Berea College

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS

BEREA COLLEGE PERRY PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD

BEREA COLLEGE GEAR UP SOAR

BEREA COLLEGE GEAR UP OPPORTUNITY

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS

BEREA COLLEGE GEAR UP EAST KY

BEREA COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INSTITUTION

BEREA COLLEGE CARES FUNDING

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR-UP) - GEAR-UP

GEAR UP PROMISE ZONE

INVESTING IN INNOVATION - DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM

ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICE IN THE NATIONS LOWEST-PERFORMING SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN TURNAROUND EFFORTS.

BEREA COLLEGE TALENT SEARCH

BEREA COLLEGE TALENT SEARCH I

BEREA COLLEGE FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: BEREA

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

BEREA COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE

BEREA COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE II

BEREA COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

BEREA COLLEGE SSS PROPOSAL

UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE

UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE COMPETITION

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

TRIO - UPWARD BOUND - UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

BEREA COLLEGE FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: LESLIE

THE GROW APPALACHIA BEGINNING FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THE VIABILITY OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND LIMITED RESOURCE BEGINNING FARMERS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE NEED FOR PRODUCTIVE AND EFFICIENT FARMERS IN THE REGION USING THE FOLLOWING GOALS: INCREASED INCOME AND EFFICIENCIES OF BEGINNING FARMERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, WHOLE-FARM PLANNING, AND PRODUCTION PRACTICES; AND INCREASED PEER NETWORKS AND RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.GROW APPALACHIA WILL HOST AN EIGHT-MONTH TRAINING SERIES IN FOUR AREAS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR BEGINNING FARMERS WITH TOPICS USING FEEDBACK FROM REGIONAL FARMERS SURVEYED IN THE PROJECT DESIGN. THE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS TO EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON MODEL FARM OPERATIONS. IN TENNESSEE, A CONTRACTED SMALL FARM PRODUCTION ADVISOR WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PRODUCTION PLANNING SUPPORT TO BEGINNING FARMERS. WITH PARTNERS, GROW APPALACHIA WILL FACILITATE TWELVE PEER NETWORKING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPOSE FARMERS TO SUCCESSFUL FARM MODELS. FINALLY, PROGRAM GRADUATES WILL BE CONNECTED TO LOW-INTEREST LOANS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO FINANCE THEIR FARM OPERATIONS. THIS EXPERIENCE-DRIVEN APPROACH TO BEGINNING FARMER DEVELOPMENT WILL ENSURE LIMITED RESOURCE AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO PURSUE FARMING AS A VIABLE BUSINESS ENDEAVOR.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GROW APPALACHIA'S CLIMATE RESILIENT FARMING PROJECT

BEREA COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT UNDER ARP

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS

BEREA COLLEGE PARENT PARTNERSHIP

DISTANCE LEARNING GRANT

BYRNE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION PROMISE ZONE: BCJI IMPLEMENTATION

CAREER: TOWARDS KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY MEMORY PRACTICES -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE CONCEPTUAL, TECHNICAL, AND EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS TO THE SOCIAL STUDY OF UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO FAMILY MEMORY. A POPULAR APPLICATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IS FOR REMINISCING AND SHARING MEMORIES WITH OTHERS, ESPECIALLY IN FAMILIES TRYING TO PASS MEMORIES DOWN ACROSS GENERATIONS. AN EMERGING CLASS OF SYSTEMS, KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGIES, INTEGRATE INTERACTIVITY WITH DIGITAL MEMENTOS INTO PHYSICAL OBJECTS TO BLEND SEAMLESSLY INTO FAMILY LIFE. DEVICES RANGE FROM INTERACTIVE SOUVENIR BOXES TO AUGMENTED MEMORIAL PHOTO ALTARS FOR DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS. SUCH TECHNOLOGIES CAN PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING WAYS FOR GENERATIONS IN A FAMILY TO TELL STORIES ABOUT THE FAMILY, PRESERVING IMPORTANT HISTORY AND HERITAGE EVEN ACROSS DISTANCE AND TIME. UNDERSTANDING HOW TECHNOLOGIES SHAPE MEMORY PRACTICES IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES THAT COULD USE THESE SYSTEMS TO PRESERVE IMPORTANT CULTURAL HERITAGE, SUCH AS THE CULTURAL MINORITIES IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION, WHERE THIS RESEARCH TAKES PLACE. TEAMS OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS FROM APPALACHIA WILL BE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH, LEARNING AND PRACTICING CULTURALLY SITUATED DESIGN METHODS. THE RESEARCH STARTS WITH A LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE FIELD, IDENTIFYING KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGIES AND CHARACTERIZING THEIR DESIGN. NEXT, IT WILL DEVELOP KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGY EXEMPLARS INSPIRED BY SPECULATIVE DESIGN CONCEPTS IN THE HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING, DESIGN, AND UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING LITERATURES. THESE EXEMPLARS WILL BE USED IN FIELD STUDIES TO EXPLORE HOW KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGIES MEDIATE FAMILY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AROUND STORIES ABOUT THE PAST, AS WELL AS THE CONTENT OF THE STORY ITSELF. TO ADDRESS GAPS IN THE LITERATURE, PARTICIPATORY SPECULATIVE DESIGN WORKSHOPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GENERATE IDEAS FOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED FAMILY STORYTELLING PRACTICES. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS WORK WILL BE (1) A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK CHARACTERIZING DESIGN APPROACHES OF KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGIES, (2) DESIGN EXEMPLARS OF KEEPSAKE TECHNOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT FAMILY STORYTELLING WITH DIGITAL MEMENTOS, AND (3) DESIGN IMPLICATIONS FOR CULTURALLY SENSITIVE DESIGN OF UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FAMILY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. 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.

