West Virginia Blueprint for Science and Technology: Strengthening Statewide Multidisciplinary Academic Research Infrastructure

西弗吉尼亚州已经建立了强大的学术基础，以支持识别科学和技术(ID S；T)和高性能计算(HPC)领域更大规模的竞争性项目和技术转让，并认为这些项目对该州未来的经济发展非常重要。该项目在西弗吉尼亚大学和马歇尔大学建设基础设施，以加强这些科学领域的体能和智力。鉴定科学和技术基于分子科学和工程应用之间日益增长的协同作用。它反映了分子/生命科学、微/纳米科学和信息科学与技术所界定的领域的多学科研究。分子/生命科学的研究将通过侧重于生物化学的复杂性和组织的层级，在最基本的层面上发展对生命特征的科学理解。微/纳米科学和工程方面的研究将侧重于设计和使用新的设备来获取生物特征信息。信息科学和工程研究将发展对大量空间和时间生物特征信息的数据分析和解释。高性能计算研究领域将加强计算科学和人机界面的基础设施，以支持补充物理研究所需的数值和数据分析。HPC的工作将：1)将EPSCoR HPC计划与更广泛的学术研究、计算、信息科学和工程基础设施计划联系起来；2)寻找新的方法来帮助用户与计算机交互，并帮助不同门徒的研究人员；以及3)为包括高中在内的各级学生研究和教育提供资源。HPC的工作包括使用已建立的虚拟环境实验室进行各种创新研究和教育活动。除了在研究领域的工作外，该项目还将把NSF EPSCoR活动与该州正在进行的教育和推广活动结合起来，创造新的倡议，并增加科学、数学、工程和技术领域代表性不足的群体的参与。

West Virginia has developed a strong academic base on which to support larger scale competitive programs and technology transfer in the areas of Identification Science and Technology (Id S&T) and High Performance Computing (HPC) and deems them important to the future economic development for the state. This project builds infrastructure at West Virginia University and Marshall University to strengthen physical and intellectual capability in these scientific areas. Identification Science and Technology is based on the growing synergy between molecular science and engineering applications. It reflects the multidisciplinary research in areas defined by the interfaces of molecular/life sciences, micro/nano science and information science and technology. Research in the molecular/life sciences will develop scientific understanding of life signatures at the most fundamental level by focusing on biochemical complexity and the hierarchy of organization. Research in the micro/nano sciences and engineering will focus on design and use of new devices to acquire biometric information. Research in information science and engineering will develop data analysis and interpretation of large volumes of spacial and temporal biometric information. The High Performance Computing research area will enhance the infrastructure for computational science and human/computer interfaces that support the numerical and data analysis necessary to complement the physical research. The HPC effort will: 1) link the EPSCoR HPC plan to the broader academic research computing and information science and engineering infrastructure plan; 2) find new ways to assist users interacting with computers and assist researchers in various disciples; and 3) provide a resource for student research and education at various levels including high school. The HPC effort includes use of an established Virtual Environment Laboratory for a variety of innovative research and educational activities.In addition to work in the research areas, the project will integrate the NSF EPSCoR activities with on-going educational and outreach initiatives in the state, create new initiatives, and increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.