Chico State Enterprises

ANADROMOUS SALMONID HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVER

NORCAL GREAT TEACHER PIPELINE

SACRAMENTO RIVER SALMONID HABITAT RESTORATION

OLOFF-LEWIS_CLASSP

TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS

FY 2009 TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS

CHICO STEM CONNECTIONS COLLABORATIVE (CSC2)+

EXPANDS CLIMATE-SMART SPECIALTY, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CROP MARKETS, INCLUDING ALMONDS, WALNUTS, RICE, TOMATOES, STONE FRUITS IN CA AND SUPPORTS FARMER CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING.

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

UPWARD BOUND

ADELANTE: A PIPELINE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AND LOW-INCOME STUDENTS

UPWARD BOUND

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

CSU, CHICO ORIGINAL UPWARD BOUND

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH I

COMMUNITY AND INSTRUCTION FOR EXPANDING ENGLISH LEARNER'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (CIELO)

PROJECT DESTINO

STEM COURSE TRANSFORMATION: CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

DEVELOPING FACULTY RESOURCES OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE LEARNING AND EQUITY IN STEM

UPWARD BOUND II

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

THE BRILLA PROJECT: BILITERACY AS A RESOURCE: INVESTING IN LITERACY ACROSS LANGUAGES FOR ALL STUDENTS

UPWARD BOUND

BROADENING ACCESSIBILITY & TRAINING TO EMERGING RESEARCHERS FOR INNOVATIVE ENERGY STORAGE (BATTERIES)

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

JRAMIREZTRIO_SSS

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

CSU, CHICO UPWARD BOUND STEM

CSU, CHICO UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH II

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SBDC

ASSESSING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN STRUGGLING ADULT LEARNERS

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

CSU, CHICO UPWARD BOUND II

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CSU CHICO UPWARD BOUND STEM

CSU CHICO UPWARD BOUND STEM

TRAINING IN INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (TIER)

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

GRADUATE EDUCATION ACCESS & OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (GREAT-OP)

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS

B5: BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY CENTER PROGRA

MULTI-PARTY DISTRIBUTED MULTI-RATE HIGH-SPEED SIMULATION

ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND AVAILABILITY OF TAPS WORKING WITH PRODUCERS TO INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN NEW AND EXISTING GRAZING COALITIONS; AND EXPAND AND ESTABLISH PEER-GROUPS.

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

CHILDCARE ACCESS PARENTS IN SCHOOL PROJECT

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 14.16%.

TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN MATH AND SCIENCE (TEMS): NOYCE MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS CONSORTIUM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: LEGAL APPLICANT: CSU CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION/CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES /PASSAGES MISSION STATEMENT: SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ADULTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. PASSAGES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION / CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES IS AN AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH CSU, CHICO. PASSAGES IS AN UMBRELLA AGENCY PRIMARILY SERVING OLDER ADULTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CAREGIVERS. PASSAGES SERVES (10) COUNTIES. AN ESTIMATED (47) FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY (185) CHILDREN EACH YEAR. THE CNCS PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH PRIORITY OBJECTIVES IN K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE; TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ASSISTING IN PRE-SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, ASSISTING IN HEAD START PROGRAMS AND MENTORING AT COMMUNITY BASED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM ANTICIPATES MEETING THE CNCS OUTCOMES OF (185) CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL READINESS AND CHILDREN WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THE CNCS ANNUAL FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $ $298,694, SUPPORTING (47) VSY WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $41,800 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

BASIC RESOURCES AND EMERGENCY AID (BREAD) PROJECT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FLUVIAL TRANSPORT OF HUMAN REMAINS: FORENSIC APPLICATION OF A HEC-RAS MODEL FOR PREDICTING SEARCH PARAMETERS FOR HUMAN REMAINS RECOVERED FROM THE S

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

CSU, CHICO TRIO POST-BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

SPECIAL EDUCATION-PERSONNEL PREPARATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL PREPARATION

TWO-COMPONENT WINDS FROM EYE-SAFE ELASTIC LIDAR AND OPTICAL FLOW ABOVE THE REACH OF MOST TOWERS

CENTRAL VALLEY UNIVERSITY CENTER CONSORTIUM 2017 - 2022

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT DIVERT POMACES (THE PULPY MATERIALS REMAINING AFTER CRUSHING TO EXTRACT THE JUICES) TO BENEFICIAL APPLICATIONS ARE TOP PRIORITIES FOR BOTH THE OLIVE AND GRAPE INDUSTRIES. DEVELOPING COST-EFFECTIVE AND VALUE-ADDED SOLUTIONS TO UPCYCLE POMACE WASTES WILL BE PROFITABLE FOR BOTH UPSTREAM INDUSTRIES (FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS) AND DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRIES, E.G. ROAD INDUSTRY IN THIS APPLICATION. THIS STRENGTHENING AND PARTNERSHIP PROJECT AIMS TO REPURPOSE OLIVE AND GRAPE POMACES FOR ROADWAY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH BIOPROCESSING AND BIOREFINING THEM INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN ANTIOXIDANTS AND ANTI-ICING PRODUCTS. BY DERIVING GREEN CHEMICALS FROM THESE RENEWABLE WASTES, THIS WORK IS TIED CLOSELY WITH THE A1531 PROGRAM PRIORITY THAT POMACES WILL BE CONVERTED INTO BIO-BASED AND LOW-CARBON PRODUCTS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THE SERVICE LIFE OF ROADWAYS WILL BE EXTENDED AS ANTIOXIDANT ADDITIVES COULD RETARD OXIDATION-INDUCED DETERIORATIONS, AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF ROADWAYS WILL BE IMPROVED AS LESS CORROSIVE AND MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN ANTI-ICING PRODUCTS ARE USED FOR WINTER OPERATIONS. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, LED BY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO (HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) AND HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HSACU)), IN COLLABORATION WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS, AND LAMAR UNIVERSITY, HAS PRELIMINARILY DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF THESE TWO NOVEL POMACE-UPCYCLING STRATEGIES. THIS WORK WILL FURTHER ADVANCE THE CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE BIOPROCESSING-COMPOSITION-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS TO OPTIMIZE THE BIOPROCESSING AND BIOREFINERY TECHNOLOGIES AND MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF VARIOUS RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK. TECHNO-ECONOMIC-ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT ANALYSIS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO QUANTIFY THE LIFE-CYCLE BENEFITS. WE WILL WORK EXTENSIVELY WITH OLIVE AND GRAPE INDUSTRIES, AND PAVEMENT AND ANTI-ICING INDUSTRIES TO ADDRESS WASTE STREAM CONSIDERATIONS AND USER REQUIREMENTS, FACILITATE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, BUILD COMMUNITY RAPPORT, AND PROMOTE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: LEGAL APPLICANT: CSU CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION/PASSAGES PASSAGES MISSION STATEMENT: SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ADULTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. PASSAGES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS AN AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH CSU, CHICO. PASSAGES IS AN UMBRELLA AGENCY PRIMARILY SERVING OLDER ADULTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CAREGIVERS. PASSAGES SERVES (10) COUNTIES. AN ESTIMATED (58) FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY (285) CHILDREN EACH YEAR. THE CNCS PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH PRIORITY OBJECTIVES IN K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE; TUTORING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS, ASSISTING IN HEAD START PROGRAMS AND MENTORING AT COMMUNITY BASED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM ANTICIPATES MEETING THE CNCS OUTCOMES OF (245) CHILDREN EACH YEAR DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL READINESS AND CHILDREN WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THE CNCS ANNUAL FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $ $293,671.00, SUPPORTING (58) VSY WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $65,502 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

ZEBRAFISH STEM AND PROGENITOR CELLS AND THEIR DYSREGULATION IN LEUKEMOGENESIS

ACCESSING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN DISABILITY

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ANDRESILIENT SYSTEMS, WILL COLLABORATE TO CREATE THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTUREPROGRAM. THE GOAL IS TO EXPANDAGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITH A FOCUS ON CLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES. THEPROJECT TARGETS UNDERGRADUATES AND THE PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT WILL ACCOMPLISH TWO MAIN GOALS: 1) DEVELOP A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MINOR DEGREE IN REGENERATIVE AGRIOCULTURE AND 2) ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER (TAP) TRAINING AND PROFESSIONALCERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN CLIMATE SMART/REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE.THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND THECARBON CYCLE INSTITUTE WILL BE PARTNERS IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

TEMSII: TEACHING EXCELLENCE IN MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS II

TRIO - TALENT SEARCH - TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

SPECIAL EDUCATION-PERSONNEL PREPARATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - LOW INCIDENCE

INDIAN EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS

STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTES FOR STUDENT LEADERS FROM AFRICA ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SMALL BUSINESS JOBS ACT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THEORETICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OF MULTI-POINT MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY IN THE CONVECTIVE ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER

LEARNING PHYSICS BY PRACTICING IT WITH PHYSICAL APPARATUS OR USING INTERACTIVE VIDEO: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

