UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
This engineering education research award to the University of Florida in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University will employ researchers to develop interactive virtual reality modules with haptic feedback to improve learning and promote interest in nanotechnology concepts. The modules will be used to support active learning for both normally sighted and visually impaired students with low-cost haptics providing feedback that does not rely on vision. Nanotechnology and nano-scale physics concepts are difficult for students to grasp, and use of these modules by high school students will increase interest in this important and rapidly evolving area of technology. In addition, the assessment of the benefit of haptic feedback in virtual reality simulation modules can lead to new understanding of the educational use of feedback that is not vision-based. This will have application to a broad range of the engineering curriculum and can increase the number of successful engineering students who are well prepared for engineering jobs.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
0935131 |
Funding Agency |
National Science Foundation |
| Total Award Amount |
$126,351 |
Project Location - City |
Gainesville |
| Award Date |
08/05/2009 |
Project Location - State |
FL |
| Project Status |
Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
32611-5500
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| Jobs Reported |
0.00 |
Congressional District |
06 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
969663814
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| Recipient Address |
207 GRINTER HALL |
| Recipient City |
GAINESVILLE |
| Recipient State |
Florida |
| Recipient Zip |
32611-5500 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
06 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Collaborative Proposal: Use of Haptics in a Virtual Reality Environment for Learaning of Nanotechnology |
| Project Status |
Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
Yes |
| Project Activities Description |
Research & Public Policy Analysis |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
In the HapNan project three teaching modules have been created that consist of interactive, multi-media virtual reality (VR) environments with haptics to simulate the world on the nano- and macro-scales. There are four important components of the modules? design for engaging students: the use of a virtual environment, the use of haptic feedback, creating a macro-world comparison to the nano-environment, and making the module into a game. The two main concepts that are communicated are: 1) an understanding of the dominant forces and their behavior as a function of scale, and 2) an understanding of how these dominant forces affect motion and the assembly of structures. These concepts are important to convey the challenges associated with nanoscale fabrication/assembly of structures and devices. An important contribution to these concepts is that, as the size of matter decreases to less than 100 nm in dimension, the surface to volume ratio significantly increases (> 5 times). As a result, at the nanoscale, surface properties dominate volume properties and surface forces (e.g., van der Waals and electrostatic forces) can dominate gravitational (macroscale) forces. Project came in under budget. No further funds will be expended. |
| Jobs Created |
0.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Retained: 0.00 FTE
Created New: 0.00 FTE
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Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
49-0101 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/05/2009 |
| Award Number |
0935131 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
49 |
| Funding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
49 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Amount of Award |
$126,351 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$124,853 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$124,853 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
**K |
| Activity Description |
Research & Public Policy Analysis |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
49 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$13,991 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
29º 38' 28",
-82º 21' 15" |
| Congressional District |
06 |
| Address 1 |
University of Florida |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Gainesville |
| County |
Alachua |
| State |
FL |
| Zip |
32611-5500 |
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