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SIENA COLLEGE HEERF INSTITUTIONAL 2020

SIENA COLLEGE HEERF 2020

ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS REFER TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR CASH GRANTS WHILE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS EQUALS TOTAL OF ALL AMERICORPS VISTA PROJECTS, TH

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PENGUIN - A HIGH-LATITUDE WINDOW TO GEOSPACE DYNAMICS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

NOYCE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT SIENA COLLEGE

C/NOFS SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND MMS DES DESIGN/IMPLEMENTATIONTHIS UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL TO NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) PROPOSES A STATEMENT

STEM WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (STEM EQUIPMENT PURCHASE): BUILD OUT THE PIPELINE FOR THE FUTURE STEM WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS.

STUDIES OF THE POLAR IONOSPHERE AND MAGNETOSPHERE FROM MEASUREMENTS IN ANTARCTICA

SIENA COLLEGE IS A COEDUCATIONAL, INDEPENDENT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE IN THE CATHOLIC AND FRANCISCAN TRADITION. THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE IS TO CREATE A LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT IS STUDENT-CENTERED AND FOSTERS RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A HEALTHY EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. SIENA COLLEGE IS GUIDED BY THE TEACHINGS OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, SPECIFICALLY, SERVICE WITH THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED; THIS IS AT THE HEART OF OUR DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE CONNECTING OF ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DISTINGUISHES SIENA COLLEGE FROM OTHER COLLEGES IN THE AREA AND POSITIONS OUR INSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. IN 2008, THE CENTER OF ACADEMIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (ACE), WAS ESTABLISHED ON CAMPUS WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY IN THE CAPITAL REGION. TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY IN THIS FIGHT, ACE HAS IMPLEMENTED 8 PROGRAMS IN ADDITION TO AMERICORPS VISTA INCLUDING: -BONNER SERVICE LEADERS UNDERGRADUATES UTILIZE THEIR ACADEMIC TALENTS TO LEAD COMMUNITY CHANGE THROUGH DIRECT SERVICE. -COMMUNITY ENGAGED TEACHING AND LEARNING FACULTY ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY PARTNER RELATIONS AND FOSTER STUDENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. -COMMUNITY POLICY INSTITUTE FELLOWS TRACK POLICY CHANGES AND PROGRESS AND THE RESULTING EFFECT ON THE RESIDENTS OF THE CAPITAL REGION. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN SHARED WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN USE IT TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. -DAKE/STEWART'S SHOPS FELLOWSHIPS UNDERGRADUATES AND POSTGRADUATES IDENTIFY A COMMUNITY CHALLENGE, STUDY IT, AND SPEND A YEAR ADDRESSING THAT CHALLENGE THROUGH RESEARCH AND SERVICE WITH A CAPITAL REGION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. -GLOBAL SERVICE INTERNSHIPS UNDERGRADUATES TRAVEL ABROAD AND SPEND THEIR SUMMER CONDUCTING RURAL-PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING. -NEXT FELLOWS TEAMS OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORK TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFITS BY PROVIDING BUSINESS, OPERATIONS, AND PROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES. -PARTNERING LEADERS AND YOUTH SIENA'S DIVISION 1 ATHLETES APPLY THEIR PASSION FOR SOCIAL GOOD BY SERVING WITH A COMMUNITY PARTNER THAT FOCUSES ON MENTORING YOUTH THROUGH SPORT. -SUMMER SERVICE SCHOLARS UNDERGRADUATES TAKE A SUMMER CLASS WHICH EXAMINES THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY AND BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS THEY PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICE WITH A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. OUR SIENA COLLEGE AMERICORPS VISTA FELLOWS PROGRAM SERVES ALONGSIDE AND SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THESE AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO COORDINATE EFFORTS THAT SEEK TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN THE CAPITAL REGION. THE SERVICE OF THE VISTA FELLOWS INCLUDE: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS, THE COORDINATION OF NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION. OUR PROGRAM PLACES FELLOWS BOTH ON-CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. ON-CAMPUS VISTA FELLOWS SERVE WITH A PARTICULAR OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE OFFICE TO ADDRESS POVERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE VISTA FELLOWS ARE TRAINED TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN THE OFFICE THEY SERVE AND COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH AND SERVICE-LEARNING CAPABILITIES ARE THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THESE VISTAS. OFF-CAMPUS VISTA FELLOWS ARE PLACED IN A COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCY THAT HAS DEVELOPED A PLAN OUTLINING AN INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THEM AND ACE THROUGH THE VISTA PLACEMENT. ALL VISTA PLACEMENTS ARE PART OF A THREE-YEAR PLANNING PROCESS AND ARE OUTLINED IN THE DESIGN OF A VAD (VISTA ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION) FOR A POTENTIAL VISTA PLACEMENT. THE VISTA FELLOWS FUNCTION AS A COMMUNITY-WIDE TEAM: THEY MEET COLLECTIVELY AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH TO REPORT PROGRESS A