THIS EDA INVESTMENT FUNDS THE FIRST YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR UNIVERSITY CENTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT THE CHICO STATE ENTERPRISES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, SPUR INNOVATION, AND PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO HELP INCREASE LONG-TERM REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A LASER-SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE FOR RESEARCH AND ACTIVE LEARNING -AN AWARD IS MADE TO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO TO ACQUIRE A CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING OF DIVERSE STUDENTS (39.4% FROM HISTORICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED (HU) GROUPS, 50.7% 1ST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, 55.4% WOMEN) AT THIS HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI). THIS AWARD SUPPORTS ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPETITIVE BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH IN RURAL AREAS NORTH OF SACRAMENTO. THE IMAGING TECHNIQUE INCREASES VISUAL RESOLUTION AND CONTRAST OF A MICROSCOPIC SPECIMEN THROUGH THE CAPTURE OF MULTIPLE TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS, AND THEN RECONSTRUCTION OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE. FLUORESCENT DYES CAN FURTHER TARGET SPECIFIC STRUCTURES AND/OR MOLECULES IN A CELL, TISSUE, OR ORGANISM. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING IN MULTIPLE CLASSES WITHIN THE NORTH STATE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND BE USED BY MASTER?S STUDENTS FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS. USAGE WILL INCREASE THE DEPTH OF CELLULAR/ORGANISMAL/MICROBIAL LEARNING, ENHANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND FACILITATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS. THUS, STUDENTS WILL BE BETTER TRAINED GRADUATES OF THE CSU SYSTEM AND COMPETITIVE FOR JOBS OR PHD PROGRAMS. THE AWARD ALSO FACILITATES AN INCREASED CAPACITY FOR FACULTY LED HIGH-QUALITY PUBLICATIONS AND COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROPOSALS. CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY IS IMPORTANT TO CELLULAR SCIENCE, BUT ALSO HAS APPLICATIONS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE LIFE SCIENCES (MICROBIOLOGY, GENETICS, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY), AND IN MATERIALS SCIENCE (GEOSCIENCES, ENGINEERING, PHYSICS). THE AWARD ENABLES CHICO STATE AND OTHER REGIONAL FACULTY TO PURSUE NOVEL APPROACHES THAT INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF CELLULAR BIOMECHANICS IN SPINAL INTEGRITY, GEOBIOLOGY, AND ANIMAL-MICROBE INTERACTIONS. ON-SITE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY WILL ALLOW MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND GENES AND THE RELATED CELLULAR MECHANISMS RESPONSIVE TO MECHANICAL STIMULATION, AND HOW THE BREAKDOWN OF THESE MECHANISMS LEADS TO REDUCED SPINAL INTEGRITY. CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY ALSO PROVIDES NON-INVASIVE, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OF INTACT, LIVING OR MINIMALLY PRESERVED SPECIMENS. PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT EITHER LIVING FISH EMBRYOS OR ANEMONE LARVAE DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO STUDY ADAPTIVE CHANGES DURING GROWTH OR SYMBIOTIC RELATIONS. THE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE WILL ALSO BE APPLIED IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROJECTS THAT SEEK TO CHARACTERIZE THE BIOAVAILABILITY OF MARINE IRON REGENERATED BY MICROBIAL SPECIES. RESULTS FROM THE NOVEL RESEARCH ENABLED BY THIS AWARD WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AND AT LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS. 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.

HIGH SPEED COST EFFECTIVE SIMULATION AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR PEPDS: BASIC RESEARCH

HIGH SPEED COST EFFECTIVE SIMULATION AND DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR PEPDS: APPLIED RESEARCH

HORIZONTAL VECTOR WIND FIELD MEASUREMENT WITH EYE-SAFE ELASTIC LIDAR

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A FLUORESCENCE-AVTIVATED CELL SORTER (FACS) TO ENHANCE HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING

REGULATION OF MICRORNA-375 BY CYCLIC-AMP IN PANCREATIC BETA-CELLS

SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE-SERVICE TRAINING IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

NO. CAL. BROADBAND PLAN

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY CENTER

TRIO - TALENT SEARCH - TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

EXPLORING CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN ORAL HEALTH MESSAGES FOR MEXICAN-AMERICANS

LOCAL PRODUCER MARKETING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FEASIBILTY

UNIVERSITY CENTER

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: CROSS-CONTINENTAL COLLABORATION COALITION (C4) -THE CROSS-CONTINENTAL COLLABORATION COALITION (C4) PROJECT IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENDEAVOR AMONG FIVE PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE, FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS?CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA; CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY; STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) OSWEGO; AND WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY?TO ADDRESS THE MULTIFACETED CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY. ONE OF THE CENTRAL CHALLENGES THE INVESTIGATORS AIM TO TACKLE IS THE IMPERATIVE TO STRENGTHEN INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. RECOGNIZING THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN DRIVING INNOVATION AND ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, EACH INSTITUTION WITHIN THE C4 COHORT IS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING REGIONAL INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS WILL SERVE AS CONDUITS FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS, INDUSTRY-INFORMED CURRICULUM REALIGNMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. BY FORGING STRONG TIES WITH INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE C4 INSTITUTIONS REMAIN RELEVANT AND RESPONSIVE TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE WORKFORCE. OFFERING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS, ENHANCES THE EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREER READINESS OF THE C4 GRADUATES. ANOTHER CRITICAL AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE C4 PROJECT IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF RESEARCH CAPACITY. ROBUST RESEARCH CAPABILITIES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE, DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND ADDRESSING PRESSING SOCIETAL CHALLENGES. TO THIS END, THE C4 INSTITUTIONS ARE INVESTING IN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION PLATFORMS. BY FOSTERING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND INQUIRY, THE INVESTIGATORS AIM TO POSITION THE C4 INSTITUTIONS AS LEADERS IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION TO THESE INSTITUTIONAL-LEVEL INITIATIVES, THE C4 PROJECT EMPHASIZES COHORT-WIDE COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING. THROUGH REGULAR MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND JOINT INITIATIVES, MEMBERS OF THE C4 COHORT EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICES, CO-CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN ACHIEVING SHARED GOALS. THE C4 PROJECT EMPHASIZES COHORT-WIDE COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING. THROUGH REGULAR MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, AND JOINT INITIATIVES, MEMBERS OF THE C4 COHORT EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICES, CO-CREATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN ACHIEVING SHARED GOALS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF BEST PRACTICES IN KEY AREAS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS WILL IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING VIBRANT REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS AND FOSTERING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. BY LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE OF FACULTY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS, THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGIES, AND APPROACHES THAT CAN BE ADOPTED AND REPLICATED BY OTHER INSTITUTIONS FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. MOREOVER, BY INTEGRATING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS INTO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, THE PROJECT WILL ENRICH STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN DYNAMIC AND COMPETITIVE FIELDS. THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXTEND ACROSS MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS, INCLUDING INSTITUTIONAL, REGIONAL, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS. AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE REPUTATION AND COMPETITIVENESS OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS BY STRENGTHENING THEIR TIES WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND EXPANDING THEIR RESEARCH CAPABILITIES. ADDITIONALLY, BY ALIGNING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS WITH WORKFORCE NEEDS, THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE STUDENT OUTCOMES AND PROMOTE SOCIAL MOBILITY. THE INVESTIGATORS EXPECT THIS COLLABORATION TO IMPACT THE LIVES OF 11,425 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. REGIONALLY, THE PROJECT WILL CATALYZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY FOSTERING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND DRIVING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS. FURTHERMORE, BY PROMOTING COLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG INSTITUTIONS, THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROADER LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, INSPIRING INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OVERALL, THE PROJECT WILL LEAVE A LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT ON PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR AS A WHOLE. 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.

CHILDCARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL - CHILD CARE

IMAGE PROCESSING OF SOIL CORRELATION BOXES FOR WESTERN NCSS MLRA OFFICES - USED FOR INTERNAL (SOIL SURVEY UPDATE) + EXTERNAL (OUTREACH/EDUCATION) ACTIVITIES.

GENETIC CONTROL OF HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELL GENERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION

STUDY OF THE U.S. INSTITUTE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS

CONDUCT THE STUDY OF THE U.S. INSITITUE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS

CHILD CARE

E. U. - US ATLANTIS PROGRAM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPANDING THE DIVERSITY OF IRON OXIDATION MECHANISMS VIA GENETICS, MICROSCOPY AND 'OMICS IN LEPTOTHRIX -IRON IS PRACTICALLY UBIQUITOUS ACROSS EARTH, MAKING IT AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE AND IN THE CHEMISTRY OF SOILS, SEDIMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER. IRON IN CONTACT WITH AN OXIDANT SUCH AS OXYGEN CAN RESULT IN IRON OXIDATION. WHEN IRON OXIDATION OCCURS IN SOILS, IT CAN LEAD TO THE SEQUESTRATION OF NUTRIENTS AND METALS; THUS, UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS AND CONTROLS ON IRON OXIDATION IS CRITICAL. MICROORGANISMS CAN CATALYZE IRON OXIDATION, YET THE EXTENT OF MICROORGANISM CONTRIBUTION TO OXIDATION REMAINS RELATIVELY UNKNOWN. THIS PROJECT EVALUATES MICROBIAL IRON OXIDATION MECHANISMS (GENES/PROTEINS) TO HELP IDENTIFY WHEN, AND HOW MUCH, MICROBIAL IRON OXIDATION IS OCCURRING IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY USES THE IRON-OXIDIZING BACTERIUM LEPTOTHRIX CHOLODNII SP-6 TO EXPLORE NEW IRON-OXIDIZING MECHANISMS. THE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE CAN BE APPLIED TO DETERMINE CONTROLS ON IRON-OXIDIZING BACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND HOW TO HARNESS IT FOR BIOREMEDIATION, WATER TREATMENT, RESOURCE RECOVERY, AND OTHER APPLICATIONS. THIS PROJECT TRAINS TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND NUMEROUS UNDERGRADUATES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC LECTURES, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AND LAB TOURS, A MAJOR OUTREACH ACTIVITY INCLUDES MICROBES IN THE WILD WORKSHOPS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS, WHO LEARN ABOUT THE POWER OF MICROBES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. CULTURING, GENETICS, AND 'OMICS RESEARCH TASKS ARE BEING INCORPORATED INTO COLLEGE CLASSES AS MULTI-WEEK EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING UNITS. A NEW GENETIC SYSTEM IN THE HETEROTROPHIC IRON-OXIDIZING BACTERIUM LEPTOTHRIX CHOLODNII SP-6 PROVIDES AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO REVEAL NEW IRON OXIDATION MECHANISMS. L. CHOLODNII SP-6 IS EASILY CULTURABLE AND ITS GENOME HAS NUMEROUS PREDICTED METAL OXIDATION GENES INCLUDING GENES FOR MULTIHEME CYTOCHROMES AND MULTICOPPER OXIDASES WITH HOMOLOGS IN OTHER IRON OXIDIZERS. YET, THE GENOME IS MISSING WELL-KNOWN IRON OXIDASE GENES, MAKING L. CHOLODNII SP-6 A GOOD MODEL ORGANISM TO INVESTIGATE NOVEL IRON OXIDATION MECHANISMS. THIS PROJECT IS USING A COMBINATION OF CULTURING, COMPARATIVE GENOMICS, TRANSCRIPTOMICS, PROTEOMICS, GENETICS, AND MICROSCOPY TO DETERMINE THE IRON OXIDATION MECHANISMS IN LEPTOTHRIX, NOTABLY SP-6. THE RESEARCH AIMS INCLUDE (1) DISCOVER CANDIDATE IRON OXIDATION GENES IN L. CHOLODNII SP-6 VIA TRANSPOSON SEQUENCING (TNSEQ), TRANSCRIPTOMICS, AND PROTEOMICS. A HIGH THROUGHPUT PIPELINE FOR CULTURING AND ASSAYING IRON OXIDATION IS BEING DEVELOPED SO THAT AS MANY GENES AS POSSIBLE CAN BE SCREENED. (2) EXPLORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIVERSITY AND FREQUENCY OF LEPTOTHRIX IRON OXIDATION GENES VIA ISOLATION AND GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW LEPTOTHRIX SPP. FOLLOWED BY COMPARATIVE GENOMICS STUDY. (3) VALIDATE IRON OXIDATION GENES IN L. CHOLODNII SP-6 VIA GENETIC METHODS OF KNOCKOUT AND COMPLEMENTATION. (4) DETERMINE THE ROLE OF IRON OXIDATION PROTEINS IN BIOMINERALIZATION BY LABELING AND LOCALIZING KEY IRON OXIDATION PROTEINS AND IMAGING CELLS AND BIOMINERALS BY CONFOCAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. TOGETHER, THESE APPROACHES WILL ESTABLISH A LARGER SET OF IRON OXIDATION GENES/PROTEINS WHILE UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE CATALYZE FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPORTANT IRON OXYHYDROXIDE BIOMINERALS. 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.

REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MATHEMATICS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023?24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 12.22%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $15,079, (17 NUMBER OF VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

MECHANISM AND FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF H5N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS REPLICATION IN MACROPHAGES

REU/RET SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MATHEMATICS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS -THIS PROJECT BRINGS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOGETHER TO SOLVE CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS. WORKING TOGETHER IN SMALL GROUPS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD DURING THE SUMMER, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ENHANCE THEIR ABILITIES IN PROBLEM SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, AND INTELLECTUAL PERSEVERANCE AS THEY LEARN THE WORKING METHODS OF A RESEARCH MATHEMATICIAN. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PRODUCE PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED ACADEMIC JOURNALS BASED ON THE CULMINATION OF SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, BY INTRODUCING PARTICIPANTS TO SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PROCESSES, THEY WILL BE WELL-PREPARED FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICAL DISCIPLINES IN GRADUATE SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THE COMBINED COHORT OF UNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS WILL BOLSTER THE MATHEMATICAL FLUENCY AND DYNAMISM OF LOCAL SECONDARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, LEADING TO ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS A MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS (REUT) PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO (CSU CHICO). DURING EACH OF THE THREE YEARS FUNDED BY THE GRANT, TWO FACULTY MEMBERS WILL MENTOR A GROUP OF TEN PARTICIPANTS AS THEY WORK ON MATHEMATICAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS OVER A SEVEN WEEK PERIOD DURING THE SUMMER. THE PARTICIPANTS ARE MOSTLY ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS FROM THROUGHOUT THE U.S.A., JOINED BY HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS RECRUITED FROM THE REGION SERVED BY CSU CHICO IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE RESEARCH TOPICS ARE DRAWN FROM THE EXPERTISE OF THE FACULTY ADVISORS AND CONSIST OF COMPELLING CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN NUMBER THEORY, GRAPH THEORY, COMMUTATIVE ALGEBRA, TOPOLOGY, AND STATISTICS. BY ENGAGING THE STUDENTS WITH GUIDED RESEARCH TECHNIQUES DURING THE SUMMER SESSION, AND THEN MAINTAINING REGULAR CONTACT IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, THE ADVISORS WILL HELP FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE REUT. 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.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 14.82%.

TRIO-STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS

UNIVERSITY CENTER CARES ACT 2020 - CSU, CHICO AND CSU, FRESNO

REU SITE: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN MATHEMATICS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS

BPC-DP: EMBEDDING REPRESENTATION, RELEVANCE, AND EQUITY IN A PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION -THIS BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. SITUATED ACROSS THE TWO HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL FOCUS ON IMPROVING REPRESENTATION, RELEVANCE, AND EQUITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE BY FRAMING HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN AND HISPANIC STUDENTS. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS THAT FEATURE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS SHARING HOW CODING CONCEPTS RELATE TO THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL EMBED CULTURALLY-RELEVANT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES INTO THE AP COMPUTER SCIENCE CLASSES BY PARTNERING WITH A HIGH SCHOOL SERVING A MAJORITY HISPANIC STUDENT POPULATION. THE SAME PRACTICES WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY BE INCORPORATED INTO CHICO STATE?S TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE TO EQUIP FUTURE AP CSA TEACHERS WITH PEDAGOGY AND STRATEGIES TO INCREASE INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE A PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION BASED ON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY, COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING, AND MULTIMEDIA PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING TO FACILITATE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN AP CSA COURSES. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: PROVIDING A PLATFORM TO EXHIBIT DIVERSE REPRESENTATION AND UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES OF COMPUTING, FACILITATING AN EQUITABLE LEARNING FRAMEWORK IN K-12 COMPUTING EDUCATION, AND IMPROVING SELF- EFFICACY AND INCLUSION IN COMPUTING. THESE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES WILL BE SHOWCASED ON AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES INCLUSIVE EXAMPLES OF CODING APPLICATIONS WITH INTEGRATED DRILL-AND-PRACTICE. THE PLATFORM WILL SHOWCASE HOW CODING IS MEANINGFUL IN CULTURALLY RELEVANT CONTEXTS. ITS HANDS-ON PRACTICE INTERFACE WILL PROVIDE AUTOMATED FEEDBACK THAT WILL HELP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME ERRORS AS THEY GROW IN THEIR CODING MASTERY, AS MODELED BY THEIR NEAR-PEERS. AS A PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION, IT WILL TRACK EACH STUDENT'S PROGRESS AND EMPOWER TEACHERS TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ASSISTANCE 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE RANGELAND MANAGEMENT TRAINING THROUGH MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION: A MECHANISM FOR IMPROVING ACADEMIC QUALITY A

MARKETING FOOD SAFETY: EXPANDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

RUI: MO: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AN INTEGRATED STUDY OF EUKARYOTIC, PROKARYOTIC, AND VIRAL DIVERSITY AND DYNAMICS IN AN ACIDIC HOT LAKE.

STUDY OF THE US INSTITUTE FOR STUDENT LEADERS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS

MRI ACQUISITION OF INSTRUMENTS FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY

ACQUISITION OF AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN GEOCHEMISTRY

EXPLORING HOW GEOSCIENCE INQUIRY LABS INFLUENCE GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHING BELIEFS AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LEARNING AND INTEREST

RUI: INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAGMATIC PROCESSES AND COPPER MINERALIZATION AT THE LIGHTS CREEK STOCK. -AS THE WORLD TRANSITIONS TO GREEN ENERGY OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR METALS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED ISSUES IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION. ALL METALS COME FROM MINERALS, AND SMALLER ORE DEPOSITS WILL BECOME MORE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AS THE LARGER ONES ARE DEPLETED. THIS PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PROCESSES THAT FORMED A SMALL PLUTON IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE FORMATION OF ITS ASSOCIATED COPPER ORE DEPOSITS. THE THREE SMALL IRON OXIDE-COPPER-GOLD (IOCG) DEPOSITS OF THE LIGHTS CREEK STOCK ARE BEING ASSESSED AS A FUTURE SOURCE OF COPPER. IOCG DEPOSITS FORM WHEN GROUNDWATER AND MAGMATIC FLUIDS ALTER EXISTING ROCKS ALONG FRACTURES. THE FLUIDS CHANGE THE MINERALS IN THE ROCKS AND DEPOSIT NEW COPPER MINERALS ALONG THE FRACTURES. THIS CAN CREATE A CONCENTRATION OF COPPER MINERALS WHICH MAY BECOME ECONOMIC TO MINE. AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MAGMATIC PROCESSES AFFECT COPPER MINERAL FORMATION CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE TO SEARCH FOR SIMILAR DEPOSITS ELSEWHERE. THIS WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THREE GRADUATE STUDENTS, UP TO TWELVE UNDERGRADUATE INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS, AND WILL ALSO ENCOMPASS THREE CLASS PROJECTS. ?REAL? RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (I.E. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR ALSO DOESN?T KNOW THE ANSWER) HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IN HELPING STEM STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THE REAL SCIENTISTS THEY ARE, INCREASING THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND IDENTITY AS SCIENTISTS. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THREE CLASSES OF STUDENTS TO CARRY OUT A REAL RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE CLASSROOM, DRAMATICALLY INCREASING STUDENT EXPOSURE TO RESEARCH IN CSU-CHICO?S GEOLOGY PROGRAM, AS LESS THAN HALF OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TYPICALLY CARRY OUT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH WITH A FACULTY MEMBER. THE FINDINGS OF THESE CLASS PROJECTS WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH THE FINDINGS OF THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS TO BROADEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE FORMATION OF THE LIGHTS CREEK STOCK. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO INVESTIGATE THE TEMPORAL AND GEOCHEMICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAGMATIC PROCESSES AND COPPER MINERALIZATION WITHIN THE LIGHTS CREEK STOCK (LCS), A GRANITOID INTRUSION IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THAT HOSTS THREE IOCG (IRON OXIDE COPPER GOLD) COPPER DEPOSITS. PROPOSED WORK WILL TEST TWO HYPOTHESES: 1) LCS WAS EMPLACED THROUGH MULTIPLE PULSES OF MAGMA OVER SEVERAL MILLION YEARS; AND 2) THE LCS-HOSTED SUPERIOR, MOONLIGHT AND ENGELS IOCG DEPOSITS ARE GEOCHEMICALLY RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER, AND WERE FORMED FROM THE REACTION BETWEEN LATE-STAGE HYDROMAGMATIC FLUIDS FROM THE LCS AND METEORIC FLUIDS. THE DIXIE FIRE IN 2021 INTENSELY BURNED THIS DENSELY VEGETATED AREA, REVEALING NEW OUTCROPS AND ALLOWING FOR MORE DETAILED FIELDWORK THAN HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN POSSIBLE. DETAILED FIELD DESCRIPTIONS AND SAMPLE COLLECTION OF THE GRANITOID ROCKS WILL AID REEVALUATION OF A HISTORIC MODEL FOR LCS FORMATION THROUGH PETROGRAPHIC, GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOCHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LATERAL VARIATION WITHIN THE STOCK. VERTICAL VARIATION WITHIN THE LCS WILL BE ASSESSED THROUGH SIMILAR ANALYSES OF DRILLCORE SAMPLES DURING THREE COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (CURES) UNDERTAKEN BY STUDENTS IN A JUNIOR-LEVEL PETROLOGY CLASS. THESE VERTICAL AND LATERAL DATA WILL BE INTEGRATED TO PRODUCE A MODEL FOR PETROGENESIS OF THE LCS (HYPOTHESIS 1). THE PETROGENESIS OF THE SUPERIOR AND ENGELS IOCG DEPOSITS WILL BE ANALYZED INDIVIDUALLY AS MS PROJECTS THROUGH DETAILED CORE LOGGING OF SEVERAL CORES, SUPPORTED BY PETROGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY AND ALTERATION GEOCHRONOLOGY (HYPOTHESIS 2). THE INTEGRATION OF THE IOCG AND LCS PETROGENETIC MODELS WILL PRODUCE A BIGGER PICTURE MODEL TO RELATE THE IOCG DEPOSITS TO THE MAGMATIC HISTORY OF THE LCS, WHICH CAN THEN BE SCALED UP THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND ANALOGOUS REGIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THIS WORK WILL ALSO TRAIN UP TO TWELVE UNDERGRADUATE AND THREE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN RESEARCH METHODS IN IGNEOUS PETROLOGY AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, AS WELL AS ENGAGING THREE SEMESTERS OF STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT TAKING PART IN A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE INCREASES A STUDENT?S STEM IDENTITY, SELF-EFFICACY, AND PERSISTENCE IN THE FIELD. CURES INCREASE ACCESS TO RESEARCH EXPERIENCES TO A BROADER AND MORE DIVERSE RANGE OF STUDENTS, SO ARE CLASSED AS A HIGH-IMPACT PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE. 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.

THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS (CRARS)AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO (CHICO STATE), IN COLLABORATION WITH THECALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (CARCD), PROPOSES TO CREATE THEAGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (AMS COLLABORATIVE) TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF SYSTEMS-BASED FARM/RANCH/FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR ONGOING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED STAKEHOLDER NEEDS, AS WELL AS OUR LONG-TERM GOALS TO BUILD ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY IN SYSTEMS-BASED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE RESULTS OF A BROADLY DISSEMINATED NEEDS ASSESSMENT (113 RESPONSES ANALYZED). OUR STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE PRODUCERS; AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, CALIFORNIARESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (RCD), AND NRCS STAFF; AND STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, AND LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. PROJECT GOALS:1)ESTABLISH FLEXIBLE NON-CREDIT BEARING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDER NEEDS AND INTERESTS;2)ESTABLISH A COHORT OF PEER MENTORS/ROLE MODELS IN SYSTEMS-BASED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AND3)PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANT-DRIVEN SUPPORT MECHANISMS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE SUSTAINED KNOWLEDGE BUILDING/SHARING AND CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. PROJECT OBJECTIVES:1)DEVELOP FOUR ONLINE COURSES IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT THAT WILL SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR MULTIPLE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PATHWAYS;2)IDENTIFY, SUPPORT, AND ASSESS THE EXPERIENCES OF 10 PAIRED TEAMS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRODUCERS AND RCD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS WHO WILL SERVE AS PEER ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS; AND3)ADD VALUE TO EXISTING CRARS OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE EFFORTS THROUGH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN WORKSHOPS AND AND AN ONLINE AMS COLLABORATIVE NETWORK. PROJECT OUTCOMES:1)FOUR ON-LINE COURSES IN SYSTEMS-BASED AGRICULTURE,2)A SUSTAINED PRESENTATION SESSION AT THE CARCD ANNUAL CONFERENCE,3)SUSTAINED VALUE-ADDED ELEMENTS TO CRARS OUTREACH EFFORTS; AND4)DATA-INFORMED (QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE) APPROACHES AND LESSONS LEARNED THAT CAN BE TRANSLATED TO OTHER LOCAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXTS. OVER TIME, WE CAN ADDITIONALLY EXPECT INCREASED LITERACY IN SYSTEMS-BASED AGRICULTURE AT CSU, CHICO. MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMESOF THE AMS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BEYOND THE FUNDING PERIOD INCLUDE:1)ESTABLISH A PROFESSIONAL COURSE SERIES AS A CONTINUING PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND PROFESSIONALS,2)CREATE AN INSTITUTIONALLY-APPROVAL 21-CREDIT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCES;3)ESTABLISH AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AND ONLINE MASTER'S PROGRAM IN SYSTEMS-BASED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AND4)SUSTAIN THE AMS COLLABORATIVE THROUGH CONTINUING PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS AND PROJECTS.

DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTION IN AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION AS PART OF A MS IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DATA ANALYTICS IS TRANSFORMING MANY SECTORS FROM SCIENCE AND BUSINESS TO MEDICINE AND PUBLIC POLICY. AS THESE FIELDS INCREASINGLY RELY ON DATA AND ANALYTICAL THINKING, COLLEGE GRADUATES MUST BE COMPETENT IN MAKING DISCOVERIES FROM MESSY DATA AND ABLE TO BUILD AND USE DATA PRODUCTS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE CURRENT JOB MARKET.THIS GRANT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO HSI INSTITUTIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: CSU CHICO, AND CSU SAN BERNARDINO. BOTH HAVE EARLY STAGE DATA SCIENCE/ANALYTICS PROGRAMS AND GROWING SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED UNDER A PURPOSEFUL LENS OF ANTI-RACISM AND BENEFITING LATINX STUDENTS, WITH SUPPORT FROM EXISTING HSI PROGRAMS ON BOTH CAMPUSES.THE TARGET EDUCATIONAL AREA IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE FANH (FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN SCIENCES) AND DATA SCIENCE DOMAINS. BY DEMONSTRATING HOW THESE SECTORS CAN OFFER STATISTICS & DATA SCIENCE STUDENTS INTERESTING AND FULFILLING CAREERS, WHILE ALSO ENHANCING FANH MAJORS' ABILITY TO USE DATA SCIENCE TOOLS, WE WILL ATTRACT STUDENTS FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 MAJORS AND MINORS, 5 CERTIFICATE AND 15 MASTERS PROGRAMS PER CAMPUS.TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, INCREASE CAPACITY FOR PRODUCTIVE, REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH, AND TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL NEED FOR CURRICULUM DESIGN AND FACULTY PREPARATION AND ENHANCEMENT FOR TEACHING, THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN AND FOSTER AN ACTIVE, INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS AND INSTRUCTORS THAT PROMOTES AND MODELS THE IMPORTANCE OF SOFTWARE AND DATA IN RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COURSES AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE-BASED DATA SCIENCE PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE AND ENHANCE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR DOMAIN THROUGH DATA. E.G PROJECTS COULD EXPLORE HOW TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY FOSTERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, HOW TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND REDUCE OBESITY BY ENGAGING IN HEALTHY DIETS, OR INVESTIGATE THE ECONOMIC AND SOIL HEALTH BENEFIT OF A LOCAL BICYCLE COMPOSTING PROGRAM.TO DEVELOP STUDENT SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE THEM HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOR ENTRY- AND MID-LEVEL TECHNICAL CAREERS, OR FOR ENTERING GRADUATE PROGRAMS, THIS GRANT PROVIDES TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY OUTSIDE THE FORMAL CLASSROOM.THIS INTERNSHIP PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-WORLD SITUATIONS. PAIRS OF STUDENTS (1 GRAD + 1 UNDERGRAD) ARE PLACED INTO LOCAL CAMPUS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS/CENTERS TO ASSIST WITH THEIR RESEARCH/EVALUATION NEEDS, OR IN GENERAL TO HELP PRODUCE DATA PRODUCTS FOR DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING. EXAMPLES OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE CALFRESH OUTREACH AND CALFRESH HEALTH LIVING ON CAMPUSES PROGRAMS THAT EXIST AT BOTH CAMPUSES AND THAT HAVE STATEWIDE REACH AND IMPACT.LASTLY, TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL NEED FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION THIS PROJECT WILL ORGANIZE ANNUAL CAREER PANELS AND MONTHLY SEMINARS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO DIRECTLY TALK TO AND LEARN FROM CAREER PROFESSIONALS IN THE INTERSECTION OF DATA SCIENCE AND FANH DOMAIN FIELDS.

REU SITE: MATHEMATICAL MODELING, STATISTICS, AND NUMBER THEORY AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION PROJECT, PRIMARILY ADDRESSING EDUCATION NEED AREA 1 TO INCREASE CAPACITIES IN FOOD SAFETY (CODE M). THIS PROJECT INVOLVES CO-DEVELOPING AND OFFERING AN UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL COURSE TITLED FOOD SAFETY: ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS. THE U.S. FOOD INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AGENCIES OFTEN HAVE CHALLENGES FILLING KEY POSITIONS RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY CONTROL. MULTIPLE CASES OF FOOD SAFETY OUTBREAKS POINT TO THE NEED FOR MANAGERS TO BE WELL-INFORMED OF FOOD SAFETY PROTOCOLS, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND DESIRED OUTCOMES. YET, FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION, IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAMS, WHICH SUPPLY THE LABOR FORCE FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY, IS LACKING. WE SEEK TO FILL THIS GAP IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY IN THE ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS OF FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. THIS IS THE FIRST PROGRAM IN THE NATION TO FILL THE GAP.WE AIM TO DO THIS BY: (I) DEVELOPING THE NEW COURSE TO BE TAUGHT AT CSU CHICO AND MSU, BY UTILIZING NEW MATERIALS AND LEARNER-CENTERED EDUCATION TECHNIQUES, AND (II) CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR AT LEAST FOUR IN-DEPTH TEACHING CASE STUDIES RELATED TO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOOD SAFETY ISSUES, FROM AN ECONOMICS/BUSINESS LENS, TO BE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.THE TARGET OBJECTIVES INCREASE LEADERSHIP CAPACITIES AMONG FUTURE AGRIBUSINESS MANAGERS AND LEADERS BY INCREASING THE TALENT POOL FOR BOTH INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY AGENCIES. WE EXPECT TO REACH 120 STUDENTS PER YEAR. THE COURSE MATERIALS WILL BE SHARED WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING THIS CURRICULUM TO THEIR STUDENTS.

