The Appalachian High Achievers in STEM

在NSF科学，技术，工程和数学奖学金（S-STEM）计划的资助下，“阿巴拉契亚STEM高成就者”项目将支持阿巴拉契亚州立大学表现出经济需求的高成就，低收入学生。在五年的时间里，该项目将为42名正在攻读化学、计算机科学、地质学、数学或物理学学位的本科生和研究生提供奖学金。这个S-STEM轨道2项目将建立一个以模拟和可视化为重点的框架，用于参与学科之间的跨学科合作。仿真和可视化对于理解STEM和其他领域中现有的大量数据至关重要。来自所有STEM学科的学生将使用计算机应用程序来模拟系统的抽象模型或可视化数值信息数学模型。 学者将沉浸在一个支持性的社区，因为他们从事跨学科的研究项目，由教师指导。这些研究项目将来自多个STEM领域。阿巴拉契亚高成就项目旨在提高对这些活动如何产生社会和学术效益的理解，并增加专业和劳动力的准备。它也有潜力为学生在阿巴拉契亚地区的技术行业做好准备。这个项目旨在为学生在数据丰富的环境中未来的职业生涯做好准备。招生工作将强调来自大学周围阿巴拉契亚山区县的学生，那里的贫困率是北卡罗来纳州最高的。指导集群，STEM研讨会和同伴主导的学习霍尔斯将支持学生的成功。将通过体育等非正式活动、参加模拟和可视化项目以及努力发展跨多学科的技能来加强群体凝聚力。领导能力培训和证书将用于激励参与项目活动。当地公司承诺提供能够将学生与潜在职业联系起来的演讲者。这个演讲者计划将与校友辅导相结合，以加强学者与当地劳动力的联系。PI旨在建立一个模仿跨学科现实世界经验的学习环境。来自化学，计算机科学，地质学，数学和物理学的学者团队将研究跨学科主题，并研究涉及模拟和可视化的研究问题。这一重点有可能增加学生在多个领域的工作或研究生学习的准备。该计划预计将产生广泛的影响，因为它产生的知识，有效的方法，以改善招聘和留住学生的服务，并有助于北卡罗来纳州和阿巴拉契亚地区的经济发展。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。

With funding from the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program, the "Appalachian High Achievers in STEM" project will support high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Appalachian State University. Throughout its five years, this project will fund scholarships for 42 undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing degrees in chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, or physics. This S-STEM Track 2 project will establish a simulation- and visualization-focused framework for interdisciplinary collaboration among the participating disciplines. Simulation and visualization are essential for understanding the vast amounts of data available now in STEM and other fields. Students from all STEM disciplines will use computer applications to simulate abstract models of systems or to visualize numerical information mathematical models. Scholars will be immersed in a supportive community as they engage in interdisciplinary research projects, mentored by faculty. The research projects will draw from multiple STEM areas. The Appalachian High Achievers project aims to increase understanding of how these activities produce social and academic benefits, and increase professional and workforce preparation. It also has the potential to prepare students for the technology industries in the Appalachian region.This project aims to prepare students for future careers in data rich environments. Recruiting efforts will emphasize students from the Appalachian Mountain counties that surround the university, where poverty rates are among the highest in North Carolina. Mentoring clusters, a STEM Seminar, and peer-led study halls will support student success. Cohort cohesion will be strengthened through informal activities such as sports, participation in a simulation and visualization project, and work to develop a skill set that spans multiple disciplines. Leadership training and certificates will be used to incentivize participation in project activities. Local companies have committed to provide speakers who can link students with potential careers. This speaker program will be coupled with alumni mentoring to strengthen the scholars' ties to the local workforce. The PIs aim to establish a learning environment that mimics an interdisciplinary real-world experience. Teams of scholars from chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, and physics will examine interdisciplinary topics and investigate research problems that involve simulation and visualization. This focus has the potential to increase student preparation for jobs or graduate studies in multiple fields. The program is expected to have a broad impact as it generates knowledge about effective approaches to improve the recruitment and retention of the students it serves, and to contribute to the economic development of North Carolina and the Appalachian region.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.