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HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INSTITUTIONAL - ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

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

INCREASING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH: STRENGTHENING BELONGINGNESS THROUGH TARGETED ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORING

INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCES II

INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCES

RUI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE-INDUCED RANGE SHIFTS ON MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS

DESIGN: CREATING CULTURAL CHANGE IN SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: A TRAINING NETWORK APPROACH -SOCIETIES OF THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE AMERICAN ELASMOBRANCH SOCIETY (AES) ARE OFTEN THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES THAT STUDENTS EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE IMPORTANT STRUCTURES IN MAKING MEMBERS FEEL WELCOMED, INCLUDED, AND VALUED IN THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR CREATING A NETWORK OF SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED SOCIETIES THAT CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE CULTURAL CHANGE IN THEIR OWN FIELDS AND BEYOND. PROJECT LEADERS WILL PILOT THIS BY FIRST FOCUSING ON THE AES, WHERE THEY WILL COMPLETE A THOROUGH REVIEW OF AES?S GUIDING POLICIES, CREATE AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING FOR MEMBERS, AND CREATE A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL TO DELIVER THOSE TRAININGS BEYOND AES. THE RESEARCHERS WILL THEN PILOT THIS APPROACH WITH OTHER SIMILAR SOCIETIES. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO EXPAND THIS INTO A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE NETWORK THAT WILL EXTEND THE TRAINING AND BEST PRACTICES ESTABLISHED IN THIS PROJECT BEYOND AES. THIS WILL BUILD TALENT IN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS AND DIVERSIFY THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE THROUGH THE PERSISTENCE OF A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION INTO SAID WORKFORCE. THE RESEARCHERS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD THE CREATION OF CULTURE CHANGE WITH THE AMERICAN ELASMOBRANCH SOCIETY (AES), WHICH CAN THEN BE EXTENDED TO OTHER SOCIETIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE RESEARCHERS WILL 1) PROVIDE A MORE WELCOMING AND SAFE MEETING FOR AES AND OTHER SOCIETIES, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CHANGES TO THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES OF AES; 2) SEE CULTURE CHANGE WITHIN AES THAT FACILITATES DIVERSITY IN MEMBERSHIP, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAINING AND A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL; AND 3) PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO HELP AFFORDABLY CREATE CHANGE IN SIMILAR SOCIETIES, ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A NETWORK APPROACH. THE RESEARCHERS WILL EVALUATE SEVERAL HYPOTHESES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY CHANGES AND A SUSTAINABLE TRAINING MODEL AND PILOT A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR OTHER SOCIETIES. IT IS HYPOTHESIZED THAT INCREASED TRAINING, AND THE MERE AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING, WILL LEAD TO A CULTURE SHIFT AS INDICATED BY: 1) APPROVAL (BY VOTE OF MEMBERS) OF CHANGES TO MAKE THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS OF AES OVERTLY INCLUSIVE; 2) IMPROVEMENT IN PRE- VERSUS POST-MEETING CLIMATE SURVEYS; AND INCREASES IN THE FOLLOWING: 3) NUMBERS OF MEMBERS VOLUNTARILY COMPLETING TRAINING; 4) NEW MEMBERS; 5) DIVERSITY OF MEMBERS; AND 6) DIVERSITY OF MEMBERS HOLDING LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SEE A GRADUAL AND STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SOCIETIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM THE NETWORK AND ADOPTING THE BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROJECT. 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 PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: EPIIC: PRISTINE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH & INNOVATION FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT & NOVEL ENGAGEMENTS -PRISTINE (PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH & INNOVATION FOR SOCIETAL IMPACT & NOVEL ENGAGEMENTS) IS A COLLABORATION AMONG THREE PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS (PUI) THAT ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING ACADEMIC-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE INNOVATION AND PROMOTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR REGIONS. THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRISTINE COHORT ? PRIVATE AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, LIBERAL ARTS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES, URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ? POSITIONS THE COHORT WELL TO ENGAGE AND ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES NOT TYPICALLY ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH (UIR) AND/OR INNOVATIONS MADE POSSIBLE BY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. UIR IS AIMED AT SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS, LEADING TO FASTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THAN ANY ONE ORGANIZATION COULD DEVELOP ON ITS OWN. THE EFFORT WILL ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE THAT IS DESIGNED TO BUILD CAPACITY, ESPECIALLY AT SMALLER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND PUIS, TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND STRENGTHEN EXTERNAL RESEARCH INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. PRISTINE WILL ENHANCE THE COHORT?S INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE CAPACITIES TO: CULTIVATE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL ATTRACT RESEARCH FUNDING AND FACILITATE UIR IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS; LEVERAGE OUR EXPERTISE IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO DEVELOP CREDENTIALED WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS; AND SUPPORT FACULTY AND STAFF TO DEEPEN THEIR EXPERTISE AROUND GRANT SEEKING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FORMAL PROPOSALS AND AGREEMENTS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THE COHORT INTENDS TO DEVELOP RESOURCES AND TRAINING IN THESE AREAS FOR FACULTY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND DISSEMINATE THEIR LEARNINGS THROUGH A PUBLIC-FACING VIRTUAL PLAYBOOK/WEBSITE. 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.