IMPLEMENTATION

BEREA COLLEGE WILL CREATE A MODEL TO BUILD LIBRARIES' CAPACITY IN COLLECTIVE IMPACT BY ENHANCING COLLABORATION BETWEEN RURAL LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE 3RD GRADE READING. THE PROJECT WILL REFINE, TEST, AND EVALUATE THE RURAL LIBRARY ANCHOR FRAMEWORK, WHICH WAS CREATED WITH AN IMLS GRANT, WITH 22 LIBRARIES WORKING TO IMPROVE READING IN THIS AGE GROUP. LIBRARIES WILL TEST THE FRAMEWORK ASSUMING DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ROLES, INCLUDING AS A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION, CONTRIBUTOR, OR STRATEGY LEAD. THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN RURAL LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS BY BUILDING LIBRARIES? CAPACITY TO: IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS, ACTIVATE AND ALIGN PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING NEEDS, AND LEVERAGE EXISTING RESOURCES TO ADDRESS NEEDS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A REFINED RURAL LIBRARY ANCHOR FRAMEWORK, TRAINING RESOURCES ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK, AND TEMPLATES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FRAMEWORK. THE PROJECT WILL HELP PREPARE LIBRARIES TO BETTER ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ACCELERATE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES.

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION

SCALING-UP THE INTRODUCTORY UNDERGRADUATE STEM COURSES AT BEREA COLLEGE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EDUCATEAI: CUE-T: DESIGNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CURRICULA FOR ALL UNDERGRADS -ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS DRASTICALLY CHANGING HOW WE APPROACH PROBLEMS AND THE WAYS WE CRAFT SOLUTIONS. AI AWARENESS AND COMPETENCY ARE CRITICAL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. IMPROVED AI LITERACY ALSO LEADS TO MORE RESPONSIBLE USE AND ADOPTION OF AI IN SOCIETY. WHILE MANY INSTITUTIONS HAVE INCREASED THEIR OFFERINGS OF AI AND AI-RELATED COURSES, IT IS A CHALLENGE TO ENSURE THESE ARE SCALABLE AND RELEVANT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD LIMITED EXPOSURE OR EXPERIENCES IN AI. TO ENABLE ALL INSTITUTIONS TO BETTER SERVE ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN AI, THIS IUSE: CUE PATHWAYS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP UNDERGRADUATE AI CURRICULA THAT IS APPEALING AND APPROACHABLE FOR STUDENTS WITH A RANGE OF EXPERIENCES IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF AI AND COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO BE TESTED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS WITH A RANGE OF RESOURCES, PERSONNEL, AND ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE WIDE ADOPTABILITY ACROSS INSTITUTION TYPES. TO DESIGN AI CURRICULA THAT CAN APPEAL TO ALL STUDENTS SO THAT EVERY STUDENT INTERESTED IN AI CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AI COURSES, THE PROJECT IDENTIFIES FIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE DESIGN THAT ALLOW FOR TECHNICAL COMPETENCY REGARDLESS OF THE STUDENT?S BACKGROUND IN AI OR COMPUTING IN GENERAL. THESE FIVE PRINCIPLES INCLUDE A ZERO-BACKGROUND ENTRY POINT, A NON-PROGRAMMING OPTION, A DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC APPLICATION, AND AN INVITATION TO GO DEEPER. THE COLLABORATION AMONG FOUR INSTITUTIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES EXPLORES HOW TO ADAPT PROGRAMS TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS WHILE STILL SERVING EACH INSTITUTION?S STUDENT POPULATION. THE PROJECT DEVELOPS A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION PLAN THAT CAN BE USED TO EVALUATE THESE PRINCIPLES AND THE PROGRAMS CREATED USING THEM. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO REVEAL NEW WAYS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AI EDUCATION TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE POPULATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. 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.

