Montclair State University's NSF INCLUDES project will tackle the problem of persistent underrepresentation by low-income, minority, and women students in STEM disciplines and careers through transdisciplinary teamwork.

Credit: PSEG ISS, Montclair State University

A field trip sponsored by the Ecological Society of America, a 2017 NSF INCLUDES awarded institution, visits Mark Twain National Forest.

Credit: ESA

University of Colorado Denver associate professor Timberley Roane examines bacterial growth on Petri plates in her research laboratory in the school's department of integrative biology. Roane's research program investigates novel applications of environmentally isolated bacteria for the clean-up and detoxification of toxic chemicals. Roane is the faculty sponsor of the CU Denver American Indian Science and Engineering Society student club and works closely with the American Indian Student Services and with the Center for Identity and Inclusion. Her 2017 NSF INCLUDES award focuses on developing a first-of-its-kind network focused on environmental stewardship of indigenous lands.

Credit: University of Colorado Denver

The American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences' awarded project will work to provide equitable access to STEM education in high-need, majority Hispanic and Native American communities.

Credit: Roger Campos, Southwest ISD

Kansas State University David Auckly works with students at a summer math camp.

Credit: George Csicsery, Zala Films

Principal investigator Bruce Bukiet, of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, heads a project that will work to increase the number of women pursuing STEM careers.

Credit: NJIT

Aristides Marcano, professor of physics at Delaware State University, works in the school's laboratory of quantum optics. Marcano's NSF INCLUDES project focuses on expanding diversity in energy and environmental sustainability.

Credit: Aristides Marcano, Delaware State University