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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

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$351,369,390
Total funding
619
Grants

Funding over time

peak $39.9M · FY2005–26
$50M$37.5M$25M$12.5M$0
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Funding mix

By agency

NSF$173,819,985 · 460
DOD$82,573,959 · 48
NIH$67,301,632 · 82
DOE$24,131,767 · 15
NASA$2,947,126 · 9
AHRQ$299,921 · 1
USDA$295,000 · 1
CDC$0 · 1
SAMHSA$0 · 2

By mechanism

—$283,767,837 · 533
R01$34,169,133 · 21
R15$11,131,820 · 28
UH3$6,889,914 · 1
R21$5,422,710 · 14
R35$3,748,435 · 4

Investigators at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Investigator-initiatedAll funding

InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).

Rising Stars

First grant in the last 5 yrs

1Patricia Zhang Musacchio$1,600,7321 gr2Giorgio Giatsidis$1,223,3861 gr3Inna Nechipurenko$1,120,3682 gr4Ulkuhan Guler$1,026,3382 gr5Natalie Gilks Farny$739,7543 gr6Min Wu$707,7891 gr7Karl-Frederic Vieux$249,0001 gr8Yihao Zheng$230,0441 gr

Emerging Leaders

6–10 yrs in

1Jagan Srinivasan$1,570,3811 gr2Haichong Zhang$1,512,6393 gr3Dmitry Korkin$999,3862 gr4Sarah D. Olson$916,9561 gr5Luis Vidali$448,0931 gr6Loris Fichera$438,9391 gr

All-Time

Most funded here, all years

1Gregory S Fischer$3,812,2102 gr2Julie Georgia Pilitsis$3,267,1873 gr3Jose M Arguello$2,907,2704 gr4Glenn R Gaudette$2,524,7812 gr5Edward A Clancy$1,962,6284 gr6Robert Edward Dempski$1,836,3402 gr7Pamela J Weathers$1,644,8222 gr8Patricia Zhang Musacchio$1,600,7321 gr

Largest grants

CENTER FOR THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF MATERIALS BY DESIGN$21,554,648
· FY2010 · Department of the Army
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS FOR AGILE MANUFACTURING$18,394,995
· FY2019 · Department of the Army
MATERIALS RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEFENSE SUPPLY RESILIENCY$15,099,999
· FY2022 · Department of the Army
CENTER FOR THERMO-MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF MATERIALS BY DESIGN$8,160,000
· FY2015 · Department of the Army
TAS::89 0213::TAS FE NEW AWARD DE-FE0004895 "ENGINEERING DESIGN OF ADVANCED H2 CO2 PD AND PD/ALLOY COMPOSITE MEMBRANE SEPARATIONS AND PROCESS INTEN$7,273,835
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
IMPACT: Integrative Mindfulness-Based Predictive Approach for Chronic Low Back Pain Treatment$6,889,914
UH3 · FY2025 · NS
CyberCorps SFS Renewal: Supporting the Federal Government Workforce$4,836,782
· FY2021 · EDU
REAL-TIME TROOP PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS MONITORING SYSTEMS USING A COMMON WIRELESS NETWORK$4,532,970
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
Scholarship Track: Scholarships for Service at WPI$4,517,569
· FY2015 · EDU
NOVEL ENERGY-EFFICIENT DRYING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOOD, PULP AND PAPER, AND OTHER ENERGY INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES$3,219,860
· FY2021 · Department of Energy
IGERT: Training Innovative Leaders in Biofabrication$3,033,953
· FY2012 · EDU
NRT-FW-HTF: Robotic Interfaces and Assistants for the Future of Work$2,999,998
· FY2019 · EDU
NRT-HDR: Data-Driven Sustainable Engineering for a Circular Economy$2,999,289
· FY2020 · EDU
Creating a Path to Achieving Success and Sense of Belonging in Computer Science$2,500,000
· FY2024 · EDU
CRAEMS: Fundamental Studies of Nanoparticle Formation in Air Pollution$2,135,437
· FY2000 · MPS
PIMSE: A GK-12 Partnership Implementing Mathematics and Science Education (PIMSE): Assisting Middle School Use of Tutoring Technology in the Classroom$2,090,700
· FY2008 · EDU
NEW AWARD TO WORCHESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FOR SUPPORTED MOLTEN-METALMEMBRANE (SMMM) FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION."$1,993,134
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
A CATALYTIC PROCESS TO CONVERT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPONENTS TO ENERGY$1,988,589
· FY2018 · Department of Energy
Collaborative Research: Frameworks: Cyber Infrastructure for Shared Algorithmic and Experimental Research in Online Learning$1,891,611
· FY2019 · CSE
Multi-Physics Modeling and Meshless Methods for Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression$1,847,537
· FY2006 · MPS