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National Science Foundation Support of Undergraduate Research in the Chemical Sciences

National Science Foundation Support of Undergraduate Research in the Chemical Sciences. Joan Frye, Ph. D. Staff Associate Office of Integrated Activities 703-292-8040; jfrye@nsf.gov. Expanding Undergraduate Research. The “Carnegie Challenge” NRC: “Bio 2010”

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National Science Foundation Support of Undergraduate Research in the Chemical Sciences

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  1. National Science Foundation Support of Undergraduate Research in the Chemical Sciences Joan Frye, Ph. D. Staff Associate Office of Integrated Activities 703-292-8040; jfrye@nsf.gov

  2. Expanding Undergraduate Research The “Carnegie Challenge” NRC: “Bio 2010” U.S. News and World Report Rankings Creating knowledge Communicating knowledge

  3. Research Experiences for Undergraduates • (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students • Involvestudents in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs • Two mechanisms for support of student research: REU Supplements and REU Sites • $60,000-70,000/yr for 3 years is typical for REU Sites • Each REU site supports an average of 9 students

  4. FY1987 through FY2006

  5. FY1987 through FY2006

  6. FY1987 through FY2006

  7. FY1987 through FY2006

  8. 2006 REU Program NSF Division of Chemistry Paris, France Bangkok, Thailand 71 sites in 31 states, the District of Columbia, France, Thailand and Austria support 647 students.

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

  10. Undergraduate Research Collaboratives • NSF 06-521: Pilot in the chemical sciences • Expand collaborations • Broaden undergraduate research opportunities • Enhance capacity and infrastructure in support of and commitment to excellence in undergraduate education • Awards of up to $2.7M over five years

  11. The Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education CASPiECHE 04-18902 Lead InstitutionsPurdue UniversityGabriela Weaver, ChemistryFred Lytle, ChemistryUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoDonald Wink, ChemistryBall State UniversityRobert Morris, ChemistryNortheastern Illinois UniversityPratibha Varma-Nelson Partner InstitutionsCollege of DuPageHarold Washington CollegeMoraine Valley Community CollegeOlive-Harvey College Course ImplementationEach institution will have a slightly different implementation timeline, with the common goal of involving freshmen and sophomores as part of their regular curriculum. Instrument Network GoalsProvide Students with access to research-level instrumentation | Allow for remote calibration and operation of instruments via the Internet | Produce research-quality data | Enable high sample throughput and Internet-based data archiving and retrieval Evaluation of the ProgramWhat are the best ways to adapt and implement the CASPiE modules for the mainstream curriculum? What is the structure of a research module that best achieves the goals of the CASPiE program? What are the long-term educational impacts of adopting the CASPiE model?

  12. student in lab instrument autosampler database sample Citrix server load/run student personal out of lab computer data Citrix server 2 personal student processing computer out of lab software Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC) Research for 1st and 2nd year college students Workflow for CASPiE Instrument Network operations within different colored regions occur at different times 6/18

  13. Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC) Research for 1st and 2nd year college students Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center CHE 05-32242 NPURC supports an ambitious approach to transforming the undergraduate research culture of several regional colleges and universities including: Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, Mount Marty College in Yankton, SD, Sinte Gleska University in Mission, SD, Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA, Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, IA, Fort Berthold Community College In New Town, ND, Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, IA, andThe University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD.

  14. Undergraduate Research Consortium: Research Experiences to Enhance Learning(URC-REEL)Award: CHE 05-32250 • University of Akron (UA) • Bowling Green State University (BGSU) • Capital University (CU) • Central State University (Ctlsu) • University of Cincinnati (UC) • Cleveland State University (CSU) • Columbus State Community College (CSCC) • University of Dayton (UD) • Kent State University (KSU) • Miami University of Ohio (MU) • Ohio University (OU) • University of Toledo (UT) • Wright State University (WSU) • Youngstown State University (YSU) • The Ohio State University (OSU)

  15. Opportunities for Primarily Undergraduate Institutions • EHR Directorate- Division of Undergraduate Education • RUI: Research at Undergraduate Institutions, NSF-wide • REU: training programs for undergraduates • ROA: Research Opportunity Awards at Undergraduate • URC: Undergraduate Research Centers • For instrumentation: -Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement -Major Research Instrumentation program (MRI) -Regular (divisional) instrumentation programs

  16. RUI Mechanism in NSF Research Divisions • Designed to support Research in Undergraduate Institutions • RUI is a mechanism, not a separate funding stream • “RUI” should be designated in the title of the proposal • RUI eligibility and impact statements must be included • Check http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm for announcement

  17. RUI Proposal Pressure NSF Division of Chemistry 80 # Awarded # Proposals 70 60 50 Number of Proposals 40 30 20 10 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Fiscal Year

  18. Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) • Provide support for faculty from PUIs to participate in ongoing, NSF-funded research projects for limited periods, usually a summer • Goal -- Provide research experience for faculty to enhance research at home institution and host lab, improve research & teaching • Funded as supplements to active NSF grants • Salary or stipend for undergraduate faculty • Travel to host lab and/or to attend a meeting • Research supplies • Making connections with an NSF grantee: • Network at scientific meetings • Consult NSF FastLane list of awards in relevant program • Contact NSF Program Director in your area of interest (Consult the NSF web site for contact information)

  19. Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement • Directorate for Education and Human Resources • -Division of Undergraduate Education • “Adaptation and Implementation track” supports • acquisition of instrumentation for teaching • In contrast to MRI, which supports acquisition • of instrumentation for research • Other “tracks” support course and curriculum • development

