Research Foundation For The State University Of New York

TAS::97 0400::TAS INTEGRATED PHOTONICS IMI

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED PHOTONICS 2.0

COLLABORATIVE STUDY ON THE GENETICS OF ALCOHOLISM/COGA

U.S. ATLAS OPERATIONS: DISCOVERY AND MEASUREMENT AT THE ENERGY FRONTIER

U.S. ATLAS OPERATIONS: DISCOVERY AND MEASUREMENT AT THE ENERGY FRONTIER -RESEARCHERS IN HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF MATTER AND THE BASIC FORCES THROUGH WHICH IT INTERACTS. ONE WAY THEY DO THIS IS BY OBSERVING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COUNTER-ROTATING BEAMS OF PROTONS COLLIDE. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DEBRIS PRODUCED IN THE COLLISIONS CAN REVEAL THE BASIC PHYSICS OF FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES AND THE FORCES BETWEEN THEM. HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED PARTICLE DETECTORS AND ANALYSIS METHODS ARE REQUIRED TO MEASURE THESE CHARACTERISTICS. NSF PROVIDES FUNDING TO U.S. RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN EXPERIMENTAL HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS USING THE ATLAS DETECTOR AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER (LHC), THE WORLD?S PREMIER LABORATORY FOR THIS RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO DIRECTLY SUPPORTING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, NSF WILL PROVIDE, VIA THIS AWARD, FUNDING TO TWENTY-TWO U.S. UNIVERSITIES TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATION OF U.S.-SUPPLIED COMPONENTS OF THE ATLAS DETECTOR AND ITS SUPPORTING SOFTWARE AND COMPUTING SYSTEMS, DEVELOP NEW SOFTWARE TOOLS, AND INSTALL AND COMMISSION DETECTOR ENHANCEMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR MORE INTENSE OPERATION PLANNED TO COMMENCE IN 2027. THIS AWARD WILL ALSO PROMOTE SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH. THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER IS LOCATED AT THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (CERN) NEAR GENEVA SWITZERLAND. U.S. PARTICIPATION IN ATLAS WILL STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICALLY EDUCATED WORKFORCE, ADVANCING THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY, AND THE POPULARIZATION AND DISSEMINATION OF SCIENCE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE AWARD WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN COMPLEX DETECTOR APPARATUS, CUSTOM ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, AND TO SUPPORT DATA PROCESSING AND TECHNICAL ANALYSES OF DETECTOR SYSTEMS. TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM MANY OF THESE TASKS, INCREASING THE EXPERTISE OF THE U.S. WORK FORCE. THE OPERATION OF EXISTING DETECTOR COMPONENTS, DESIGN OF UPGRADE COMPONENTS, AND RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AMONG UNIVERSITY PHYSICS PERSONNEL, UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL IN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS, AND PHYSICS DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL PERSONNEL AS PHYSICISTS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS WORK WITH POST-DOCS AND STUDENTS. SIMILARLY, PHYSICS PERSONNEL WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH COMPUTING PROFESSIONALS AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS AND AT NATIONAL LABORATORIES TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS SOFTWARE AND COMPUTING ACTIVITIES. TECHNICAL PART: THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE INSTRUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS TOOLS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO STUDYING DEBRIS FROM PROTON-PROTON COLLISIONS. THESE TOOLS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ANSWERING BASIC, FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS, SUCH AS ?WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF MASS OF THE ELEMENTARY PARTICLES?? THE HIGGS BOSON DISCOVERY, A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE MECHANISM THAT GENERATES ELEMENTARY PARTICLE MASSES, LED TO THE 2013 PHYSICS NOBEL PRIZE THAT WAS AWARDED TO PETER HIGGS AND FRANCOIS ENGLERT. IS THAT THE END OF THE STORY, OR ARE THERE OTHER, AS-OF-YET UNDISCOVERED, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PROCESS? OTHER FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS, EQUALLY IMPORTANT, MAY HAVE ANSWERS THAT DEPEND, AT LEAST IN PART, ON THE PHYSICS OBSERVED THROUGH THE CONTINUED OPERATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA OBTAINED FROM THE LHC. ?WHAT IS THE DARK MATTER THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 25% OF THE MASS OF THE UNIVERSE? CAN DARK MATTER BE PRODUCED AND OBSERVED AT THE LHC? CAN EVIDENCE OF EXTRA DIMENSIONS PREDICTED IN SOME MODELS BE FOUND AT LHC ENERGIES? ARE THERE PARTICLES WITH EXOTIC PROPERTIES, UNLIKE ANY FORMS OF MATTER OBSERVED SO FAR, WHOSE EXISTENCE IS PREDICTED BY SOME THEORIES THAT EXTEND THE STANDARD MODEL OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES?? IN EACH CASE, ANSWERING THE QUESTION REQUIRES THE AGGREGATION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA FROM WHICH TO DRAW MEANINGFUL STATISTICAL INFERENCES. THIS AWARD WILL ENABLE RESEARCHERS TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF DATA COLLECTED FOR ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THESE PHENOMENA. IT WILL ENABLE PREPARATIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO FUTURE COLLECTION OF ABOUT TEN TIMES THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DATA. 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.

