National Science Foundation

About $18 million is being awarded to three regional consortia that will collaborate on science and engineering research, education, and outreach to accelerate progress on scientific grand challenges, strengthen workforce capabilities, and broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Dr. Zhaozheng Yin, an assistant professor of computer science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, recently received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for young faculty members for his research into developing algorithms and systems for processing microscopy images of biological specimens.

Arduous, year-plus-long scrutiny by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has found the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) rich in scientific discovery and exemplary in its use of government funds. CHESS has received its requested grant renewal of up to $100 million over five years, securing the national X-ray facility’s near-term future














