Advancing Science Excellence in North Dakota (ASEND)

促进竞争研究的实验计划 （EPSCoR）在北达科他州将提高 约20名教师的研究竞争力 在三个已建立的研究集群工作， 两所主要的州立大学，北达科他州 北达科他州大学（UND）和北达科他州大学。 被选中进行优化的研究群组包括： 国家突出的潜力，包括：（1） 超分子蛋白质复合物在代谢中的作用 调节和细胞内结构（NDSU和UND）;（2） 人口变化和遗传多样性（NDSU和UND） (3)主要组有机化学（NDSU）。 第四 智能系统领域的新兴研究集群 将完全由国家资金支持。 它将提供 国家有手段追求经济发展 先进科学计算的战略。 此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 教育和人力资源外联方案 将进行发展，建立和加强 两所大学之间的伙伴关系，以及 四年制州立大学，美洲原住民社区 大学，高中和初中， 国家和公众。 北达科他州 和机构将帮助建立和维护科学 和工程基础设施， 每年捐助133.3万美元的对等基金 加上所有间接费用的全额缴款， 三年内捐款超过650万美元。

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in the state of North Dakota will enhance the research competitiveness of approximately 20 faculty members working in three established research clusters located at the two major state universities, North Dakota State University (NDSU) and The University of North Dakota (UND). The research clusters selected for enhancement have the potential for national prominence and include: (1) Supramolecular Protein Complexes: Roles in Metabolic Regulation and Intracellular Structure (NDSU and UND); (2) Population Change and Genetic Diversity (NDSU and UND) and (3) Main Group Organometallic Chemistry (NDSU). A fourth emerging research cluster in the area of intelligent systems will be supported entirely by state funds. It will provide the state with a means to pursue its economic development strategy in advanced scientific computing. In addition, outreach programs in education and human resource development will be conducted that build and strengthen partnerships between the two universities and the two- and four-year state colleges, Native American community colleges, the high schools and junior high schools in the state, and the general public. The state of North Dakota and institutions will help build and maintain the science and engineering infrastructure through an outright contribution of $1.333 million per year in matching funds plus a full contribution of all indirect costs for a total contribution over three years of over $6.5 million.