PRIME Pacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduate

1. PRIMEPacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduate 8 November 2007 Information Session Gabriele Wienhausen David Abramson Peter Arzberger

2. Overview • International Opportunities - Lynn Anderson, Jim Glavin UCSD International Programs • PRAGMA and PRIME • What PRIME’s goals are! • Some previous students insights • Logistics / eligibility issues • Your questions

3. The Stakes are High • “What nations don’t know can hurt them. The stakes involved in study abroad are that simple, that straightforward, and that important. … college graduates today must be internationally competent.” [Lincoln Report 2005]

4. Why Should We Care? • “Most of the major problems facing our country in the 21st Century require every young person to learn more about the world’s regions, cultures, and languages.” [Colin Powell] • Our society is heterogeneous, multicultural • Less than 1% of US undergraduates in US study abroad [IIE AnnRep05] • “Diverse teams are more creative and find better solutions than homogeneous teams.” Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila. • Students must be prepared to compete globally • for jobs and opportunities

5. Pacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduate (PRIME) Providing students international interdisciplinary Research Apprenticeships and Cultural Competency Learning Experiences Begun in 2004 as a proof of concept for honing undergraduate research and cultural competency skills an intensive international experiential learning experience

6. PRIME: A Project for Global Engagement PRIME Class 2007* • Built on top of PRAGMA people network and activities for Undergraduate Research: • Summer Research Internship in a host country laboratory • Mentors in US and Abroad • Pre-/Post experience research opportunities • Cultural pre-/during-/post-activity awareness component (use www.pacific.edu/culture) • Professional development seminars

7. PRIME Host Sites Osaka U Japan UZurich Switzerland CNIC China UCSD USA NCHC NCREE Taiwan Monash U Australia AU Photo: Heather Griffith Japan Photo: Young Chun Taiwan Photo: Samson Hung Source Cindy Zheng

8. What can you get out of this • Research experience and apprenticeship • Cultural training • Travel • More such as opportunity to present results at national professional meetings

9. PRIME Projects • Projects (some in 2006 and 2007) • Avian Flu (CNIC) • Molecular Screening (Osaka) • Quantum Chemistry (Monash) • Tile display walls (CNIC, NCHC, Osaka) • Cardiac Modeling (Monash) • Imaging Pipeline (Osaka) • Computational materials modeling (NCHC) • Mixture of new projects and continuing ones Source: L. Cheng Source: A. Altshuler, I Wu Source: C.Chang, D Goodman, M Levesque

10. Work on Large Displays PRIME: David Jackson, Ava Pierce, Shinji Shimojo, Susumu Date, Jurgen Schulze, Kohei Ichikawa

11. Publications and Software • Amaro R, Minh DDL, Cheng L, Olson A, Lin JH, Li W, McCammon J, Remarkable Loop Flexibility in Avian Influenza N1 and its Implications for Antiviral Drug Design, Journal of the American Chemical Society, ASAP Web Release Date: 01-Jun-2007; (Communication) DOI: 10.1021/ja0723535 • Abramson D, Amoreira C, Baldridge K, Berstis L, Kondrick C, Peachey T. "A Flexible Framework for Protein-Ligand Docking", submitted for publication2nd IEEE International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing. Dec. 4- 6, 2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands. • Sudholt W, Baldridge K, Abramson D, Enticott C, Garic S, Kondrick C, Nguyen D.  Application of Grid Computing to Parameter Sweeps and Optimizations in Molecular Modeling. Future Generation Computer Systems (Invited), 2005. 21, 27-35. • Two more in progress • Cytoscape Plug In: Hyperbolic Layout Plugin • Robert Ikeda • http://www.cytoscape.org/plugins2.php

12. Eligibility • US Citizen or permanent resident • with a valid passport or the ability to acquire a valid passport prior to April 2007 • Visa requirements are the responsibility of the student • Full time student • Typically completed sophomore year before going • GPA of at least 3.0 (out of 4.0) • Return to UCSD as enrolled student for at least one quarter • Expected to devote at least 4 hours / week preparing in Spring Quarter!

