Iup Research Institute

A COLLABORATIVE PENNSYLVANIA-WIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSORTIUM FOR ENHANCING STEM AND CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION

TO HELP MAINTAIN AND BUILD THE USDAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICES MOMENTUM TOWARDS MEASURABLY MEETING THE CONSERVATION GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH NRCSS WORKING LANDS FOR WILDLIFE PROGRAM

BUILDING A CULTURE OF CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND CIVIC LIFE AT IUP

THE RAPID FORENSIC EVALUATION OF MICROBES IN BIODEFENSE RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A RAPID SCREENING AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE BIO-THREAT

IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS CRITICAL SCIENCE NEEDS WITHIN THE EASTERN DECIDUOUSFOREST PRIORITY REGION RELATED TO NRCS TECHNICAL AND FINANCIALASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO ITS WORKING LANDS FOR WILDLIFE EFFORTS

CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION CLEARINGHOUSE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

BETTER PREPARING STEM UNDERGRADUATES FOR EMPLOYMENT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH FOR TEACHING AND ASSESSING TEAMWORK AND INTERPERSON

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN IMIC DIGITAL MICROSCOPE FOR RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DRUG USE AMONG TRANSNATIONAL MEXICAN FARMWORKERS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE WITH EDS AND EBSD CAPABILITIES TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND RESEARCH AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

ARRA RESTORING FORESTS THROUGH RECLAMATION OF SURFACE COAL MINES IN WESTERN PA

UNDERSTANDING THE COGNITIVE FACTORS AND LEGAL PROCESSES OF EXPERT OPINIONS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

ARRA - EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

ASSESS EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL AND MONARCH BUTTERFLY POPULATIN RESPONSES TO WLFW GWWA AND NEC. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED CESU# A-3A75-16-522 .

MRI: ACQUISITION OF INSTRUMENTS FOR 3D DIGITAL MAPPING OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEOPATHS:GO: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH STUDENT EXPERIENCES ABOARD SHIPS (STEMSEAS) -THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) WORKFORCE IS CRUCIAL TO THE U.S. HEALTH AND ECONOMY, YET RETENTION RATES IN STEM FIELDS ARE POOR, AND THE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR IS FACED WITH A LOOMING WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. MOREOVER, THE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO LACK THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION AT LARGE. THE STEM STUDENT EXPERIENCES ABOARD SHIPS (STEMSEAS) PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LAMONT DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM (UNOLS) AIMED AT ADDRESSING THREE PRIORITIES: (1) INCREASING THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS PURSUING DEGREES AND CAREERS IN GEOSCIENCES; (2) PREPARING STUDENTS FOR MANY CAREER TRAJECTORIES IN THE GEOSCIENCES AND BEYOND; AND, (3) CONTRIBUTING TO THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR EFFECTIVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING AND RETENTION IN STEM. THE STEMSEAS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE THESE GOALS BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF UNUSED BERTHING CAPACITY AVAILABLE ON UNOLS AND OTHER OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS AS THEY TRANSIT BETWEEN PORTS IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR NEXT SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. THESE SHORT (~6-10 DAY) TRANSITS OFFER A UNIQUE MOBILE CLASSROOM SETTING WHERE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS CAN BE EXPOSED TO GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND CAREER EXPLORATION. WHILE AT SEA, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT INCORPORATE SCIENCE CONTENT, LAB EXERCISES, DATA COLLECTION/ANALYSIS, AND CAREER EXPLORATION. THE PROJECT WILL ORGANIZE FOUR EXPEDITIONS PER YEAR FOR STUDENTS SELECTED FROM ACROSS THE US AND FOR FACULTY AT US TWO-YEAR COLLEGES (2YC) AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCU). STEMSEAS HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT IT IS A ROBUST MECHANISM FOR GEOSCIENCE DISCOVERY AND STEM ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EXPAND THIS PROGRESS WHILE IMPROVING ITS REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF DIVERSIFIED LEADERSHIP TEAM, INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HBCU AND 2YC FACULTY, RESEARCH IN TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT ALUMNI. STEMSEAS WILL ADD TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMERSIVE AT-SEA EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS? INSPIRATION AND RETENTION IN THE GEOSCIENCES, THEIR COMFORT LEVEL WITH GEOSCIENCE KNOWLEDGE, AND THEIR FAMILIARITY WITH GEOSCIENCE CAREER PATHWAYS. IT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COMPONENTS OF REAL TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT ASSISTS THE ACADEMIC FLEET IN ITS MISSION TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEOSCIENCE RESEARCHERS AND WORKFORCE. BY TAKING STUDENTS FROM COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN POORLY REPRESENTED IN GEOSCIENCE ON MENTORED TRANSITS ABOARD THESE STATE-OF-THE-ART VESSELS, THE PROJECT STANDS TO HAVE PROFOUND IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. BY ESTABLISHING THE PARTNERSHIPS AND PROCESS BY WHICH STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SHIP TIME, THIS PROJECT SETS THE STAGE FOR INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITIES OVER TIME. MOREOVER, BY CAREFULLY DESIGNING PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES POST-TRANSIT REFLECTION AND IN-CLASS REPORTING, THE PROJECT IS POISED TO TRANSFORM THE WAY STEMSEAS STUDENTS CONCEPTUALIZE THEIR FUTURES ? I.E., WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR THEM. IN ADDITION, STEMSEAS HAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL CHANNELS FOR BROADER IMPACTS IN THE SCIENCE RESEARCH AND 2YC COMMUNITY THROUGH INVITING ?POCKET? SCIENCE PROJECTS AT TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY ALONG SHIP TRACKS AND INCREASING RESEARCH CAPACITY AT SMALLER INSTITUTIONS. 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.

