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The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is in providing much-needed decision-support tool to progress the United States towards a net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions economy. The Princeton Net Zero America study suggests that a of minimum 0.9 gigatons /year of CO2 sequestration is required to transition the country to a net-zero ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to advance the health and welfare of the American public. Obesity among American adults has risen from 12% in 1990 to over 40% today, leading to an estimated medical cost of $260 billion in 2016, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). According to the National Institute for Health (NIH), 70% of Amer ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is enabling Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants to become proactive, empowering them to provide better service to users. Currently, commercial AI assistants respond to user requests reactively. The technologies developed in this project would provide AI assistants with the situational awareness to understand u ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to increase post-secondary student success via academic and career guidance. A large body of research on career navigation has studied how post-secondary education, career readiness (understanding viable career paths at graduation), and its interconnectedness are important for a growing number of fir ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is in providing more access to educational pathways, and equitable opportunities for learning, professional development, and career growth to marginalized student communities. The project proposes the development and implementation of a digital human element to meet the needs of these impacted individua ...

The broader impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to promote the viability and sustainability of small-to-medium indoor, urban, and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) farms. As the global population grows to 10 billion by 2050, the agriculture industry will need to produce 70% more food using only 5% more land. Indoor farming can make a significant contr ...

The broader impact/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to break the negative feedback loop of multi-generation, multi-sector cascading impacts of environmental and social injustices by providing effective tools for engagement of underserved communities. The tide is turning as Environmental Justice policies are increasingly being adopted by governments at ...

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is in improving retention in higher education and increasing graduation rates. Currently, the average U.S. college dropout rate is 40%. Moreover, underserved Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) student populations are more likely to leave school without a degree. Due to the COVID-19 ...

The broader impact/commercialization potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is in advancing oyster reef restoration efforts by improving the understanding of oyster reef formation at the individual level and improving the resilience of waterfront infrastructure including small docks. This project will develop a technology that could improve ecosystem services a ...

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to create reusable satellites that can refuel directly from the Earth’s atmosphere. These satellites will have two key advantages over the existing satellites. First, they will fly significantly lower than current satellites providing superior Earth Observation and satellite broadband com ...