SPARCS -- SIENA PLAN FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TECH VALLEY SCHOLARS IN COMPUTATIONAL, MATHEMATICAL, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

RUI: G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR KINASE 2 (GRK2): MECHANISM OF ACTIVATION

EDUCATING SCIENTISTS FOR TECH VALLEY: A COHORT SCHOLARS PROGRAM

MRI: DEVELOPMENT OF A SYNCHRONOUS DIRECT DIGITAL RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR GEOSPACE IMAGING STUDIES

IMPROVING COSMOLOGICAL PRECISION BY MITIGATING DESI REDSHIFT SURVEY SYSTEMATICS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - TO MAINTAIN A ROBUST PIPELINE OF BACHELOR’S LEVEL NURSES, THE UP-TO-DATE EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN PLACE IN THE NURSING LABS TO GIVE SIENA STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN CARING FOR THE FUTURE PATIENTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT SIENA’S ABILITY TO EXPAND ITS EXISTING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY BY GRADUATING A SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING NUMBER NURSES EACH YEAR, FROM 10 GRADUATES IN OUR FIRST COHORT IN 2018, TO 17 IN 2021; TO 25 IN 2022; THEN 44 IN 2023; 58 IN 2024; AND 60 IN 2025. THE ADDED NURSING EQUIPMENT WILL ALLOW US TO ENROLL AND GRADUATE EVEN HIGHER NUMBERS, THEREBY ADDRESSING A WELL-DOCUMENTED HEALTH CARE ACCESS DISPARITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELPING TO MAKE THE CAPITAL REGION “EDS AND MEDS” SECTOR MORE ATTRACTIVE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, HEALTH CARE EMPLOYERS AND INVESTORS. SIENA COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DYNAMIC STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS TO DEVELOP COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS. CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION IS ENSURING THAT A SIENA EDUCATION IS ACCESSIBLE TO TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SERVICE AT HEALTH CARE CLINICS AND OTHER OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS IN THE CAPITAL REGION WILL FORM A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER WORK REQUIRED OF SIENA’S NURSING MAJORS.

CAREER: GAS STRIPPING IN LOW-REDSHIFT GROUPS & CLUSTERS

CC*DNI NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE: BUILDING A HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK TO SUPPORT ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION, COMPUTATION-INTENSIVE ANALYSIS AND DATA-IN

DETERMINING FUNCTION OF FLAGELLAR REGULATORY PROTEIN IC138 IN TRYPANOSOMES.

RUI: CHARACTERIZING THE MECHANISMS MEDIATING C. ELEGANS MALE TAIL MORPHOGENESIS

CAREER: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ON THE PROPERTIES AND MECHANISTIC STUDIES OF ORGANIC MOLECULES ASSEMBLED ON MONOLAYER PROTECTED CLUSTERS

REU SITE: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TEXT ANALYSIS

THINKING GLOBALLY, ACTING LOCALLY: INCREASING CS CAPACITY AND EQUITY BY DEVELOPING A REGIONAL CS TEACHER COMMUNITY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CUBESAT FIREFLY--UNDERSTANDING EARTH'S MOST POWERFUL NATURAL PARTICLE ACCELERATOR

