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NSF and Alabama
In FY 2003, NSF provided over 161 awards totaling approximately $38 million to 19 institutions in the State of Alabama.
Institutions in Alabama that received NSF support in FY 2003 included Auburn
University, Bevill State Community College, Alabama A&M; University, the University
of South Alabama, Tuskegee University, L.B. Wallace State Community College, and
CFD Research Corp.
PROJECTS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE NSF IN THE
STATE OF ALABAMA INCLUDE:
- Synthesis, Manufacturing, and Characterization of Structural Nanocomposites — An NSF Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) award to Tuskegee University will expand that institution's Ph.D. program and graduate significant numbers of minority students with advanced degrees in materials science. A diverse team of researchers has been assembled to study the entire spectrum of technology related to synthesis, fabrication, and characterization of structural nanocomposites. The three research subprojects of the CREST center are synthesis and analysis, modeling and manufacturing, and performance evaluation of structural nanocomposites. Graduates will become role models for many young minority science and engineering students in the years to come, and they will bring much-needed diversity to the nation's advanced technological workforce.
- Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Technology Institute (AAMTI) — The AAMTI at Trenholm State Technical College is serving as a one-stop training facility for the current and evolving technician-level workforce in the automotive manufacturing field. Several automotive manufacturers, such as Mercedes-Benz/Daimler Chrysler, Hyundai, Honda, and Toyota have expanded manufacturing operations in Alabama in the past few years. Supported by an NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) award, AAMTI's efforts involve the development of an effective multi-sector collaboration among the state's two-year colleges and the many players in its burgeoning automotive industry. These collaborative efforts will lead to the development of a regional ATE center aimed at creating a highly competent and responsive technology workforce in automotive manufacturing
technology.
- Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD) — Each year across the United States, floods, tornadoes, hail, strong winds, lightening, and winter storms cause hundreds of deaths and result in annual economic losses of more than $13 billion. Their mitigation is stifled by rigid information technology frameworks that cannot accommodate the unique real-time, on-demand, and dynamically adaptive needs of weather research. At the
University of Alabama in Huntsville, LEAD, the foundation of which is a series of interconnected, virtual "grid environments," allows scientists and students to access, prepare, predict, manage, analyze and visualize a broad array of meteorological information independent of format and physical location. Its capabilities will be integrated into dozens of universities and operational research centers that collectively reach 21,000 university students, 1800 faculty, and hundreds of operational practitioners.
For more information on Alabama and NSF, please
contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
at 703-292-8070.
Useful Links:
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