Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology Cooperative Science Center (ISETCSC)

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology

Cooperative Science Center (ISETCSC)

ISETCSC DAY 2011


Why ISETCSC Day?

Acknowledge the support from NOAA, and show NOAA and the

Community the Impact of the Funding from NOAA has on Research and

Education at NCA&T

To highlight the accomplishments of the ISETCSC Center

To recognize our outstanding students

To recognize the ISETCSC faculty who made this accomplishment

possible

To initiate the discussion on how to sustain this program and

institutionalize the research and educational activities

Geosciences awards the fewest undergraduate degrees—less than 1

percent—of all of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)

fields, according to the National Science Foundation’s recent report on

Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering

(January 2009)- We are helping make a difference

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FACTS ABOUT ISETCSCFACTS ABOUT ISETCSC

North Carolina A&T State North Carolina A&T State University -LeadUniversity -Lead

North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota Fisk University-TennesseeFisk University-Tennessee California State University-FresnoCalifornia State University-Fresno University of Alaska SoutheastUniversity of Alaska Southeast City University of New YorkCity University of New York

Partner Institutions

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Thirty one scientists and engineers in

seven institutions

Thirty one scientists and engineers in

seven institutions

Nine Academic

Departments

Nine Academic

Departments

Aligned with theNOAA Office ofAtmospheric Research

MISSIONTrain students in NOAA scientific areas and develop technology and analysis techniques of global data sets for improved understanding

of climate and environmental change


InformationTechnology

Global Observin

g Systems

SensorTechnology

Climate adoption and mitigation, healthy oceans and resilient communities

Weather ready nation: Severe weather and flooding, societal impact

Engagement and technology enterprise: Education, work force development

Climate variability, climate forcing agents

SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

BASED ON A STRONG HOLISTIC INTERDICIPLINARY INTERACTION BETWEEN BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCE, ENGINEERING,

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES


Before 2006

Since 2006 A BS in Atmospheric Sciences in

meteorology –second in the Nation at an

HBCU

A PhD concentration in Atmospheric

Sciences

Developed 18 undergraduate and 8

graduate courses in atmospheric

sciences and atmospheric technology

Expanded MS thesis projects in

atmospheric sciences in STEM

departments

Five Atmospheric Sciences Faculty

NOAA relevant course content delivered

in the University orientation courses for

undeclared majors

No degree programs in

Atmospheric Sciences and

Meteorology

No courses Offered in

Atmospheric Sciences


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Before 2006

Since 2006 31 students spent 1 to 2 months

or more at NOAA research

facility. About 10 seminars and short

visits by NOAA and NCAR

scientists to NCAT in climate

sciences, atmospheric sciences

every year Regular NCAT faculty visit to

NOAA facilities Increased attendance at AGU

and AMS

Very few or no student

received summer research

training at NOAA labs.

No seminars by NOAA

scientists

Very few or no faculty

exchange with NOAA labs

Very few or no attendance

at AGU or AMS


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Before 2006

Since 2006

No Research in

Climate and

Weather Modeling


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NCA&T Modeling group


Before 2006No research in

computer science

applications to climate

and weather studies


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Distributed Architecture-NCAT

Data Fusion-NCAT

Data Mining-Fisk

Since 2006


Before 2006

Since 2006

No Atmospheric Chemistry

or Atmospheric Sensor Research


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NCA&T Atmospheric Physics

NCA&T Sensor Science group


Since 2006- Atmospheric Chemistry and Chemical Sensors Labs


Since 2006 Over 150 teachers attended

summer workshops

Over 60 high school students

attended summer campsBefore 2006NO Climate and

Weather Summer

camps for teachers

and students


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Educational and Research Metrics AccomplishmentsNumber of students supported by ISETCSC across all institutions 93% MIs at NCAT, 74% MIs overall, 36% female

327**(All students who received some form of support from student tracker)

62 MS, 35 PhD Number of graduates 31MS, 4 PhD, 385**BSNumber of students who participated in summer research at NOAA labs

42

Refereed publications by faculty published and under review (8 in AMS and AGU Journals)

88

Student and faculty conference presentations 379NOAA relevant seminars and colloquium 8-15/yearLeveraged funding $ 22,583,913New faculty 6Number of collaborative projects with NOAA scientists

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Summary of Center-wide Accomplishments 2006-2010


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ISETCSC: Sept. 2006 to June. 2010 TOTAL supported MALE FEMALE UR Others

256 156 97 195 60Graduates MALE FEMALE UR Others

80 53 27 54 26UR- Underrepresented (others: white and Asians)•This a lower limit, actual numbers could be higher•Numbers don’t include information since Fall 2010•Numbers don’t include summer camp participants for summer 2010•Not all leveraged students trained in NOAA sciences are included


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DR. ZERIHUN ASSEFA DR. MARC N. FIDDLER

DR. SHAMSUDDIN ILIAS

DR. YAW KYEI

DR. YUH-LANG LIN DR. YEVGENII RASTIGEJEV

DR. JOHN PAUL ROOP

DR. JING ZHANG

DR. ALBERT ESTERLINEDR. ABDOLLAH HOMAIFAR

MRS. JESSICA BOHN DR. KEITH SCHIMMEL

DR. GUOQING TANG

THE PEOPLE at NCATWHO

MADE THIS POSSIBLE

MR. MICHAEL PORTER Gina Linney


National impacts on students/workforce development-

FISK -Initiating NOAA-relevant educational training at Fisk University;

Helped increased the enrollment of minority students in STEM majors. Ten

undergraduate students were supported to participate in NOAA-ISET

research.

FRESNO-NOAA-ISET funding has provided direct support for 9 Fresno State

students and has indirectly supported an additional 29 students over the

last four years.

CUNY-Since the inception of the ISET program, 60 students have been

impacted by the ISETCSC grant at CUNY. That includes 10 PhD (5

leveraged), 10 MS (2 leveraged), 21 BS (7 leveraged), and 19 high school

students.

ALASKA- As of October 9, 2010: 28 undergraduate students, 36 secondary

science teachers, and 80 high school students have participated in NOAA-

supported UAS Icefield to Ocean Watershed studies in southeast Alaska.

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Collaborations among partners

ISETCSC investigators received a $10 million NSF project on advancing the

study of global climate change.- A collaboration between ISETCSC PI’s in

Minnesota, NCSU and NCA&T.

Thrust area II and III meeting in Minnesota

Student exchange between campuses:- Fisk undergraduates spending

summer at NCA&T and Minnesota. NCA&T Students

at CUNY

ISETCSC students from FRESNO, ALASKA,

MINNESOTA and NCA&T at NOAA-ESRL

STUDENT Virtual meetings-creating an ISETCSC

community of students


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DR. SAMIR AHMEDCUNY -PI

DR. ALAM HASSONFRESNO-PI

DR. FREDRICK SEMAZZINCSU-PI

DR. CATHY CONNORALASKA-PI

DR. VIPIN KUMARMINNESOTA-PIDR. LEI QIAN

FISK-PI

PARTNER PI’s WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE


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DR. JIANZHONG LOU

DR. SHOOU-YUH CHANG

DR. LAUREN DAVIS

DR. LYUBOV KURKALOVA

DR. LIPING LIU

DR. XIULI QU

ADDITIONS TO THENCAT-ISET TEAM forThe Second Round

Competition

DR. AL RODI-University of Wyoming

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