Project Location: Baylor College of Medicine
Project Title: GK-12 at Baylor College of Medicine
Area(s) Served: Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences
Grades:  9-12
Fellows Per Year:  5
Principal Investigator (PI):  Nancy Moreno
PI Email:  nmoreno@bcm.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://www.ccit.bcm.tmc.edu/ceo/content.cfm?menu_id=69
NSF Award Number: 0086397, 0440525
Contact:
    Sonia Rahmati Clayton
    GK12 Program Coordinator
    One Baylor Plaza, MS411
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, TX, 77030
    Phone: 713-798-8200
    Fax: 713-798-8201
    Email: srahmati@bcm.edu

Project Location: Rice University
Project Title: GK-12 Fellows Program
Area(s) Served: Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences, Computer and Information Science, Engineering, Geosciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Grades:  6-8
Fellows Per Year:  14
Principal Investigator (PI):  Kathleen Matthews
PI Email:  ksm@rice.edu
Status:  Completed
Project URL: None Listed
NSF Award Number: 9979634
Contact:
    Kathleen Matthews
    Dean, Wiess School of Natural Sciences
    P.O. Box 1892, MS 102
    Rice University
    Houston, TX, 77251-1892
    Phone: 713-348-4871
    Email: ksm@rice.edu

Project Location: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Project Title: Fellows Integrate Science/Math in Rural Middle Schools
Area(s) Served: Rural
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences, Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Other (Technological Sciences, Environmental Health)
Grades:  6-8
Fellows Per Year:  12 graduate, 14 advanced undergraduate
Principal Investigator (PI):  Larry Johnson
PI Email:  ljohnson1@tamu.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://peer.tamu.edu/index.html
NSF Award Number: 0338310, 0638738
Contact:
    Larry Johnson
    Professor
    Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences
    Texas A&M University
    College Station, TX, 77843-4458
    Phone: 979-845-9279
    Fax: 979-847-8981
    Email: ljohnson1@tamu.edu

Project Location: Texas A&M University
Project Title: Building Understanding through Research Partnerships and IT
Area(s) Served: Urban, Rural
Identifying Characteristics:  Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Grades:  3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Fellows Per Year:  10
Principal Investigator (PI):  Eric Simanek
PI Email:  simanek@tamu.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://www.chem.tamu.edu/gk12/index.php
NSF Award Number: 0538547
Contact:
    Eric Simanek
    Professor
    Department of Chemistry
    Texas A&M University
    MS 3255
    College Station, TX, 77843-3255
    Phone: 979-845-4242
    Fax: 979-845-9452
    Email: simanek@tamu.edu

Project Location: Texas A&M University
Project Title: Advancing Geospatial Skills in Science and Social Science
Area(s) Served: Urban, Rural
Identifying Characteristics:  Geosciences, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Grades:  6-8, 9-12
Fellows Per Year:  5
Principal Investigator (PI):  Sarah Witham Bednarz
PI Email:  s-bednarz@tamu.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://agsss.tamu.edu
NSF Award Number: 0440511
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Contact:
    Sarah Witham Bednarz
    Associate Professor of Geography
    MS 3147 TAMU
    College Station, TX, 77843-3147
    Phone: 979-845-1579
    Fax: 979-862-4487
    Email: s-bednarz@tamu.edu

Project Location: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and West Texas A&M University
Project Title: GK-12 Fellows for the Texas Rural Systemic Initiative
Area(s) Served: Urban, Rural
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Other (Chemistry)
Grades:  3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Fellows Per Year:  4 (2 at TAMUCC and 2 at WTAMU)
Principal Investigator (PI):  Diana I. Marinez
PI Email:  dmarinez@falcon.tamucc.edu
Status:  Completed
Project URL: None Listed
NSF Award Number: 9979504
Contact:
    Diana I. Marinez
    Professor of Biochemistry
    Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
    6300 Ocean Drive
    Corpus Christi, TX, 78412
    Phone: 361-825-2350
    Fax: 361-825-2742
    Email: dmarinez@falcon.tamucc.edu

Project Location: Texas State University San Marcos
Project Title: Project Flowing Waters
Area(s) Served: Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences, Other (Aquatic Science, Environmental Geography)
Grades:  6-8, 9-12
Fellows Per Year:  8
Principal Investigator (PI):  Julie Westerlund
PI Email:  jw33@txstate.edu, jwesterlund@austin.rr.com
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://www.bio.txstate.edu/~pfw/
NSF Award Number: 0742306
Contact:
    Julie Westerlund
    Professor
    Biology Department
    Texas State University
    601 University Drive
    San Marcos, TX, 78666
    Phone: 512-280-1419
    Fax: 512-245-8713
    Email: jw33@txstate.edu

