Gustavus Adolphus College

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE HEERF: INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE CARES HEERF: STUDENT PORTION

GOALI: INNOVATIVE INTERFACES FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

THE HUMANITIES AT GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: MEETING CHALLENGES WITH EXCELLENCE [GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION TO EQUIP STUDENTS TO LEAD PURPOSEFUL LIVES AND ACT ON THE GREAT CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION OF RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCE. WITHOUT A STRONG HUMANITIES COMPONENT TO THE CURRICULUM, EXCELLENT HUMANITIES FACULTY, AND BROAD HUMANITIES PROGRAMS WE CEASE TO BE A LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION. THIS GRANT WOULD SUPPORT HUMANITIES FACULTY POSITIONS, CURRICULUM, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE IN THE COMING YEARS. THE FINANCIAL LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC HAVE BEEN IMMENSE AND FELT COLLEGE-WIDE. STUDENTS ENROLL AT GUSTAVUS FOR ITS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, ITS SIGNATURE EVENTS, ITS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, AND ITS VAST ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE. WE ARE ULTIMATELY A TUITION DRIVEN INSTITUTION AND OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY DESERVE AND DEMAND THAT HUMANITIES REMAIN A VIBRANT CORE PART OF THEIR GUSTAVUS EXPERIENCE.] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CREATE AT LEAST THIRTEEN NEW POSITIONS (INCLUDING PART-TIME FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, TENURE-TRACK POSITIONS, AND STUDENT RESEARCHERS), AND TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES PROGRAMS ACROSS THE INSTITUTION. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE'S GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, HUMANITIES RESEARCH LAB, LOCAL AND REGIONAL HISTORY PROJECTS WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECTS, AND THE STABILIZATION OF CURRENT COURSE OFFERINGS BY WAY OF THE CREATION OF NEW POSITIONS AND THE PURCHASE OF PODCASTING EQUIPMENT. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE REDESIGN OF THE SENIOR SEMINAR AS PART OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM; INCREASED UNDERGRADUATE HUMANITIES RESEARCH; STABILIZATION OF ONGOING INSTITUTIONAL WORK WITH LOCAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES; AND A NEW PODCASTING STUDIO. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: COLLEGE FACULTY AND STUDENTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: 'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

GOALI: TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT THE NEW ERA OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY RESEARCH -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CHEMICAL MEASUREMENT AND IMAGING PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, AND IN COLLABORATION WITH AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, PROFESSOR DWIGHT STOLL AND HIS GROUP AT GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CUTTING-EDGE CHEMICAL ANALYSES INVOLVING LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (LC). THE LC TECHNIQUE IS USED WIDELY IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS TO DISCOVER THE MAKEUP OF VARIOUS SAMPLES. FOR EXAMPLE, LC CAN BE USED TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPOSITION AND CHEMISTRY OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (E.G., BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS), DETERMINE CONCENTRATIONS OF BIOMARKERS OF DISEASE IN FLUIDS SUCH AS URINE OR PLASMA, AND DETERMINE IMPURITIES OR BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS IN LIFE-SAVING MEDICINES. THIS ACADEMIC/INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION SEEKS TO DEVELOP NOVEL APPROACHES TO MOBILE PHASE DELIVERY (I.E., PUMPING SYSTEMS) AND DETECTION OF SEPARATED COMPOUNDS ? TWO OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF ANY LC PROCESS ? WHICH WILL IN TURN ENABLE NEW, FASTER WAYS TO DEVELOP LC METHODS, AND MORE EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE ANALYSES. THE DATA THAT THESE APPROACHES PRODUCE WILL ACCELERATE THE WIDESPREAD INTEGRATION OF MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO LC TECHNIQUES. DR. STOLL INVOLVES STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS IN THIS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE. HE ALSO DEVELOPS SIMULATIONS TO FACILITATE LEARNING ABOUT LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY AND THE MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE TECHNIQUE ACROSS MANY SECTORS OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. CURRENTLY, A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO WIDE USE OF MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (LC) ANALYSES IS THE PAUCITY OF HIGH-QUALITY RETENTION DATA. RECENT WORK IN THE STOLL LABORATORY HAS YIELDED METHODOLOGY FOR INCREASING THE RATE OF ACQUISITION OF HIGH-QUALITY RETENTION DATA, HOWEVER THIS WORK HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED TECHNOLOGY GAPS THAT PREVENT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT TOWARD SIMULTANEOUS IMPROVEMENT OF RETENTION DATA QUALITY, AND RETENTION DATA ACQUISITION RATE. THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THESE GAPS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO KEY TECHNOLOGIES: 1) A NOVEL, SPECIALIZED FLOW PATH DESIGN FOR PHYSICALLY REGISTERING ANALYTES BOTH ENTERING AND EXITING THE LC COLUMN, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE RETENTION DATA PRECISION; AND 2) MOBILE PHASE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES ULTRA-FAST GRADIENT ELUTION SEPARATIONS BY APPLICATION OF A CONSTANT PRESSURE SOLVENT DELIVERY MODE, IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE GRADIENT FORMATION ERRORS ORIGINATING FROM RAPID PRESSURE CHANGES. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL ROUTINELY FACILITATE HIGH-QUALITY LC MEASUREMENTS ON THE SUB-5-SECOND TIMESCALE, BOTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING LARGE RETENTION DATABASES, AND IN APPLICATIONS SUCH AS HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING LABORATORIES. THE LARGE DATASETS YIELDED BY THESE TECHNOLOGIES WILL IN TURN BE USED BY STOLL?S GROUP TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTIVE SIMULATION TOOLS THAT SUPPORT INCREASED AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF LC INSTRUMENTS, AND INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF RESEARCH BY FOCUSING EXPERIMENTAL LAB-BASED LC MEASUREMENTS ON CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY TO BE USEFUL. 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.