BIOLOGY WITH X-RAY LASERS

TO IMPROVE MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE, EXPANDING THE ROLE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ADVOCACY, AND INCREASING THE RESPONSIVENESS OF THE PARLAIMENT.

BROOKLYN WOMEN'S INTERAGENCY HIV STUDY (WIHS) IV

SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO INSTITUTIONAL HEERF

BUFFALO CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER

SVTC SOLAR: A PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT FACILITY

CLINICAL SERVICES FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER RESPONDERS

NSF ENGINES: UPSTATE NEW YORK ENERGY STORAGE ENGINE -THIS NSF ENGINES AWARD TO THE UPSTATE NEW YORK ENERGY STORAGE ENGINE WILL ADDRESS THE ENTIRE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY VALUE CHAIN TO ESTABLISH A TECH-BASED, INDUSTRY-DRIVEN INNOVATION HUB. BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT INVOLVES MULTICOMPONENT DISTRIBUTED SUPPLY CHAINS. THE NSF ENGINE WILL COVER THE BATTERY LIFECYCLE SPANNING MATERIALS, COMPONENTS, CELLS, MODULES, PACKS, SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, AND RECYCLING, WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS SECURED ALONG EACH STEP. THE NSF ENGINE WILL ADDRESS INDUSTRY- AND TECHNOLOGY-LEVEL CHALLENGES INCLUDING MATERIAL SOURCING AND RECOVERY, BATTERY COMPONENT INNOVATION, SAFETY TESTING AND CERTIFICATION, PILOT MANUFACTURING, APPLICATIONS INTEGRATION, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. THE INDUSTRY- AND COMMUNITY-RESPONSIVE NSF ENGINE PROGRAMS WILL CATALYZE HIGH-TECH R&D OUTCOMES, BROADEN PARTICIPATION TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM, AND DRIVE EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE ENGINE WILL LEVERAGE TRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTMENTS FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE NSF AND THE COLLECTIVE CAPACITY OF NSF ENGINE PARTNERS TO POSITION UPSTATE NEW YORK?S EMERGING BATTERY ECOSYSTEM AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN THE SECTOR, POWERING AMERICAN BATTERY INNOVATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY. THE UPSTATE NEW YORK ENERGY STORAGE ENGINE SERVICE REGION COMPRISES 27 COUNTIES IN WESTERN, CENTRAL, SOUTHERN TIER, AND FINGER LAKES REGIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SPANNING MICROPOLITAN AND MAJORITY-RURAL AREAS WITH MORE THAN 4 MILLION RESIDENTS AND MORE THAN 100 FEDERALLY DESIGNATED OPPORTUNITY ZONES. THE REGION HAS SUFFERED FROM DECADES OF ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND HAS 30% RURAL AND 28% ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. THE NSF ENGINE LEVERAGES A LARGE ECOSYSTEM OF CORE PARTNERS THAT INCLUDES R1 UNIVERSITIES (BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, AND UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO), MAJOR INDUSTRY PARTNERS (INCLUDING BAE, RAYMOND, LI-CYCLE, IM3NY, NYSEG, ELECTROVAYA, KODAK AND OTHERS), MANY OF THE REGION?S SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURERS, INDUSTRY TRADE ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING NEW YORK BATTERY AND ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM ? NY-BEST), INCUBATORS AND INVESTORS (INCLUDING LAUNCH NY AND INCUBATORWORKS), AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS (INCLUDING BOCES, SUNY CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SUNY BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, GREEN FORCE). THIS DIVERSE COALITION OF PARTNERS WILL BE CENTRAL TO R&D, TRANSLATION, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THE KEY AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR USE-INSPIRED R&D WERE SHAPED BY EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. THESE AREAS INCLUDE INNOVATIONS IN MATERIAL SOURCING AND PROCESSING, ALTERNATIVE CHEMISTRIES AND NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, IMPROVED METROLOGY, BATTERY MANUFACTURING PROCESS INNOVATION, MATERIAL