13. Application Materials • Application Form (web site) • Personal statement • Proposed Activity • Letter of recommend from UCSD and Host mentor • CV, Transcript, personal references • Agreement to • Spend 4 hours a week prior to departure working in UCSD mentors lab • Participate in future information sessions

14. Timelines • January – Info Session 2 (food) • Week of 14 January 2008 – To Be Determined • Preliminary Application (application form) • 25 January 2008 Friday • Application Deadline • 22 February 2008 Friday • Decisions before Spring Quarter • Interviews week of 10 March 2007 • Decisions week of 24 March 2007 • Depart a week to 10 days after Spring Quarter ends

15. Program Pays for what? • Program Expenses • Airfare (round trip) • Lodging – 9 weeks • Food (student fare) – 9 weeks • Transportation (depending on location) • Enrollment in summer session at UCSD for one unit of credit, via AIP • Students will enroll in AIP, receive a unit of credit and a transcript notation. • Limited Supplemental Support – Financial Need Based (Different this year)

16. A Final Thought • “Peace and prosperity around the world depend on increasing the capacity of people to think and work on a global and intercultural basis. As technology opens borders, educational and professional exchange opens minds.”[i] [i] Annual Report IIE 2005, and http://www.iie.org/ “About”

17. prime.ucsd.edu

18. Comments from Prior PRIME StudentsComments from PRIME MentorsQuestions from Prospective PRIME Student

19. Questions • How do I find a mentor? • Am I really able to do this, since I don’t know much about grid computing? • Why should I apply?

20. Providing students international interdisciplinary Research Apprenticeships and Cultural Competency Learning Experiences Summer 2008 COMPONENTS • Application Proc. • Pre-dept Training • 9 week internship • Re-entry TOPICS • Cardiac modeling • Ligand screening • Earthquake Eng. • Environmtl sensing • Grid computing • Visualization LOCATIONS • Beijing CNIC • Hsinchu NCHC • Melbourne Monash • Osaka University MAJORS • Bioeng. • Comp. Sci. • Comp. Eng. • Mechanical Eng. • Electrical Eng. • Biology • Computing and Arts Earn academic credit Using or developing grid technology to create new knowledge prime.ucsd.edu

21. PRAGMA • Practical Framework for Collaboration • 33 Institutions around the Pacific Rim • Catalyze collabora-tions to advance science using grid technology • Foundation for PRIME www.pragma-grid.net

22. PRAGMA Overarching Goals Strengthen Existing and Establish New Collaborations Work with Science Teams to Advance Grid Technologies and Improve the Underlying Infrastructure In the Pacific Rim and Globally “A Practical Collaborative Framework”. http://www.pragma-grid.net

24. prime.ucsd.edu • Last Year’s Mentors • Projects from Previous years • Host Sites • Application Forms • www.pragma-grid.net • PRAGMA Collaborative Overview (projects) PRIME 2008 Overview ELIGIBILITY • US Citizen or permanent resident • with a valid passport or the ability to acquire a valid passport prior to April 2007 • Visa requirements are the responsibility of the student • Full time student • Typically completed sophomore year before going • GPA of at least 3.0 (out of 4.0) • Return to UCSD as enrolled student for at least one quarter • Expected to devote at least 4 hours / week preparing in Spring Quarter! APPLICATION MATERIALS • Application Form (web site) • Personal statement • Proposed Activity • Letter of recommend from UCSD and Host mentor • CV, Transcript, personal references • Agreement to • Spend 4 hours a week prior to departure working in UCSD mentors lab • Participate in future information sessions • TIMELINES • January – Info Session 2 (food) • Week of 14 January 2008 – TDB • Preliminary Application • 25 January 2008 Friday • Application Deadline • 22 February 2008 Friday • Decisions before Spring Quarter • Interviews week of 10 March 2007 • Decisions week of 24 March 2007 • Depart 7- 10 days after Spring Quarter ends • PROGRAM SUPPORT • Expenses Covered by PRIME • Airfare (round trip); Lodging – 9 weeks; Food (student fare) – 9 weeks • Enrollment in summer session at UCSD for one unit of credit, via AIP • Limited Supplemental Support – Financial Need Based