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A multi-institutional course in high energy nuclear physics

A multi-institutional course in high energy nuclear physics. Mike Lisa. Concept. >20 local faculty - leaders in the field # grad. students at a given university marginally sufficient to justify a high energy nuclear physics course 5 students required to justify 880.xx course @ OSU

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A multi-institutional course in high energy nuclear physics

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  1. A multi-institutional course in high energy nuclear physics Mike Lisa

  2. Concept • >20 local faculty - leaders in the field • # grad. students at a given university marginally sufficient to justify a high energy nuclear physics course • 5 students required to justify 880.xx course @ OSU • pooling resources  • a great course, unique in the country • Experts in broad cross-section of field • N-fold increase in number of students (N=NMCM) • “Pioneering education/networking effort” [S. Pinsky]

  3. http://octs.physics.ohio-state.edu/ • Uses of OCTS • Some of the uses for OCTS are: • Research workshops and seminars • Advanced classes for graduate students and talented undergraduates that might only attract a few students at each institution • Research collaborations that would otherwise take place over telephone, fax, or e-mail • Summer school programs for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers OCTS

  4. AccessGrid (MSU) vrvs (WSU) AccessGrid (OSU) PolyCam (KSU) ... OCTS • Local implementation of AccessGrid  • (proven) “seamless” integration of different technologies

  5. Matriculation • Least-hassles way: • one faculty member per term (say) teaches from home institution • all students pay tuition to their own institution • An example • Heinz teaches the course (hydro, hot QCD...) one term • he gets “departmental credit” for teaching • OSU pays for teaching, but only collects for ~3 students :-( • Keane is “professor of record” @ KSU; Bellwied @ WSU; ... • they do not get “departmental credit” for this • KSU/WSU/... collect tuition, but do not pay for teaching :-) • it averages out

  6. “It ($$) averages out...” • 5 institutions with 3 students each semester/quarter • Without collaboration: 0 courses for the 15 students • OSU “real” prof (4 “ghost profs” at WSU,KSU,MSU,UIC) • OSU pays one prof, gets $$ for 3 students :-( • others pay zero profs, get $$ each for 3 students :-) • Everyone After 5 semesters: • one prof-quarter paid, 15 student-quarters collected

  7. A possible plan • Identify local resources + availability (e.g projector+cam) @ institutes • “Road-test” multicasting of seminar/month from different universities • spare the students the “can-you-hear-me?” routine • Meanwhile, sketch out course • If all goes well, generate multi-institutional proposal to NSF • personnel/transmission costs (OCTS “free” at first) • other? (visitng travel?) • Even a modest education/outreach grant is good • “innovation in education” good component of group effort portfolio • something on which to build larger collaborative efforts

  8. Possible NSF programs • IGERT - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (cross-cutting) • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12759 • strong focus on interdisciplinary; some direct support to students • Excerpt from Synopsis: The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research • EIR - Education and Interdisciplinary Research (Division of Physics) • http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5610 • connection to CAREER and REU programs, but not mandatory • Excerpt from Synopsis: The program also supports activities that seek to improve the education and training of physics students (both undergraduate and graduate), such as curriculum development for upper-level physics courses, and activities that are not included in specific programs elsewhere within NSF.

  9. Recap • Why it’s a good idea • great education • NSF/universities should like it • looks good on our resumes • Building block for future MCM collaboration (e.g. LHC physics) • Why it shouldn’t be too difficult • initially “free” resources from OCTSexpect likewise departmental “fronting” of $$ for small expenses • Proven technology • Chemistry class OSU & UCB • several OCTS-sponsored workshops

  10. Anyone interested?

  11. Matriculation: alternative model • Handled at Provosts’ level • Possible model: CIC (Big Ten schools + Chicago) reciprocal matriculation agreement • Need to investigate this futher • but would be surprised if colleges/administrations would block this type of effort • similarly quarters versus semesters

  12. AccessGrid (MSU) vrvs (WSU) AccessGrid (OSU) PolyCam (KSU) ... OCTS • Local implementation of AccessGrid  • proven “seamless” integration of different technologies

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