New Chemical Bonds: Broadening Participation and Partnerships

1. New Chemical Bonds: BroadeningParticipation and Partnerships Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Division of Chemistry

2. Education Research Undergraduate Research Human Resources Context

3. Expanding Undergraduate Research The “Carnegie Challenge” NRC: “Bio 2010” NRC: Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools NRC: “Beyond the Molecular Frontier” U.S. News and World Report Rankings

4. Rankings of Undergraduate Research U.S. News and World Report 2005 Allegheny College Massachusetts Inst. of Technology University of Pennsylvania Amherst College Oberlin College University of Washington * Bates College Pennsylvania State U. – Univ. Park * Univ. of Wisconsin – Eau Claire * Bryn Mawr College Princeton University Univ. of Wisconsin – La Crosse * California Inst. of Technology Reed College Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison * Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo * Stanford University Wellesley College Carleton College SUNY-Stony Brook * Williams College Carnegie Mellon University Swarthmore College Yale University College of Wooster Truman State University * Creighton University University of California – Berkeley * Davidson College University of California – Irvine * Duke University Univ. of California – Los Angeles * Furman University University of Chicago Grinnell College University of Delaware * Harvard University University of Georgia * Harvey Mudd College Univ. of Maryland – College Park * Hope College Univ. of Michigan – Ann Arbor * Johns Hopkins University U. of North Carolina – Asheville * Lafayette College U. of North Carolina – Chapel Hill *

5. University of Notre Dame Traditional Undergraduate Research Model Faculty mentor with small number of undergraduates Students are typically juniors and seniors Undergraduate major already selected

6. 2004 CHE REU Program A total of 67 sites support over 600 students.

7. Building a Community: The REU Leadership Group Mary Boyd, Chair, Loyola University Chicago Randy Duran, University of Florida Joseph Grabowski, University of Pittsburgh Nancy Levinger, Colorado State University Graham Peaslee, Hope College

8. Broadening Participation through REU-LSAMP Partnerships • REU-LSAMP site directors workshop, fall 2003 • Travel funds for LSAMP scholars to present their research at national American Chemical Society meetings • Funds for REU site directors to attend LSAMP meetings • List-serves and databases shared by REU and LSAMP site directors

9. Undergraduate Research Centers: Broadening Participation Target Audience First- and second-year college students All postsecondary institutions Principles Academic year focus New models and partnerships for scalability and sustainability Real research: cutting-edge problems, tools and methods

10. Undergraduate Research Centers Workshop: Spring 2003 at NSF PIs Jeanne Pemberton, Univ. Arizona Moses Lee, Furman Univ.

11. URC Implementation FY 2004 Full proposals Up to 5 awards at $2.7 M over 5 years Planning proposals Up to 20 awards at $50 K for 1-2 years Impact: Students – number and diversity Mentors – professional development Institutions – research capacity, infrastructure, culture Partners: OMA and EHR: OAD, DUE, REC, HRD Response: Approximately 700 institutions, including partners!

12. Undergraduate Research Centers (URCs) Research for 1st and 2nd Year College Students = MSI Lead = MSI Participants

13. 20 Planning Awards -Partner Distribution • 18 Research Intensive/Comprehensive (12 PIs) • 54 PUI Institutions (7 PIs) • 31 2-yr Institutions (1 PI) • 2 International institutions • 2 National labs • 5 Industrial labs • 3 Research institutes • 1 High school

14. 0 Center for Authentic Practice in Science Education CASPiE The Model: • Provide freshmen and sophomores with research experiences as part of the mainstream curriculum • Give students the opportunity to use advanced instrumentation through a network for remote access The Partners: • R1’s, PUI’s, Comprehensives and Community Colleges • Purdue, UIC, NEIU (Federally Designated HSI), BSU, IU, Chicago State U, Harold Washington CC, Olive Harvey CC, Moraine Valley CC, DuPage CC

15. “CASPiE” • The opportunity to create new knowledge (Research Modules for the Lab Course) • Advanced instrumentation (Remote Network) • A collaborative learning environment (PLTL) • Being part of a scientific community • A cognitive apprenticeship approach (guided autonomy) www.purdue.edu/dp/caspie/ PI, Gabriela Weaver

16. URC Implementation FY 2005 URCshop September 17, 2004 at NSF Michael Doyle, U. Maryland Amy Shachter, Santa Clara U. Brian Tissue and Rich Foust, CHE Proposals Program announcement: Fall, 2004 Deadline: late Spring, 2005 Awards: late Summer, 2005

17. Building a Community: A Percolative Network Paris, France Bangkok, Thailand REU Sites ( ) URC Planning Grant Sites ( )

18. Cyber-Enabled Chemistry Data Source and Store Regional Center University National Center University Group Desktop Workstation Adapted from M. Goldberg, PHY/NSF

19. A National On-line Poster Session: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research Pilot project, summer 2004 Full-scale implementation, 2005 Graham Peaslee Hope College Nancy Levinger Colorado State Univ.

