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NSF Award Highlights

Some bacteria like these E. coli cells move around using whip-like propellers, but other bacteria glide smoothly over a surface using proteins

Gliding With Ease

Lacking flagella, some bacteria move using proteins...

Research Areas: Biology

genetic on/off switches regulate DNA sequences from afar

Long-haul DNA Control

DNA directs gene activity from a distance...

Research Areas: Biology

collision of particles in the compact muon solenoid detector

Cornering the Higgs Boson

Researchers close in on elusive fundamental particle...

Research Areas: Physics

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NSF Local Research Assets

Images from NSF-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers.

Center for Membrane Applied Science & Technology

The Center for Membrane Applied Science and Technology conducts cutting-edge research in membrane formation, characterization and performance via a mu...

Type: Program Centers

Images from NSF-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers.

Center for Autonomic Computing

The Center for Automated Computing, an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, conducts research on autonomic computing and information-p...

Type: Program Centers

Images from NSF-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers.

Ceramic and Composite Materials Center (CCMC)

The Ceramic and Composite Materials Center (CCMC), an NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC), develops technologies to make the ...

Type: Program Centers

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NSF People of Distinction

 Photo of Mark Geiger
 Photo of W. Donald Clark, Jr.

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