
Heat Viz: An interactive digital platform for heat island investigations for K-12 STEM studentsAward last edited on: 3/5/2025
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
NIH : NIGMSTotal Award Amount
$1,115,598Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
859Principal Investigator
Clifton RoozeboomCompany Information
Myriad Sensors Inc (AKA: PocketLab)
385 South Monroe Street
San Jose, CA 95128
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 350-7322 |
info@thepocketlab.com |
www.thepocketlab.com |
Location: Single
Congr. District: 18
County: Santa Clara
Congr. District: 18
County: Santa Clara
Phase I
Contract Number: 1R44GM150307-01Start Date: 9/1/2023 Completed: 2/29/2024
Phase I year
2023Phase I Amount
$251,545Public Health Relevance Statement:
Project Narrative Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States (more than hurricanes and tornadoes combined), and the heat island effect intensifies these health risks, often in low-resource urban areas. Through the Heat Viz project, we can connect human health, environmental justice, and STEM education to prepare students to better address the public health risks of urban heat islands.
Project Terms:
Biology; Climate; Meteorological Climate; climatic; Communities; Educational Curriculum; Curriculum; lesson plans; Data Analyses; Data Analysis; data interpretation; Cessation of life; Death; Engineering; Goals; Health; Human; Modern Man; Hurricane; tropical cyclone; Learning; Maps; Marketing; Pilot Projects; pilot study; Public Health; Research; Resources; Research Resources; Risk; Schools; Science; Computer software; Software; Students; Temperature; Testing; Time; Tornadoes; United States; Weather; Work; Measures; urban location; urban region; urban area; sensor; improved; Phase; teacher; Measurement; Earth; Planet Earth; Community Outreach; Collaborations; randomized control trial; Randomized, Controlled Trials; tool; Knowledge; programs; Investigation; System; Country; Benchmarking; Best Practice Analysis; benchmark; interest; experience; university student; college student; high school; Address; Data; Education and Outreach; Instruction and Outreach; Training and Outreach; Tutoring and Outreach; International; Small Business Innovation Research Grant; SBIR; Small Business Innovation Research; Development; developmental; Instruction; cost; Outcome; usability; prototype; environmental justice; science, technology, engineering and math student; science, technology, engineering and mathematics student; STEM student; STEM Education; STEM knowledge; Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education; science, technology, engineering and math knowledge; science, technology, engineering and mathematics knowledge; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; mobile app; mobile device application; mobile application; extreme heat; heat island; amateur science; amateur scientists; citizen scientists; civic science; crowd science; crowd-sourced science; scientific citizenship; citizen science; learning community; science educator; science professional; science teacher; digital media; Earth science; dashboard; Visualization; Inequity; digital platform
Phase II
Contract Number: 4R44GM150307-02Start Date: 9/1/2023 Completed: 2/28/2026
Phase II year
2024Phase II Amount
$864,053Public Health Relevance Statement:
Narrative Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States (more than hurricanes and tornadoes combined), and the heat island effect intensifies these health risks, often in low-resource urban areas. Through the Heat Viz project, we can connect human health, environmental justice, and STEM education to prepare students to better address the public health risks of urban heat islands. Terms: