Projects

NISER works with organizations across the country to provide high quality applied research, data use, and program evaluation services. Our projects are funded through federal agencies as well as private foundations and non-profits.

Current Projects	Organizations	Project Funding and Focus
Appalachian Students Promoting the Integration of Research in Education	University of Tennessee	NSF – K-12 Education
Arts in Education	University of Tennessee	NSF -K-12 Education
Center for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing	University of Tennessee, ORNL	Engineering (MRSEC)
Community-Engaged Educational Ecosystem Model	Notre Dame, University of Tennessee	NSF – Community Partnerships and Engineering
Computer Science for All	University of Tennessee	NSF – K-12 Teacher Development
Food Information Networks	Notre Dame, University of Tennessee	USDA – Food Insecurity Mobile App Development
Geoscience Workforce Development	TSU, UTK	NSF – Postsecondary Education, Workforce Development
Imagining Possibilities in Postsecondary education and STEMM in Rural Appalachia	University of Tennessee	NIH – Postsecondary education
Integrated Membrane Program T32 Training	University of Tennessee	NIH – Postsecondary Education
Mathematizing, Visualizing, and Power	University of Tennessee	NSF – K-12 Education
NASA-MIRO Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Space Technology & Applied Research	University of the District of Columbia, University of Tennessee	NASA – Partnerships and Postsecondary Education
Oak Ridge Institute Workforce Development Project (Utori)	University of Tennessee	U.S. Dept. of Energy – Workforce development
Peers Advancing Total Community Health	Mental Health America of Indiana, University of Tennessee	HRSA – Peer Apprenticeship
Quantum Networks Training and Research Alliance in the Southeast	UGA, University of Tennessee	NSF – Translation researcher/ entrepreneurship
Research Experience for Undergraduates –Quantum Algorithms and Optimization	University of Tennessee	NSF -Postsecondary Education
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Microelectronics	University of Tennessee	NSF -Postsecondary Education
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Quantum Algorithms	University of Tennessee	NSF – Postsecondary Education
Simons Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology	Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee	NSF – Postsecondary education
STEM Education and Apprenticeship Liaison	Office for Naval Research, University of Tennessee	ONR – K-12 Education & Teacher Development
Team Engine	TN Coalition of Industry and Higher Ed	Transportation
Virginia Tech HHMI Inclusive Excellence Project	Virginia Tech, University of Tennessee	HHMI – Faculty Development
VolsTeach for Appalachia: Strengthening the STEM Teacher Pathway from Community College to a Four-Year University	University of Tennessee	NSF – Teacher Development