NSF Award Abstract -
#0502272| NSF Award Abstract -
#0502272 |
| NSF Org | EEC |
| Intial Amendment Date | April 12, 2005 |
| Latest Amendment Date | April 12, 2005 |
| Award Number | 0502272 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager | Mary Poats EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers ENG Directorate for Engineering |
| Start Date | May 1, 2005 |
| Expires | April 30, 2008 (Estimated) |
| Awarded Amount to Date | $400806 |
| Investigator(s) | Andreas Linninger Linninge@uic.edu(Principal Investigator)
Christos Takoudis (Co-Principal Investigator) |
| Sponsor | University of Illinois at Chicago 1737 W. Polk Street Chicago, IL 60612 312/996-9406 |
| NSF Program(s) | HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT |
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This award provides funding for a three year standard award to support a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site program, involving 26 teachers over three years at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) entitled, "Chicago Science Teacher Research (CSTR) Program," under the direction of Dr. Andreas A. Linninger. This program is an initiative by faculty from the Colleges of Engineering, Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIC in cooperation with the Chicago Public School (CPS) authorities, Community Colleges and industrial interest groups to address the need to train and engage in-service teachers in latest scientific procedures in the area of life sciences, nanotechnology, bio- and environmental engineeing.