VISTA STATE

RUI: THERMODYNAMICS OF RNA STRUCTURAL MOTIFS

TUES: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A STUDENT-CENTERED ORGANIC LABORATORY CURRICULUM FEATURING MICROWAVE-ASSISTED ORGANIC SYNTHESIS (MAOS)

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A 400 MHZ NMR SPECTROMETER CONSOLE TO ENHANCE FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

RUI: THE HYDRODYNAMICS AND OBSERVATIONAL SIGNATURES OF BINARY MERGERS

RUI: THERMODYNAMICS OF RNA STRUCTURAL MOTIFS

RUI: TESTING MODELS FOR LATE CRETACEOUS TO CENOZOIC COLLISIONAL MAGMATISM IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA

RUI: THERMODYNAMICS OF RNA STRUCTURAL MOTIFS

RUI: CATALYTIC REGULATION OF RIBOSOME PROCESSING FACTORS: INVESTIGATION OF PERIPHERAL DOMAIN EFFECTS ON THE ENZYMATIC CAPABILITIES OF THE DEAD-BOX P

RUI: LOW TEMPERATURE ENERGY TRANSFER STUDIES OF INTERSTELLAR SPECIES

RUI: CRYSTALLIZATION OF BIOLOGICALLY-RELEVANT POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)-B-POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE) COPOLYMERS DURING FILM PREPARATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE ROLE OF CAPILLARIES IN THE ARCTIC HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM -THAWING ICE-RICH PERMAFROST IS TRANSFORMING ARCTIC TUNDRA LANDSCAPES FROM BEING RELATIVELY FLAT AND EVENLY MOIST INTO A MOSAIC OF DRY MOUNDS AND NARROW PONDS. AS THAW PROGRESSES, A WELL-DRAINED LANDSCAPE WITH A MAZE OF TINY SURFACE DRAINAGES MAY FORM. THIS DENSE NETWORK OF SMALL CHANNELS REPRESENTS THE CAPILLARIES OF THE ARCTIC HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM AND SERVES AS THE ORIGINATORS OF THE WATER THAT FEEDS LARGE RIVERS. AN EXPANDING CAPILLARY HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM MAY CHANGE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE DUE TO AN OVERALL DRYING OF THE TUNDRA LANDSCAPE, INCREASED RIVER RUNOFF, AND THROUGH MORE NUTRIENTS EXPORTED FROM TERRESTRIAL TO AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS. FURTHER, AN EXPANDING CAPILLARY HYDROLOGICAL NETWORK THAT IS IDENTIFIABLE FROM SUB-METER RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY CAN SERVE AS AN INDICATOR OF ICE-RICH PERMAFROST THAW AND, THEREFORE, WARN OF HAZARD TO INFRASTRUCTURE. THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF A SURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM MAY ALSO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF MOSS TO THRIVE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF A VEGETATION COVER THAT EFFECTIVELY COOLS THE GROUND AND PRESERVES THE UPPER PERMAFROST FROM THAWING. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A PAN-ARCTIC MAP OF THE CAPILLARY HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM AND IN SELECTED AREAS, ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE CAPILLARY SYSTEM HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. THE GEOSPATIAL PRODUCTS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ON THE PERMAFROST DISCOVERY GATEWAY TO ENABLE DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE-GENERATION BY SCIENTISTS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE PUBLIC. FIELD OBSERVATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT RUNOFF FROM MANY ARCTIC RIVERS HAS INCREASED IN RECENT DECADES. SIMULTANEOUSLY, SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE DOCUMENTED ICE WEDGE DEGRADATION ACROSS THE ARCTIC, AND A HANDFUL OF LOCAL FIELD AND REMOTE SENSING STUDIES IN NORTHERN ALASKA HAVE SHOWN THAT THE CAPILLARY HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM IS EXPANDING DUE TO PARTIAL MELTING OF