BRC-BIO: CODING FOR STRESS RESPONSE: CHARACTERIZATION OF STRESS-RESPONSIVE PEPTIDES FROM SORF-CONTAINING LONG INTERGENIC NON-CODING RNAS IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA -PLANTS FACE INCREASING CHALLENGES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE-INDUCED STRESSORS, RESULTING IN UNPREDICTABLE CROP YIELDS AND INCREASING REGIONAL FAMINES, WITH THE GREATEST IMPLICATIONS FOR AREAS OF THE WORLD ALREADY GRAPPLING WITH FOOD INSECURITY. THESE CHANGES THREATEN FOOD SECURITY AND AT WORST, HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TRIGGER REGIONAL FAMINE AND CIVIL UNREST AND ARE THUS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. UNDERSTANDING PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND STRESS RESPONSE PROCESSES IS CRUCIAL TO PRODUCING CROPS THAT ARE MORE RESILIENT TO INCREASINGLY EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. SMALL PEPTIDES PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLES IN CHANGES DURING DEVELOPMENT AND STRESS RESPONSES IN PLANTS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EXPLORE THE FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF 20 NEWLY IDENTIFIED SMALL PEPTIDES IN PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TARGETS FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN A COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND IN MORE IMMERSIVE SUMMER RESEARCH POSITIONS AT GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE AND THE BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. ADDITIONALLY, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP AND TEST NEXT-GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS-ALIGNED EDUCATIONAL MODULES FOR K-12 EDUCATORS ON GENETICS, GENETIC ENGINEERING, AND CLIMATE IMPACTS ON FOOD SECURITY. LONG INTERGENIC NON-CODING RNAS (LINCRNAS) PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN GENE EXPRESSION CHANGES DURING DEVELOPMENT AND STRESS RESPONSES IN PLANTS. SOME LINCRNAS CONTAIN SMALL OPEN READING FRAMES (SORFS) THAT CAN ENCODE SHORT PEPTIDES, KNOWN AS SORF-ENCODED PEPTIDES OR SEPS, WITH REGULATORY FUNCTIONS. IDENTIFICATION OF SEPS HAS BEEN CHALLENGING DUE TO THEIR SMALL SIZE AND UNIQUE GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES BUT HAVE RECENTLY COME TO LIGHT THROUGH RIBOSOMAL PROFILING AND MASS SPECTROMETRY. THE CURRENT PROJECT SEEKS TO TARGET 20 TRANSLATED SEP LOCI, FOR KNOCK-OUT USING CRISPR/CAS9 GENE EDITING. EDITED PLANTS WILL BE EVALUATED USING LOW-COST, HIGH-THROUGHPUT PHENOTYPING-BASED APPROACHES TO DETERMINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOSS OF SEP EXPRESSION. SEP MUTANTS THAT DISPLAY ALTERED GROWTH WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED USING GENETIC AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES TO CHARACTERIZE THEIR ROLE IN PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND STRESS RESPONSES. 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.

MRI-R2: ACQUISITION OF A SCANNING LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER SYSTEM

ARI-R2: LABORATORY AND ANCILLARY SPACE UPGRADE TO SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY-STUDENT RESEARCH IN PHYSICS

ACQUISITION OF AN ICP-MS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY WATER QUALITY AND GEOCHEMISTRY RESEARCH

RUI: APPLICATIONS OF 19F NMR SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE NON-HUMAN BROMODOMAIN MOLECULAR RECOGNITION

RUI: EXCITATION OF MACRO AND MICRO CANTILEVERS USING ULTRASOUND RADIATION FORCE

RUI: DETERMINATION OF THE KINETIC EXPRESSIONS AND MECHANISMS OF THE PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION AND OXIDATION OF DICAMBA