INTERROGATING LABORATORY-ADAPTED STRAINS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS TO ELUCIDATE THE SELECTIVE PRESSURES OF LABORATORY CONDITIONS ON MULTICELLULAR BACTERIAL BEHAVIORS - ABSTRACT BACTERIA CARRY OUT A VARIETY OF MULTICELLULAR PROCESSES THAT INFLUENCE THEIR PATHOGENESIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ROLES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT WHEN THESE ORGANISMS ARE STUDIED IN THE LABORATORY, THEY UNDERGO SIGNIFICANT GENETIC MODIFICATION OVER TIME. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT ITSELF SELECTS AGAINST AND/OR CHANGES THE FITNESS EFFECTS OF MULTICELLULAR BACTERIAL BEHAVIORS INCLUDING BIOFILM FORMATION, MOTILITY, AND THE SECRETION OF PIGMENTED SECONDARY METABOLITES. THESE FEATURES, HOWEVER, ARE CRITICAL DUE TO THEIR INFLUENCE ON BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS AND THEIR POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. THE PI WILL CHARACTERIZE LABORATORY ADAPTED STRAINS OF B. SUBTILIS ISOLATED FROM POPULATIONS THAT GREW IN THE COMMON LABORATORY MEDIUM LB FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 GENERATIONS. THESE STRAINS HAVE DISTINCTIVE CHANGES IN MOTILITY, BIOFILM FORMATION, AND PIGMENT PRODUCTION. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO USE THESE LABORATORY-ADAPTED STRAINS TO: 1) IDENTIFY THE MOLECULAR MECHANISM(S) THAT CAUSES AN UNUSUAL “SOCIAL SWIMMING” BEHAVIOR IN ONE LABORATORY ADAPTED STRAIN, AS SURPRISINGLY, THIS STRAIN ACTIVELY FORMS LARGE, MULTICELLULAR AGGREGATES IN BROTH CULTURE. 2) QUANTIFY THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF MOTILITY IN LABORATORY CULTURE, AS PRELIMINARY DATA SUGGEST MANY LABORATORY-ADAPTED STRAINS HAVE REDUCED OR ALTERED MOTILITY. 3) IDENTIFY THE PIGMENTS PRODUCED BY A LABORATORY-ADAPTED STRAIN AND THE WILDTYPE B. SUBTILIS STRAIN NCIB3610 UNDER DISTINCT LABORATORY CONDITIONS, AND QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF THE PRODUCTION OF THESE PIGMENTS ON FITNESS IN THE LABORATORY. 4) IDENTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND METABOLIC PATHWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRIGGERING OF PRODUCTION OF PIGMENTED NATURAL PRODUCTS BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS, FOCUSING ON PULCHERRIMIN; AND DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PIGMENT PRODUCTION AND BIOFILM FORMATION. THIS RESEARCH IS INNOVATIVE BECAUSE SOCIAL SWIMMING IS A NOVEL PHENOTYPE THAT COULD INFORM UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVOLUTION OF MULTICELLULARITY. ALSO, PRELIMINARY DATA IDENTIFY DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN OUR OBSERVATIONS AND THE CURRENT MODEL EXPLAINING THE ROLE OF THE PIGMENT PULCHERRIMIN IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS, SUGGESTING THAT ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF THIS PIGMENT IN B. SUBTILIS IS NEEDED. THIS IS IMPORTANT DUE TO THE ROLE OF PULCHERRIMIN IN BIOFILM FORMATION AND ITS ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS WORK WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO SCIENTISTS STUDYING MULTICELLULAR PROCESSES LIKE MOTILITY IN THE LABORATORY, AS THIS WORK WILL IDENTIFY PROBABLE EFFECTS OF THE LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT ITSELF. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT AT SIENA COLLEGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO INVOLVE MORE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN RESEARCH, INCREASING RESEARCH CAPACITY, AND DUE TO SIENA’S STUDENT POPULATION, WILL AID IN THE LARGER GOAL OF INCREASING DIVERSITY IN STEM.

