IDEEAS Lab newsNews from the IDEEAS Lab at Virginia Tech.https://ideeaslab.com/Welcome to our new undergraduate research assistantshttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20260205-welcome-undergrad-ras/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20260205-welcome-undergrad-ras/A new cohort of undergraduate research assistants joins the lab's projects this semester.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcome to new students for fall 2025https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250829-welcome-fall-2025-students/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250829-welcome-fall-2025-students/New and returning students join the lab for fall 2025, and how to get involved.Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTSummer dissertation defenseshttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20250610-amanda-ross-defense/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250610-amanda-ross-defense/Amanda Ross has defended her dissertation and joins Rose-Hulman as a tenure-track faculty member.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTSpring dissertation defenseshttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20250514-spring-graduation/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250514-spring-graduation/Abdulrahman (Abe) Alsharif and Isil Anakok have defended their dissertations.Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTGenerative AI workshops for facultyhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20250310-faculty-workshops/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250310-faculty-workshops/Two spring workshops for faculty on using generative AI in research, teaching, and learning.Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTWelcome to our new undergraduate researchershttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20250121-welcome-undergrads/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250121-welcome-undergrads/A new group of undergraduate researchers joins the lab this semester.Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTIDEEAS Lab receives NSF grant to use natural language processing to study workforce developmenthttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20250115-workforce-grand/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20250115-workforce-grand/IDEEAS Lab has received a $116,000 NSF grant to develop a workforce development program in generative AI.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTIDEEAS Lab receives support from the Institute for Society, Culture, and the Environment to study university generative AI policieshttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20241105-isce-grant/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20241105-isce-grant/Dr. Katz has received a $10,000 grant from the Institute for Society, Culture, and the Environment to study university generative AI policies.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTDr. Katz receives NSF CAREER award to characterize mental models of generative AI in engineeringhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20240810-new-nsf-grant/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20240810-new-nsf-grant/Dr. Katz has received an NSF CAREER grant to study the mental models of generative AI in engineering.Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTAcademy of Data Science funds research on AI-assisted qualitative analysishttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20240601-ads-llm-grant/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20240601-ads-llm-grant/IDEEAS Lab receives VT Academy of Data Science grant to explore using large language models for qualitative research.Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTNSF funds study on faculty mental models of generative AIhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20230920-nsf-ai-supplement/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20230920-nsf-ai-supplement/IDEEAS Lab receives NSF supplemental funding to study how engineering faculty conceptualize generative AI.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTNSF awards $840K grant to study mental models in sustainable engineering designhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20230915-nsf-sustainability-grant/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20230915-nsf-sustainability-grant/IDEEAS Lab receives major NSF grant to study how mental models of social-ecological systems influence engineering design decisions.Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTNBME funds development of a health systems citizenship assessmenthttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20230810-nbme-health-systems/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20230810-nbme-health-systems/IDEEAS Lab joins collaborative effort to develop and validate health systems citizenship assessment in medical education.Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT4-VA funds study on public perceptions of AI in educationhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20230501-4va-ai-perceptions/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20230501-4va-ai-perceptions/IDEEAS Lab receives 4-VA grant to study public attitudes toward generative AI in education through social media analysis.Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTISCE funds study on ethical implications of generative AIhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20230401-isce-ai-ethics/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20230401-isce-ai-ethics/IDEEAS Lab joins collaborative study exploring public discourse around ethical dilemmas of generative AI.Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTCenter for Coastal Studies funds social media researchhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20220801-ccs-social-media/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20220801-ccs-social-media/IDEEAS Lab receives CCS grant to analyze social media discourse related to coastal issues.Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTNSF EAGER grant funds natural language processing research in engineering educationhttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20220315-nsf-nlptree/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20220315-nsf-nlptree/IDEEAS Lab receives NSF EAGER grant to develop natural language processing tools for engineering education research and teaching.Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTNSF funds study on faculty assessment mental modelshttps://ideeaslab.com/news/20210915-nsf-fame/https://ideeaslab.com/news/20210915-nsf-fame/IDEEAS Lab receives NSF grant to study how engineering faculty conceptualize assessment in their courses.Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT