Project grants

Current grants in the Center include:

• Establishing the NAU Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Field Experience, Funded by NAU Elevating Excellence (September 1, 2022) ($306,182.00), Funded – In Progress, Summer 2022, PI Mark Salvatore with CoPI Ron Gray
• Western Regional Noyce Alliance, Funded by National Science Foundation (November 1, 2017 – June 30, 2023) ($225,000.00), Funded – In Progress, Spring 2022, PI Shannon Guerrero
• TEEM (Teacher Education for Equitable Mathematics Instruction: An Exploratory Study of Noyce Program Impacts), Funded by National Science Foundation (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023) ($72,262.00), Funded – In Progress, Spring 2022, PI Shannon Guerrero
• Collaborative Research: Supporting Undergraduate Preservice Science Teachers through the Development of an NGSS-Aligned Unit Planning Tool, Funded by National Science Foundation (August 1, 2021) ($95,625.00), Funded – In Progress, Fall 2021, PI Ron Gray with PI Todd Campbell
• Educating the STEM Teacher: From Recruitment into Induction (NAU Noyce Scholars Program), Funded by National Science Foundation (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2023) ($1,450,000.00), Funded – In Progress, Spring 2022, PI Shannon Guerrero with CoPI Angie Hodge
• Developing curricula and supporting teaching of computer science and computational thinking for multilingual learners in grades K-8, Funded by National Science Foundation: Computer Science for All (CS for All – RPP) (September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2025) ($125,099.00), Funded – In Progress, Fall 2022, PI Samuel Severance
• Improving Science Content Knowledge of Undergraduate Elementary Education Majors through Phenomenon-based Science Courses, Funded by National Science Foundation (July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2024) ($286,881.00), Funded – In Progress, Fall 2021, PI Martha Canipe with CoPI Ron Gray
• Community college to PhD: Developing graduate aspirations among transfer students in computing and technology, Funded by National Science Foundation (July 1, 2020) ($688,454.00), Funded – In Progress, Fall 2020, PI Jennifer Blaney with CoPI David Feldon
• Advancing gender equity in STEM: The role of community college in broadening computing participation, Funded by Spencer Foundation (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021) ($41,160.00), Funded – In Progress, Spring 2020, PI Jennifer Blaney

Completed grants include:

• Innovative Collaborative Research Experience and Technical Education (iCREATE), Funded by NSF ITEST (August 1, 2015 – July 31, 2019) ($838,762.00), Completed, Summer 2019, PI Ronald Gray with CoPI Danielle Ross, CoPI Kenric Kesler
• Research Initiation: Reshaping Engineering Classroom Norms to Diversify the Profession, Funded by National Science Foundation (September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2018) ($150,000.00), Completed, Summer 2019, PI Robin Tuchscherer with CoPI Ronald Gray
• CEETAL- Connecting Earth and Space, Environmental Science, Technology, and Literacy, Funded by Arizona Department of Education (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) ($50,743.00), Completed, Fall 2018, PI Emily Evans with CoPI Ronald Gray, CoPI Ethan Dolle
• GP EXTRA: Exploration of Recruitment of Earth Scientists (EXPLORES), Funded by National Science Foundation (June 1, 2018) ($534,314.00), Funded – In Progress, Summer 2018, PI James Sample with CoPI Ronald Gray, CoPI Brandon Cruickshank, CoPI Mary Reid
• Teaching Organisms through Modeling and Argumentation in Science, Funded by Arizona Department of Education (May 15, 2015 – May 16, 2016) ($177,053.00), Completed, Spring 2016, CoPI Ronald Gray with PI Jane Kirkley, CoPI Lori Rubino-Hare
• APS STEM Focus Schools for the Future II-APS KK, Funded by APS Foundation (January 1, 2017-August 1, 2019) ($250,000) Completed, August 2019, PI Kenric Kesler; CSTL Collaborators Emily Evans, Joëlle Clark, and Nena Bloom
• BASIC – Building a STEM Integrated Classroom – Coconino MSP, Funded by Arizona Department of Education (December 5, 2016- June 15, 2018) ($42,056.03) PI Emily Evans; CSTL Collaborators Kenric Kesler and Danielle Ross
• DEWC – Dynamic Earth, Weather & Climate – Peoria MSP, Funded by Arizona Department of Education (December 5, 2o16 – June 15, 2018) ($78,852 ) PI Sean Ryan; CSTL Collaborators Brooke Whitworth and Vanessa Fitz-Kesler
• FAMUS – Force and Matter Unify Science – Gila County MSP, Funded by Arizona Department of Education (December 5, 2016 – June 15, 2018) ($111,303 ) PI Kristi Fredrickson; CSTL Collaborators Brooke Whitworth and Sean Ryan
• GEOCACHE NCE 2 – Geospatial Connections Promoting Advancement to Careers and Higher Education, Funded by National Science Foundation (September 1, 2013 – August 31, 2018) ($447,670) PI Lori Rubino-Hare; CSTL Collaborators Nena Bloom and Joëlle Clark 
• GeoPhysics – Assessing the Role of Water in Cordilleran Flat Slab Subduction Regions, Funded by National Science Foundation (April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2019) ($144,931) CSTL Collaborator Sean Ryan
• NAU Noyce Scholars Program, Funded by National Science Foundation (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2022) ($1,450,000) PI Shannon Guerrero; CSTL Collaborators Sharon Cardenas, Nena Bloom, Joëlle Clark, Kristi Fredrickson, Grace Kendall
• NOYCE NCE, Funded by National Science Foundation (September 1, 2015 – August 31, 2017) ($35,904) PI Shannon Guerrero; CSTL Collaborators Nena Bloom, Joëlle Clark, Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Scott Fray, Kristi Fredrickson, Lori Rubino-Hare, Deb Wolf, Sean Ryan
• PLANETS – Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering Technology and Science, Funded by NASA (January 4, 2016 – January 3, 2020) ($3,380,749) PI Joëlle Clark; CSTL Collaborators Sean Ryan, Nena Bloom, Vanessa Fitz-Kelser,Lori Rubino-Hare
• POD – Power of Data (Expanding Geospatial Technology Career Development for High School Students through Teacher Professional Development), Funded by National Science Foundation (September 15, 2015 – August 31, 2019) ($1,936,773) PI Lori Rubino-Hare; CSTL Collaborators Nena Bloom, Emily Evans, Joëlle Clark, Brooke Whitworth, Kristi Fredrickson
• REU Human Impacts on the Colorado Plateau, Funded by National Science Foundation (May 1, 2015 – April 30, 2017) ($4,800) PI Amy Whipple; CSTL Collaborator Nena Bloom
• Rio Salado College – NOYCE Scholars Science and Math Innovative Learning Environments (SMILE) Project, Funded by National Science Foundation (April 16, 2011 – August 31, 2017) ($48,000) PI Jennifer Gresko; CSTL Collaborator Nena Bloom