Select Projects

Synergy Evaluation Institute works with organizations across the country to provide high-quality applied research, data use, and program evaluation services. Our projects are funded through federal agencies as well as private foundations and non-profits.

Current Projects	Organizations	Project Funding and Focus
Appalachian Students Promoting the Integration of Research in Education	University of Tennessee	NSF – K-12 Education
Arts in Education	University of Tennessee	NSF -K-12 Education
Center for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing	University of Tennessee, ORNL	Engineering (MRSEC)
Community-Engaged Educational Ecosystem Model	Notre Dame, University of Tennessee	NSF – Community Partnerships and Engineering
Computer Science for All	University of Tennessee	NSF – K-12 Teacher Development
Food Information Networks	Notre Dame, University of Tennessee	USDA – Food Insecurity Mobile App Development
Geoscience Workforce Development	TSU, UTK	NSF – Postsecondary Education, Workforce Development
Imagining Possibilities in Postsecondary education and STEMM in Rural Appalachia	University of Tennessee	NIH – Postsecondary education
Integrated Membrane Program T32 Training	University of Tennessee	NIH – Postsecondary Education
Mathematizing, Visualizing, and Power	University of Tennessee	NSF – K-12 Education
NASA-MIRO Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Space Technology & Applied Research	University of the District of Columbia, University of Tennessee	NASA – Partnerships and Postsecondary Education
Oak Ridge Institute Workforce Development Project (Utori)	University of Tennessee	U.S. Dept. of Energy – Workforce development
Peers Advancing Total Community Health	Mental Health America of Indiana, University of Tennessee	HRSA – Peer Apprenticeship
Quantum Networks Training and Research Alliance in the Southeast	UGA, University of Tennessee	NSF – Translation researcher/ entrepreneurship
Research Experience for Undergraduates –Quantum Algorithms and Optimization	University of Tennessee	NSF -Postsecondary Education
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Microelectronics	University of Tennessee	NSF -Postsecondary Education
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Quantum Algorithms	University of Tennessee	NSF – Postsecondary Education
Simons Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology	Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee	NSF – Postsecondary Education
STEM Education and Apprenticeship Liaison	Office for Naval Research, University of Tennessee	ONR – K-12 Education & Teacher Development
Team TN Engine	TN Coalition of Industry and Higher Ed	Transportation
Virginia Tech HHMI Inclusive Excellence Project	Virginia Tech, University of Tennessee	HHMI – Faculty Development
VolsTeach for Appalachia: Strengthening the STEM Teacher Pathway from Community College to a Four-Year University	University of Tennessee	NSF – Teacher Development