Official Announcement: Co-DREAM Tech Project Awarded $299,946 by NSF
21 August 2024
We are excited to announce that our project, titled "Co-DREAM Tech: Building Community-Driven Resilience and Empowerment through Adaptive Manufacturing Technologies," has been awarded $299,946 in funding by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) under the ReDDDoT program. This project also receives support from several prominent philanthropic organizations, including the Ford Foundation, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Pivotal Ventures (a Melinda Gates Foundation), The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, and the Siegel Family Endowment.
The project officially begins on October 1st, and we are looking forward to embarking on this transformative journey.
Co-DREAM Tech will be a collaborative project involving multiple departments and research labs at Texas Tech University (TTU), specifically the Huckabee College of Architecture (HCoA) and the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering (CECE). This initiative will aim to build community resilience and empowerment through cutting-edge adaptive manufacturing technologies.
Stay tuned for more details, including upcoming job openings and collaboration opportunities related to Co-DREAM Tech.
Project Leads:
Sina Mostafavi (PI) – Director of Hybrid Intelligence Design and Architectural Robotic Systems (Hi-DARS Lab)
[www.hi-dars.org]Asma Mehan (Co-PI) – Director of Architectural Humanities & Urbanism Lab (AHU Lab)
[www.ahulab.org]Ali Nejat (Co-PI) – Director of HUD Center of Excellence in Climate Resilient and Equitable Housing (CECREH)
[www.depts.ttu.edu/cecreh]
Submitting Institution: Texas Tech University, The Huckabee College of Architecture (HCoA),and the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering (CECE).
We’re excited to see the impact Co-DREAM Tech will have on both local and global communities!
