CREST Phase II: Computational Center for Fundamental and Applied Science and Education at North Carolina Central University

在国家科学基金会的支持下，北卡罗来纳州立大学将继续发展基础科学和应用科学与教育计算中心。计算中心的愿景是带领S大学转型为一所研究密集型大学，拥有跨STEM学科的成熟博士课程。项目目标是利用第一阶段工作的成功，建立一个国家认可的研究机构，拥有出色的科学和教育项目，重点是与学术界、工业界、政府和国际合作伙伴积极合作。这一目标将通过推进跨学科、综合研究、教育和推广计划来实现，以满足计算科学和教育方面的需求。智力优势：该中心将包括四个领域的可持续的、国家认可的、以计算为驱动的研究计划：(1)新型纳米材料的开发和这些材料在先进光电子器件中的应用；(2)低至中能核和超核少数体物理；(3)智能系统和机器人；(4)板内地震带的地球物理特征。该中心建立在第一阶段建立的相互补充和紧密结合的研究和广泛合作的基础上。该中心开发的计算结构将在所有四个研究领域产生重大新贡献。广泛影响：该中心已经显著提高了北卡罗来纳中央大学的STEM研究和教育能力，目前正在领导该机构向研究型机构的转变。二期中心将扩大教育和研究基础设施，以扩大STEM学科的博士项目。中心的活动包括：a)改善STEM的入学和毕业情况，特别是在非裔美国学生、女性和社会和经济上处于不利地位的学生中；b)设立STEM学科的博士课程；c)改进STEM本科和研究生课程；d)在工业急需的领域对STEM毕业生进行培训；e)提高初中生、高中生和普通公众对应用计算科学的认识。

With National Science Foundation support, North Carolina State University will continue to develop the Computational Center for Fundamental and Applied Science and Education. The vision of the Computational Center is to lead the University?s transformation into a research intensive university with established Ph.D. programs across STEM disciplines. Project objectives are to leverage the successes of Phase I effort to establish a nationally recognized research facility with outstanding scientific and educational programs centered on active collaborations with academia, industry, government and international partners. This objective will be achieved by advancing cross-disciplinary, integrated research, educational, and outreach programs, to meet a confluence of needs in computational science and education. Intellectual Merit:The Center will include sustainable, nationally recognized, computationally driven research programs across four areas: (1) development of novel nanomaterials and application of these materials in advanced optoelectronic devices; (2) low-to-medium-energy nuclear and hypernuclear few-body physics; (3) Intelligent systems and robotics; and (4) geophysical characterization of intraplate seismic zones. The center builds on the complementary and closely interwoven research and extensive collaborations established in Phase I. The computational structures developed by the Center will result in significant new contributions in all of the four research areas.Broader Impacts :The Center has already significantly enhanced the STEM research and education capacities at North Carolina Central University, and is now leading the transformation of the institution to a research oriented institution. The Phase II Center will broaden the educational and research infrastructure to enable the expansion of Ph.D. programs in STEM disciplines. Center activities include: a) improved STEM matriculation and graduation, especially among African-American students, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged students; b) establishment of Ph.D. programs in STEM disciplines; c) improved STEM undergraduate and graduate curriculum; d) STEM graduates trained in fields critically needed by industry; and e) greater awareness of applied computational sciences among middle and high school students and the general public.