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NSF and WisconsinIn FY 2003, NSF provided 392 awards totaling approximately $110 million to 42 institutions in the state of Wisconsin as well as $304,000 in fellowships. Institutions in Wisconsin that received NSF support in FY 2001 include St. Norbert College, Lawrence University, Fox Valley Technical College, the Milwaukee Public Museum, Lucigen, and Viterbo University. Examples of Projects Currently Funded by NSF in the State of Wisconsin:Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces — The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison supports an interdisciplinary research program on nanostructured materials and interfaces. The research is carried out in three interdisciplinary research groups. One group focuses on the mechanisms associated with materials integration into silicon. The ultimate aim is to create "smart" systems based on silicon technology for electronic and optical applications. The goal of a second group is to understand actual grain boundaries in high temperature superconductors. The third group's activities center on understanding the role of nanostructured textured surfaces on the growth and behavior of biological systems that have been deposited onto these substrates. The Center's educational outreach focuses on the development, testing, and dissemination of instructional materials that can be integrated into high school or college science courses. Bringing Effective Biotechnology Instructional Resources to Diverse Students and Teachers — Madison Area Technical College will expand the impact of its Advanced Technological Education program to increase the number of well-prepared individuals entering technical positions in the biotechnology workforce. This goal will be accomplished through two tightly integrated objectives. The first focuses on faculty enhancement workshops related to biotechnology methods and the biotechnology workplace. The second focuses on the dissemination of quality biotechnology instructional materials directly to secondary school classrooms. This project involves partnerships with the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Education, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Undergraduate Summer Research in Biology — The Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University sponsors a ten-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates site each summer. Twelve undergraduate students are selected to work with individual faculty in the areas of microbiology, molecular and cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, and vertebrate physiology. The program is designed to provide a hands-on research experience that will enhance the students' appreciation of experimental science and increase their ability to work independently in a research environment. Each participant helps design and perform a research project during the summer and prepares a report and presents research findings as an undergraduate research symposium. Small Business Innovation Research — An NSF SBIR award to Platypus Technologies, LLC supports the development of an entirely new class of biochips, with a particular focus on biochips designed to track the expression, activation, and post-translational modification of proteins involved in cell signaling processes. The technology is based on the use of liquid crystals to image biomolecular interactions at structured surfaces. The project will demonstrate the substrates for liquid crystal-based biochips that detect activated states of proteins and that can be prepared from mechanically rubbed films of protein covalently attached to glass substrates. The commercial applications of this research will be in the areas of proteomics and in vitro diagnostics. For more information on Wisconsin and NSF, please contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at 703-292-8070. Useful Links: Wisconsin
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