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE ASSESSMENT AT FT. NECESSITY NB

PURPOSE: THE PENNSYLVANIA CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ALLIANCE WILL BRIDGE THE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE GAP THROUGH EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND STUDENT SUPPORT. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS OBTAINING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, PROVIDE UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE CYBERSECURITY CAREER PATHWAYS VIA PAID INTERNSHIPS AND CYBERSECURITY COMPETITIONS, ENGAGE K TO12 STUDENTS IN THE FIELD VIA HACKATHONS AND CYBERSECURITY WORKSHOPS, AND ADOPT THE NICE FRAMEWORK BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER COLLABORATORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CYBERSECURITY PARTNERSHIP ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TO DELIVER CERTIFICATION PREP WORKSHOPS, PAID INTERNSHIPS, CYBER COMPETITIONS, AND K TO12 ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, ALL ALIGNED WITH THE NICE FRAMEWORK. CORE SERVICES INCLUDE CYBERSECURITY CAREER EXPLORATION, MENTORSHIP, ADOPTION OF WORK ROLE-BASED CURRICULA, AND WORKFORCE-ALIGNED TRAINING ACROSS COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, EMPLOYERS, AND K TO 12 INSTITUTIONS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS EARNING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, EXPAND EMPLOYER USE OF THE NICE FRAMEWORK, AND IMPROVE WORKFORCE READINESS AMONG COLLEGE AND K TO 12 PARTICIPANTS. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED CERTIFICATION RATES, INTERNSHIP PARTICIPATION, CAREER AWARENESS, AND ALIGNMENT BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND REGIONAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE NEEDS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROGRAM TARGETS PENNSYLVANIA-BASED STUDENTS ACROSS K TO 16, WITH A FOCUS ON GROUPS INCLUDING VETERANS, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, WOMEN, AND LEARNERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. REGIONAL EMPLOYERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM A MORE QUALIFIED, AND JOB-READY CYBERSECURITY TALENT PIPELINE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBAWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCCC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000.00 AND TO PENN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (PHCC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000.00.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED FAUNAL DATABASES IN TDAR

GCR: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DESIGNING A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM THROUGH CONVERGENCE RESEARCH USING A MULTI-SCALE ECOSYSTEMS APPROACH

STUDENT CONSTRUCTION OF MENTAL MODELS: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF INDUCTIVE TEACHING METHODS IN CHEMISTRY

BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOGEOGRAPHIC UTILITY OF CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN TRILOBITE FAUNAS IN ALASKA

ASSESS NRCS FOREST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR GOLD-WINGED WARLER NESTING HABITAT REQUIREMENTS AND FOREST HEALTH GOALS--AMENDMENT TO CHANGE CONTACT IN BLOCK 10. AMD2 NO COST EXTENSION

THE ROLE AND RESPONSE OF THE TROPICAL PACIFIC THERMOCLINE IN PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE TRENDS AND OBLIQUITY CYCLES

