adventures in supercomputing summer teachers institute

Adventures in SupercomputingSUMMER TEACHERS INSTITUTESAN JUAN COLLEGEFarmington, NMJune 3, 2002

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSSummer Teacher InstituteFunded by a Grant from NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CaliforniaThrough Applied Research and Educational Outreach of The Center of Excellence for Information Systems Engineering and ManagementWith Special Assistance of New Mexico Tech, Technet and San Juan College

A NATIONAL PROBLEMWHY YOU ARE HEREWE HAVE A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERSYOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED

CRITICAL SHORTAGE LOOMSNASAs Administrator recently stated that30 to 50 % of NASA scientists could retire in the next 3 to 5 yearsThe current pool of possible replacements in colleges is sorely inadequate in real numbersThe pool of minorities and women is even more limited

THE OPPORTUNITYCAREERS will be available to qualified applicantsThe hiring frenzy will provide NASA and other agencies with an opportunity to DIVERSIFY as never beforeNASA AiS & TSU can aid in this STRATEGIC effort

A PROPOSAL TO ATTRACT UNDERSERVED MINORITIES TO SCIENCE & MATHMATICSA Mountain to climb to bring:African AmericansSpanish AmericansAmerican IndiansBack to their roots in the study or WHATS OUT THERE

CENTER OF EXCELLENCETennessee State UniversityClose Partners2-Year CollegesHigh School OutreachTSU 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 ChangeAdventures In SuperComputing (New Mexico)Pearl CohnHigh SchoolALABAMA A&M Existing NRTS Partner 85%+ African American Strong Physics Program Strong NASA Ties URCSOUTH CAROLINA STATE Existing NRTS and CASS Partner 2500 Mostly African American Students Hubble Astronomer (Bubble Nebula) Summer Institute In AstronomyUNIVERSITY OF THEVIRGIN ISLANDS Interested New Partner NRTS Partner With SCSU Interested In Astronomy ProgramUTEP Hispanic Serving Institution (65%) NRTS Experts In Multimedia Existing Partners In NRTS and URC 15,000 StudentsNEW MEXICOSTATE UNIVERSITY Hispanic And Native American Serving Institution Manages Apache Point Existing Partner Dr. AndersonKENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY NRTS Partner (7 Years) NOVA Partner (First Direct NASA Money) 90%+ African American 2,500 StudentsSAN JUAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Native American And Spanish Serving Institution Existing Partner With Adventures In SuperComputing Teaching There This SummerSAN ANTONIO COLLEGE Hispanic Serving Institution Astronomer On Staff Interested In PartneringSOUTHWESTERN INDIANPOLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 95% Native American Cultures With Interest In Stars Existing Partners With MU-SPINTHOMAS JEFFERON HIGH SCHOOL Existing Partner With Dr. Alvarez Exploring Minds Open To InnovationUNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE Existing Partner With Dr. Alvarez Exploring Minds Open To InnovationADVENTURES IN SUPERCOMPUTING 66 Schools 120+ Teams 450 Students On Teams Doing Research

CENTER OF EXCELLENCETennessee State UniversityPARTNERS2-Year CollegesHigh School OutreachPathways To The FutureTHE 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 TSUTHE 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

External AssociationsAAVSOVTIESPACE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMVIRTUAL OBSERVATORAYNASA DAX LIBRARY

Avon Williams CampusTennessee State University Main Campus.

SOME STATISTICSK 3 90+% OF STUDENTS INTERESTED IN SPACE SCIENCEGRADES 7 8 ~ 30% STILL INTERESTAEDGRADUAUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS LESS THEN 1% INTERESTED IN SPACE SCIENCE

Highlighted TSU AssetAstronomy 1010 and 1020 Streaming VideoA different course to be available anytime, anywhere if you can be connected to the Internet

Astronomy 1010 StyleInterviewing the professionalsOver 40 interviews completedAppropriate comments in course flowComplete interview on demand of the student

TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYCenter of Excellence in Information Systems Engineering and ManagementPerformance Summary1995-2001

Refereed Publications:385Non-Refereed Publications:188Presentations:388Seminars: 142Student Support: 41 UG per Yr 10 G per YrStaff: 7 Full-time Researchers; 13 Part-time Faculty; 3 Post-Docs

Astrobiology InstituteApproved in March 2002$200,000 seed fundingUniversity renovating lab spacePartnership developing with Ames Research Center and UCLA

PROPOSED APPROACHTSU serves as a clearinghouse to facilitate PATHWAYS to Space ScienceBegin recruiting in High SchoolsProvide Introduction to Astronomy Recruit using the webRecruit using minorities on Campus Sites Tout program at National Math and Science Meetings for Secondary Teachers

PROPOSED APPROACHRecruit through MU-SPIN NetworkRecruit at Tribal College MeetingsRecruit at Spanish Serving College MeetingsDevelop Summer High School ProgramExpand Existing Summer Program for College students

PROPOSED APPROACHTailor Summer Program for Matriculation to NASA Co-op programsNurture contacts at major universities to mentor students from TSU ClearinghouseProvide funding for students (scholarships)Involve students in real projects i.e. Space Watch, AAVSO, Data Analysis, and Management

CONCLUDING PARTNERSHIPLets Climb the Mountain TogetherBring Diversity to NASAONE STUDENT AT A TIME