USING AUGMENTED REALITY TO IMPROVE SPATIAL VISUALIZATION OF 3D PHYSICS CONCEPTS -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IMPROVING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF KEY CONCEPTS IN ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO VISUALIZE THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OR ABSTRACT CONCEPTS, THEIR PERSISTENCE IN A STEM FIELD AND THEIR INTEREST IN A STEM MAJOR DECLINES. INDEED, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS TO IMAGINE SOMETHING THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY USING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES. WITH AR VISUALIZATIONS OF PHYSICS CONCEPTS, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO HOLD A FOAM CUBE (MERGE CUBE) IN THEIR HAND, WHICH ACTS AS A CONTROLLER TO ROTATE THE REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT TO VIEW IT FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES THROUGH A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET, AND THEREBY ACHIEVE A 3D UNDERSTANDING. IN PREVIOUS WORK, THE PROJECT TEAM DEVELOPED OVER 50 AR VISUALIZATIONS FOR DIFFERENT PHYSICS CONCEPTS AND DESIGNED A SMARTPHONE/TABLET APP FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS TO LOCATE AND UTILIZE APPROPRIATE VISUALIZATIONS. IN THIS PROJECT, THEY WILL DEVELOP AND ASSESS A SUITE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES TO ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AR VISUALIZATIONS. THIS WORK WILL FOCUS ON CONCEPTS IN MAGNETISM, WHICH, BECAUSE OF ITS ABSTRACT NATURE, IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TOPICS IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP, DEPLOY, AND ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES INVOLVING AR IN AN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSE. THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES WILL UTILIZE ACCESSIBLE, APPEALING, 3D MANIPULABLE VISUALIZATIONS WITH AN AR MERGE CUBE TO TEACH ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM MORE EFFECTIVELY. THE DESIGN OF THE MODULES WILL BE BASED ON EXISTING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES (SUCH AS MODELING INSTRUCTION) DRAWN FROM PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH (PER). SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP 12 INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES TO ACCOMPANY 12 PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AR VISUALIZATIONS FOR CONCEPTS IN MAGNETISM; PILOT-TEST THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES AT SIENA COLLEGE AND UP TO FIVE OTHER PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS; EVALUATE THE DESIGN OF THE SMARTPHONE/TABLET APP, THE AR VISUALIZATIONS, AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES; ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AR VISUALIZATIONS COUPLED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES FOR IMPROVING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELEVANT CONCEPTS; AND OFFER WORKSHOPS TO HELP OTHER INSTRUCTORS USE THE NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. EACH INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS TO USE IN CLASS, THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS (SIMILAR TO THINK-PAIR-SHARE), TEAM-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL EXPLORE EDUCATION RESEARCH QUESTIONS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: (1) DOES THE USE OF THE AR VISUALIZATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES IMPROVE STUDENTS' CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND SPATIAL VISUALIZATION OF THE 3D AND ABSTRACT CONCEPTS IN MAGNETISM? (2) DOES THE USE OF THE AR VISUALIZATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES INCREASE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN SCIENCE, IMPROVE THEIR SCIENTIFIC THINKING, AND INCREASE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN PHYSICS? (3) DOES THE USE OF THE AR VISUALIZATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES INCREASE THE RETENTION OF WOMEN AND STUDENTS FROM GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM? THE NSF IUSE: EHR PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