ICE WEDGES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO MAP THE EXTENT OF THE CAPILLARY HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM ACROSS THE PAN-ARCTIC TUNDRA AND ASSESS THE ROLE OF THE CAPILLARY SYSTEM IN GENERATING WATER FLOW AND LATERAL CARBON FLUX TO LARGE RIVERS. GRAPH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO THE PAN-ARCTIC ICE-WEDGE POLYGON MAP, AS WELL AS DEEP LEARNING/AI ALGORITHMS TRAINED TO DETECT A CAPILLARY SYSTEM FROM VERY HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY, WILL ALLOW THE NETWORK OF ICE WEDGES AND THE CAPILLARY HYDROLOGIC SYSTEM TO BE MAPPED ACROSS THE ARCTIC TUNDRA. FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL INCLUDE GEOCHEMICAL WATER SAMPLING, CORING OF PERMAFROST TO ASSESS ICE-WEDGE STATUS (DEGRADATION OR STABILIZATION), AND GROUND-TRUTHING FOR THE REMOTE SENSING HYDROLOGIC NETWORK ANALYSES. THIS NEW INFORMATION WILL INFORM A NUMERICAL HYDROLOGY MODEL TO QUANTIFY HOW IMPORTANT THE CAPILLARIES ARE IN CONTRIBUTING FRESHWATER AND CARBON FLOWS TO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. EARLIER HYDROLOGICAL MODEL EXPERIMENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE FORMATION OF CONNECTED TROUGHS-NETWORKS CAN DOUBLE THE RUNOFF FROM THE LANDSCAPE EVEN IF THE RAIN AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE PAN-ARCTIC MAP OF HYDROLOGICAL CAPILLARIES WILL SUPPORT A FIRST STUDY ON HOW IMPORTANT SUB-METER WIDE CHANNELS ARE TO LARGE ARCTIC RIVER RUNOFF. 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.

INTRODUCTION OF A GUIDED-INQUIRY CURRICULUM IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BY MEANS OF MICROWAVE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS

RUI: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES ON USER-ENGAGED ECOLOGY RESEARCH

RUI: PHOTOINDUCED GLIDING OF AZO DYE-DOPED NEMATICS ON POLYMER SURFACES

RUI: MAGMATIC EVOLUTION LEADING UP TO THE MODERN ALEUTIAN ARC ON THE ALASKA PENINSULA

IRES: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN HUNGARY ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID CRYSTALS

RUI: GEOMETRY AND DYNAMICS OF OUTER SPACE

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE WILL PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH TRAINING TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL-LEVEL SCIENCE AND FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE CLASS (FCS) MO

THE CREEK CONNECTION PROJECT WILL ENGAGE K-12 CLASSES IN CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF LOCAL STREAMS BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND HUM

THIS AWARD APPROVES THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 VISTA SUPPORT GRANT AS DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROJECT APPLICATION NARRATIVE AND BUDGET. THE GRANTEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS INCURRED ON OR AFTER 7/14/24. ALTHOUGH THE NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE START DATE THE GRANTEE IS APPROVED FOR COSTS INCURRED ON OR AFTER THE START DATE OF THE GRANT.

AN ENGAGING DIGITAL CURRICULUM FOR INTERMEDIATE CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LONG-TERM CONTROLS ON FOREST SOIL C QUANTITY AND QUALITY: A STRENGTHENING SABBATICAL APPLICATION.

ETHICAL INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE HUMANISTIC THINKING

IDA M. TARBELL PAPERS DIGITIZATION PROJECT

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE VITA PROJECT

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE VITA PROJECT

ALLEGHENY COLLEGE VITA PROJECT

CRITICAL THINKING AND PEOPLE-PLACE RELATIONSHIPS IN CITIZEN SCIENCE