BROWN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION FOR STEM RESEARCH AT SOUTHWEST OHIO UNIVERSITIES

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Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded three grants totaling $1,345,654 to two universities in Southwest Ohio to fund critical scientific research projects and to increase participation in STEM fields.

"Research in science and our environment is critical to create jobs and improve our economy. We unleash more American innovation when everyone is able to participate and we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "These awards will help Ohio's great institutions of higher education advance our knowledge and continue Ohio's leadership in innovation."

Funding from NSF includes:

$313,018 grant to the University of Cincinnati to fund research on the polar ice caps during the summer melting season. The project seeks to understand and to educate the public on the history of glaciers and climate change.
$582,636 grant to the University of Cincinnati to fund a project that addresses the ongoing lack of diversity in the engineering field.
$450,000 grant to the Miami University to fund the development of new plastics that degrade under ultraviolet radiation.
In addition to this grant, Brown has also cosponsored the Supporting Early Career Researchers Act to establish a two-year pilot program at NSF to award grants to highly qualified, early-career investigators at independent, higher-education research institutions for up to two years. This will help prevent research talent loss due to the pandemic.

NSF supports research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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