20. Discovery Corps Fellowships • Service-oriented projects that leverage research expertise • Postdoctoral Fellowships • Within two years of the PhD • Two-year awards • Senior Fellowships • At least ten years after PhD/postdoctoral training • One-year award NSF press release 04-078 NSF program announcement 04-591

21. Enhancing Education & Diversity in Science & Engineering with a Formalized Undergraduate Research & Development Program EXperimental Program for Education in Research & Training (EXPERT) at NC A&T SU Geoff Bothun, Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellow, CERSP and NC A&T, CHE-0412109 The newly developed EXPERT program is a multi-year, interdisciplinary undergraduate research and development program offered through the Mechanical & Chemical Engineering Department at North Carolina A&T State University. This program is designed to improve the research experience for undergraduates, enhance the skills of future scientists and engineers, and promote diversity in science and technology. A primary goal is to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups seeking graduate education in science and engineering. EXPERT receives support and funding from the NSF Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and processes (CERSP). Undergraduate researchers work with CERSP to promote green technologies utilizing liquid and supercritical CO2. UNC-CH NCSU UT-A GT NC A&T SU • Project Highlights: • Cascading mentoring strategy involving students and faculty • Freshman recruited as graduate track scholars • Personal & professional development activities • Student participation in regional and national conferences • Summer research opportunities with CERSP • External program evaluation • Accomplishments: • 21 students from chemistry and engineering with research awards • Successfully completed first semester (Fall 04) • Students excited about research opportunities and graduate school • Collaboration within CERSP has enhanced research projects EXPERT students participate in a CERSP collaboration workshop held at NC A&T SU

22. Acknowledgments and Follow-Up EHR MPS aellis@nsf.gov

23. Musical Science: Chemistry of Historic Organ Pipe Materials Catherine Oertel, Cornell University, CHE-0412181 Centuries-old organs built using pre-industrial methods are valued by musicians and music historians for their unmatched sound quality and their ties to historic composers. However, many of these instruments are suffering from corrosion and collapse of their pipes, the causes of which are not well understood. In collaboration with researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden, and the Göteborg Organ Art Center, we are researching the chemical causes of this deterioration and searching for ways in which it may be prevented. An integral part of this project is sharing the interdisciplinary nature of this work with students and the public through educational outreach. I am preparing lessons on the science of musical sound and the role of chemistry in preservation of historic objects for presentation in schools and at the local science center. Photos courtesy of Ibo Ortgies and the Göteborg Organ Art Center

24. Knowledge Knowledge Judgment Judgment Doing Doing Earl H. Wagener Clemson University CHE 0412179 To achieve their missions, Academia and Industry operate with two distinctly different doing-knowledge-judgment decision-making processes. Students crossing the career bridge from the world of study to the world of work rarely have an appreciation for how large these process differences really are and wind up starting their technical careers frustrated, off balance, and discouraged. This creates a rate-limiting step in today’s national science effort, yet the structural and content resources in both academia and industry are rarely focused on mitigating the problem. This NSF Discovery Corps Fellowship award explores a new gap-bridging model designed to make the student’s personal and professional transition into an industrial science career a stimulating and rewarding process. It has two unique features: 1) The students will “join” Superstar Specialties for 15 weeks and will use real examples of industrial research processes taught by an experienced industrial R&D leader. They will work in teams on research project analysis, execution and prioritization, 15 minute presentations, report writing, performance reviews, salary issues, intellectual property and career options. 2) Concurrently, the research faculty (and their industry- bound students) will have their projects analyzed using industrial metrics such as competitive advantage, market attractiveness, value to the customer, Porter’s five forces, potential growth, profits, and technical barriers to success. Better Prepared Undergraduates and Graduates BRIDGING THE GAP Recognition ACADEMIA INDUSTRY Understanding CAREER SUCCESS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING