Grants
Extramural
U.S. National Science Foundation
Co-PI
Under Review
Discipline-based AI-Assisted Learning Tools to Enhance Geometry and Visual Spatial Skills of Non-STEM Undergraduates in Architecture
Grant Type: Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL)
Collaborators: Texas A&M – Sora Key (PI), Cheng Zhang; Texas Tech – Sungwon Shin
Funds: $781,348
Duration: 2026-2028 (Expected)
U.S. National Science Foundation
Co-PI
Under Review
From Cultural Capital to Computing Capital: Scaffolding Culturally Responsive Student-Driven Analogies in Introductory Computing Education
Grant Type: EDU Core Research - Level I (over three years)
Collaborators: Colton Harper, Stephen Cooper (PI)
Funds: $500,000
Duration: 2025-2027 (Expected)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Co-PI
Under Review
Transformative Leaders in Fiber, Textile and Apparel Industries for Cotton Sustainability: Connecting the Dots Between Academia, and Industry
Grant Type: Collaborative Grant Type 2
Collaborators: Texas Tech – Stacy Lee (PI), Sungwon Shin; University of Missouri-Columbia – Li Zhao; Black Swan Textiles LLC – Keith Hoover
Funds: $750,000
Duration: 2025-2027 (Expected)
Intramural
UNL College of Education & Human Sciences
PI
2024-2025
Computational Toys and Robotics for Early Childhood Education
Grant Type: Kutscher Technology Innovation Grants
Funds: $7,500