SIENA COLLEGE CENTER FOR REVOLUTIONARY ERA STUDIES (CRES) CHALLENGE GRANT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: TRACING GALAXY QUENCHING IN THE COSMIC WEB WITH SPATIALLY-RESOLVED STAR-FORMATION MAPS -THAT GALAXIES IN DENSE CLUSTERS APPEAR MARKEDLY DIFFERENT FROM GALAXIES OUTSIDE THESE REGIONS (I.E., IN THE FIELD) WAS RECOGNIZED EVEN BEFORE THE TRUE NATURE OF GALAXIES WAS RECOGNIZED. UNDERLYING THIS OBSERVATION IS THE FACT THAT A GALAXY?S GAS SUPPLY AND STAR FORMATION ACTIVITY ALSO SHOW A MARKED DEPENDENCE ON ENVIRONMENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW BOTH ARE ALTERED AS A GALAXY MOVES THROUGH THE COSMIC WEB TO THE CLUSTER CENTERS. THE TEAM WILL QUANTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL QUENCHING OF STAR FORMATION BY MEASURING THE RELATIVE EXTENT OF THE STAR-FORMING AND STELLAR DISKS FOR 14,000 NEARBY GALAXIES - A FACTOR OF 20 INCREASE OVER PREVIOUS STUDIES - TO DISENTANGLE THE CORRELATED EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENT, GALAXY MASS, AND MORPHOLOGY. THIS AWARD WILL ALSO INVOLVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS IN RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT OUTREACH EFFORTS TO AREA K-12 STUDENTS AS WELL AS A SUMMER TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM. THIS WORK WILL (1) CONSTRAIN THE QUENCHING TIMESCALE FOR THE DENSEST ENVIRONMENTS WHERE GAS STRIPPING IS KNOWN TO OCCUR, (2) DETERMINE HOW THE NETWORK OF COSMIC FILAMENTS AROUND CLUSTERS ALTERS THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF STAR FORMATION WITHIN GALAXIES, (3) SHED LIGHT ON HOW THESE PROCESSES ACT IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS TO PRODUCE THE OBSERVED CHANGES, AND (4) PRODUCE A DATA SET WITH LASTING LEGACY VALUE FOR STUDIES OF GALAXY EVOLUTION IN THE NEARBY UNIVERSE. THE TEAM WILL FIT SERSIC MODELS TO THE SAMPLE GALAXIES AND DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVE RADII OF THE STARS (OPTICAL GRZ FROM THE DESI LEGACY SURVEYS AND INFRARED 3.4UM FROM WISE) AND STAR FORMATION (WISE 12UM). NON-PARAMETRIC PROFILES AND TOTAL FLUXES WILL ALSO BE DERIVED FOR THESE GALAXIES THROUGH ELLIPTICAL APERTURE PHOTOMETRY USING ULTRAVIOLET (GALEX), OPTICAL GRZ, AND INFRARED (WISE) IMAGES. THESE COMPLEMENTARY TECHNIQUES WILL YIELD ROBUST STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS FOR TO GALAXY SAMPLE. CUSTOM SOFTWARE DESIGNED BY THE TEAM TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURING PHOTOMETRY OF LARGE GALAXIES WILL BE USED, AND SELF-CONSISTENT STELLAR MASS AND STAR-FORMATION RATES (SFR) WILL BE ESTIMATED FOR THE ENTIRE SAMPLE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THEIR ULTRAVIOLET THROUGH INFRARED SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS. THE TEAM WILL ADOPT A MORE SOPHISTICATED CHARACTERIZATION OF GALAXY ENVIRONMENT BY CONSIDERING FILAMENTS AS WELL AS CLUSTER AND FIELD MEMBERSHIP. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ADDITION AS RECENT HYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS SUGGEST THAT FILAMENTS MAY BE IMPORTANT SITES OF GALAXY TRANSFORMATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: POLAR EXPERIMENT NETWORK FOR GEOSPACE UPPER-ATMOSPHERE INVESTIGATIONS (PENGUIN) - ADVANCING THE VISION FOR GLOBAL STUDIES

