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NSF and MassachusettsIn FY 2003 the NSF provided 1,455 awards totaling approximately $372 million to 126 institutions in the state of Massachusetts as well as $1,436,000 in fellowships. Institutions in Massachusetts that received NSF support in FY 2003 included the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cape Cod Research, Boston University, Brandeis University, Simmons College, Physical Sciences Inc., Bristol Community College, Marine Biological Laboratory, Tufts University, Smith College, and the Museum of Science. Examples of Projects Currently Funded by NSF in the State of Massachusetts:The Globalization of Engineering and Its Impact on Economic Development: A Study of Knowledge Transfer by Multinationals to Newly Industrializing Economies — This collaborative research project at the University of Massachusetts – Lowell examines globally distributed engineering in multinational enterprises (MNEs) and emerging/newly industrializing economies (E/NIEs) and how this affects the technological and human capital capabilities of the E/NIEs. What strategies guide MNEs in organizing their globally distributed engineering activities? How do the interactions between home and host country engineers reshape the organization of globally distributed engineering? How do cultural differences and perceptions of cultural differences affect strategies and internal dynamics of globally distributed engineering projects? What impacts do MNE globally distributed engineering activities have on local educational institutions? These are important questions because MNEs are increasingly locating key technology functions, including the development of new products and processes, outside their home countries. This change has significant implications for development strategies and opportunities in both the home and host countries. Small Business Innovative Research — An NSF SBIR award to ATeL supports the development of comprehensive e-learning solutions for conventional academic science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education for corporate training. Active Learning Suites is a highly interactive, online learning content and delivery system. It includes simulations and virtual experiments, interactive lesions, a problem solving tutor, a scriptable instructor's agent, and assessment system, and authoring tools. The application can facilitate both problem-based learning and more conventional learning strategies. It can be used on a campus or in a school equipped with either stand-alone computers or a local network, at home, in a corporate setting, or over the Internet. Acquisition of a High Performance Parallel Computer Cluster at Clark University — A Major Research Instrumentation award to Clark University supports the development of a shared computational facility for the natural science programs. The instrumentation includes Beowulf-type clusters with 32 interconnected individual computers and associated storage devices, hardware, and software. This facility will develop critical resources for research that would be otherwise inaccessible to the individual departments. In addition to enabling research, the parallel computing cluster will become the cornerstone of a concentration in computational science program which promotes interdisciplinary training for undergraduates in the sciences. Infrared Spectroscopy of Synthetic and Semisynthetic Polypeptides — Understanding the structures of proteins and how they fold into their native forms is currently a key goal in biophysics. A CAREER award to Mount Holyoke College supports research on the fundamental infrared spectroscopic properties of peptides by the use of isotopically substituted synthetic peptides. The work will be of use in protein folding problems. The PI's teaching efforts are focused on mentoring undergraduates in research, designing a new advanced chemistry laboratory course, and conducting a new course on biotechnology and ethics. For more information on Massachusetts and NSF, please contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at 703-292-8070. Useful Links: Massachusetts's
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