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

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)通过有针对性的灌输项目，支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。克拉克亚特兰大大学(CAU)的这个项目寻求通过有针对性地注入课程改进和教师参与本科生研究来增加获得STEM本科学位的少数族裔人数。通过跨学科的教与学方法开发和实施计算化学和计算生物学两门新课程，将成为其他学校改进其STEM教育课程的典范。CAU的本科生将注册这些课程，他们将通过NSF支持的极端科学和工程发现环境(XSEDE)与超级计算机合作。这些课程对于中国农业大学的少数族裔学生来说将是必不可少的，他们将获得跨学科计算化学和生物认证，并在全国范围内与当代技能竞争。该项目的总体目标是更新化学和生物课程，并培养计算化学和计算生物学的本科生。为了实现这些目标，私人投资促进机构计划：1)在化学和生物科学系开发、试验和实施两门新的本科课程，并培养28名具有跨学科计算技能的学生；以及2)加强计算化学和生物教育与本科生研究相结合的学术网络基础设施。实现这些目标将有利于中国农业大学进入下一阶段，为STEM本科生启动计算科学“辅修”课程。

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.