Recent Research Projects

Research

Grants

(PI: Principal Investigator, CP: Co-Principal, I: Investigator)

1. PI National Science Foundation, Computation and Communication: Promoting Research Integration in Science and Mathematics (C2PRISM), $3,253,470 (5 years). 2007. (R. Friedman, CP; B. Bukiet, CP).
 

The following are additional grants obtained to leverage the C2PRISM Project:


     1.1 CP The Roche Foundation, Expansion of Professional Development Workshop on Digital Learning
           Tools, $10,000 (1 year). 2009 (B. Bukiet, PI; R. Friedman, CP; J. Lipuma, CP).

     1.2 CP The Roche Foundation, Encouraging High School Students to Pursue Degrees in Math and Science: Focus on Skills and Career Opportunities for College Mathematics and Science Majors,
          $10,000 (1 year). 2009 (B. Bukiet, PI; R. Friedman, CP; J. Lipuma, CP; E. Blitz, CP).

     1.3 CP Hyde and Watson Foundation, Mobile Science Teaching Laboratory, $15,000 (1 year) 2009. (E.
           Blitz, CP; B. Bukiet, CP; R. Friedman, PI).

     1.4 CP The Roche Foundation, Professional Development Workshop Employing Digital Learning Tools in Your Classroom: Using Probes, Sensors and Computer Learning Modules to Enhance Understanding of High School Mathematics and Science, $9,800 (1 year) 2009. (E. Blitz, CP; B.
           Bukiet, CP; R. Friedman, PI; J. Lipuma CP).

2. CP NJ Department of Education, Tech Prep for Information Technology, $63,000 (3 years). 2004.
    (Subcontract from Brookdale Community College; M. Qaissaunee, PI; R. Friedman, CP)

3. PI The Martinson Foundation, The Computing and Information Technology Education Initiative, $150,000
    (3 years). 2003. (R. Friedman and J. McHugh, CP)

4. PI IBM Watson Research Center, The JETT (Java Engagement for Teacher Training) Project at NJIT,
    $15,000 (1 year). 2002.

5. PI Lucent Technologies Foundation, Undergraduate Research in Information Technology: An Honors
    Experience Model, $100,000 (1 year). 2001. (R. Friedman, CP)

6. PI New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, New Jersey Information–Technology Opportunities for the Workforce, Education, and Research (NJ I-TOWER), $2,500,000 (3 years). 2000. (N. Ansari, CP)

7. PI Lucent Technologies Foundation, Computing and Composition: Common Skills, Common Process,
    $125,000 (1 year). 2000 (R. Friedman, CP).

8. PI NJIT’s Separately Budgeted Research, Learning Modules to Support Computer Science Education in the Secondary Schools, $20,000 (1 year). 1998.

9. I National Science Foundation, Science and Mathematics Access: Resources and Technology (Project SMART), $899,519 (3 years). 1998. (H. Kimmel, PI).

10. PI Trilogy Development Group, The ACM Student Chapter Freshman Course-Based Competition, $5,000. 1998.

11. I New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, A Collaborative Approach to Recruiting and Graduating African-American and Hispanic Students in Technology, Mathematics and Science-Based Careers, $100,000 (3 years). 1997. (A. Berrio, PI).

12. I NASA, A Student-Designed Experiment to Analyze Particles Collected During a NASA Balloon Flight – Students Launch Program, $34,220 (2 years). 1997. (B. Bukiet, PI).

13. CP Microsoft Corporation, Academic Cooperative Instructional Laboratory, $56,757 (Equipment Grant). 1997. (A. Rana, PI).

14. I National Science Foundation and NJ Education Department, New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at NJIT – K-8 Professional Development, $100,000 (2 years). 1996. (H. Kimmel, PI).

15. CP​ AT&T Foundation, A Knowledge-Based System for Educational Learning and Feedback (KnowSELF), $120,000. 1995. (P. Ng, PI and Q. Liu, CP).

16. I National Science Foundation, Science and Mathematics Enhancement in the Special Education Population, $1.2 million (3 years). 1994. (H. Kimmel, PI).

17. I National Science Foundation and NJ Education Department, New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at NJIT – Technology Integration, $50,000 (2 years). 1994. (H. Kimmel, PI).

18. I National Science Foundation and NJ Higher Education Department, New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at NJIT – Program Grant, $165,000 (3 years). 1993. (H. Kimmel, PI).

19. CP Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Video Plus Virtual Classroom: Educational Excellence Through Self-Paced Learning, $697,000 (3 years). 1993. (S.R. Hiltz, PI and M. Turoff, CP).

20. CP​ University of Maryland, Institute for Research on Adults in Higher Education, The System for Educational Learning and Feedback (SELF) for Distance Learning, $10,000 (1 year). 1993. (A. Lippel, CP).

21. I NJ Department of Higher Education, Enhanced Honors Computer Facility for Science and Technology Curriculum, $42,000 (1 year). 1989. (R. Sher, PI).