RECOVERY AND RECYCLING, AND SAFETY AND TESTING. ALL THESE RESEARCH THRUSTS ARE AIMED AT DEVELOPING LEAPFROG INNOVATIONS TO BOLSTER DOMESTIC BATTERY PRODUCTION AND REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON NON-DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAINS. LITHIUM BATTERY PRODUCTION DEPENDS UPON CRITICAL MINERALS WHOSE DOMESTIC SUPPLY IS AT RISK FOR DISRUPTION, AND THERE ARE FURTHER MAJOR GAPS IN THE PROCESSING OF ACTIVE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION OF KEY BATTERY COMPONENTS; THESE GAPS UNDERSCORE THE NEED TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES, SUCH AS INTRODUCTION OF NEW AND ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS, AS WELL AS IMPROVED METROLOGY IN PRODUCTION LINES TO REDUCE WASTE IN MANUFACTURING. MATERIAL RECOVERY AND RECYCLING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CHEMISTRIES, CAN REDUCE THE NEED FOR CRITICAL MINERALS AND DEPENDENCE ON UNSTABLE FOREIGN SUPPLY CHAINS. FINALLY, WITH SAFETY AND TESTING ISSUES CRITICAL AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF BATTERY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION, THE NSF ENGINE WILL PURSUE A HOLISTIC DESIGN APPROACH TO IMPROVING BATTERY SYSTEM SAFETY, WITH SYSTEM-SCALE TESTING CAPABILITIES. THE UPSTATE NEW YORK ENERGY STORAGE ENGINE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATION PLAN FROM LAB TO MARKET THAT STARTS WITH INDUSTRY-INFORMED R&D AND TRANSITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH VENTURE LAUNCH AND GROWTH, PROOF-OF-CONCEPT, PROTOTYPING, TO PILOT PROJECTS, SCALING, AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH EXTERNAL FUNDING. SPECIFICALLY, THE NSF ENGINE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EARLY-STAGE REGIONAL STARTUPS WITH GAP GRANTS FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT PROTOTYPING EFFORTS, AS WELL AS FOR VENTURE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. THE NSF ENGINE WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF REGIONAL R&D, TESTING, AND PILOT PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT BATTERY DEVELOPMENT AT VARIOUS STAGES. THE UPSTATE NEW YORK ENERGY STORAGE ENGINE HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY SKILLS AND TRAINING NEEDS, AND WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. THE NSF ENGINE WILL EXPAND STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL LEVELS TO DELIVER SKILLED TECHNICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECTED GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF BATTERY INNOVATIONS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS SPAN FROM NEXT-GENERATION PRE-COLLEGE; TO UNDERGRAD, GRAD, AND POSTDOC; TO RESKILLING OF EXISTING WORKFORCE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE NEW ENERGY NEW YORK COALITION, LED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) AT BINGHAMTON, WITH ACCELERATING BATTERY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN NEW YORK BY TRANSFORMING NEW YORK'S SOUTHERN TIER INTO A GLOBAL HUB OF ENERGY STORAGE MANUFACTURING. THE PROJECTS FUNDED AS PART OF THIS AWARD INCLUDE BUILDING A LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY DEVELOPMENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY, THE BATTERY-NY CENTER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE TESTING, CERTIFICATION, AND SCALE-UP CAPACITY FOR NEW PRODUCTS AND COMPANIES. COMPLEMENTARY PROJECT LEADS WILL WORK WITH EXISTING MANUFACTURERS TO ESTABLISH THEM AS ELIGIBLE SUPPLIERS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTS; AND EXPAND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF THE GROWING CLUSTER. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE INVESTMENT WILL HELP DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS - ALL WHILE EMBRACING ECONOMIC EQUITY, CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS, AND ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALLY.

