Christopher Andersen is Director of the Project to Support Grants for Research Outreach (Project GRO), http://projectgro.osu.edu an initiative within the university's Office of Research and Offices of Outreach and Engagement to create a sustained and coordinated resource for faculty who include an outreach/engagement component in their grant proposals for research funding. In addition to OSAA, he is currently working with two other NSF-funded projects at Ohio State: the Center for Emergent Materials, http://cem.osu.edu an NSF Materials Science Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC); and It's About Discovery, a STEM curriculum project in Ohio and North Carolina funded by the NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. Dr. Andersen serves as a liaison between OSAA and STEM research and education programs at Ohio State.