Santa Clara County Reps Announce Nearly $4M for STEM Research at San Jose State University

SAN JOSE, CA - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, along with her colleagues, U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the San Jose State University (SJSU) Research Foundation will receive $3,923,247 from the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Department of Education (ED), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for nine research projects.

"San Jose State University is a leader in cutting-edge, innovative STEM research, and we are proud to announce this federal funding that will help support the work of students and researchers in our community. We will continue to work together to secure federal resources that help foster sustainable growth in the STEM sector and allow for new discoveries and successes in the 21^st Century economy," said Reps. Lofgren, Eshoo, Khanna, and Panetta.

The Members announced the following nine grants:

• $811,965 from the NSF to purchase research equipment, specifically a spectrometer, to better understand the structure of and interactions between small molecules.
• $771,657 from the DoD to support research using remote sensing technologies to improve terrain and landscape models.
• $628,773 from the NSF to improve technology used for data-intensive research.
• $599,969 from the NSF to improve human-robot interactions through mixed reality simulations.
• $432,096 from the ED to promote innovative and inclusive American history and civics education curriculum.
• $215,913 from the NSF to build an online database for semiconductor device models.
• $174,095 from the NEH for a professional development program for K-12 teachers.
• $150,000 from the NSF to study math techniques involving fractal sets.
• $138,779 from NIST to study how utility rates impact the adoption and benefits of distributed energy resources, like solar panels and battery storage.

The NSF, DoD, ED, NEH, and NIST funding come from the FY24 consolidated appropriations package and FY25 Continuing Resolutions passed by Congress.