Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Amount

$149,851.00

Award Date

7/23/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Need for the Study: The number of doctoral degrees earned in engineering increased from 3,166 in 1995 to 6,404 in 2005. While this overall increase is positive, growth in degrees awarded to international students (163% increase) significantly outpaced gro