A nonprofit has received a grant to examine how information-visualization software can be used to show relationships among the organizations and programs in a region that relate to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
The $300,000 grant was awarded to the economic-development nonprofit Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center of Philadelphia, which is interested in STEM education because the small to midsize manufacturers that make up its client base need workers with STEM skills.
The grant came from the National Science Foundation’s Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research program, which supports exploratory work on research ideas or approaches that are untested but could have a large effect if they pan out.
Under the grant, the DVIRC will attempt to use the Starlight Information Visualization System to analyze and show links among energy-related assets in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware.
Source:http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2010/09/06/story5.html
