StEM: Stimulate, Engage and Motivate student research by enhancing the research capacity (CISE-MSI: RCBP-ED: IIS – III)

该奖项全部或部分由《2021年美国救援计划法案》（公法117-2）资助。在STEM领域攻读学位/职业的学生中，参与研究是学位完成和研究生教育成功的最佳预测因素之一。然而，只有一小部分本科生从事研究工作。缺乏参与的原因包括对更多应用经验的兴趣，对研究机会及其好处缺乏认识，缺乏时间，缺乏兴趣，与教师互动的感知障碍，以及个人和经济障碍。由于代表性不足的少数群体很少参与，这一问题进一步恶化。此外，由于历史上研究人员的代表性不足，在计算机科学的几个部门中存在明显的偏见。重要的证据表明，让本科生参与研究可以建立信心和效率，激励他们学习高级研究生水平的STEM课程，增加对高流失率专业的保留率，并使他们适应研究环境的要求。此外，代表性不足的少数群体学生参与研究对该领域有益，因为它增强了STEM劳动力的多样性。该项目的目标是刺激、吸引和激励STEM研究生和本科生，包括来自代表性不足的少数群体的学生，在不同领域进行数据研究，同时支持扩大和提高研究能力，为不同的学生群体和教师提供更多的研究机会。这一目标将通过以下三管齐下的方法来实现：1)通过购买新设备来增强和扩展技术基础设施，以促进计算处理和大数据分析；2)通过CURE将研究嵌入现有课程的课程中，并引入新的以研究为重点的项目和课程；3)通过学术界和行业专家的指导和指导，激励和吸引学生参与研究活动，并通过研究项目、培训、研讨会和讲习班提供实践经验。该奖项将提高STEM学生（特别是女性和其他少数族裔学生）的学术和专业技能，提供与经验丰富的研究导师合作并展示/发表其作品的机会，为长期加强学术课程创建教育材料，并培养知识和促进发展技能，为学生从事数据科学和大数据职业做好准备。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).Exposure to research is one of the best predictors of degree completion and success in postgraduate education among students pursuing degrees/careers in STEM fields. However, only a small percentage of undergraduate students are engaged in research. This lack of participation has been attributed to factors such as interest in more applied experience, lack of awareness about research opportunities and their benefits, lack of time, lack of interest, perceived barriers to interactions with the faculty, and personal and financial barriers. The problem further aggravates with little participation from underrepresented minority groups. Additionally, biases in several sectors of computer science are evident due to the historical underrepresentation of researchers. Significant evidence shows that engaging undergraduate students in research builds confidence and efficacy, motivates them to pursue advanced graduate level STEM courses, increases retention in majors having high attrition rates, and acclimates them to the demands of a research environment. In addition, underrepresented minority groups students’ participation in research is beneficial to the field as it enhances diversity in the STEM workforce.The goal of this project is to stimulate, engage, and motivate graduate and undergraduate STEM students, including from underrepresented minority groups to conduct data research in different domains, while supporting expansion and enhancement of research capacity to provide more research opportunities to the diverse student population and the faculty. This goal will be achieved by following a three-pronged approach to 1) enhance and expand the technological infrastructure by acquiring new equipment to facilitate computational processing and big data analyses; 2) embed research within the curriculum for existing courses via CURE and introduce new research-focused programs and courses; and 3) motivate and engage students in research activities and provide hands-on experience via research projects, training, seminars, and workshops through guidance and mentoring by academia and industry experts. The award will improve the academic and professional skills of STEM students, in particular female and other underrepresented minority students, provide an opportunity to work with experienced research mentors and present/publish their work, create educational materials for long-term enhancement of academic curricula, and foster knowledge and promote the developmental skills to prepare students for data science and big data careers.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.