CI DAY @ HOWARD UNIVERSITY
April 16, 2010
MSI Cyber Infrastructure Empowerment Coalition MSI-CIEC
Richard A. Aló, Presenter, PI
Co PIs: Karl Barnes, NAFEO; Diane Baxter, SDSC; Al Kuslikis, AIHEC; Geoffrey Fox, Indiana
University; Alex Ramirez, HACU.
Hooman Hemmati, Coordinator, MSI-CIEC; Julie Foertsch, Evaluator, University of Wisconsin
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Who We Are
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Mission
Richard A. Aló - Center for Computational Science,
University of Houston Downtown
 Diane Baxter - San Diego Supercomputer Center
 Geoffrey Fox - Community Grids Lab - Indiana University
Alliance for Equity in Higher Education reaching 335+ MSIs
 Karl Barnes - National Association for Equal Opportunity in
Higher Education
 Al Kuslikis - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
 Alex Ramirez - Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities
Mission:
To build and enhance the social and technological
mechanisms for meaningful engagement of MSIs in
CyberInfrastructure (CI).
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Overview
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Who We Are- Mission
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Agenda
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What is MSI CIEC- Vision
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What is CyberInfrastructure
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NSF/NIH/ DHS Proposals: Calendar of
Opportunities: Richard Aló, CCSDS/UHD
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Sustainable Foundation for Scalability
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Conclusions
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Agenda
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8:00 - 9:00
Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Karl Barnes, Emmanuel Glakpe, PhD. Bradford Grant, Trina
Coleman
9:15 - 9:45 Overview of CI and the Breadth of Its
Application
Presenter : Geoffrey C. Fox, Professor of CS, Information Science
and Physics, Community Grids Lab, Indiana University
9:45 - 10:15 Minority Serving Institutions CI Empowerment
Coalition (MSI-CIEC)
Presenter: Richard Alo, PhD., Center for Computational Sciences
U of Houston-Downtown
10:15 - 10:45
Introduction to Internet2
Presenter: Russ Hobby, Program Manager, Chief Technical
Architect of the End-To-End Performance Initiative for Internet2
10:45 - 11:00 Break
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Agenda Continued
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11:00 - 11:30 Overview: Computational Science Resources for
Educators Susan Ragan, Shodor Foundation
11:30 - 12:30 HU Show Case Projects Related to CI
Howard U Center Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
William Southerland, PhD., Howard University
Linked Environments - Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD)
Everette Joseph, PhD., Howard University
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch - Intro to HU CI Strategic Planning
Facilitator: Alex Ramirez, PhD., Ex. Dir Information Technology
Initiatives, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
2:30 - 4:00
Break-out sessions:
Proposal Opportunities/Development Richard Alo, PhD., Center for
Computational Sciences, University of Houston-Downtown
Introduction to the TeraGrid – HU Computer Lab #n
Marcus Alfred, PhD., Howard University
Hands-on exploration of CSERD resources for your classroom – HU
Computer Lab #n Susan Ragan, Shodor
4:00 - 4:15
Break and Reconvene
4:15- 5:00
Closing Remarks
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What is: MSI CyberInfrastructure Empowerment Coalition MSI-CIEC
A virtual organization to:
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accelerate development of a CI-related STEM
workforce
broaden access, participation, and appreciation for
CI and e-science
particularly among traditionally underrepresented
minority populations
Vision
Through MSIs and the Emerging CI, Advance
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Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Participation of underrepresented minorities in:
 STEM, particularly e-science
 global STEM workforce
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MSI-CyberInfrastructure Empowerment Coalition
Learning about Grids and CyberInfrastructure
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The Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI)
CyberInfrastructure (CI) Institute MSI CI²
http://www.educationgrid.org/index.html
MSI CIEC
http://www.msiciec.org/eduwiki/index.php/Main
Page
 Insightful Video Introduction- Fran Berman,
Director San Diego Supercomputer Center,
NSF 07-28, CyberInfrastructure Vision for 21st
Century Discovery
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf0728/index.js
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MSI-CIEC
What is CyberInfrastructure
Resources
 Computers
Data Storage
 Scientific instruments
Experts etc
Linkages
Systems
Organizations
Integrating Software
----------------------------------------------------------------- Impact of CyberInfrastructure
 Captures how Science and Engineering Community
has redefined “COMPUTER”
 “COMPUTER”
 Coordinated set of hardware, services and software
 Providing ‘end to end’ resource
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NSF/NIH/ DHS Calendar of Opportunities:
Richard Aló, part 1 NSF
Historical Black Colleges/Universities University Program HBCUP
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Planning Grants; Implementation Projects
Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE)- Prelim/ Implem
Education Research Projects
Targeted Infusion Projects
Innovation through Institutional Integration
Tribal Colleges University Program TCUP
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Prelim Pre-Engineering Education Collaborative (PEEC)
Initiation & STEM Teachers of Ed Excellence Projects (STEEP)
Pre-Engineering Education Collaborative (PEEC).