  20. Major Research Instrumentation • Foundation-wide activity (NSF cross-cutting) • Administered by both the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) and individual directorates • NSF overall - FY03:~$86M, FY04:~$109, FY05: ~$89 M • CHE: FY03, $11.2 M. CHE: FY04, $12.1 M . CHE: FY05, $12.2 M (in FY04, $7.0 M went to PUIs, in FY05, $7.2 M went to PUIs) • Emphasis must be on research

  21. Primarily Undergraduate Institutions Divisional Instrumentation Programs • Can submit as RUI • BIO, GEO, Materials Research, Chemistry, all have standing instrumentation programs in addition to MRI • Cost-sharing has been eliminated from most NSF programs

  22. National Online Poster Session REU Leadership Group • Database searchable by: • author • title • discipline • home/host institution • mentor • geographic location • year • Target audience: • students/parents/families • home/host institutions • prospective REU participants • general public • funding agencies • Congress

  23. Your Chemistry Division Program Officers Synthetic Organic: Kenneth Doxsee, Tingyu Li Organic Dynamics: Ty Mitchell, Marty Pomerantz, Phil Shevlin Theoretical: Raima Larter, Joyce Guest Experimental Physical: Charles Pibel, Ron Christensen Analytical: George Janini, Zev Rosenzweig, Kelsey Cook, Steve Bernasek Inorganic: Mike Clarke, Carol Bessel, John Gilje, Joe Templeton Instrumentation: Bob Kuczkowski Multi-investigator Projects: Kathy Covert Cyber-enabled Chemistry: Celeste Rohlfing REU and URC Programs: Rich Foust, Ron Christensen

  24. For more information: www.nsf.gov/chem

  25. Office of Integrative Activities National Science Foundation Overview of the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/

  26. MRI: Purpose The MRI program • is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in U.S. academic institutions. • seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. • encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared use across academic departments, among research institutions, and in concert with private sector partners.

  27. MRI: Eligible Institutions • Ph.D. granting institutions • academic institutions that have produced more than 20 Ph.D.s or D. Sci.’s in all NSF-supported disciplines during the previous two academic years • Non-Ph.D. granting institutions • two and four year colleges and universities that have produced fewer than 20 Ph.D.s or D.Sci.’s in all NSF-supported disciplines during the previous two academic years • Non-degree granting institutions • independent non-profit research institutions, research museums, and legally incorporated consortia of eligible institutions

  28. MRI: FY 2005 Overview • Instrumentation Acquisition or Development • Two proposals for acquisition or development; a third for development. An institution may be part of a consortium • Award size--$100,000 to $2 Million • (exceptions for non-Ph.D. granting institutions and for mathematical and social, behavioral and economic sciences) • Cost sharing--None required • Deadline for proposal submission: January 26, 2006

  29. MRI: Evaluation Criteria • NSB Approved Merit Review Criteria: • Intellectual merit of the proposed activity • Broader impacts of the proposed activity • including integration of research and education and integrating diversity into the proposed activities • Additional Considerations: • Plans for using the new or enhanced research capability in teaching, training or learning.

  30. MRI: Evaluation Criteria • Management Plan • Instrument Acquisition: Does the plan include sufficient infrastructure and technical expertise to allow effective usage of the instrument? Does it provide institutional commitments for operations and maintenance? • Instrument Development: Does the plan have a realistic schedule and mechanisms to deal with potential risks? Is the appropriate technical expertise available? Is the cost of the new technology justified? Is there sufficient rationale for development of a new instrument.

  31. MRI: Other Review Considerations • Integration of Research and Education • A principle strategy in support of NSF’s goals • Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities • NSF is committed to the principle of diversity • PIs are expected to address these issues in their proposal so that reviewers can fully respond to both NSF merit review criteria.

  32. FY 2005* Snapshot • Number of Proposals Submitted: 786 • Dollars Requested: $473,579,186 • Number of Awards: 255 • Dollars Awarded: $93,690,810 • Success Rate: 34*% • Average Award: $367,415 • Number of States that Participated: 52^ • Number of Institutions that Participated: 437 • Number of Institutions Awarded: 209 ^all states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; *35 proposals still pending. *incomplete: 9/28/2004

  33. FY 2005 Map of Awards *Data is as of September 20, 2005, when 35 proposals were still pending

  34. FY 2005* Awards by Directorate *incomplete: 9/28/2004

  35. MRI Proposal and Award Information by Fiscal Year (FY 1998-2004) *incomplete: 9/28/2004

  36. FY 2005* Number of Proposals Submitted: 282 Dollars Requested: $97,930,185 Number of Awards: 109* Dollars Awarded: $26,116,4728* Success Rate: 41%* Average Award: $239,601* Number of States Represented: 45^ Number of Institutions Represented: 202 FY 2004 Number of Proposals Submitted: 311 Dollars Requested: $160,417,484 Number of Awards: 128 Dollars Awarded: $45,432,193 Success Rate: 42% Average Award: $354,939 Number of States Represented: 44^ Number of Institutions Represented: 253 MRI: Non Ph.D. Granting Institutions ^includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; *35 proposals still pending *incomplete: 9/28/2004

  37. FY 2005* Number of Proposals Submitted: 80 Dollars Requested: $41,298,845 Number of Awards: 26* Dollars Awarded: $9,241,854* Success Rate: 35% Average Award: $355,456* Number of States Represented: 21^ Number of Institutions Represented: 52 FY 2004 Number of Proposals Submitted: 56 Dollars Requested: $30,771,608 Number of Awards: 24 Dollars Awarded: $8,063,111 Success Rate: 43% Average Award: $335,963 Number of States Represented: 16^ Number of Institutions Represented: 54 MRI: Minority Serving Institutions ^ includes Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia; 35 proposals pending *incomplete: 9/28/2004

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