CAREER: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN FIRST GENERATION AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS' EDUCATION THROUGH RESEARCH: QUANTUM COHERENCE IN A BOSE THERMAL GAS

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

CESU INTERN BAKERSFIELD FO LINE 0001 AARON HOFFMAN, INTERN REDDING FO LINE 0002 KENDALL WILSON

PLANNING GRANT: DEVELOPING CAPACITY TO ATTRACT DIVERSE STUDENTS TO THE GEOSCIENCES: A PUBLIC RELATIONS FRAMEWORK -A PERSISTENT LACK OF DIVERSITY IN GEOSCIENCES ROBS THE DISCIPLINE OF UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES, EXPERIENCES, VALUES, AND MOTIVATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO STRONGER SCIENTIFIC OUTCOMES. FOR THE FIELD TO GROW AND ATTRACT A MORE DIVERSE POPULATION, GEOSCIENTISTS NEED TO MODIFY HOW THEY FRAME THE FIELD TO REFLECT THE BREADTH OF THE DISCIPLINE MORE ACCURATELY AND IN WAYS THAT ALIGN WITH POTENTIAL STUDENTS? INTERESTS. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES HOW TO ATTRACT STUDENTS TO GEOSCIENCES SO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FIELD INCLUDING TO A RANGE OF SOCIALLY RELEVANT CAREER OPTIONS THAT IMPACT WATER QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, PURSUE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE-RELATED ISSUES, AS WELL AS CAREERS THAT USE CUTTING-EDGE COMPUTING AND DATA SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT WILL USE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS TO DISCOVER WHAT TYPES OF MARKETING MATERIALS BEST APPEAL TO STUDENTS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF CAREER AWARENESS. BY FIRST LEARNING WHAT APPEALS TO POTENTIAL GEOSCIENCES STUDENTS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO, THE TEAM WILL THEN USE THAT FEEDBACK TO DESIGN MARKETING MATERIALS THAT APPEAL TO STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL, TWO-YEAR COLLEGES, AND FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATES AT CSU, CHICO. IT WILL CREATE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL TEAM WHO WILL COLLABORATIVELY INVESTIGATE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE GEOSCIENCES THAT ATTRACT DIVERSE POPULATIONS TO THE DISCIPLINE. THE TEAM WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND TEST MARKETING MATERIALS INTENDED TO ATTRACT DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT AND COMPILE DATA ABOUT WHAT ATTRACTS STUDENTS TO THE GEOSCIENCES THROUGH CONTENT ANALYSIS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND SURVEYS. THE STUDY POPULATION WILL BE STUDENTS IN INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL STEM COURSES AT CSU, CHICO, AND IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. RESULTS WILL IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF FRAMES THAT ATTRACT CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS TO GEOSCIENCES AND WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN GEOSCIENCE CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS. THE EVIDENCE-BASED RECRUITING MATERIALS CREATED FROM THIS RESEARCH WILL BE FREELY AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD, ADAPT AND USE BY GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. DOWNSTREAM RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE ATTRACTING MORE DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS TO THE GEOSCIENCES, WHICH WILL BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE STEM WORKFORCE AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETAL NEEDS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

LEAPS-MPS: TUNABLE HYBRID MATERIALS FOR STUDYING CHARGE TRANSPORT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: LEGAL APPLICANT: CSU CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION/PASSAGES PASSAGES MISSION STATEMENT: SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ADULTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. PASSAGES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS AN AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH CSU, CHICO. PASSAGES IS AN UMBRELLA AGENCY PRIMARILY SERVING OLDER ADULTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CAREGIVERS. PASSAGES SERVES (10) COUNTIES. AN ESTIMATED (14) UNDUPLICATED SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS, WILL SERVE (60) CAREGIVERS, HOMEBOUND AND/OR OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY PER GRANT YEAR. SOME OF THEIR SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE; COMPANIONSHIP AND TRANSPORTATION. THE CNCS PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH PRIORITY OBJECTIVES IN AGING IN PLACE. THE CNCS FEDERAL ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF $79,668, SUPPORTING (14) VSY WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY OF $17,000 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. PASSAGES SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM RECEIVES $12,000 SUPPLEMENTAL NON-FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE BUTTE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEATH MHSA PROGRAM AND $5,000 THROUGH A PRIVATE DONATION WITH NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF ONR-FUNDED RESEARCH TO SUPPORT SIMULATION ACTIVITIES AT NSWC

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 32.5% THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

DISTRIBUTED, HIGH SPEED, REAL-TIME, MULTI-RATE SIMULATION

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-SPEED REAL-TIME MULTI-RATE DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION SYSTEM

DISTRIBUTED, HIGH-SPEED, REAL-TIME, MULTI-RATE SIMULATION

DISTRIBUTED VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION METHODS FOR POWER SYSTEM DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

MRI: ACQUISITION OF RAMAN SPECTROMETER TO ENABLE NANOSCALE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ADVANCED MATERIALS, HEALTH AND ENERGY

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE WITH ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY FOR COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN GEOBIOLOGY

PRE-K EARLY ALGEBRA THROUGH QUANTITATIVE REASONING (PREKEA)

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.02%. THIS AWARD WAS APPROVED FOR AN INCREASE IN BASELINE FUNDING OF $100,468 . THE NEW BASELINE FUNDING FOR THIS GRANT IS $207,000

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A STUDY OF SOCIO-METACOGNITION, EMOTIONS, AND POWER DYNAMICS WHEN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS STUDENTS ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES THAT ELICIT CONFUSION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: LEGAL APPLICANT: CSU CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION/PASSAGES PASSAGES MISSION STATEMENT: SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ADULTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. PASSAGES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE CSU, CHICO RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS AN AUXILIARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH CSU, CHICO. PASSAGES IS AN UMBRELLA AGENCY PRIMARILY SERVING OLDER ADULTS, VOLUNTEERS AND CAREGIVERS. PASSAGES SERVES (10) COUNTIES. AN ESTIMATED (13) UNDUPLICATED SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE (80) CAREGIVERS, HOMEBOUND AND/OR OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY PER GRANT YEAR. SOME OF THEIR SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE; COMPANIONSHIP AND TRANSPORTATION. THE CNCS PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES WITH PRIORITY OBJECTIVES IN AGING IN PLACE. . THE CNCS FEDERAL ANNUAL INVESTMENT OF $75,871.59, SUPPORTING (12) VSY WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY OF $12,000 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. PASSAGES SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM RECEIVES SUPPLEMENTAL NON-FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE BUTTE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEATH MHSA PROGRAM.

INVESTIGATING SOLAR MAGNETIC ACTIVE REGION FORMATION FROM INTERIOR GENESIS TO ATMOSPHERIC MANIFESTATION

NORTH AMERICAN MOBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ORE-CZ: ECOHYDROLOGICAL CONTROLS ON SOIL RESPIRATION AND THE APPARENT RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT ACROSS A DYNAMIC STORAGE GRADIENT -SOILS CONTAIN MORE CARBON THAN VEGETATION AND THE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED, AND SOIL RESPIRATION DESCRIBES THE TRANSFER OF SOIL CARBON TO THE ATMOSPHERE VIA PLANT ROOTS AND MICROBES. AS AIR TEMPERATURES RISE AND WATER AVAILABILITY CHANGES, CHANGES IN THE SOIL RESPIRATION FLUX REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FEEDBACK TO THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND THE MAGNITUDE OF FUTURE WARMING. ACCORDINGLY, THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOIL CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) AND OXYGEN DATA PROVIDED BY THE NSF-FUNDED DYNAMIC WATER CRITICAL ZONE (CZ) THEMATIC CLUSTER TO QUANTIFY THE VARIABILITY OF SOIL RESPIRATION AND THE FATE OF SOIL-PRODUCED CO2 WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES IN SOIL DEVELOPMENT, VEGETATION, AND TOPOGRAPHY THAT MEDIATE WATER AVAILABILITY ACROSS REPRESENTATIVE SEMI-ARID MONTANE ELEVATION AND CLIMATIC GRADIENTS. THE RESEARCH WILL SUPPORT CAREER TRAINING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO, WHICH IS A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI), A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION, AND WHERE MORE THAN 50% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. A ?BEDROCK TO TREETOP? CZ APPROACH CONSIDERS FEEDBACKS BETWEEN SOIL, WATER, LANDSCAPE POSITION, AND LIVING ORGANISMS AT EARTH?S SURFACE. DYNAMIC WATER STORAGE - WATER WITH INTERMEDIATE RESIDENCE TIMES - SUSTAINS CZ FUNCTION BETWEEN PRECIPITATION EVENTS, AND IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO SOIL RESPIRATION AND CARBON CYCLING. AS A RESULT, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO QUANTIFY THE IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMIC WATER STORAGE TO THE INTEGRAL CZ FUNCTIONS OF SOIL RESPIRATION AND THE APPARENT RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT (ARQ) THAT DETERMINES THE DEGREE TO WHICH SOIL-PRODUCED CO2 IS RESPIRED DIRECTLY TO THE ATMOSPHERE VERSUS TRANSPORTED LATERALLY OR VERTICALLY WITH INFILTRATING WATER. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL SPECIFICALLY TEST THE HYPOTHESES THAT (1) SOIL RESPIRATION AND THE ARQ WILL BE PROPORTIONAL TO THE VOLUME OF DYNAMIC WATER STORAGE IN THE ROOT ZONE, AND (2) THAT DYNAMIC WATER STORAGE CAPACITY WILL INTERACT WITH COMPLEX TERRAIN TO DETERMINE THE VARIABILITY OF SOIL RESPIRATION AND ARQ OVER SPACE AND TIME. BECAUSE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE REPLICATED AND INTEGRATED ACROSS MULTIPLE WATERSHEDS, THEY WILL ALLOW FOR EVALUATION OF THE TRANSFERABILITY OF PROCESS-BASED INFORMATION, TOWARD A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF CZ CARBON CYCLING WITH DIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POTENTIAL OF SEMI-ARID MONTANE ECOSYSTEMS. THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED WITH CO-FUNDING OF THE HSI PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. ACHIEVING THESE AIMS, GIVEN THE DIVERSE NATURE AND CONTEXT OF THE HSIS, REQUIRES INNOVATIVE APPROACHES THAT INCENTIVIZE INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND PROMOTE FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH (I) ON ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING, (II) ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO DIVERSIFY AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN STEM EFFECTIVELY, AND (III) THAT IMPROVES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO BUILD INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AT HSIS. 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.

