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Adventures in Supercomputing SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Adventures in Supercomputing SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE. SAN JUAN COLLEGE Farmington, NM June 3, 2002. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Summer Teacher Institute Funded by a Grant from NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California

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Adventures in Supercomputing SUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE

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  1. Adventures in SupercomputingSUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTE SAN JUAN COLLEGE Farmington, NM June 3, 2002

  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS • Summer Teacher Institute • Funded by a Grant from NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California • Through Applied Research and Educational Outreach of The Center of Excellence for Information Systems Engineering and Management • With Special Assistance of New Mexico Tech, Technet and San Juan College

  3. A NATIONAL PROBLEMWHY YOU ARE HERE “WE HAVE A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED”

  4. CRITICAL SHORTAGE LOOMS • NASA’s Administrator recently stated that 30 to 50 % of NASA scientists could retire in the next 3 to 5 years • The current pool of possible replacements in colleges is sorely inadequate in real numbers • The pool of minorities and women is even more limited

  5. THE OPPORTUNITY • CAREERS will be available to qualified applicants • The hiring “frenzy” will provide NASA and other agencies with an opportunity to DIVERSIFY as never before • NASA AiS & TSU can aid in this STRATEGIC effort

  6. A PROPOSAL TO ATTRACT UNDERSERVED MINORITIES TO SCIENCE & MATHMATICS • A Mountain to climb to bring: • African Americans • Spanish Americans • American Indians Back to their roots in the study or “WHAT’S OUT THERE”

  7. Adventures In SuperComputing (New Mexico) Pearl Cohn High School TSU Resources ● Streaming Video Astronomy ● Proven Astronomy Research ● Astrobiology Institute ● NRTS ● CASS ● Astronomy Educator ● Student Research Involvement ● Summer Student Program ● Exploring Minds Project ●Viable Partners At HBCU and OMU Institutions ● An HBCU, 9000 Students, 76%+ African Americans, Willingness To Grow And Change • UTEP •  Hispanic Serving Institution (65%) •  NRTS Experts In Multimedia • Existing Partners In NRTS and URC • 15,000 Students ALABAMA A&M  Existing NRTS Partner  85%+ African American  Strong Physics Program  Strong NASA Ties URC SOUTH CAROLINA STATE  Existing NRTS and CASS Partner  2500 Mostly African American Students  Hubble Astronomer (Bubble Nebula)  Summer Institute In Astronomy • UNIVERSITY SCHOOL • OF NASHVILLE •  Existing Partner With Dr. Alvarez •  Exploring Minds • Open To Innovation • ADVENTURES IN SUPERCOMPUTING •  66 Schools •  120+ Teams • 450 Students On Teams Doing Research • NEW MEXICO • STATE UNIVERSITY •  Hispanic And Native American Serving Institution •  Manages Apache Point • Existing Partner Dr. Anderson • SAN JUAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE •  Native American And Spanish Serving Institution •  Existing Partner With Adventures In SuperComputing • Teaching There This Summer • SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE •  Hispanic Serving Institution •  Astronomer On Staff • Interested In Partnering • SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN • POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE •  95% Native American •  Cultures With Interest In Stars • Existing Partners With MU-SPIN • THOMAS JEFFERON HIGH SCHOOL •  Existing Partner With Dr. Alvarez •  Exploring Minds • Open To Innovation UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS  Interested New Partner  NRTS Partner With SCSU  Interested In Astronomy Program • KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY •  NRTS Partner (7 Years) •  NOVA Partner (First Direct NASA Money) • 90%+ African American • 2,500 Students High School Outreach 2-Year Colleges Close Partners CENTER OF EXCELLENCE Tennessee State University

  8. Pathways To The Future THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO  Opportunities For Upper Division And Graduate Study  Good Contacts Of Mentioning (Dr. Burks) • THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA •  Opportunities For Upper Division And Graduate Study •  Good Contacts Of Mentoring (Dr. Whorton) • Want To Partner With TSU • THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA •  NOAO And Kitt Peak •  Opportunities For Upper Division And Graduate Study • Good Contacts For Mentoring At NOAO And U of Az (Dr. Whorton) • UCLA ASTROBIOLOGY •  Opportunities For Upper Division And Graduate Study •  Good Contacts Of Mentoring (Dr. Gary) • Want To Partner With TSU CENTER OF EXCELLENCE Tennessee State University PARTNERS 2-Year Colleges High School Outreach

  9. External Associations • AAVSO • VTIE • SPACE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM • VIRTUAL OBSERVATORAY • NASA DAX LIBRARY

  10. Tennessee State University Main Campus. Avon Williams Campus

  11. SOME STATISTICS • K – 3 90+% OF STUDENTS INTERESTED IN SPACE SCIENCE • GRADES 7 – 8 ~ 30% STILL INTERESTAED • GRADUAUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS – LESS THEN 1% INTERESTED IN SPACE SCIENCE

  12. Highlighted TSU Asset • Astronomy 1010 and 1020 Streaming Video • A different course to be available anytime, anywhere if you can be connected to the Internet

  13. Astronomy 1010 Style • Interviewing the professionals • Over 40 interviews completed • Appropriate comments in course flow • Complete interview on demand of the student

  14. TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYCenter of Excellence in Information Systems Engineering and ManagementPerformance Summary1995-2001 Refereed Publications: 385 Non-Refereed Publications: 188 Presentations: 388 Seminars: 142 Student Support: 41 UG per Yr 10 G per Yr Staff: 7 Full-time Researchers; 13 Part-time Faculty; 3 Post-Docs

  15. Astrobiology Institute • Approved in March 2002 • $200,000 seed funding • University renovating lab space • Partnership developing with Ames Research Center and UCLA

  16. PROPOSED APPROACH • TSU serves as a clearinghouse to facilitate PATHWAYS to Space Science • Begin recruiting in High Schools • Provide Introduction to Astronomy • Recruit using the web • Recruit using minorities on Campus Sites • Tout program at National Math and Science Meetings for Secondary Teachers

  17. PROPOSED APPROACH • Recruit through MU-SPIN Network • Recruit at Tribal College Meetings • Recruit at Spanish Serving College Meetings • Develop Summer High School Program • Expand Existing Summer Program for College students

  18. PROPOSED APPROACH • Tailor Summer Program for Matriculation to NASA Co-op programs • Nurture contacts at major universities to mentor students from TSU Clearinghouse • Provide funding for students (scholarships) • Involve students in real projects i.e. Space Watch, AAVSO, Data Analysis, and Management

  19. CONCLUDING PARTNERSHIP • Let’s Climb the Mountain Together • Bring Diversity to NASA • ONE STUDENT AT A TIME

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