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 Science & Engineering Program
The W.M. Keck Foundation established the Science and Engineering Program with the objective to support innovative undergraduate instruction in these fields as well as leading university research programs and interdisciplinary projects. Below are examples of projects funded by this program in 2003:

science & engineering research
Arizona State University
To establish a laboratory for environmental biogeochemistry

 University of California Santa Barbara
To support an interdisciplinary ecotechnology initiative

 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To establish a research program in nanomagnetic and quantum information systems

undergraduate science & engineering
Kalamazoo College
To provide equipment for research-based courses in cell and molecular biology

 Mercer University
To establish a computational laboratory for mechanical, biomedical and computer engineering

 University of Portland
To support the integration of calculus and general physics, using a workshop and peer-leader approach