In FY 2003, NSF provided over 549 awards totaling approximately $137 million to 50 institutions in the State of Florida as well as $779,000 in fellowships.
Institutions in Florida that received NSF support in FY 2003 include Barry University, Florida A&M; University, Daytona Beach Community College, Harbor Branch Ocean Institute, the University of Central Florida, New Span Opto-Tech, Inc., Integrated Plant Genetics, Inc., and Florida Community College – Jacksonville.
The
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
is an NSF-sponsored cooperative venture between
the University
of Florida, Florida
State University and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Administered by FSU, the NHMFL's unique facilities
for support of magnet-related research are available
competitively to users throughout the country
on the basis of merit. Over its first ten years, the Laboratory has put in place a unique range of instruments and facilities for research in high magnetic fields, including continuous field, pulsed fields, and magnetic resonance research. NHMFL has a science
and magnet technology program that expands current
capabilities, develops new magnet systems, and
drives new discoveries at the strongest magnetic
fields and at the extremes of pressure and temperature.
Center for Emerging Technologies for Advanced Information Processing and High-Confidence Systems — This multidisciplinary research and educational center serves as a resource for the education of underrepresented minority students as well as a driving force to increase diversity in graduate education. Supported by an NSF CREST award, the Center, at Florida International University, pursues four major research projects: 1) high-confidence reactive software systems, 2) multidimensional-multimodal data modeling and query research, 3) assistive technology research, and 4) advanced information processing with neuroscience applications.
Small Business Innovative Research — An NSF SBIR award to NeuroDimensions, Inc. supports development of information theoretic methods to separate fetal electrocardiogram signals from the noisy electrical environment of the maternal abdomen based on statistical properties of the mixtures. The separation is done using a recently introduced algorithm that is computationally and data efficient. Prior research showed that the algorithm is a marked improvement over prior methods. The project will develop the technology for a comprehensive fetal and maternal monitor including fetal heart rate, fetal electrocardiogram and maternal electrohysterogram.
Natural Hazards Exhibition — The Museum of Science and Industry will develop a permanent exhibition and associated educational programs on natural hazards, phenomena that become "natural disasters" when they interact with the human community and its build environment. The exhibition, 9000 sq. ft. in size, will address the science of these phenomena, the science and technology of forecasting, and mitigation strategies and techniques. It will feature floods, hurricanes, wildfires, lightning, hail, tornadoes, earthquakes, and volcanoes. A local high school emphasizing design and art will participate in the exhibition development process.
