BROWN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1 MILLION FOR STEM RESEARCH AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded five grants totaling $1,020,754 to The Ohio State University to fund critical scientific research projects and to increase participation in STEM fields.
"Research in science and technology is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "The Ohio State University is one of Ohio's great universities. This award will help it advance our knowledge and continue Ohio's leadership in innovation."
Funding from NSF includes:
$250,000 grant to help prepare the next generation of researchers in laser technology.
$449,920 grant to bring together researchers with computer science expertise to address challenges in scientific computing and machine learning.
$10,000 grant to fund students' participation in the MVAPICH conference, which will support the careers of the future generation of researchers studying digital technologies.
$29,887 grant to fund research on Legionella, a waterborne pathogen that can cause severe illness if inhaled. This project seeks to understand and predict Legionella disease outbreaks within building plumbing systems.
$280,947 grant to fund a project that addresses the ongoing lack of diversity in the engineering field by examining organizational climates of engineering doctoral programs and guiding efforts to promote the retention of students in these programs.
In addition to this grant, Brown has also cosponsored the Supporting Early Career Researchers Act to establish a two-year pilot program at NSF to award grants to highly qualified, early-career investigators at independent, higher-education research institutions for up to two years. This will help prevent research talent loss due to the pandemic.
NSF supports research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
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