STATEWIDE TRIBAL CEDS

HOW ARE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND AFFECTIVE SUCCESS IMPACTED BY FACULTY TRAINING IN UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING? -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS TRACK 1 PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS IN UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE COURSES AT TWO HSIS. IMPROVING THE SUCCESS OF ALL STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS, IS CRITICAL TO INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCES. TO ADDRESS THIS, THE PROJECT WILL TRAIN STEM FACULTY IN THE PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL), WHICH ARE KNOWN TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. A FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY (FLC) WILL TRAIN INSTRUCTORS TO DESIGN COURSE ACTIVITIES USING UDL PRINCIPLES AND THEN USE SURVEYS TO MEASURE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ARE USED IN THEIR TEACHING PRACTICE. THESE WILL BE CORRELATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND STUDENT OUTCOMES, INCLUDING A) ACADEMIC SUCCESS, B) INTEREST IN THE SCIENCES, AND C) A SENSE OF BELONGING IN INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE COURSES. ACADEMIC DATA WILL BE COLLECTED FROM COURSES FACULTY TEACH BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FLC, FOR UP TO THREE YEARS. STUDENTS' INTEREST AND SENSE OF BELONGING WILL BE MEASURED WITH SURVEYS. DIFFERENCES IN THE OUTCOMES OF DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY AND EQUITY OF UDL PRINCIPLES WILL BE IDENTIFIED. THE FLC MODEL FOR LEARNING ABOUT AND IMPLEMENTING UDL IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES IN SCIENCE COURSES, WHICH CAN BE ADOPTED AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN THE FUTURE. THE GOAL OF THIS PILOT PROJECT IS TO OFFER MULTIPLE COHORTS OF A FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY (FLC) TO TRAIN AND GUIDE FACULTY TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL) PRINCIPLES IN INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES AT TWO HSIS. THE RESEARCH QUESTION IS, ?HOW ARE STUDENTS? ACADEMIC AND AFFECTIVE SUCCESS IMPACTED BY FACULTY USE OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING PRINCIPLES IN INTRODUCTORY SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES?? MEASUREMENT OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH FACULTY AND STUDENTS REPORT THAT FACULTY HAVE IMPLEMENTED UDL PRINCIPLES WILL BE CORRELATED TO STUDENT SUCCESS IN THEIR COURSES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE FLC. STUDENT SUCCESS WILL BE DETERMINED WITH ACADEMIC MEASURES (COURSE DFW RATES) AND AFFECTIVE MEASURES USING SURVEYS (STUDENT INTEREST IN STEM, SENSE OF BELONGING, AND VALUE OF UDL-BASED ACTIVITIES). A DETERMINATION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH UDL PRINCIPLES SUPPORT EQUITY IN COURSES BY IDENTIFYING ANY DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT OUTCOMES (ACADEMIC AND AFFECT) AMONG DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WILL BE CONDUCTED. IT IS EXPECTED THAT INTEGRATION OF UDL PRINCIPLES WILL BENEFIT A VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY, THAT COURSES WILL BECOME MORE EQUITABLE (AS EVIDENCED BY DECREASED EQUITY GAPS), AND THAT STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM TRADITIONALLY MINORITIZED BACKGROUNDS, WILL DEMONSTRATE INCREASED AFFECTIVE GAINS. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT, GIVEN DECLINING ENROLLMENTS, HIGH DFW RATES AND EQUITY GAPS, AND THE CURRENT LACK OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN STEM COURSES. DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT CAN BE USED TO INSPIRE BROADER ADAPTATION OF THE UDL-FLC MODEL AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THIS WILL INFORM FUTURE STEM FACULTY PROFESSIONAL AND POTENTIALLY NON-STEM FACULTY OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE HSI PROGRAM WILL ALSO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS. 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.

DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-SPEED REAL-TIME MULTI-RATE DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION SYSTEM - PART 2

THE BELONG, ENGAGE, SUPPORT, TRANSFORM (BEST) PROJECT

TRANSFORMING WRITING AND LITERACY PRACTICES IN THE INQUIRY CLASSROOM

AN ESTIMATED (75) RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AS MEMBERS OF PASSAGES VOLUNTEER SERVICES. OF THIS NUMBER, ALL 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: PEER COUNSELING, COMPANIONSHIP, ACCESS TO HEALTHY MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, AGING IN PLACE, AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THIS THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE PASSAGES RSVP PROGRAM WILL HAVE PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 400 OLDER ADULTS ENABLING THEM TO AGE IN PLACE AND REMAIN HEALTHY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $75,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $7,500 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT.

RUI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MANTLE HETEROGENEITIES AND CRUSTAL PROCESSES OF THE CASCADE ARC: SMALL SCALE VARIATIONS WITH BROAD IMPLICATIONS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF FTIR SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM TOWARDS MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH, CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION, AND EFFICIENT PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

ACQUISITION OF A GPU/CPU SERVER FOR LARGE-SCALE ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS

QUANTIFYING THE EXTENT OF STUDENT LEARNING AND AFFECT ASSOCIATED WITH OBSERVED LEVELS OF INSTRUCTIONAL REFORM -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY QUANTIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG TEACHING ACTIVITIES, STUDENT LEARNING, AND STUDENT ATTITUDES AND INTERESTS SO THAT INSTRUCTORS CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR TEACHING PRACTICES. MANY STUDIES REPORT THAT ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES, ALSO KNOWN AS STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING, SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS IN SCIENCE COURSES, BUT THERE IS NO QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF HOW MUCH STUDENT LEARNING CHANGES WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING. THIS IUSE TRACK 1 ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING LEVEL 2 PROJECT WILL FILL THIS NEED FOR QUANTIFICATION. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS WILL IN TURN ALLOW SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS TO MAKE DATA-ENABLED MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR TEACHING PRACTICES TO BEST SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CORRELATE STUDENT LEARNING AND INTEREST WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF REFORMED TEACHING PRACTICES. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN A SERIES OF INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE LESSONS THAT CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS TEACHER-CENTERED/DIDACTIC, TRANSITIONAL/ INTERACTIVE LECTURE, AND STUDENT-CENTERED BASED ON THE REFORMED TEACHING OBSERVATION PROTOCOL (RTOP) AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATION PROTOCOL FOR UNDERGRADUATE STEM (COPUS) CLASSROOM OBSERVATION PROTOCOLS. RTOP AND COPUS ARE TOOLS USED TO MEASURE FACULTY TEACHING METHODS AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN STEM CLASSROOMS. THE TREATMENT LESSONS WILL BE INTERSPERSED IN CLASSROOMS AT FOUR DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE SEMESTERS SO THAT STUDENTS AT EACH INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE EACH LESSON AT EACH LEVEL OF REFORMED TEACHING AT LEAST ONE TIME. A SERIES OF CONCEPTUAL ASSESSMENTS AND STUDENT INTEREST QUESTIONS WILL MEASURE STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENTS? PERCEPTION OF THEIR LEARNING, AND STUDENT INTEREST. OBSERVATIONS USING THE RTOP AND COPUS PROTOCOLS WILL MEASURE THE DEGREE OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING PRACTICES IN BOTH TREATMENT AND NON-TREATMENT CLASSES. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WILL BE USED TO ASSESS IF DIFFERENT DEGREES OF STUDENT-CENTERED INSTRUCTION HAVE ANY DIFFERENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE LEARNING, PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING, OR INTEREST FOR STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS. THE PROJECT WILL USE A MODEL SELECTION APPROACH TO DETERMINE WHICH FACTORS (DEGREE OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING, STUDENT INTEREST, STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS) BEST PREDICT STUDENT LEARNING GAINS. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE A MODEL THAT CHARACTERIZES HOW STUDENT LEARNING SCALES WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING. BY INTEGRATING STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS WITH LEARNING AND AFFECT, THIS WORK WILL GENERATE NEW INFORMATION TO CHARACTERIZE LEARNING AND AFFECT FOR STUDENTS FROM TRADITIONALLY MINORITIZED GROUPS AND WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK THAT FACULTY CAN USE TO DETERMINE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THEY WISH TO ADOPT BASED ON A CLEAR TARGET FOR IMPROVED STUDENT SUCCESS. THE NSF IUSE: EHR PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH ITS 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.