SIENA COLLEGE'S COLLEGIATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: PROJECT HOPE WHERE HOPE STANDS FOR PROMOTING HEALTH AND OPTIMISM, THROUGH PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. - SIENA COLLEGE PROJECT HOPE ABSTRACT SIENA COLLEGE (SIENA) IN LOUDONVILLE, NEW YORK, WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT HOPE (HOPE) TO ROLL OUT A CAMPUS-WIDE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO EDUCATION ABOUT SUICIDE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION THAT WILL IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SUICIDE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE, AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE SUICIDES AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. THE PURPOSE OF HOPE IS TO SAVE LIVES. INHERENT IN THE PROJECT IS THE EFFORT TO ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL SIENA STUDENTS, INCLUDING NOT JUST THOSE AT HIGH RISK FOR SUICIDE, BUT ALSO THOSE EXPERIENCING DEPRESSION, SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI)/SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES (SED), AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) THAT CAN LEAD TO SCHOOL FAILURE. THE CATCHMENT AREA FOR THE PROJECT IS THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ALL STUDENTS RESIDING ON OR OFF CAMPUS. HOPE WILL SERVE ALL SIENA STUDENTS. HOWEVER, WE WILL FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON MALE STUDENTS. IN 2019, THE SUICIDE RATE AMONG YOUNG MALES (AGES 15-24) WAS 22 PER 100,000 WHEREAS THE RATE FOR YOUNG FEMALES WAS 5.5 PER 100,000. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AT LEAST 3,700 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED BY THE PROGRAM THROUGH TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, AND/OR OUTREACH MESSAGING ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 11,100 INDIVIDUALS SERVED OVER THE THREE YEARS OF THE PROJECT. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF HOPE IS TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND REDUCE SUICIDE IDEATION, ATTEMPTS, AND COMPLETIONS WITHIN THE SIENA COLLEGE COMMUNITY. HOPE SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1) TRAINING (TR1): 300 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING AND 1,125 (375 PER YEAR) STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) GATEKEEPER TRAINING, WHICH ARE BOTH TRAINING IN SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, BY THE END OF YEAR 3. 2) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (WD2): 100 PEOPLE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED WORKFORCE, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, AND RESIDENCE HALL DIRECTORS WILL BE TRAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED PRACTICES/ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE GRANT. 3) TYPES/TARGETS OF PRACTICE (T3): 600 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES DURING THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. 4) PARTNERSHIPS/COLLABORATIONS (PC2): 11 PARTNER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WILL COLLABORATE, COORDINATE, AND SHARE RESOURCES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CAPITAL REGION COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM TO BE FORMED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. 5) AWARENESS (AW1): 3,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR (9,000 TOTAL) WILL BE EXPOSED TO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MESSAGES THROUGH JED IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT. THE OBJECTIVES OF HOPE WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES: BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDRESS STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION; PROVIDE STUDENT SCREENING/ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT/INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGH THE COUNSELING CENTER; INTEGRATE SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION INTO OVERALL CAMPUS ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THROUGH THE JED CAMPUS PROGRAM; PROVIDE MHFA TRAINING TO STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND QPR GATEKEEPER TRAINING TO STUDENTS TO TEACH HOW TO IDENTIFY AND LINK INDIVIDUALS WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION TO SERVICES; PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND TRAIN TRAINERS IN QPR; REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT CAMPUS-BASED 24/7 CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES AND THE NATIONAL LIFELINE; RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH OUTREACH TO THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY (WITH JED, ETC.); OFFER SEMINARS AIMED AT INCREASING RESILIENCE AND SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS FOR STUDENTS; REDUCE STIGMA; AND CHANGE THE OVERALL CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT TO BETTER SUPPORT HEALTH AN

