Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)

Upcoming Program Deadlines

The Proposal Deadline for the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering program is November 17, 2008.

The Directorate for Engineering (ENG),  Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering program supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge of engineering and technological innovation into their classrooms. The goal is to help build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers, community college faculty, and the NSF university research community by involving the teachers in engineering  research and helping them translate their research experiences and new knowledge of engineering  into classroom activities.

Program Director Position

The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), Directorate for Engineering, is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Program Director.  EEC supports Engineering Research Centers (ERC), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSECs), and the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN), and a range of educational programs. The person selected would serve as the coordinator for the oversight of six NSECs, the lead program officer for selected NSECs and one or more ERCs.  EEC is searching for a person who has expertise in nanoscience and technology complemented by experience in integrating an engineering discipline with biology.

The announcement is available here.

Research and Education Highlights

Division education and research highlights play a key role in educating Congress, and informing the community and the public; they also serve to evaluate NSF's performance in relation to the strategic plan. They capture the essence of our research and education activities at the frontiers and convey their excitement and promise.  They also allow us to highlight emerging opportunities and challenges.

Selected EEC highlights can be found here.

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering
Centers Programs Cluster
	Engineering Research Centers
Engineering Education Programs Cluster
	Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure
	Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering
	Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering (Program Description)

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities		See All
Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (NSF 08-606) Posted September 15, 2008 Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering (NSF 08-544) Posted February 14, 2008 Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (NSF 08-542) Posted January 31, 2008 Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering (NSF 07-557) Posted April 3, 2007 Engineering Research Centers (NSF 07-521) Posted November 13, 2006

Upcoming Due Dates		See All
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering (NSF 07-557) Full Proposal: November 17, 2008 Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (NSF 08-606) Full Proposal: February 13, 2009

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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released January 30, 2008 2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released January 9, 2007 New Sensor Based on Human Organ Is No Tin Ear Precision micromachining yields life-size, precise, artificial cochlea Released November 3, 2005 The World’s Smallest Fountain Pen? New microscope tips use capillary action to print patterns tens of nanometers across Released October 5, 2005 Academy-Award Winning Cinema Pioneer Creates Theater Sound for the 21st Century Tom Holman, developer of the Lucasfilm THX Sound System© used in thousands of movie theaters, is an audio engineer at the forefront of movie theater acoustics and speaker technology. Released September 29, 2003

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September 24, 2008 Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Social and Technological Networks Lecture October 15, 2008 - October 16, 2008 Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee Meeting November 19, 2008 - November 20, 2008 Advisory Committee for Geosciences Advisory Committee Meeting