EQUIPMENT: ENHANCING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION WITH A UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS EDUCATIONAL INSTRUMENTATION PROJECT AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO (CHICO STATE) WILL STRENGTHEN UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, CONCRETE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT, MECHANICAL & MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL SECURE A FULLY AUTOMATED TEST APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY TESTING A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CONDUCT ADVANCED MATERIALS TESTING AND RESEARCH IN CIVL 212: CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS, CIMT 231: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONCRETE AND TESTING, CMGT 330: SOIL MECHANICS, CONCRETE, AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING, MECH 210: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TESTING, AND CIVL 415 / CIMT 365 / MECH 340W (ADVANCED LAB COURSES). AN ESTIMATED 350 STUDENTS WILL UTILIZE THE PROJECT-FUNDED EQUIPMENT EACH YEAR. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO ENRICH THE LEARNING AND EXPERIENCES OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BY UPGRADING CRITICAL EQUIPMENT IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND TO CULTIVATE WORKFORCE-READY SKILLS IN MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. THE TEAM PROPOSES TO LEVERAGE THE EQUIPMENT BY USING IT AS THE CORE OF A REGIONAL HUB, WHICH WOULD BE A FOCUS FOR INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATIONS, INTERNSHIPS, AND K-12 OUTREACH. THE PROJECT LEVERAGES OUTREACH THROUGH OPEN HOUSES, DEMONSTRATION DAYS, AND VISITS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE INSTITUTION AND THE PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE FUNDED EQUIPMENT USING WELL-DEFINED METRICS, INCLUDING THE CREATION, REFINEMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RUBRICS, SURVEYS, AND OTHER DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS THAT WILL ENSURE RIGOROUS AND CONSISTENT EVALUATION PROCESSES. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE HSI PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION AND INCREASE CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING AT HSIS. 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: BUILDING A LIFE SCIENCE CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LABORATORY CURRICULUM TARGETING STUDENT DEFICIENCES TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL HIGHER LEARNING COMMUNITIES

INTEGRATING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY THROUGH LOCAL FOOD MARKETING CHANNELS

ENHANCING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCE AMID UNCERTAIN WATER SUPPLIES

OVER 90% OF U.S. FARMS ARE CLASSIFIED AS FAMILY FARMS AND THEY ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 80% OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS OFTEN STATED THAT ONLY 30% OF FAMILY FARMS SURVIVE THE TRANSITION TO THE SECOND GENERATION AND ONLY 10% MAKE IT TO THE THIRD. WHILE FAMILY FARMS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES, THEY ARE OFTEN ILL PREPARED FOR SUCCESSION PLANNING AND ARE NOT SUCCESSFULLY PASSED ALONG TO THE NEXT GENERATION. THIS INTEGRATED, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH/EXTENSION, PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE HEAD ON AND IS WELL ALIGNED WITH THE USDA STRATEGIC GOAL TO FACILITATE RURAL PROSPERITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO TRAIN FUTURE AND CURRENT FARM MANAGERS WITH THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME MORE FINANCIALLY RESILIENT AS IT RELATES TO SUCCESSION PLANNING. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED BY DEVELOPING A NEW LEARNING MODULE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW FAMILY FARM BUSINESSES CAN BECOME BETTER PREPARED FOR SUCCESSION PLANNING. THIS INNOVATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, LEARNING MODULE WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO UPPER DIVISION COURSES IN THE AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS AND ANIMAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS AT MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS. THESE MATERIALS WILL ALSO BE USED TO DEVELOP A NEW ONLINE AND IN-PERSON OUTREACH/EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS. BOTH STUDENTS AND PRODUCERS WILL BE TRAINED WITH THE CRITICAL TOOLS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUCCESSION MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. BY INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NEW COURSEWORK MATERIALS INTO THE CURRICULUM, THE PROJECT WILL HAVE LONG-TERM IMPACTS ON EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY.

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES THROUGH LOCALLY GROWN CULTURAL FOODS FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION

FOODIE U: THE IMPACT OF A PILOT MINDFUL EATING INTERVENTION ON FOOD BEHAVIORS AMONG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

STUDENT-GENERATED SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PREHISTORY

THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE DEMONSTRATION LAB (RAD-LAB) PROGRAM FOR SOIL SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (RAD-4-SSURE) WILL PROVIDE FIELD AND LABORATORY OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCES TO A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO THROUGH THE RAD-LAB AND A VARIETY OF APPLIED RESEARCH AND SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF RAD-4-SSURE IS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO NEW AND EXISTING ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSESS AND QUANTIFY SOIL HEALTH AND PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED TRAINING ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDES LAB, LEADERSHIP, DATA SCIENCE, AND COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCES. BUILT AROUND A COHORT BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH (SOILS OUTSTANDING INTERDISCIPLINARY LEADERS - SOIL), RAD-4-SSURE WILL FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED KNOWLEDGEABLE STUDENTS PREPARED TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES WORKFORCE.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FOSTERING TEAMWORK IN THE CONTEXT OF LEARNING PHYSICS THROUGH SOCIO-METACOGNITION AND ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IMPROVING STUDENTS' SKILLS IN COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK IN THE CONTEXT OF LEARNING PHYSICS. PHYSICS CLASSES OFTEN INVOLVE GROUP WORK, BUT WITHOUT GUIDANCE, TEAMWORK MAY BREAK DOWN. THIS PROJECT WILL TEACH STUDENTS TO COMMUNICATE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY TOGETHER. THESE TEAMWORK SKILLS WILL HELP PREPARE THE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN THE WORKFORCE. THIS WORK IS SUPPORTED AS A LEVEL 2 PROJECT IN THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK OF NSF'S IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION (IUSE: EDU) PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN PHYSICS BY TEACHING TEAMWORK SKILLS. THE INVESTIGATORS AIM TO DEVELOP AND TEST A CLASSROOM INTERVENTION USING THE FRAMEWORK OF SOCIO-METACOGNITION, WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNICATION AND REFLECTION PRACTICES TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE TEAMWORK. THE INTERVENTION WILL CONSIST OF FIVE COORDINATED, RESEARCH-BASED ACTIVITIES: READING, CASE-STUDY ANALYSIS, COMPOSING A TEAM CHARTER, REFLECTING ON CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE, AND ACTION PLANNING. THE INTERVENTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THREE PHYSICS COURSES -- A CALCULUS-BASED COURSE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, A COURSE FOR FUTURE K-8 TEACHERS, AND A PEDAGOGY COURSE FOR UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS -- AT TWO DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS, WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL EXPLORE HOW THE TEAMWORK INSTRUCTION IMPACTS STUDENTS' TEAMWORK SKILLS AND GROUP DYNAMICS. THEY WILL ALSO CONDUCT FACULTY WORKSHOPS TO SHARE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, GATHER FEEDBACK, AND SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF TEAMWORK INSTRUCTION IN STEM CLASSROOMS. THE EDUCATION RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS QUESTIONS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: HOW WELL DO STUDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK LOOKS LIKE BEFORE AND AFTER THE TEAMWORK INSTRUCTION? HOW OFTEN DO STUDENTS USE PRODUCTIVE TEAMWORK BEHAVIORS, AND DOES TEAMWORK INSTRUCTION HELP THEM USE THESE SKILLS MORE CONSISTENTLY? DOES THE TEAMWORK INSTRUCTION IMPROVE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD TEAMWORK? HOW DO STUDENTS NAVIGATE GROUP DYNAMICS DURING MOMENTS OF CONFUSION, AND DOES THIS IMPROVE WITH THE TEAMWORK INSTRUCTION? THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

NEIC DATA SHARING ARCH RESEARCH

MRI: ACQUISITION OF OCT IMAGING SYSTEM AND DEEP LEARNING WORKSTATION FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

FOSTERING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COMPETENCE THROUGH VALID, RELIABLE, AND PRACTICAL ASSESSMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEAM PROJECTS -THIS IUSE COMPUTER SCIENCE LEVEL 2 ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY PREPARING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO MAKE HIGH-QUALITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEAM SOFTWARE PROJECTS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH FOR UNDERGRADUATE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COURSES THAT INCLUDE TEAM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IN THESE COURSES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IS ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT A STUDENT MAKES TO THEIR TEAM. THIS PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED BY DERIVING THE DESIRABLE QUALITIES OF FOUR KEY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ARTIFACTS THAT TEAM MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO A SOFTWARE PROJECT. BASED ON THESE QUALITIES, STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO CONTRIBUTE HIGH-QUALITY ARTIFACTS BY ASSESSING AND REFLECTING ON THEIR AND THEIR PEERS? ARTIFACT CONTRIBUTIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING RIGOROUS METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF SOFTWARE PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL ITERATIVELY REFINE AND EMPIRICALLY EVALUATE A VALID, RELIABLE, PRACTICAL, AND JUST APPROACH TO ASSESSING THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ARTIFACTS THAT INDIVIDUAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERS CONTRIBUTE TO TEAM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. BY TAKING A RIGOROUS EMPIRICAL APPROACH TO DERIVING THE DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF INDIVIDUALS? CONTRIBUTIONS, DEVELOPING A VALID AND RELIABLE METHOD FOR ASSESSING INDIVIDUALS? CONTRIBUTIONS AGAINST THOSE PROPERTIES, AND MAKING ASSESSMENTS PRACTICAL THROUGH A SOFTWARE TOOL THAT ENABLES ASSESSMENTS TO BE EASILY PERFORMED ON SAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALS? CONTRIBUTIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL (A) CONTRIBUTE A NOVEL PEDAGOGY FOR FOSTERING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COMPETENCE THROUGH PEER REVIEW AND REFLECTION; (B) IMPROVE INSTRUCTORS? ABILITY TO ASSESS THEIR STUDENTS? LEARNING, AND (C) ENHANCE RESEARCHERS? ABILITY TO STUDY AND EVALUATE PEDAGOGIES FOR TEAM PROJECTS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE NSF IUSE:EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE FPGA-BASED SIMULATION SYSTEMS

PORTABILITY ASSISTANCE

FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL FARM STAND PILOT PROJECT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH-- BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL SIGNATURES OF SEDENTISM IN THE CALIFORNIA DELTA