DEVELOPMENTAL EXPOSURE ALCOHOL RESEARCH CENTER

CHILD WELFARE TRAINING: THE NATIONAL CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE INSTITUTE

SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FROM CARES ACT

CENTER FOR MESOSCALE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES

CARES INSTITUTIONAL SHARE FUNDING.

MACS/WIHS COMBINED COHORT STUDY: BROOKLYN CLINICAL RESEARCH SITE (BKLYN CRS)

SPHINGOLIPIDS IN CANCER BIOLOGY AND THERAPY

CHILD WELFARE TRAINING: NATIONAL CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE INSTITUTE

CATEGORY I: AMA27: SUSTAINABLE CYBER-INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXPANDING PARTICIPATION -THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO) WILL PROCURE AND OPERATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, HIGHLY ENERGY-EFFICIENT, LARGE-MEMORY COMPUTER SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO THE INTERESTS AND PRIORITIES OF MULTIPLE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (S&E) AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-FOCUSED RESEARCH COMMUNITIES AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS IN NATIONAL CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE. THE PROJECT DEPLOYS A SYSTEM UTILIZING THE LOW-COST AND LOW-ENERGY AMPEREONE ARM PROCESSORS THAT EXCEL AT AI INFERENCE, AS WELL AS IMPERFECTLY-VECTORIZED OR PURE SCALAR WORKLOADS THAT CHARACTERIZE MUCH ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMPUTING BUT ARE INEFFICIENTLY (COST, ENERGY, AND PERFORMANCE) SUPPORTED BY CURRENT NSF CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE. THE LARGE MEMORY AND EXCELLENT AI INFERENCE AND GENERATIVE PERFORMANCE OF THIS PROCESSOR AND QUALCOMM AI-200 ACCELERATORS WILL DIRECTLY ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH RESOURCE TO BROADEN ACCESS TO AI BY BEING EASILY AND TIGHTLY COUPLED INTO DIVERSE APPLICATIONS, YET SCALABLE TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SIMULTANEOUS JOBS OR USERS NATIONWIDE. THE PROJECT EMPLOYS A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTILAYERED STRATEGY, WITH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ELEMENTS TO ENSURE THE WIDEST POSSIBLE BENEFIT OF AMA27. THE TEAM COLLABORATES WITH MULTIPLE INITIATIVES AND NSF PROJECTS, REACHING AN AUDIENCE THAT SPANS HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO FACULTY. NATIONALLY AND REGIONALLY, AMA27 WILL SUPPORT A VARIETY OF PROJECTS AND WILL PROVIDE TAILORED COURSES AND TRAINING (BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTE), HOST STUDENTS AND FACULTY, AND ENCOURAGE EARLY REGISTRATION ACCESS AND FLEXIBLE AND NOVEL ACCESS MODELS. 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.

NATIONAL CHILD WELFARE WORKFORCE INSTITUTE

CARES FUNDING FOR STUDENTS AFFECTED BY COVID-19

NORTHEASTERN CHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE CENTER (NOCESC) -- EFRC

IN ORDER FOR SUNY MARITIME TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE ITS NEW TRAINING VESSEL, THE EXISTING PIER AND INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE UPGRADED. THESE FUNDS ARE PROVIDED TO SUNY MARITIME ACADEMY TO MAKE THE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

