Expanding Computation for Interdisciplinary Science

随着科学研究变得越来越跨学科，计算技能在解决学科内部尤其是跨学科的问题中发挥着至关重要的作用。基于学院对跨学科科学的重视，以及一系列旨在提高具备21世纪科学所需计算技能的科学毕业生数量和质量的举措的成功，该项目汇集并协调了学院的服务，以支持对计算和跨学科科学感兴趣的学生。它实施旨在吸引和指导奖学金学生的战略和计划，为他们进入研究生院或直接进入科学队伍做好准备。这是学院整合科学学科的计算工作，并扩大跨学科学生研究机会和实习机会的努力的一部分。S-STEM奖学金为有经济需要的有学术天赋的学生提供了重要的激励措施。它旨在增加具有参与未来科学发现所需的科学和计算技能的学生人数。智力优势：学科的深度和跨学科的广度需要找到解决复杂的，当代科学问题，如全球变暖，疾病大流行，环境毒理学，和人类疾病的遗传和环境因素之间的相互作用。解决这些问题的协作努力所产生的协同作用，以及在解决这些问题的过程中取得进展所带来的满足感，是从事科学研究的强大动力。要成为解决这些问题的研究团队的一员，学生需要一种反映科学跨学科轨迹的教育，并响应国家的呼吁，发展支持跨学科科学的研究经验和教育模式。特别是，对具有大量计算技能的科学家以及能够与其他科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科的研究人员合作的计算机科学家的需求日益增长。更广泛的影响：NSF奖学金，连同有针对性的招聘和保留努力以及课程改革，正在(1)提高学生对计算科学领域的机会范围的认识，(2)鼓励学术优秀的学生选择计算科学领域的工作，(3)吸引这些学生参加强大的夏季和学年研究项目。这些课程培养学生为进一步研究和学习或直接进入劳动力市场做好充分准备。该项目旨在通过扩大招生和知名度，强调计算技能的跨学科应用，以及在奖学金学生的整个本科生涯中有意指导和队列体验，增加来自少数族裔和女性等代表性不足群体的学生人数。这些努力通过正在进行的全校范围内的努力来增强，以增加学院学生人口的多样性。

As scientific research becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, computational skills are playing a vital role in problem solving within and especially across disciplines. Building upon the emphasis on interdisciplinary science at the college and the successes of an interlocking set of initiatives designed to increase both the number and quality of science graduates equipped with computational skills required in 21st century science, this project brings together and coordinates college services to support students interested in computational and interdisciplinary science. It implements strategies and programs designed to attract and mentor scholarship students, equipping them for graduate school or direct entry into the scientific workforce. It is part of efforts at the college to integrate computational work across the science disciplines, and to expand interdisciplinary student research opportunities and internships available to students. S-STEM scholarships provide significant incentives for academically talented students with financial need to pursue this program of studies. It aims to increase the number of students with the scientific and computational skills required to participate in the scientific discoveries of the future.Intellectual Merit: Disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth are required to find solutions to complex, contemporary scientific problems like global warming, disease pandemics, environmental toxicology, and the interplay between genetic and environmental factors in human diseases. The synergy that results from collaborative efforts to address these problems and the satisfaction that come from making progress toward their solution are strong motivators for engaging in scientific research. To be part of the research teams that address such problems, students need an education that mirrors the interdisciplinary trajectory of science and responds to national calls to develop research experiences and educational models that support interdisciplinary science. In particular, there is a growing need for scientists with substantial computational skills and for computer scientists who can collaborate with researchers in other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Broader Impacts: The NSF scholarships, together with targeted recruiting and retention efforts and curricular reforms, are (1) increasing the awareness of the range of opportunities available in computational science among students, (2) encouraging academically strong students to choose to work in computational science, and (3) drawing such students into strong summer and academic-year research programs. These programs produce students well prepared for further research and study or for direct entry into the workforce. This program is specifically designed to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups, both ethnic minorities and women, in computer science courses through expanded recruiting and visibility, an emphasis on cross-disciplinary applications of computational skills, and intentional mentoring and cohort experiences throughout the undergraduate careers of the scholarship students. These efforts are augmented by ongoing college-wide efforts to increase the diversity of student population at the college.