CI-TEAM Implementation Project: Cyberinfrastructure for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets

06363661科学与工程研究和教育是网络基础设施的基础驱动力。了解海平面上升和冰盖融化之间的关系是本建议的应用领域。这是一个具有全球重要性的问题，特别是对生活在沿海地区的人口而言。科学家们需要计算密集型的工具和模型来帮助他们测量和预测冰盖对气候变化的反应。该项目的目标是为冰盖研究和教育创建一个虚拟教室和TeraGrid网关。主要的工作将是通过与少数民族服务机构网络基础设施研究所（MSI-C(I)2）和少数民族机构计算机与信息科学/工程系协会（ADMI）合作，利用美国国家科学基金会冰盖遥感科学技术中心（CReSIS）开展的研究，用于教育目的。其愿景是为当前和下一代传统上代表性不足的少数民族科学家、工程师和教育工作者提供必要的知识和技能，以便在与冰川和冰盖相关的网络基础设施、遥感、工程和建模领域开展跨学科研究。更广泛的影响：该项目汇集了有效的合作伙伴，将学年研究和夏季推广与少数民族服务机构结合起来，以达到多样化的学生群体。

0636361Science and engineering research and education are foundational drivers of cyberinfrastructure. Understanding the relationship between sea level rise and melting ice sheets is the application domain of this proposal. It is an issue of global importance, especially for the populations living in coastal regions. Scientists are in need of computationally intensive tools and models that will help them measure and predict the response of ice sheets to climate change. The goal for this project is to create a virtual classroom and a TeraGrid gateway for ice-sheet research and education. The major effort will be to utilize the research perfomed by the NSF Science and Technology Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheeets (CReSIS), for educational purposes, through collaborations with the Minority Serving Institutions Cyberinfrastructure Institute (MSI-C(I)2), and the Association of Computer and Information Science/Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions (ADMI). The vision is to prepare the current and next generation of traditionally, underrepresented, minority scientists, engineers and educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct interdisciplinary research in areas of cyberinfrastructure, remote sensing, engineering and modeling related to glaciers and ice sheets. Broader Impacts: This project brings together effective partners to incorporate both academic year research and summer outreach in conjunction with minority serving institutions to reach a diverse student population.