BEREA COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (SSS) PROPOSAL

BEREA COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS USING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: RESEARCH, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

ARCHIVES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT BEREA COLLEGE

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

UNDERSTANDING DECISIONS AND OUTCOMES IN THE COLLEGE AND EARLY POST-COLLEGE PERIODS

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

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

TO SUPPORT CULTURAL ASSET MAPPING IN THE KENTUCKY HIGHLANDS PROMISE ZONE.

POWER - PLANNING

ENGAGING THE HUMANITIES ACROSS APPALACHIA

RUI: MOSSBAUER AND MAGNETIZATION STUDIES OF FE(1-X)CO(X)Z (Z = SI GE AND SN) AND SYNTHESIS OF CARBON BASED FULLERENES USING LASER ABLATION

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY AUDIT GRANTS

TESTING THE EFFECTS OF PEER DISCUSSION -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY ENHANCING PEER+, A FREE TOOL THAT SUPPORTS PEER INSTRUCTION. WHEN USING PEER INSTRUCTION AN INSTRUCTOR DISPLAYS A QUESTION THAT STUDENTS ANSWER INDIVIDUALLY. THE STUDENTS THEN DISCUSS THE QUESTION WITH NEARBY PEERS AND REFINE THEIR ANSWERS. PEER+ WILL ADD TWO NEW WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION WITH THEIR PEERS THROUGH (1) A TEXT-CHAT FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS DURING LECTURE, AND (2) A PSEUDO TEXT-CHAT FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS AFTER LECTURE. WHILE THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER INSTRUCTION, PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HAS FOUND THAT USING TEXT-CHAT DURING LECTURES IMPROVED LEARNING. PEER INSTRUCTION IS KNOWN TO IMPROVE RETENTION IN STEM CLASSES, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS FROM MINORITIZED GROUPS. PROVIDING NEW TYPES OF PEER DISCUSSION COULD FURTHER IMPROVE RETENTION AND THUS INCREASE THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS WHO SUCCEED IN STEM CLASSES. THE RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE STEM EDUCATION AND APPROACHES THAT ATTEMPT TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF PEER INSTRUCTION. SINCE IT CAN BE HARD FOR INSTRUCTORS TO FIND THE TIME TO ADOPT NEW TEACHING METHODS, A SUMMER INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP WILL BE OFFERED, AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. THE PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE (1) THE EFFECT OF THREE DIFFERENT MODES FOR PEER DISCUSSION ON LEARNING AND STUDENT SATISFACTION AT FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND IN A VARIETY OF COURSES, (2) THE EFFECT OF THE PEER+ TOOL ON STUDENT RETENTION, AND (3) HOW INSTRUCTOR ATTITUDES TOWARDS AND KNOWLEDGE OF PEER INSTRUCTION CHANGE DUE TO A WORKSHOP, FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT, AND USE OF PEER+. A DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH APPROACH WILL BE USED, BASED ON THEORY, AND THE SYSTEM WILL BE EVALUATED IN REAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. THE RESEARCH WILL BE EVALUATED USING BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MEASURES. 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.

TO SUPPORT A TEACHING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

USING AMERICAN ENERGETIC PERFORMANCES OF APPALACHIAN DANCE, MUSIC, AND SONG TO REACH BROADER CHINESE AUDIENCE FOR RACIAL INTEGRATION.

