{"id":10916,"date":"2024-05-10T18:02:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T22:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-awards-expand-research-capabilities-at-institutions-nationwide\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T22:02:46","slug":"nasa-awards-expand-research-capabilities-at-institutions-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-awards-expand-research-capabilities-at-institutions-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide<\/h2>\n

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A photo of a team of researchers from the University of Puerto Rico-R\u00edo Piedras while working to discover a more efficient water recycling system for use on space missions. The team is comprised of doctoral students Liz Santiago-Martoral, on the left, and Alondra Rodriguez-Rolon, and their mentor Professor Eduardo Nicolau. One of their experiments can be seen on the countertop to the left of the group.<\/div>\n
Credits: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity\u00a0(MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency\u2019s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cNASA\u2019s Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity\u00a0and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research awards help institutions raise their technological bar,\u201d said Torry Johnson, deputy associate administrator of STEM Engagement Programs at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cWhen institutions enhance their capabilities and infrastructure, they become more competitive in their research, which opens doors to valuable experience and opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seven minority-serving institutions will receive approximately $5 million each over a five-year period of performance for projects that span a variety of research topics. The institutions and their proposed projects are:<\/p>\n