TRANSPORT - THE TRANSLATIONAL PROGRAM OF HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH TRAINING

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - SUNY OLD WESTBURY

AI INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFORMING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING CHALLENGES -IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION CHILDREN NEED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE RELATED SERVICES IN THE US SCHOOL SYSTEM, YET THERE ARE LESS THAN SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS (SLPS) TO SERVE THEM. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS FURTHER EXACERBATED THIS GAP, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR SLPS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN. THE AI INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFORMING EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING CHALLENGES AIMS TO CLOSE THIS GAP BY DEVELOPING ADVANCED AI TECHNOLOGIES TO SCALE SLPS' AVAILABILITY AND SERVICES SUCH THAT NO CHILD IN NEED OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES IS LEFT BEHIND. TOWARDS THIS END, THE INSTITUTE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP TWO NOVEL AI SOLUTIONS: (1) THE AI SCREENER TO ENABLE UNIVERSAL EARLY SCREENING FOR ALL CHILDREN, AND (2) THE AI ORCHESTRATOR TO WORK WITH SLPS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH THEIR FORMAL INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PLAN (IEP). IN DEVELOPING THESE SOLUTIONS, THE INSTITUTE WILL ADVANCE FOUNDATIONAL AI TECHNOLOGIES, ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN'S SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, SERVE AS A NEXUS POINT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS, AND REPRESENT A FUNDAMENTAL PARADIGM SHIFT IN HOW SLPS SERVE CHILDREN IN NEED OF ABILITY BASED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES. THE AI SCREENER WILL BE INITIALLY DEPLOYED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS AND WILL ANALYZE VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMS OF CHILDREN'S CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS, DERIVE CONVENTIONAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE MEASURES USED BY SLPS, AND ASSESS NOVEL AND HARD TO OBTAIN AUTOMATICITY MEASURES. THE AI ORCHESTRATOR IS A SUPERSET OF THE AI SCREENER WITH ITS MAIN APPLICATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. IT WILL HELP SLPS TO ADMINISTER A WIDE RANGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND ASSESS THEIR EFFECTS ON MEETING CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUAL IEP LEARNING TARGETS. AT THE CORE OF THE ORCHESTRATOR IS A ROBUST MULTI-AGENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FRAMEWORK THAT CAN EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF DIFFERENT INTERVENTION PRACTICES AND RECOMMEND THOSE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR EACH CHILD. BOTH SOLUTIONS WILL PUSH SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING TO ADDRESS SPARSE AND NOISY DATA ISSUES, MULTIMODALITY PERCEPTION, LEARNING MATERIAL REWRITING AND ENRICHMENT, AND EDGE AI FOR REAL TIME PROCESSING. THE INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP HUMAN CENTERED AI DESIGN METHODOLOGIES TO EMBODY THE SOLUTIONS IN A FORM APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN?S LEARNING. EDUCATION RESEARCH AND THE LEARNING SCIENCES WILL INFORM THE INITIAL PROTOTYPING AND VALIDATION, AND WILL DERIVE VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM THE FIELD DEPLOYED SOLUTIONS. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS PARTNERING WITH NSF TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE INSTITUTE. 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.

NEW YORK SBDC

FREDONIA'S RESPONSE TO THE CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (INSTITUTIONAL)

NORTHEAST CENTER FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE (NECCES)

ESC INSTITUTIONAL CARES AID

AN ANIMAL BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 LABORATORY FOR STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

OP EARLY INTERVENTION SVCS W/RESPECT TO HIV DISEASE

RESEARCH IN THEORETICAL NUCLEAR PHYSICS

IRACDA - THE NEW YORK CONSORTIUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS (NY

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE NEW ENERGY NEW YORK COALITION, LED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) AT BINGHAMTON, WITH ACCELERATING BATTERY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN NEW YORK BY TRANSFORMING NEW YORK'S SOUTHERN TIER INTO A GLOBAL HUB OF ENERGY STORAGE MANUFACTURING. THE PROJECTS FUNDED AS PART OF THIS AWARD INCLUDE BUILDING A LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY DEVELOPMENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY, THE BATTERY-NY CENTER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE TESTING, CERTIFICATION, AND SCALE-UP CAPACITY FOR NEW PRODUCTS AND COMPANIES. COMPLEMENTARY PROJECT LEADS WILL WORK WITH EXISTING MANUFACTURERS TO ESTABLISH THEM AS ELIGIBLE SUPPLIERS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTS; AND EXPAND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS NEEDS OF THE GROWING CLUSTER. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE INVESTMENT WILL HELP DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS - ALL WHILE EMBRACING ECONOMIC EQUITY, CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS, AND ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALLY.