GOALI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NEXT GENERATION 2D-LC WITH GREATLY IMPROVED QUANTITATIVE PERFORMANCE: INNOVATIONS IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND METHODOLO

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DETERMINING THE ECO-HYDROGEOLOGIC RESPONSE OF TROPICAL GLACIERIZED WATERSHEDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE: AN INTEGRATED DATA-MODEL APPROACH

RUI: DETECTION OF ULTRASOUND WAVES IN WATER AND AIR USING A LASER INTERFEROMETER

BUILDING INSTRUMENTAL COMPETENCE TO SUPPORT STUDENT INDEPENDENCE IN THE LABORATORY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ENABLING NON-CONTACT STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION WITH FOCUSED ULTRASOUND RADIATION FORCE

INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS AND WITHIN THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM

RUI: SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE PHOTODEGRADATION OF PESTICIDES ON HETEROGENEOUS SURFACES: THE PHOTOLYSIS OF IMIDAZOLINONE HERBICIDES ON TWO MIDWEST C

RUI - COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: REDUCTION IN RIVERINE SILICA TRANSPORT DUE TO HUMAN-INDUCED CHANGE IN RIPARIAN VEGETATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FROM PEAKS TO SLOPES TO COMMUNITIES, TROPICAL GLACIERIZED VOLCANOES AS SENTINELS OF GLOBAL CHANGE: INTEGRATED IMPACTS ON WATER, PLANTS AND ELEMENTAL CYCLING -IN THE INNER TROPICS, GLACIERS ARE EXCLUSIVELY FOUND OF VOLCANO PEAKS ABOVE UNIQUE ANDEAN P?RAMO ECOSYSTEMS THAT SERVE AS GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS, HARBOR SOME OF THE HIGHEST CARBON STOCKS PER UNIT AREA ON EARTH, AND SUSTAIN INDIGENOUS AGRARIAN KICHWA COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE STEWARDED THE LAND AND WATERS FOR GENERATIONS. GLACIERS THERE ARE FAST-DISAPPEARING UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE, YET THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDIES ON GLACIER RETREAT AND DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS ARE CONCENTRATED IN MID- TO HIGH-LATITUDES. WITH ECUADORIAN COLLABORATORS AT ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENTAL, AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, THE PROJECT?S OVERARCHING RESEARCH OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE HOW CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVES GLACIER RETREAT ON CULTURALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY CRITICAL ANDEAN VOLCANOES IN THE INNER TROPICS, TRIGGERING IMPACTS ON WATER SUPPLY, VEGETATION AND LAND-USE, AND ELEMENTAL FEEDBACKS TO THE CLIMATE. TO ENSURE BENEFITS TO KICHWA STEWARDS OF THE P?RAMOS, THE APPROACH INCLUDES CO-PRODUCTION OF PREDICTIVE MODELS OF FUTURE CHANGE WITH THE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED KICHWA COMMUNITIES LIVING AT THE MOUNTAIN BASES. ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITIES WILL YIELD A FRAMEWORK FOR ETHICALLY WEAVING TOGETHER INDIGENOUS AND SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF EARTH SYSTEMS?WHICH IS LACKING IN THE ANDES. CLOSER TO HOME, AT AND AROUND THE U.S. HOME INSTITUTIONS, THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP ACTIVITIES FOR INDIGENOUS UNIVERSITY SCIENCE STUDENTS AND LATIN AMERICAN/INDIGENOUS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HELP THEM FACE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS FOR SCIENCE CAREERS WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR HERITAGE. THROUGH COLLABORATION EVENTS, THE PROJECT TEAM, AS PARTICIPANTS OF THE GLOBAL NORTH?S DISPROPORTIONATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHANGE, ENDEAVORS TO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, LANDS, AND WATER IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH, IN THEIR OWN STATES, AND WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE-INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ELSEWHERE. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES THE FIRST SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION ON GLACIER MASS BALANCE PROCESSES IN THE INNER TROPICS, MODELS THE CONSEQUENCES OF ACCELERATED PLANT SUCCESSION IN DEGLACIERIZED LANDSCAPES, AND IMPLEMENTS THE FIRST ASSESSMENT OF SULFUR AND METALS CONTROLS ON P?RAMO CARBON STORES. ITS INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK PLAN WILL FURTHER UNCOVER HIDDEN SUBSURFACE FLOW PATHS OF MELTWATER THAT INFLUENCE THE TIMING OF STREAM DISCHARGE AND THE WEATHERING AND EXPORT OF SOLUTES; DEMONSTRATE COMPLEX FEEDBACKS AMONG PLANT SUCCESSION, SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS, SOIL DEVELOPMENT, AND NUTRIENT RELEASE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; PROVIDE SPATIOTEMPORALLY RESOLVED HYDRO-BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS-UNDERSTANDING TO DETERMINE WHETHER VAST P?RAMO CARBON STORES WILL BECOME A SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GASES TO THE ATMOSPHERE; AND FINALLY SHOW HOW CLIMATE-DRIVEN GLACIER RETREAT TRIGGERS RESPONSES THAT PROPAGATE THROUGHOUT MOUNTAIN CATCHMENTS TO AFFECT WATER, PLANTS, AND ELEMENTAL CYCLES. THE PROJECT?S INTEGRATIVE APPROACH COMBINES FIELD AND REMOTE SENSING OBSERVATIONS, LABORATORY ANALYSES, AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING, AND KNOWLEDGE CO-PRODUCTION WITH KICHWA COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING EXTENSIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY DATASETS AND PREDICTIVE INTEGRATIVE MODELS IN A DATA-SPARSE AND FAST-CHANGING REGION OF THE WORLD, CENTERING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CREATES A NOVEL OPPORTUNITY FOR ANDEAN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO BE IN DIALOGUE WITH CONVENTIONAL ACADEMIC SCIENCE, WHICH CAN TRANSFORM CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF EARTH SCIENCE. 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.

