CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A total of $2,981,528 in awards from the National Science Foundation are headed to West Virginia University Research Corporation and Marshall University Research Corporation.

Respectively, these awards will help support efforts to increase the number of students in STEM fields, advance research in gravitational measurement, deepen our understanding of topological quantum matter, and develop an outrigger telescope at Green Bank Observatory in Pocahontas County, according to the offices of U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.

Grants:

  • MRI: Development of a CHIME Outrigger Telescope: West Virginia University Research Corporation – $1,722,469
  • Scholarships and a Project-based Work Studio to Support Undergraduate Student Graduation and Entry into Computer Science, Engineering, and Safety Technology Careers: Marshall University Research Corporation – $990,550.
  • Collaborative Research: Non-Ideal Majorana Fermions: A Practical Approach to Topological Quantum Computation: West Virginia University Research Corporation – $149,992.
  • Collaborative Research: Measuring G with a Magneto-Gravitational Trap: West Virginia University Research Corporation – $118,517.