XD METRICS SERVICE (XMS)

FREDONIA'S RESPONSE TO THE CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

2018-2022 OMNIBUS

MODEL STATE-SUPPORTED AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS

STUDIES OF RELATIVISTIC HEAVY ION COLLISIONS AT RHIC

TEMPERAMENTAL LOW PE IN PRESCHOOLERS AND DEPRESSION RISK

TRACK 4: ADVANCED CI COORDINATION ECOSYSTEM: MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT SERVICES -THE SUNY AT BUFFALO TEAM PROVIDES MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT SERVICES AS PART OF THE ADVANCED CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION ECOSYSTEM: SERVICES & SUPPORT (ACCESS) PROGRAM. ADVANCED CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE (CI), WHICH INCLUDES HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC), CLOUD COMPUTING AND ADVANCED NETWORKS, PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENSURING U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AND SERVES AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO HELP DRIVE THE U.S. ECONOMY. INDEED, CI PERFORMANCE IS ESSENTIAL IN ALL TECHNOLOGY FIELDS FROM RESEARCH AND DESIGN TO MANUFACTURING. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF CI, AS WELL AS ITS SUBSTANTIAL COST, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS, I.E., THE PUBLIC, END-USERS, SYSTEM SUPPORT PERSONNEL, APPLICATION DEVELOPERS AND DECISION MAKERS, HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL TOOLS TO HELP OPTIMIZE AND MEASURE CI PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE APPLICATIONS THAT USE IT. THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO IS DEVELOPING CI MEASUREMENT AND OPTIMIZATION TOOLS, NAMELY XDMOD (XD METRICS ON DEMAND) AND ITS OPEN-SOURCE COUNTERPART, OPEN XDMOD, WHICH ARE IN USE WORLDWIDE FOR ADVANCED CI MONITORING AND REPORTING IN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY. THIS PROJECT BUILDS UPON AND EXPANDS THIS FOUNDATION FOR MEASURING AND MONITORING SERVICES FOR THE LARGE NSF INVESTMENT IN THE ADVANCED CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION ECOSYSTEM: SERVICES & SUPPORT PROGRAM. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: (1) DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEXIBLE FRAMEWORK THAT ALLOWS STAKEHOLDERS TO USE ANALYTICAL TOOLS THEY DESIRE ON PERFORMANCE DATA FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL CI RESOURCES; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE CI ECOSYSTEM, INCLUDING NETWORK, DATA, AND PUBLIC CLOUDS, TO FACILITATE CI PLANNING FROM THE LOCAL TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL; (3) DEVELOPMENT OF A CI SIMULATOR TO PREDICT THE RESPONSE OF THE CI ECOSYSTEM TO PROPOSED NEW SYSTEMS OR CHANGES IN EXISTING SYSTEMS ENABLING EFFICIENT DEPLOYMENT AND USE; AND (4) DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED TOOLS TO MONITOR APPLICATION PERFORMANCE METRICS (INCLUDING ENERGY) ON ESTABLISHED AND NOVEL CI ARCHITECTURES. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIME-TO-SOLUTION VERSUS ENERGY CONSUMED IS IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ADOPTING NOVEL CI ARCHITECTURES WHICH PROMISE LOWER ENERGY CONSUMPTION. OPEN XDMOD HAS A BROAD IMPACT THROUGH ITS USE BY INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR CI ASSETS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC, INDUSTRIAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH CENTERS. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE TOOLS INCLUDE A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO TRAIN THE FUTURE CI WORKFORCE IN AN INCLUSIVE MANNER PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND EQUITY. 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.

NUCLEON DECAY AND NEUTRINO EXPERIMENTS

DIABETES AND PERIODONTICS TRIAL - ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER/STUDY CHAIR

ATLAS PHASE-I UPGRADES

A LIFE COURSE APPROACH TO INTEGRATING TRAUMA AND COGNITIVE AGING: A COHORT OF 9/11 RESPONDERS