EARMARKS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LINKING MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL SEDIMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR PLIO-PLEISTOCENE VARIABILITY OF WEDDELL EMBAYMENT AND ANTARCTIC PENINSULA GLACIATION

RURAL ACCESS TO EMERGENCY DEVICES DI OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL GRANT PROGRAM

MRI-R2: ACQUISTION OF MODERN HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY INSTRUMENTATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT IUP

EXPANDING GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER CONSERVATION IN THE EL JAGUAR - VOLCAN YALI CORRIDOR AND BEYOND (5834)

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A COULTER-BECKMAN MULTISIZER 3 ELECTRONIC PARTICLE ANALYZER AND PREPARATORY INSTRUMENTS FOR SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WI

FOREST SERVICE PESTICIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (FS-PIAP)

MRI: ACQUISITION OF 3D IMAGING AND PRINTING INSTRUMENTATION TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

RIG: INVESTIGATING MECHANISMS OF TROPHIC RICOCHET IN CANOPY FOOD CHAINS RESULTING FROM LONG-TERM LEGACIES OF HISTORIC DEER BROWSING

ARCHEOLOGICAL OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT FOR FORT NECESSITY NB

FLIGHT 93 REFORESTATION MONITORING PLAN: SUMMER 2022

SUPPORT FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RIPARIAN VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ON RESERVOIR SEDIMENT DELTAS WITHIN THE SOUT

TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING: THE COASTAL AND OCEAN STEM EQUITY ALLIANCE -INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE WILL ORGANIZE TRAVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MEMBERS OF THE COASTAL AND OCEAN STEM EQUITY ALLIANCE (COSEA) COMMUNITY-OF-PRACTICE TO ATTEND THE 2023 AQUATIC SCIENCES MEETING OF ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENCES OF LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, (ASLO). PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND STATES, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA, GEORGIA, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. COSEA AIMS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT ISSUES OF BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN GEOSCIENCES WITH A WIDER AUDIENCE, TO IDENTIFY SYNERGIES, AND TO PLAN FUTURE PROJECTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COASTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCES COMMUNITY IS WELCOMING AND THRIVING. ASLO23 WILL PROVIDE COSEA MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF AQUATIC SCIENCE COLLEAGUES TO REFLECT ON THE COMMON ISSUES AND BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN COASTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCES. THE COSEA COMMUNITY-OF-PRACTICE IS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING, PROMOTING CULTURE CHANGE ACROSS SECTORS, AND FOSTERING AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR DIALOGUE AND CO-CREATION TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF COASTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCES. COSEA SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF A MORE DIVERSE OCEAN AND COASTAL WORKFORCE AND CLOSER ENGAGEMENT OF SCIENTISTS WITH ALL COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE COSEA COMMUNITY-OF-PRACTICE IS FOCUSED ON THE OVERARCHING THEME OF EQUITY, INCLUDING ISSUES OF BELONGING, ACCESS, JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION THAT ARE INTERNATIONALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT VARY IN CHARACTER REGIONALLY FOR SOCIO-CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL REASONS. COSEA CAN SERVE AS A MODEL COMMUNITY-OF-PRACTICE FOR THE AQUATIC SCIENCES AND THE GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE MORE BROADLY. 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.

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE GEOLOGY FIELD CAMP FOR THE PASSHE: WORKSHOP PROPOSAL: PITTSBURG, PA - JANUARY 3-4, 2019

UTAH PROTECT AND INSPECT: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES AND SITE PRESERVATION OF THE CLEVELAND-LLOYD DINOSAUR QUARRY

RAPID: INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 AND THEIR IMPACTS ON CLASSROOM-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT IN THE NEARSHORE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 05/22/2008

TO SUPPORT ARTIST FEES FOR A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BY THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH RELATED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.

TO SUPPORT THE MILTON BANCROFT ART CONSERVATION PROJECT, WITH ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PRODUCING DIRECTOR FOR FOOTLIGHT PLAYERS YOUTH THEATER PROGRAM, INCLUDING PROGRAM PLANNING, WORKSHOPS, A

TO SUPPORT ARTSPATH, PRESENTED BY THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS.

PRESERVING THE COFFMAN PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

PRESERVE THE HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS IN THE IUP SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES