NSF Award Abstract - #0302967| NSF Award Abstract - #0302967 |
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| NSF Org | GEO |
| Latest Amendment Date | May 6, 2004 |
| Award Number | 0302967 |
| Award Instrument | Continuing grant |
| Program Manager |
Jacqueline Huntoon GEO DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES GEO DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES |
| Start Date | August 15, 2003 |
| Expires | July 31, 2006 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $449988 (Estimated) |
| Investigator |
Guoqing Tang gtang@ncat.edu (Principal Investigator current) Solomon Bililign (Co-Principal Investigator current) |
| Sponsor |
North Carolina A&T; St Univ 312 N Dudley Street Greensboro, NC 274110001 336/379-7500 |
| NSF Program | 1697 OPPORT FOR ENHANCING DIVERSITY |
| Field Application | 0000099 Other Applications NEC |
| Program Reference Code | 0000,OTHR, |
ABSTRACT Collaborative Research: Enhancing Diversity in Geosciences in North Carolina This project is a collaborative effort between North Carolina State University (NCSU), a Research I University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T;), an Historically Black University, and Robeson Community College (RCC), a community college serving a predominantly minority student body. This project will develop and enhance geoscience education and research capabilities at two participating minority serving institutions, enabling them to collaborate with a major research university to expand opportunities for students from underrepresented groups to participate in geoscience education and research through geoscience course study, structured undergraduate research training, and academic and professional support activities. NCSU has existing bachelors, masters and doctoral programs in geosciences, while neither NC A&T; nor RCC has geoscience degree programs. The objective of this program is to provide an opportunity for the minority student populations at NC A&T; and RCC to become geoscientists by adding introductory level courses at RCC and by adding a geophysics concentration to the physics program at NC A&T;, and by enhancing research infrastructure and undergraduate research training in geosciences at NC A&T; and RCC. The program will emphasize undergraduate research, will include geoscience curriculum enhancement and comprehensive support activities to maximize retention and graduation, and has assessment elements to evaluate each program element.
