{"id":27,"date":"2018-04-09T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T15:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-career-awareness\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-04-23T01:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T01:35:22","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/stem-career-lab\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Active<\/b> External Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2024-2027<\/strong>\u00a0Park, S.<\/a>, Venditti, R. A.<\/a>,\u00a0Blanchard, M. R.<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0& Jameel, H.\u00a0Deep Eutectic Solvent Pulping Technology to Reduce Carbon Emission in Pulp and Paper Industry<\/em>\u00a0(Funded). Department of Energy\/Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE), $2,600,000\/3 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024-2027<\/strong> Park, S.<\/a>, Venditti, R. A.<\/a>, Blanchard, M. R.<\/a>, & Jameel, H. A Novel Approach to Decarbonizing the Pulp and Paper Industry: Kraft Chemical Recovery via Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis (CHROME)<\/em> (Funded). US Dept. of Energy (DOE) – Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE). $3,000,000\/3 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023-2026<\/strong> So, F.<\/a>, Misra, V.<\/a>, Gundogdu, K.<\/a>, &\u00a0Blanchard, M. R.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Collaborative Research: FuSe: Polymer SWIR Photodiodes for Focal Plane Arrays<\/em>. (Funded). National Science Foundation (NSF). $1,476,000\/3 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022-2026<\/strong>\u00a0Zhu, Y.<\/a>, Velev, O. D.<\/a>, Dong, J.<\/a>,\u00a0Blanchard, M.<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0& Yao, Y.<\/a>\u00a0FMRG: Eco: Future Eco Manufacturing of Recyclable Soft Electronics<\/em>\u00a0(Funded). NSF Future Manufacturing, $2,998,710\/4 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022-2025<\/strong>\u00a0Park, S.<\/a>, Sagues, J.<\/a>, Venditti, R.<\/a>, Kelley, S., &\u00a0Blanchard, M.R.<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0Sargassum and Hurricane Waste Biomass for Aviation Fuel and Graphite (SWAG)<\/em>\u00a0(Funded). Department of Energy\/Waste Feedstocks\u00a0Research, $2,250,000\/3 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past External Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2018-2021<\/strong> Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, Gutierrez, K. S., & Hoyle, K. S. Sustaining STEM Career Clubs in Rural North Carolina<\/em>. (Funded). Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Student Science Enrichment Program. $179,061\/3 years. Project Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014-2017<\/strong> Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, Painter, J., Gray, D., Alsbury, T. L., Denson, C., Williams, B., Ragan, S., $ Johnson, J. (Funded). STEM Career Clubs: Enhancing the potential of underrepresented students in STEM careers through a Strategic Teaming Model. <\/em>National Science Foundation. $1,999,625\/3 years. Lead author, Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014-2017<\/strong> Ragan, S., Painter, J., Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> (Funded). The Modeling Project: Enhancing Biology and Physical Science Instruction. Math & Science Partnership Grant<\/em>, Department of Public Instruction, NC, $1,468,518.00\/3 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015<\/strong> Rider, T., Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, & Cho, S. Building Energy Toolkit Program. (Funded). Dominion K-12 Educational Partnership Grant<\/em>. Dominion Foundation, $10,000\/1 year. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010-2014<\/strong> Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> STEM Teams: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) career interest, skills, and knowledge through Strategic Teaming<\/em>. (Funded). ITEST Strategies, National Science Foundation, $1,199,963.00\/4 years. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011-2012 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> & M. G. Jones. The Science Scholars Academy II: Developing 21st Century Teacher Scholars.<\/em> (Funded). NC Quest initiative, U.S. Department of Education, $149,994.00\/18 mos. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010-2011<\/strong> Jones, M. G. & Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> The Science Scholars Academy: Developing 21st Century Teacher Scholars.<\/em> (Funded.) NC Quest initiative, U.S. Department of Education, $281,394.00\/18 mos. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009-2010 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, & Grable, L. L. SMART for Teachers: Science and Mathematics Achievement through enRiched Technology for Teachers, Phase II.<\/em> (Funded). NC Quest initiative, U.S. Department of Education, $148,965.00\/18 mos. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008-2009 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, & Grable, L. L. SMART for Teachers: Science and Mathematics Achievement through enRiched Technology for Teachers.<\/em> (Funded.) NC Quest initiative, U.S. Department of Education, $296,965.00\/18 mos. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008-2011<\/strong> Moore, K., Penick, J. & Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> Burroughs Wellcome Fund Scholars Fund.<\/em> (Funded.) University of North Carolina General Administration, $235,000.00\/3 years. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, Southerland, S. A., & Granger, E. M. Assessment of student learning in a laboratory setting: A quantitative study of inquiry-based versus traditional science teaching methods. <\/em>(Funded). Multi-University Reading, Mathematics, and Science Initiative, U.S. Department of Education. $66,281.25\/1 year. Grant Writer, Researcher, and Project Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internally Funded<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2013 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong>, Keene, K. A. & Gray, D. L. The STEM career club: Enhancing the potential of underrepresented students in STEM careers through an after school club.<\/em> (Funded). University Extension Grant, North Carolina State University, $10,000.00\/1 year. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> Flip For STEM Careers.<\/em> (Funded). University Extension Grant, North Carolina State University, $10,000.00\/1 year. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> Comparing the Relative Effectiveness of Two Follow-Up Methods in supporting and sustaining Teacher Professional Development: Videoconferencing versus Face-to-Face Technical Support.<\/em> (Funded). Faculty Research Professional Development Grant, North Carolina State University, $8,000.00\/1 year. Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007<\/strong> Grable, L. L., Wiebe, E., & Blanchard, M. R.<\/strong> Middle Grades in the 21st Century: Science and Mathematics.<\/em> (Funded). University Extension Grant, North Carolina State University, $10,000.00\/1 year. Co-Principal Investigator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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