Targeted Infusion Project: Development and Implementation of Computational Chemistry and Biology Courses with Research Integration

定向输注项目：研究整合的计算化学和生物学课程的开发和实施

• 批准号: 1623287
• 负责人: Dinadayalane Tandabany
• 金额: $ 39.97万
• 依托单位: Clark Atlanta University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1623287&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Development; Implementation

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Clark Atlanta University (CAU) seeks to increase the number of underrepresented minorities receiving undergraduate degrees in STEM through the targeted infusion of curriculum improvements and faculty engagement of undergraduate research. The development and implementation of two new courses in Computational Chemistry and Computational Biology through an interdisciplinary teaching and learning approach will be a model for other schools to enhance their curriculum in STEM education. CAU's undergraduate students, who will enroll in these courses, will work with supercomputers through the NSF supported Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE). These courses will be essential for underrepresented minority students at CAU to graduate with "Interdisciplinary Computational Chemistry and Biology Certification" and compete nationally with contemporary skill sets.The overall goals of the project are to update the chemistry and biology curriculums and to educate undergraduate students in both computational chemistry and computational biology. To achieve these goals, the PIs plan to: 1) Develop, pilot-test, and implement two new undergraduate courses in the Departments of Chemistry and Biological Sciences and to educate twenty eight students with interdisciplinary computational skills; and 2) Enhance the academic cyberinfrastructure for computational chemistry and biology education integrated with research for undergraduate students. Achieving the goals will benefit CAU in moving to the next level to initiate a Computational Science "Minor" program for STEM undergraduates.

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求STEM研究生课程和/或职业。克拉克亚特兰大大学（CAU）的项目旨在通过有针对性地注入课程改进和教师参与本科研究来增加获得STEM本科学位的代表性不足的少数民族的数量。通过跨学科的教学方法开发和实施计算化学和计算生物学两门新课程，将成为其他学校加强STEM教育课程的典范。CAU的本科生将参加这些课程，他们将通过NSF支持的极端科学和工程发现环境（XSEDE）与超级计算机一起工作。这些课程将是必不可少的少数民族学生在中国农业大学毕业的“跨学科计算化学和生物学认证”，并与当代技能集竞争national.The项目的总体目标是更新化学和生物学课程，并在计算化学和计算生物学教育本科生。为了实现这些目标，PI计划：1）在化学和生物科学系开发，试点测试和实施两门新的本科课程，并教育28名学生跨学科的计算技能; 2）加强计算化学和生物学教育的学术网络基础设施，并与本科生的研究相结合。实现这些目标将有利于CAU进入下一个层次，为STEM本科生启动计算科学“未成年人”计划。