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NSF and Colorado
In FY 2003, the NSF provided 566 awards totaling approximately $227 million to 47 institutions in the State of Colorado as well as $120,000 in fellowships.
Institutions in Colorado that received NSF support in FY 2002 include Old Colorado City Communications, Colorado School of Mines, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory,
the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Denver, Fort Lewis College, the Harrison School District, and Fidelity Comtech.
PROJECTS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE NSF IN THE
STATE OF COLORADO INCLUDE:
- Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology — Researchers at this NSF funded engineering research center at Colorado State University will explore the interface of physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, and biology using high-energy, extremely short wavelength light Potentially, the Center will provide a foundation for routine microscopic observations and manipulations at the nanoscale in times measured in femtoseconds. The Center's outreach program will involve year-round research experiences for undergraduates and faculty from the Center and institutions that serve underrepresented groups. Pre-college outreach efforts will reach students and teachers from predominantly underrepresented minority populations in Pueblo, Denver, and Fort Collins.
- Data Dynamic Simulation for Disaster Management — This University of Colorado at Denver project will develop advanced information technology tools, mathematical models, and prototype infrastructure for disaster modeling and management. It will bring comprehensive information and numerical prediction where it is needed, at the disaster command center, in real time. The core of the envisioned modeling system will be an existing computer model of wild land and weather around the area rewritten as a data driven application and enhanced by new mathematical modeling techniques to manage uncertainty.
- Small Business Innovation Research — An NSF SBIR award to Eltron Research, Inc. supports the development of a method for incorporating single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) into nylon to act as reinforcement. Their incorporation will be achieved by wrapping the SWNTs with a functionalized polymer that interacts with the SWNTs mechanically but is not chemically bound to them. The polymer will be chemically bound to the nylon and in this way will act as a load-transferring conduit between the nylon matrix and nanotubes in the final composite. The primary focus of this work is to optimize the SWNT/nylon matrix interaction in order to obtain the best load transfer properties. Commercially, this high strength nylon composite will have significant applications in the aerospace industry for use in fabricating lightweight, retrievable, satellite launch vehicles.
- Stardust: Our Search for Origins — This project at the Space Science Institute is designed to introduce the public to concepts related to the birth of stars, the search for planets beyond our solar system, and the search for life beyond Earth. The project's three components include a 2,500 square-foot traveling exhibition called "Stardust: Our Search for Origins," a comprehensive education program for museum staff and grades 4-9 school teachers, and a public web site. The project will assemble standard-based educational materials for dissemination through workshops conducted at museums that host the exhibit.
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For more information on Colorado and NSF, please
contact the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
at 703-292-8070.
Useful Links:
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