RUI: SEARCHES FOR NEW PHYSICS WITH THE CMS DETECTOR AT THE LHC -THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE SIENA GROUP AS PART OF THE CMS COLLABORATION, ONE OF THE FOUR GENERAL-PURPOSE DETECTORS AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER, THE LARGEST PARTICLE ACCELERATOR IN THE WORLD. THE WORK, LARGELY DONE BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, WILL BE ON THREE FRONTS: SEARCHES FOR NEW PHYSICS BEYOND THE STANDARD MODEL, OPEN DATA, AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. THE GROUP IS CONTRIBUTING TO A MATURE ANALYSIS SEARCHING FOR FORBIDDEN DECAYS OF THE TOP QUARK, THE HEAVIEST KNOWN ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, AND HAS RECENTLY PROPOSED USING THE CMS DETECTOR TO LOOK FOR PARTICLES COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DETECTOR, POSSIBLY FROM DARK MATTER ANNIHILATIONS. THE GROUP MAKES REGULAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DATA PRESERVATION AND OPEN ACCESS EFFORTS, PRIMARILY BY HELPING ORGANIZE WORKSHOPS TO TEACH OTHERS HOW TO ACCESS AND ANALYZE THESE RICH DATASETS. LASTLY, THE SIENA GROUP HAS A HISTORY OF EXCITING OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDING BUILDING CLOUD CHAMBERS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MAINTAINING A WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS OTHERS TO ACCESS SIMPLIFIED DATA AND COMPUTATIONAL EXERCISES FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE SCIENTIFIC WORK WILL BE ON 3 FRONTS: 1) THE SEARCH FOR BARYON-NUMBER VIOLATING DECAYS OF THE TOP QUARK. THIS SEARCH INVOLVES RECONSTRUCTING A TOP-QUARK FROM THE FULLY HADRONIC DECAY MODE AND THEN LOOKING FOR A PARTNER TOP-QUARK WHICH HAS DECAYED TO TWO JETS AND A CHARGED LEPTON, THE LATTER OF WHICH VIOLATES BOTH BARYON- AND LEPTON-NUMBER CONSERVATION. A SIMILAR SEARCH WITH B MESONS IS BEING FINALIZED USING DATA FROM THE BABAR DATASET. 2.) AN INDIRECT DETECTION OF DARK MATTER. THIS GROUP PROPOSES USING THE CMS DETECTOR TO SEARCH FOR MUONS TRAVELING UP FROM THE GROUND AND PRODUCED BY THE ANNIHILATION OF DARK MATTER PARTICLES THAT ARE GRAVITATIONALLY BOUND IN THE EARTH. 3) OPEN DATA. THE GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO DATA PRESERVATION AND OPEN ACCESS EFFORTS BY ORGANIZING AND FACILITATING WORKSHOPS AND WRITING THE REQUIRED TUTORIAL DOCUMENTS TO TEACH OTHERS HOW TO ANALYZE THE OPEN DATASETS. FURTHERMORE, IN HIS ROLE AS CO-COORDINATOR OF THE US-CMS MREFC-EPO EFFORT THE PI WILL ORGANIZE AN ANNUAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY UNDERGRADS, PLACING THEM WITH INSTITUTIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CMS UPGRADE. BUILDING ON THE PAST EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT THE PI WILL CONTINUE THIS WORK WHILE ENCOURAGING SIENA STUDENTS TO DO THE SAME BY BUILDING PELTIER-POWERED CLOUD CHAMBERS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND WILL REVIVE A LATENT WORKSHOP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. DATA AND RESOURCES FOR PYTHON INSTRUCTION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR TEACHERS WHO WANT TO INTRODUCE REAL DATA IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRANSFORMING COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM DESIGN AT LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY HELPING COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) DEPARTMENTS DEVELOP OR UPDATE UNDERGRADUATE CS MAJORS TO MEET EVOLVING STUDENT NEEDS WHILE BALANCING INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CS CURRICULA WITH LOCAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. THIS LEVEL 1 INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROJECT INCLUDES PLANS TO DEPLOY, TEST, AND REVISE A STRUCTURED, FACILITATED PROCESS FOR FACULTY AT LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS TO USE WHEN REVIEWING AND REVISING UNDERGRADUATE CS CURRICULA. LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EDUCATING THE NATION'S STEM WORKFORCE, WITH ROUGHLY A THIRD OF CS MAJORS EACH YEAR GRADUATING FROM LIBERAL ARTS AND PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS. THESE PROGRAMS OFTEN PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER COMPUTING LITERACY ACROSS THE STUDENT BODY AND PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS TO SWITCH INTO OR ADD CS MAJORS TO THEIR DEGREE DURING THEIR SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR YEAR, ALLOWING THEM TO RECRUIT STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT ENTER COLLEGE WITH AN INTENT TO STUDY COMPUTING. CS CURRICULA REQUIRE REGULAR REVISION TO RESPOND TO NEW ADVANCES IN THE DISCIPLINE, SUCH AS GENERATIVE AI AND QUANTUM COMPUTING, CHANGING NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS, AND SHIFTS IN THE INTERESTS, PREPARATION, AND CAREER GOALS OF STUDENTS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND HOW BEST TO DEVELOP FACULTY CAPACITY FOR CURRICULUM INNOVATION AND ENCOURAGE CS DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP ADAPTIVE, EFFECTIVE, MISSION-ALIGNED CURRICULA THAT CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BROADLY PREPARED COMPUTING WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT PLANS TO GUIDE DEPARTMENTS THROUGH A BACKWARD DESIGN PROCESS FOR CURRICULUM REVISION IN WHICH THE DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMMATIC MISSION AND GOALS DRIVE THE LATER DECISION-MAKING ABOUT PROGRAM OUTCOMES, CURRICULUM STRUCTURE, AND SELECTION OF CORE AND ELECTIVE CONTENT. THIS PROCESS IS GROUNDED IN THE CURRICULUM DESIGN LITERATURE AND DESIGNED TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM GUIDELINES. THE PROJECT AIMS TO SHOW THAT SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION OF THIS PROCESS WILL RESULT IN LIBERAL ARTS CS PROGRAMS THAT ARE (1) PREPARED AND INCLINED TO REGULARLY UPDATE THEIR CURRICULA TO RESPOND TO CHANGES IN THE DISCIPLINE AND THEIR OPERATING CONTEXT, (2) EQUIPPED TO DO SO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, AND (3) ABLE TO DO SO IN A MANNER THAT RESULTS IN DISTINCTIVE, INSTITUTIONALLY ALIGNED, AND INNOVATIVE CURRICULA THAT RESPOND TO ADVANCES IN THE DISCIPLINE AND EMPLOYER NEEDS. DEPARTMENTS WILL BE RECRUITED TO PARTICIPATE IN FACILITATED WORKING GROUPS AND COMPLETE THE CURRICULUM REVIEW PROCESS. BOTH SINGLE-DEPARTMENT AND COHORT-BASED WORKING GROUP MODALITIES WILL BE TESTED. THE PROJECT WILL STUDY THE EFFICACY OF THIS PROCESS THROUGH THREE KEY MEASURES: CURRICULUM INNOVATION AND ALIGNMENT, FACULTY ENGAGEMENT AND EFFICACY IN CURRICULUM DESIGN, AND LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR ONGOING PROGRAM REVISION. EVALUATION STRATEGIES INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF REVISED CURRICULA AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION, PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK THROUGH SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS, AND LONGITUDINAL DATA ON PROGRAM CHANGE. THESE INVESTIGATIONS WILL ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR SUCCESSFUL USE OF THE PROCESS AND PREPARE FOR BROADER DEPLOYMENT AND LONG-TERM SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THE NSF IUSE:EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM AND IMPROVE STEM EDUCATION ACROSS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

