION SYSTEM TO ENHANCE RESEARCH AND TEACHING AT KETTERING UNIVERSITY

LSCF-CDA COMPOSITE CATHODES FOR IMPROVED SOFC ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETER TO ENHANCE MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

MRI: ACQUISITION OF 4G LTE AND WIMAX WIRELESS SYSTEM TO FACILITATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EFFORTS AND ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING

LEARNING MODULES WITH CRASH SAFETY FOR INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM TO FACILITATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EFFORTS AND ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH TRAINING

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETER FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUC

DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE CONTENT AND SUPPORT SKILL TRAJECTORIES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A CHNSO ELEMENTAL DETERMINATOR TO SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPLIED RESEARCH

I-CORPS: TRANSLATION POTENTIAL OF AN OPTICAL VIBRATION MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR SYSTEM MONITORING AND DIGITAL TWIN DEVELOPMENT -THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS I-CORPS PROJECT LIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CAMERA-BASED, NON-CONTACT, VIBRATION MEASUREMENT TOOL THAT CAN REPLACE CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS. THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATIONS IN ROTATING STRUCTURES AND OBJECTS WITH COMPLEX GEOMETRIES, WHILE ALSO REDUCING COSTS. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT COULD ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDE BOTH INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA WITH TESTING TOOLS THAT ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIALS, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THIS ADVANCE WILL HELP INDUSTRIES ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY, BENEFITING SECTORS SUCH AS AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING, WIND TURBINES, AND OTHER INDUSTRIES BY REDUCING MEASUREMENT TIME AND CAPTURING THE FULL-FIELD DYNAMICS OF VIBRATING STRUCTURES. THIS I-CORPS PROJECT LEVERAGES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND DIRECT INVESTIGATION OF THE INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM TO EVALUATE THE TRANSLATION POTENTIAL OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY. THE TECHNOLOGY BUILDS UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-CONTACT TESTING TOOL UTILIZING A CAMERA TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT STRUCTURAL VIBRATIONS. THIS DATA IS USED TO UNDERSTAND FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS, MONITOR STRUCTURES, AND VALIDATE OR UPDATE ANALYTICAL MODELS, FACILITATING THE CREATION OF DIGITAL TWINS FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL METHODS, THE TECHNOLOGY EXTRACTS OPERATING SHAPES IN THE FREQUENCY DOMAIN RATHER THAN THE TIME DOMAIN, ALLOWING THE INTEGRATION OF DYNAMIC RESPONSE VIEWS RECORDED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THIS TECHNOLOGY ENABLES ROBUST IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS OF ANY VIBRATING SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOSE WITH COMPLEX GEOMETRIES. CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS ACCELEROMETERS, OFFER MEASUREMENTS ONLY AT A FEW DISCRETE LOCATIONS, REQUIRE WIRING, AND ADD WEIGHT OR MASS TO THE STRUCTURE. IN CONTRAST, THE NEW TECHNIQUE IS WIRELESS, CAN BE APPLIED TO ROTATING STRUCTURES (E.G., STITCHING VIEWS OF ROTATING TIRES), AND CAN BE EASILY INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING SYSTEMS. 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: TRANSFORMING WEB-BASED COURSEWARE INTO A FULL STATICS COURSE WITH DIGITAL FEEDBACK AND ASSESSMENT THAT INFORMS INTERACTIVE C

FLINT: ONE CITY - ONE HUNDRED YEARS UNDER VARIABILITY