Broader Impacts

CU Science Discovery offers a variety of opportunities for CU Boulder faculty to share their STEM research with broad public audiences, while fulfilling NSF and other Federal grant Broader Impacts requirements. Faculty partners connect their scientific work to Science Discovery’s outreach efforts in a variety of ways.

Examples of Broader Impacts activities:Ìý

  • Contributing content and expertise to Science Discovery classes, camps or outreach programs for K-12 students
  • Mentoring high school student researchers
  • Providing visiting K-12 studentsÌýa window into your researchÌýwhile on campus or at a local field site
  • Providing hands-on teacher training and follow-up support through school and teacher programs
  • Involving graduate students and post-docs in outreach programs
  • Contributing scientific expertise, resources and equipment
  • Ensuring scientific accuracy of education materials

Successfully funded Broader ImpactsÌýcollaborations:

  • Aerospace Engineering Sciences (NASA SUITS Team)
  • Aerospace Engineering SciencesÌý(Tomoko Matsuo)Ìý
  • Applied Mathematics (Nancy Rodriguez;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (Suzanne Anderson)
  • Chemical and Biological Engineering (C. Wyatt Shields;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Computer Science (Ash Utosh Trivedi;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Computer Science (ChenHao Tan)
  • Computer Science (Tom Yeh)
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Scott Taylor)Ìý
  • Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (EmilianoÌýDal'Anese;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (Juliet Gopinath;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (Xudong Chen;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Environmental Studies (Daniel Doak and Megan Peterson)Ìý
  • Environmental Studies (Laura Dee; NSF CAREER)
  • Environmental Studies (Steve Miller)Ìý
  • Geography (Katherine Lininger)
  • Geological Sciences (Lizzy Trower)
  • Mathematics (Sean O'Rourke;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • Mechanical and Environmental Engineering (Marina Vance;ÌýNSF CAREER)
  • McMurdo-Dry Valleys LTER (Michael Gooseff)
  • Niwot Ridge LTER (KathrineÌýSuding)
  • Soft Materials Research Center (Noel Clark)Ìý
  • STROBE (Margaret Murnane)

Interested in bringing your science to K-12 students, teachers and the community? Contact Alexandra RoseÌýviaÌýemail.

Broader Impacts Intake Form

scientist talking to small child at outreach event

CU Science Discovery is excited to support the designÌýand implementation of efficient and rewarding broader impact activiites. Our involvement ranges from providing advice and connections to help youÌýreach your goals to creating work that is crafted from your expertise and ideas.ÌýOur philosophy is that broader impacts work should integrate as seamlessly as possible into your research agenda, it should be a reflection of your lab’s interests and aptitudes, and ideally, it should be something that feels rewarding enough for you to want to do, even outside of a grant’s timeframe. We can't wait to work with you!

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