SIENA COLLEGE CENTER FOR REVOLUTIONARY ERA STUDIES (CRES) CHALLENGE GRANT

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WORKSHOPS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKBOOK FOR LIBERAL ARTS COMPUTING PROGRAMS -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY HOSTING A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY, ORGANIZED AROUND A CURRICULUM DESIGN WORKBOOK THAT SUPPORTS CURRICULAR INNOVATION IN COMPUTING PROGRAMS AT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES. THE WORKBOOK IS INFORMED BY LITERATURE ON CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM INNOVATION. IT GUIDES PROGRAMS THROUGH A PROCESS OF ALIGNING THEIR CURRICULUM WITH THEIR UNIQUE MISSION, IDENTITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION GOALS, AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS, WHILE BEING INFORMED BY THE FORTHCOMING ACM/IEEE/AAAI CS2023 CURRICULUM GUIDELINES. WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD AT THE ASSOCIATION OF COMPUTING MACHINERY?S (ACM) SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (SIGCSE) 2024 TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM, ALLOWING PARTICIPATION BY ALL INTERESTED EDUCATORS, AND AT AS MANY REGIONAL CONSORTIUM OF COMPUTING SCIENCES IN COLLEGES (CCSC) CONFERENCES AS POSSIBLE TO BROADEN OUTREACH TO FACULTY WITH MORE LIMITED TRAVEL RESOURCES. THE WORKSHOPS WILL PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF DISSEMINATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LIBERAL ARTS COMPUTING EDUCATION COMMUNITY. THE WORKSHOPS WILL ALSO SERVE TO IMPROVE THE CURRICULUM DESIGN WORKBOOK UTILIZING A NOVEL METHOD OF ITERATIVE WORKBOOK DESIGN AND IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES FOR USING THE WORKBOOK?S PROCESS. THE WORKBOOK WILL BROADLY IMPACT INNOVATIVE CURRICULAR DESIGN AT LIBERAL ARTS-FOCUSED INSTITUTIONS. THIS WILL, IN TURN, IMPACT THE STUDENTS WHO WILL COMPLETE COMPUTING PROGRAMS WITH INNOVATIVE CURRICULA. THESE STUDENTS WILL HELP TO FILL THE NATION?S NEEDS FOR A WORKFORCE TRAINED IN TECHNICAL SKILLS GROUNDED IN A STRONG LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

THIS UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL TO NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) PROPOSES A STATEMENT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN SIENA COLLEGE AND NASA/GSFC. THE W

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