GRANT ADMIN. WORKSHOP

PROJECT PERIOD: 2 20 24-2 19 25PROJECT TITLE: AFTERSHOCK FORECAST SERIOUS GAMEACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY, THERE IS MORE THAN A 99 CHANCE THAT ONE OR MORE M6.7 OR GREATER EARTHQUAKES WILL STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA WITHIN THE NEXT 30 YEARS. SINCE DAMAGING EARTHQUAKES ARE INEVITABLE, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A TOOL TO COMMUNICATE DATA AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE INFREQUENT AND UNUSUAL EVENTS OF EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCK FORECASTING. THE PROPOSED TOOL WILL BE AN EXPERIENTIAL INTERACTIVE COMPUTER APPLICATION: SERIOUS GAME MODULE. THIS MODULE WILL BE CREATED BY A TEAM WITH DIVERSE SKILLS AND MAKEUP CONSISTING OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM DISCIPLINES SUCH AS DESIGN, ART, ANIMATION, PROGRAMMING, VIDEO PRODUCTION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND JOURNALISM, FOUND IN THE MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE COLLABORATION AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO. THIS PROJECT WILL PRESENT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT AFTERSHOCK FORECASTS IN A DESKTOP PC-BASED SERIOUS GAME FORMAT DESIGNED INITIALLY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS. THE GAME WILL HAVE IMMERSIVE STORYLINES TO BUILD DIVERSITY INTO THE GAME, INCLUDING DIVERSE ROLES (E.G., EMERGENCY MANAGER, SEARCH AND RESCUE, HAZARD MITIGATION, PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATORS) AND OR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH PLAYER AVATAR CUSTOMIZATION. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ALSO DEVELOP PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING TACTICS TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF THE SERIOUS GAME AMONGST THE INTENDED AUDIENCE.THE DATA AND SCENARIOS WITHIN THE SERIOUS GAME WILL INTEGRATE INFORMATION FROM THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THIS INFORMATION INCLUDES DATA FROM THE HAYWIRED SCENARIO, CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES AND AFTERSHOCK FORECASTS, VISUALIZATIONS OF AFTERSHOCK FORECASTS, AND DECISION-MAKING USE CASES FOR AFTERSHOCK FORECASTS. THE GAME DEVELOPMENT PROCESS INCLUDES TWO-WEEK AGILE SCRUM SPRINT CYCLES AND MILESTONE DELIVERABLES OF PROOF OF CONCEPT, ELECTRONIC CORE LOOP PROTOTYPE, ALPHA, BETA, AND RELEASE GAME VERSIONS.TODAY, COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS MAY BE LESS PREPARED TO USE AFTERSHOCK FORECASTS VERSUS COMMON HAZARD FORECASTS SUCH AS WEATHER-RELATED HAZARDOUS EVENTS. THE FOCUS ON AFTERSHOCK FORECASTS HAS SEVERAL POTENTIAL BENEFITS, SUCH AS INCREASED AWARENESS OF THESE EVENTS AND THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ANALYZE THEM, ASSISTING WITH REGIONAL OR COMMUNITY-LEVEL PREPAREDNESS THROUGH AFTERSHOCK FORECAST SCENARIOS, AND ENHANCING DECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTIVE SCENARIOS IN THE GAMEPLAY. THE INITIAL TARGET AUDIENCE OF THE SERIOUS GAME IS CRITICAL DECISION-MAKERS SUCH AS LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS. THESE MANAGERS CAN PRACTICE USING AFTERSHOCK FORECASTING FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PURPOSES. THE SERIOUS GAME MAY EXPAND TO ADDITIONAL AUDIENCES, SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATORS, IN FUTURE PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT.

STREAM MONITORING DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT FOR MEDITERRANEAN COAST NETWORK PARKS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: IRES TRACK I: US-COSTA RICA COLLABORATION TO QUANTIFY THE HOLISTIC BENEFITS OF RESOURCE RECOVERY IN SMALL-SCALE COMMUNITIES -INTEGRATING WASTE TREATMENT WITH RESOURCE RECOVERY IN SMALL-SCALE COMMUNITIES CAN FACILITATE PROGRESS TOWARD GLOBAL SANITATION INITIATIVES. HOWEVER, CHALLENGES IN QUANTIFYING AND COMMUNICATING THE HOLISTIC SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND BENEFITS OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES CAN PREVENT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH INITIATIVES. THIS IRES TRACK I PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE IN COSTA RICA, WHERE 66% OF THE SEPTIC TANK SLUDGE IS NOT TREATED PROPERLY BEFORE DISPOSAL AND 86% OF THE WASTEWATER CONNECTED TO SANITARY SEWERS RECEIVES LIMITED TO NO TREATMENT PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY UNTREATED WASTEWATER JEOPARDIZES COSTA RICA?S NATIONAL ECONOMY, WHICH IS DEPENDENT ON ECOTOURISM. CONSEQUENTLY, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE 18 U.S. STUDENTS FROM WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO WITH AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING AND ANTHROPOLOGY OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS. STUDENTS WILL USE BOTH SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING METHODS TO IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF SANITATION SYSTEMS IN SMALL COMMUNITIES USING TRIPLE-BOTTOM LINE (SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC) DECISION MAKING STRATEGIES FOR WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES WHILE ADDRESSING GLOBAL SANITATION CHALLENGES IN THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF RAPIDLY URBANIZING CITIES IN COSTA RICA. ALONG WITH INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO TRAINING A DIVERSE U.S. WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE PROGRAM WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COLLABORATORS IN THE U.S. AND COSTA RICA TO FACILITATE PROGRESS TOWARD SAFE MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE RECOVERY IN A SUSTAINABLE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE WAY. THIS IRES TRACK I PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE 18 U.S. STUDENTS FROM WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO WITH AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO SOLVE COMPLEX SANITATION CHALLENGES IN THE ECOTOURISM COMMUNITY OF SANTA ELENA, COSTA RICA. THIS THREE-YEAR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IS MOTIVATED BY THE FOLLOWING DRIVING OBJECTIVES: DEVELOP CONVERGENT KNOWLEDGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ANTHROPOLOGY; PROVIDE U.S. STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP INTERDISCIPLINARY GLOBAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES; AND FACILITATE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER AND INTEGRATED RECOVERY OF RESOURCES IN COSTA RICA. THE INTELLECTUAL MERIT OF THIS PROJECT STEMS FROM INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COMBINING THE FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ANTHROPOLOGY TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE IN A SUSTAINABLE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE WAY. THIS CONVERGENT RESEARCH WILL SPUR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES AND WILL FACILITATE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER AND RECOVERY OF RESOURCES IN COSTA RICA. IN THIS IRES PROGRAM, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN WATER QUALITY TESTING, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS, AND QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS. STUDENTS WILL WORK IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS TO ENGAGE A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS SUSTAINABILITY METRICS RELEVANT TO SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT INTEGRATING RESOURCE RECOVERY TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING IN THE SANITATION SECTOR. STUDENTS WILL ASSESS TRIPLE-BOTTOM LINE (SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC) SUSTAINABILITY METRICS AND USE MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (MCDA) TO IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF SANITATION SYSTEMS. A NEW MCDA TOOL WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THE TOOL WILL ALLOW WASTEWATER UTILITIES IN SMALL COMMUNITIES SERVING POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 10,000 TO COMPARE PERFORMANCE ACROSS MULTIPLE CRITERIA FOR ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS AT DECENTRALIZED, SEMI-CENTRALIZED AND CENTRALIZED SCALES OF IMPLEMENTATION. IRES STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES WHILE ADDRESSING GLOBAL SANITATION CHALLENGES IN THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF COSTA RICA. THIS, ALONG WITH INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, WILL CONTRIBUTE TO TRAINING A DIVERSE U.S. WORKFORCE. THE PROGRAM WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COLLABORATORS IN THE U.S. AND COSTA RICA TO FACILITATE PROGRESS TOWARD SAFE MANAGEMENT OF WASTEWATER AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE RECOVERY IN COSTA RICA. 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.

CESU CA YOUTH SUMMITS

STREAM CONDITION MONITORING AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR MEDITERRANEAN COAST NETWORK PARKS

BUTTE CREEK SALMON LIFE HISTORY INVESTIGATION 2012 SPRING RUN CHINOOK SALMON MONITORING PROGRAM

THIS PROJECT WILL STUDY THE PRACTICALITY OF USING STORMWATER BIOFILTRATION TO SLOW RUNOFF AND CAPTURE POLLUTANTS, USING THE CITY OF CHICO AND CSU CHICO CAMPUS AS TEST BEDS. THE PROJECT WILL DO LABORATORY STUDIES TO DETERMINE KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS TO ACHIEVE BIOFILTER RESILIENCY AND MONITOR FOR 18 MONTHS THE HYDROLOGIC AND POLLUTANT REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING BIOFILTERS IN THE TEST BEDS. IT WILL DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEDIA-PLANT COMBINATIONS FOR BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS IN PARTICULAR SETTINGS. THE RESULTS WILL BE SYNTHESIZED IN A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT.

THIS PROJECT TESTS THE USE OF BIODIESEL WASTE GLYCEROL (DEVELOPED DURING PHASE I OF THE PROJECT) IN THE PRODUCTION OF A SERIES OF DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON RESEARCHING HOW GLYCEROL CAN BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC SOLVENTS, AND THE POTENTIAL OF USE IN CAMPUS LABORATORIES. BY DEVELOPING A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLVENT, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP DISPOSE OF INDUSTRY WASTE GLYCEROL AND REUSE A TRADITIONAL WASTE PRODUCT EFFECTIVELY.

THE MERIAM LIBRARY AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN TEMPE AND PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY IN OREGON, WILL DETERMINE THE NEED FOR AND AVAILABILITY OF COPYRIGHT EDUCATION FOR LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE WESTERN RURAL COPYRIGHT EDUCATION RESEARCH PILOT PROJECT WILL DOCUMENT THE ABILITY OF LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS IN THIS REGION TO RESPOND TO COPYRIGHT QUESTIONS, DETERMINE THEIR NEEDS FOR TRAINING, LOCATE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE TRAINING, IDENTIFY COPYRIGHT TRAINING SPECIALISTS AND PROGRAMS, AND DOCUMENT NEW WAYS TO DELIVER COPYRIGHT TRAINING ACROSS A LARGE, GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED REGION. THIS PLANNING GRANT WILL INFORM FUTURE PROJECTS TO DEVELOP REGIONALLY SENSITIVE COPYRIGHT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES.