Developing a Scientific Workforce Analysis and Modeling Framework
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding the “Developing a Scientific Workforce Analysis and Modeling Framework” project. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Battelle Center project focuses on developing and applying an advanced system modeling framework to investigate the diverse, complex, and interdependent institutions and policies that influence the quality and availability of the U.S. academic medicine/health sciences (M/HS) workforce. This effort will benefit policymakers and researchers, who will gain improved insights about the expected effectiveness and potential unintended consequences of proposed intervention strategies and will be able to share a growing knowledge base regarding the complexities of M/HS education and workforce development. NIH will fund this project over 4 years at a total of $1,129,049.

Spurring Innovation through Advanced Data Visualization Tools:
Exploring How to Dynamically Identify and Connect Regional STEM Assets
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Early Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) is providing funds for the “Spurring Innovation through Advanced Data Visualization Tools: Exploring How to Dynamically Identify and Connect Regional STEM Assets” project. The project is led by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center in Pennsylvania, with Battelle Center Director Kathryn D. Sullivan acting as a co-principal investigator. The project will examine how an advanced data visualization tool can organize and depict information in a dynamic visual environment that maps connectivity between science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) assets in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Battelle Center will receive $52,800 under this one-year NSF grant.

The OSLN: A Study of Factors Affecting Implementation, Spread and Sustainability
The National Science Foundation’s Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program granted funds to the “The OSLN: A Study of Factors Affecting Implementation, Spread and Sustainability” project. The principal investigator for this project is Dr. Jeanne Century at the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Chicago, with Dr. Sullivan at the Battelle Center acting as a co-principal investigator. The project involves contextual research to examine the factors affecting the implementation, spread and sustainability of innovative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning at the secondary school level within the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN). This is a three-year project, with total Battelle Center funding at $256,990.