22: NSF grants awarded 1: NSF partner facility Wyoming THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering. BY THE NUMBERS Wyoming in FY 2016 $16 Million: NSF funds awarded 46th: National ranking in NSF funds 2: NSF-funded institutions 22: NSF grants awarded 1: NSF partner facility “One of the great things that’s to foot in America is innovation. And innovation has to be led by great education.” − David Freudenthal, former governor EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN WYOMING KiteFarms LLC is using a Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop and test a new wind-energy generating technology that costs a fraction of traditional wind turbines and can generate more energy per installed unit than wind turbine towers. Researchers at the University of Wyoming supported by an NSF grant are investigating how naturally occurring microbes in the soil increase crop growth and whether matching plants with beneficial microbes can reduce fertilizer use and increase crop yields. Researchers from the University of Wyoming, supported by an NSF grant, and a specially outfitted research aircraft also funded in part through the NSF, are studying whether cloud seeding actually increases rain and snowfall in the arid West where availability of water is a significant problem. Courtesy: www.nsf.gov/awardsearch INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE = INVESTMENT IN WYOMING NSF-funded research contributed to the generation of 450 patent awards in Wyoming between 2010 and 2014. Wyoming received almost $71 per resident in federal research and development funding in 2013. Over 9,000 Wyoming residents work in science and engineering occupations. Wyoming has more than 1,800 high technology businesses that employ over 19,600 people. The University of Wyoming is ranked 89th nationally in research and development expenditures among all U.S. universities. Wyoming companies received over $2 million in Small Business Innovation and Research grants and over $500 Million in Small Business Technology Transfer Grants in 2014. Courtesy: Science and Engineering Indicators: 2016, NSF Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org

Wyoming Since 1952, NSF has supported nearly 50,000 graduate students through research fellowships. Wyoming received $123,000 in NSF educational funding in FY 2016. THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) not only funds cutting-edge research at institutions across the country; NSF’s education initiatives ensure the U.S. will remain a global leader in innovation for generations to come. EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN WYOMING The Wyoming Interns to Teacher Scholars program is aiming to increase the number of highly qualified STEM teachers by providing scholarships for college students to pursue dual majors in STEM fields and education. The Using Gaming to Improve Computational Thinking project is hoping to improve middle school students’ computational and spatial reasoning skills with novel video gaming and robotics curricula. The Sustaining Wyoming's Advancing Reach in Mathematics and Science programs is working to certify 70 new math and science teachers, drawn from military veterans and people who already have STEM degrees, who will teach in high-need high schools. The NSF has provided nearly $1 million in Graduate Research Fellowship Program funding to the University of Wyoming to allow emerging scientists to pursue postgraduate degrees and conduct cutting-edge research. Courtesy: www.nsf.gov/awardsearch “STEM education is important now, and it will be more and more important in the future.” − Matt Mead, Governor “As the only research university in the state, we recognize and embrace our responsibility to conduct statewide research consistent with the state’s needs.” − Anne Sylvester, professor and principal investigator Wyoming EPSCoR Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org