{"id":708,"date":"2019-05-01T11:06:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:34:00","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Current Research Projects<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 99.9053%;height: 32px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 121.667px\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2269\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-210x210.png 210w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 901.667px\">\n<h3>Early-Career Women of Color Engineers on Navigating Mentorship and Career Transitions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2429274&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">NSF award # 2429274) (2025-2027)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 118px\">\n<td style=\"width: 121.667px;height: 118px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2269\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-210x210.png 210w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 901.667px;height: 118px\">\n<h3>Critical Conversations: Systemic and Agentic Empowerment of Black Ph.D. Students and their Faculty Advisors in Engineering<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2140696&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">NSF official Project # 2140696 (2022-2026)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 121.667px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2269\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res-210x210.png 210w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/11\/NSF_Official_logo_Med_Res.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 901.667px\">\n<h3><span class=\"FieldRange SCXW180937331 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW180937331 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180937331 BCX8\">FW-HTF-R: Collaborative Research: Partnering Workers with Interactive Robot Assistants to Usher Transformation in Future Construction Work<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW159440593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2128415&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">NSF Official Pro<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW159440593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1911881&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">j<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW159440593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1911881&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">ect <\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW159440593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1911881&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">(<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW159440593 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1911881&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW159440593 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159440593 BCX8\">2022-2024)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/simmons-research-lab\/previous-research-projects\/\">Previous Research Projects<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Research Projects &nbsp; Early-Career Women of Color Engineers on Navigating Mentorship and Career Transitions NSF award # 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