Innovation through Institutional Integration
Hispanic Serving Institutions University Program
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In the works. Expect something fall 2010
QEM three more workshops: Atlanta, Las Vegas, Albuquerque
FAST Supplements – Faculty Student Teams- AMP Supp
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NSF/NIH/ DHS Calendar of Opportunities:
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Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology &
HBCU Research Infrastructure in Science & Engineering CREST
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
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Demonstration Projects
Alliances
Leveraging, Scaling, Adapting
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CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH)
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Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
Careers (ADVANCE)
Course Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
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Pilots: projects, studies: material development, single institutions TYPE 1
Full projects, multiple institutions TYPE 2
Large Scale, proven materials, national/ regional TYPE 3
Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID)
Institutional Transformation (IT)
 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Prelim / Implementation
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Innovation through Institutional
Integration
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NSF/NIH/ DHS Calendar of Opportunities:
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Major Research Instrumentation – April 21
 CISE Computing Research Infrastructure – August 4, 2010
 Research Experiences for Undergraduates – June 4, 2010
 Chemistry:
http://chemistry.syr.edu/reu/ (not international)
http://chemistry.syr.edu/ireu/
http://www.chemistry.ucsc.edu/Projects/ThaiREU/index.html
http://www.umich.edu/~michchem/UMPKU/
http://www.bucknell.edu/REU.xml
http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/CISEI/
 Engineering and Math:
http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/reushen/reu_china/
http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/CISEI/
http://www.mse.gatech.edu/Research/SURF_Program/surf_progra
m.html
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inimif/REU.htm
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http://cms.uhd.edu/reu/REU_2010_Flyer.htm?
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Physics: http://web.me.com/smysmy21/IREU/Home.html
http://www.ctio.noao.edu/REU/reu-info.html
http://www.umich.edu/~michchem/UMPKU/
http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/CISEI/
http://www.mse.gatech.edu/Research/SURF_Program/surf_progra
m.html
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inimif/REU.htm
http://www.sri.com/psd/reu/
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/ireu/
LifeScience:http://biochemistry.tamu.edu/?ch=reu (local REU)
http://www.ots.ac.cr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&i
d=317&Itemid=447
http://cms.uco.edu/REU/
http://www.umich.edu/~michchem/UMPKU/
http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/reushen/reu_china/
http://www.mse.gatech.edu/Research/SURF_Program/surf_progra
m.html
http://www.sri.com/psd/reu/
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Homeland Security University Programs
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University Programs- programs to develop STEM leadership for
the Nation's future security.
Scholarship and Fellowship Program- support undergraduate/
graduate students pursuing degrees in HS focused courses study.
Postdoctoral Research Associates Program- one-year awards
to postdoctoral scientists/engineers holding doctorate for less than
five years.
AAAS Fellows Program in National Defense and Global Security
is one six policy fellowship programs for science and technology
Summer Internship Program provides undergraduate juniors/
seniors opportunity to work with HS professionals and researchers
during the summer.
Homeland Security Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (HS-STEM) Career Development Grants
Program - institutional grants to colleges/universities to award
scholarships and fellowships to students in HS-STEM disciplines.
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Homeland Security Funding Opportunities
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Broad Agency Announcement -research, create, develop, deploy
evaluate innovative educational tools, approaches, resources-assist
with development of educated/well trained STEM workforce,
representing U.S. population needed to protect USA in foreseeable
future-open until February 28, 2010.
MSI Community Colleges Competition - applications from CCs
to establish HS-STEM Scientific Leadership Bridge Award (SLBA)
Programs supporting development of HS-STEM workforce that
reflects the population of the United States. Goals are:
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provide support to qualified pre-college or early college students interested in HSSTEM disciplines and expose these students to DHS relevant STEM issues
attract and retain STEM faculty who inspire students to pursue careers in HS
enable students to transition to relevant bachelor degree programs and ultimately
to careers in HS-STEM fields
cultivate collaborative relationships between CCs, institutional recipients of
bachelors and graduate MSI Scientific Leadership Awards, DHS-sponsored Centers
of Excellence, DHS-sponsored laboratories, other Federal research institutions and
industry.
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Thank You
Richard Aló and the MSI CIEC Team
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