ROMAN DAILY LIFE IN PETRONIUS AND POMPEII

ROMAN DAILY LIFE IN PETRONIUS AND POMPEII

ROMAN DAILY LIFE IN PETRONIUS AND POMPEII

DIGITAL ANCIENT ROME

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION AND DATA ANALYSIS IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

CDS&E: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TOWARDS COMPUTATIONAL DISCOVERY OF SYNTHETICALLY FEASIBLE POROUS ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS

SURF BOULDER

FY 2012 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF) - PML

FY 2013 NIST SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - PML/PL

RUI: MODAL TESTING USING ULTRASOUND STIMULATED RADIATION FORCE EXCITATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE MATH YOUR EARTH SCIENCE MAJORS NEED, WHEN THEY NEED IT: IMPROVING QUANTITATIVE SKILLS IN THE FUTURE EARTH SCIENCE WORKFORCE -THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE THE US NATIONAL INTEREST BY STRENGTHENING UNDERGRADUATE EARTH SCIENCE MAJORS' PROFICIENCY AND CONFIDENCE WITH QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING, RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO BETTER UNDERSTAND EARTH PROCESSES AND ARE PREPARED FOR GEOSCIENCE CAREERS. IT IS A TIER 2 PROJECT ON THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK. QUANTITATIVELY SKILLED EARTH SCIENCE GRADUATES ARE CRITICAL TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE WORKFORCE AND THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, THE APPLICATION OF MATH SKILLS IN A GEOSCIENCE CONTEXT IS FRAUGHT WITH DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS THE UNEVEN PREPARATION OF STUDENTS, GATEKEEPER MATHEMATICS PREREQUISITE COURSES, FACULTY WHO ARE NOT TRAINED TO TEACH QUANTITATIVE SKILLS, STUDENT MATH ANXIETY, AND THE COGNITIVE DIFFICULTY OF TRANSFERRING MATHEMATICAL SKILLS TO A SPECIFIC SCIENCE CONTEXT. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP THE NEEDED CURRICULAR RESOURCES AND FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE GEOSCIENCE MAJORS? DISCIPLINARY MATH CAPABILITIES. THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE OF EARTH SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES BY A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH: 1) DEVELOPING CO-CURRICULAR MODULES TO SUPPORT MAJORS-LEVEL QUANTITATIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN EARTH SCIENCE COURSES AND PROGRAMS; 2) ORGANIZING FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPING AND INTEGRATING THESE RESOURCES; AND 3) CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND STUDENT SKILL PROGRESSION AND ATTITUDES. CENTRAL TO THE RESOURCE DESIGN WILL BE THE APPLICATION OF MATH SKILLS TO EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS WITH EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM A VARIETY OF SUB-DISCIPLINES. MODULE AUTHORS HAVING A RANGE OF GEOSCIENCE DISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE WILL BE RECRUITED TO ENSURE BROAD APPLICABILITY OF THE RESULTING RESOURCES. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE PROJECT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR. THE MODULAR APPROACH WILL ALLOW FACULTY TO ADOPT MODULES APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL COURSES AND HELP SCAFFOLD QUANTITATIVE SKILLS ACROSS GEOSCIENCE CURRICULA OR INTO DEDICATED QUANTITATIVE GEOSCIENCE COURSES. THE FREE ONLINE MODULE COLLECTION WILL BE HOSTED ON THE SCIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER (SERC) SITE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO WORK WITH SERC TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTOR DISCOVERY OF EXISTING ACTIVITY COLLECTIONS IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN FURTHER APPLY THE QUANTITATIVE SKILLS THEY HAVE DEVELOPED USING MODULES WRITTEN IN THIS PROJECT. 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.