BEREA COLLEGE, IN COLLABORATION WITH RURAL PROMISE ZONE (PZ) LIBRARIES FOUND IN ROOSEVELT ROADS PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY, SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, WILL DESIGN A COMMUNITY ANCHOR FRAMEWORK FOR USE BY RURAL LIBRARIANS AND PILOT THE FRAMEWORK AT A CULMINATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GATHERING ATTENDED BY LIBRARIANS FROM RURAL PZS. THE FRAMEWORK WILL SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY, ESTABLISH, AND REFINE METHODS FOR COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. BEREA COLLEGE WILL WORK WITH LIBRARIANS IN THE PZ TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND WILL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF PROFICIENCIES RELATED TO MEETING FACILITATION, COLLECTIVE IMPACT EFFORTS, GRANT WRITING, LEADERSHIP STYLES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, PROGRAM DESIGN, DATA COLLECTION, AND PROGRAM REVIEW.

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT AN ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTIVE IMPACT PROJECT IN RURAL SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY.

TO SUPPORT A COLLECTIVE IMPACT PROJECT IN THE RURAL SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY PROMISE ZONE.

PD - MANDATORY RENEWABLE ENERGY AUDIT GRANTS

TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ARTS INTEGRATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WITHIN A RURAL KENTUCKY PROMISE ZONE.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNDERSTANDING MAGMA SOURCES AND FORMATION THROUGH EXPERIMENTS AND MODELING -THIS PROJECT WILL USE HIGH-PRESSURE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO SIMULATE PROCESSES OF MAGMA FORMATION. RESEARCHERS WILL STUDY DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL CHARGES OF IRON IN EARTH?S MANTLE AND HOW DIFFERING CONDITIONS AFFECT KEY EARTH PROCESSES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF VOLCANIC GASES, THE CONCENTRATION OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND ORES, AND THE FORMATION OF DIAMONDS. THE TEAM WILL THEN USE THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS TO DEVELOP A MATHEMATICAL MODEL AND THAT MODEL WILL BE SHARED WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS TO ANSWER THEIR OWN QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MAGMAS FORM ON EARTH. THE TEAM WILL DEVELOP THE U.S. STEM WORKFORCE BY TRAINING STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS IN CUTTING-EDGE LABORATORY AND MODELING TECHNIQUES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THIS RESEARCH THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS. OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL AID IN STRENGTHENING NATIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS A COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL, ANALYTICAL, AND MODELING CAMPAIGN WITH THE MAJOR GOAL OF DETERMINING THE FE3+/?FE OF PERIDOTITES IN MAGMA SOURCE REGIONS IN EARTH?S MANTLE BY INVERTING MEASURED FE3+/?FE OF BASALTS. THEY WILL TEST WHETHER DIFFERENCES IN SOURCE OXYGEN FUGACITY BETWEEN MID-OCEAN RIDGES BASALTS (MORB) AND OCEANIC ISLAND BASALTS (OIB) MAY BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MELTING IN THE SPINEL STABILITY FIELD (MORB) VERSUS THE GARNET STABILITY FIELD (OIB). NEW EXPERIMENTS WILL PRODUCE LIQUIDS SATURATED IN EITHER A GARNET PERIDOTITE OR SPINEL PERIDOTITE RESIDUE. FE2O3 IN THESE PHASES WILL BE ANALYZED BY A COMBINATION OF ELECTRON MICROPROBE AND X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE (XANES) ANALYSES. FE2O3 MINERAL/MELT PARTITION COEFFICIENTS RELEVANT TO MELTING IN THE SPINEL AND GARNET STABILITY FIELDS WILL UPDATE AN EMPIRICAL MODEL OF MANTLE MELTING THAT WILL ALLOW INVESTIGATION OF THE OXYGEN FUGACITY OF MELTING UNDER A RANGE OF POSSIBLE TEMPERATURE REGIMES AND SOURCE PERIDOTITE COMPOSITIONS. THIS OPEN-SOURCE MODEL WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER RESEARCHERS TO USE AND MODIFY FOR THEIR OWN RESEARCH QUESTIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN ONE MASTERS STUDENT AND ONE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY, MICROANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES, THERMODYNAMICS, AND NUMERICAL MODELING. RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS TO LAY AUDIENCES THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT SMITHSONIAN?S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN WASHINGTON D.C. 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.

NEH ENDURING QUESTIONS COURSE ON "WHAT IS A NEIGHBOR?"

KNOX PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD EXTENSION

APPALACHIAN PROMISE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PROMOTING A GROWTH MINDSET USING AUTOMATED FEEDBACK