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Cal Poly Pomona Receives $475K Grant
Cal Poly Pomona hopes to continue to attract and retain talented students from across the Inland Empire and California with the new grant.
POMONA, CA — STEM students can look to Cal Poly Pomona as they fill out their college admissions applications.
On Monday, the National Science Foundation awarded a $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant to Cal Poly Pomona.
The funding "will enable Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate researchers to expand impactful research into the metal-nitrogen oxide interactions and enable the recruitment of a diverse Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce," according to a statement released by the office of Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-Pomona.
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"Cal Poly Pomona is shaping the next generation STEM leaders in California and the world," Torres said. "This grant recognizes the outstanding work of the Department of Chemistry, invests in critical research, and makes it possible to attract and retain talented students from across the Inland Empire and California."
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