Project Location: Texas Tech University
Project Title: Building Bridges: Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education on the South Plains
Area(s) Served: Urban, Rural
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences, Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Other (Chemistry)
Grades:  9-12
Fellows Per Year:  8
Principal Investigator (PI):  Dominick J. Casadonte, Jr.
PI Email:  dominick.casadonte@ttu.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: None Listed
NSF Award Number: 0742402
Contact:
    Dominick J. Casadonte, Jr.
    Minnie Stevens Piper Professor and Chair
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Texas Tech University
    Lubbock, TX, 79409-1061
    Phone: 806-742-3067
    Fax: 806-742-1289
    Email: dominick.casadonte@ttu.edu

Project Location: University of Houston
Project Title: Innovations in Nanotechnology and Nanosciences using a Knowledge, Applications, Research, and Technology (KART) Approach
Area(s) Served: Suburban, Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Grades:  6-8, 9-12
Fellows Per Year:  9
Principal Investigator (PI):  Pradeep Sharma
PI Email:  psharma@uh.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: None Listed
NSF Award Number: 0840889
Contact:
    Pradeep Sharma
    Bill D. Cook Chair and Professor
    Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
    4800 Calhoun Road, N207D
    University of Houston
    Houston, TX, 77204-4006
    Phone: 713-743-4256
    Fax: 713-743-4503
    Email: psharma@uh.edu

Project Location: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Project Title: Project SCORE: Development of a Permanent Outreach Program Between Teaching Fellows and Science Teachers/Students of the Fort Worth ISD
Area(s) Served: Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences
Grades:  9-12
Fellows Per Year:  8
Principal Investigator (PI):  Rustin E. Reeves
PI Email:  rustyr@hsc.unt.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://www.hsc.unt.edu/SCORE/
NSF Award Number: 0139089, 0440334
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Contact:
    Rusty Reeves
    Associate Professor, Project Director
    Department of Cell Biology and Genetics
    University of North Texas Health Science Center
    3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
    Fort Worth, TX, 76107
    Phone: 817-735-2050
    Fax: 817-735-2610
    Email: rustyr@hsc.unt.edu

Project Location: University of Texas at Arlington
Project Title: Mathematically Aligned Vertical Strands (MAVS) Connecting Mathematics Research, Pedagogy and Outreach for GK-12 Fellows and Teachers
Area(s) Served: Suburban
Identifying Characteristics:  Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Grades:  6-8, 9-12
Fellows Per Year:  8
Principal Investigator (PI):  Minerva Cordero
PI Email:  cordero@uta.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://www.uta.edu/math/pages/main/gk12.htm
NSF Award Number: 0841400
Contact:
    Minerva Cordero
    Professor
    Department of Mathematics
    University of Texas
    Arlington, TX, 76019
    Phone: 817-272-3261
    Fax: 817-272-5802
    Email: cordero@uta.edu

Project Location: University of Texas at Austin
Project Title: Continuing GK-12: From Aquifers to Estuaries--Tracing a Drop of Water Via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and Teachers
Area(s) Served: Urban, Rural
Identifying Characteristics:  Biological Sciences, Geosciences, Other (Marine Science, Environmental Biology)
Grades:  6-8
Fellows Per Year:  7
Principal Investigator (PI):  Ken Dunton
PI Email:  ken.dunton@mail.utexas.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://www.esi.utexas.edu/gk12/
NSF Award Number: 0139347
Contact:
    Ken Dunton
    Professor
    Marine Science Institute
    University of Texas at Austin
    750 Channel View Drive
    Port Aransas, TX, 78373-5015
    Phone: 361-749-6744
    Fax: 361-749-6777
    Email: dunton@utmsi.utexas.edu

Project Location: University of Texas at Dallas
Project Title: CHAMPS: Challenging Algorithmics and Mathematics in Problem Solving for Middle-School Students
Area(s) Served: Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Computer and Information Science, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Grades:  6-8
Fellows Per Year:  8
Principal Investigator (PI):  Jorge A. Cobb
PI Email:  cobb@utdallas.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: None Listed
NSF Award Number: 0742477
Contact:
    Jorge A. Cobb
    Associate Professor
    Department of Computer Science, MS EC 31
    Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
    University of Texas at Dallas
    Richardson, TX, 75083-0688
    Phone: 972-883-2479
    Fax: 972-883-2349
    Email: cobb@utdallas.edu

Project Location: University of Texas at El Paso
Project Title: GK-12 Partnership for Exploring the Environment on the U.S. Mexico Border
Area(s) Served: Urban
Identifying Characteristics:  Geosciences, Other (Environmental Sciences)
Grades:  6-8
Fellows Per Year:  10
Principal Investigator (PI):  Kate C. Miller
PI Email:  miller@utep.edu
Status:  Active
Project URL: http://science.utep.edu/gk12/
NSF Award Number: 0538623
Contact:
    Jeannine B. Kennedy
    Program Manager
    500 West University, Geology 305C
    El Paso, TX, 79968
    Phone: 915-747-5305
    Fax: 915-747-5073
    Email: jkennedy@utep.edu