Design:Build · Science · Society

We design and build the interface between science and society.

Research and evaluation, entrepreneurship, public and policy engagement, workforce and education - most firms pick one tile. STEMsaic works where they meet, because that's where impact actually happens.

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What we do

Four verbs, one cross-section.

Design:Build

Designing and building the evaluation and infrastructure that transform partnerships - real tools, not just plans, with participatory measures embedded for continuous improvement.

Coach

Guiding faculty teams and centers to build competitive, fundable proposals together.

Research

Participatory evaluation that turns funded projects into evidence of real impact.

Implement

Standing up the public, policy, and workforce engagement that makes it land.

The mosaic idea

Every project is a mosaic: many specialized pieces, one clear picture of impact. That cross-section is the work.

Selected work

Where science meets society.

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Design

Partnership Design: Putting the Pieces Together

A fragmented consortium re-architected into one aligned science-society interface.

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Public Engagement · NOAA

Pinpointing the Rhythm of Tiny Plastics

Microplastics research translated into public engagement under the $2.2M MOSAIC award.

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Policy & Public Engagement

Portal to the Public - Wisconsin

Scientists and policymakers connected through a sustained statewide engagement model.

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The foundation

funded projects

$84M+

funded partnerships

200+

faculty trained

15+

years of practice

Delivering now

$3.8M

in active federal projects (NOAA MOSAIC + NSF EPIIC)

institutions: design + evaluation support

ARIS

liaison · NSF TIP

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