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NSF and Maryland
In FY 2003 the NSF provided 632 awards totaling approximately $126 million to 74 institutions in the state of Maryland as well as $313,000 in fellowships.
Institutions in Maryland that received NSF support in FY 2002 included the College of Southern Maryland, the Institute for Genomic Research, the University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Sciences, Calibrant, Prince George's Community College, Towson University, and Salisbury University.
Projects Currently Funded by NSF in
the State of Maryland Include:
- Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning (CMTL) — The Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning is a consortium led by members of the mathematics and education faculties of three research universities and three school system partners – the University of Maryland, the University of Delaware, Pennsylvania State University, the Delaware State Department of Education, the Prince George's County Public Schools, and the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The CMTL addresses the shortage of mathematics education professionals through two major sets of activities: 1) to design, operate, and evaluate an innovative prototype for doctoral and postdoctoral education of specialists in mathematics teacher education, curriculum development, policy leadership, and mathematics education research; 2) to develop, evaluate, and disseminate models for mathematics education for pre-service teachers and professional development of in-service teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools.
- Maryland Technology Partnership for Innovation — The primary objective of this partnership, led by Morgan State University, is to apply the techniques honed by Maryland's industry-university technology transfer infrastructure to the challenge of transferring knowledge created by the state's federal laboratories into innovations that create new wealth and build strong local economies. The Partnership is a consortium that focuses on small companies in three economically distressed regions of the state: the City of Baltimore, Prince George's County, and the Eastern Shore. More than 20 companies will be provided with intensive customized technical and managerial assistance to implement commercialization strategies that create new products from federal technologies, attract private capital, and create jobs in economically distressed communities.
- Small Business Innovation Research — Over 10% of all children have one or more disabilities. The number of children with speech and language impairments is higher than that for any other disability. An NSF SBIR award to AnthroTronix, Inc. seeks to enhance functionality and clinically evaluate an interactive robotic system to facilitate receptive and expressive language development of children with disabilities. A child-friendly robot is controlled by various interfaces adapted to individual needs, regardless of physical limitations. The child controls the robot via gestures and voice activation. Gestures may include reaching for a button, operating a joystick, or activating wearable sensors through body movement. The child can play and record sound and movement commands and interact with the robot in the context of programmed games. This robotic technology is designed to provide reinforcements and motivation for learning and therapy.
- Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People — An NSF Informal Science Education award to the James Agee Film Project will facilitate the integration of insights from a wide range of scientific disciplines into a film script for a four-part television series on the environmental and social history of the Appalachian region. "Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People" will be the first film to weave the findings of the natural and social sciences into a story that examines the impact of landscape on human culture and of human culture on landscape.
For more information on Maryland and NSF, please
contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
at 703-292-8070.
Useful Links:
Maryland Governor's Office
Maryland
State Government
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Technology Development Corporation
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