Dr. Aldemir received a National Science Foundation CAREER award ($1,616,223, 2026–2031) for "3AforCT: AI-Guided, Authentic, Ag-STEM Inquiry for Cultivating Computational Thinking in Rural Middle Schools." The five-year project designs AI-mentored agricultural STEM inquiry with rural middle school teachers and students.
A new NSF-funded project ($1,989,289, 2026–2031, Co-PI) will develop AI-driven professional learning to strengthen pre-service teachers' content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and mathematical creativity.
"Challenges, Safeguards, and Professional Learning Needs for AI Integration: Insights from a Two-Week AI Literacy Module with Preservice Teachers" (Aldemir, Bicer, Kilinc, Moon, & Kwok) has been accepted to Cogent Education.
Dr. Aldemir was recognized with the 2025 Reviewer of the Year Award by the Journal of the Learning Sciences.