CI Outreach Projects

• Computational Chemistry - The objective of this project is to integrate computational chemistry tutorials and visualization components (from both NCSA and SDSC) into a chemistry-specific scientific workflow (using Kepler). This will provide a resource for faculty members wishing to use the results of computational chemistry calculations and visualizations to supplement the undergraduate/graduate chemistry curriculum.
• CI Channel - The goals of the CI Channel project are to design, assemble, and create multimedia content that 1) meets the training and outreach needs of the various scientific research communities within CI, and 2) delivers this content in web-based, interactive, multimedia rich formats for anytime, anyplace viewing. This content will be oriented to multiple audiences including research and education communities whom are users of, or potential users of, cyberinfrastructure.
• MSI Consortium - This project will include the following activities:
  • Carry out needs assessment among underrepresented groups, women, and people with disabilities from minority and majority serving institutions as to the value and use of cyberinfrastructure technologies within their communities.
  • Promote and recruit participants for face-to-face workshops, Access Grid seminars, face-to-face hands-on training, online courses and summer institutes sponsored by CIP Training Team. Include underrepresented groups, including the engagement of females into leadership roles and activities, both on their campus and nationally.
  • Engage MSI Consortium in the process of developing a long-range strategic plan for integrating MSIs into the centers' team activities.
  • Conduct site visits to MSIs to create stronger ties to this community, and to address immediate training, and executive awareness needs.
  • Continuous evaluation of the outreach efforts to MSIs, including number of MSIs engaged in CI training and outreach activities and number of MSIs engaged in the cyberinfrastructure on a national level.
• NLADR - NLADR will address the challenges facing research scientists in the areas of distributed data integration, search, collaborative, exploration, mining, visualization by the creation of a scalable infrastructure to support these data-driven capabilities.

  The CIO component of NLADR is designed to raise awareness of the state-of-the-art technologies in Cyberinfrastructure being developed by the NLADR project in order to foster the wide-spread use of data integration, mining, and exploration. This will be approached by developing supportive materials around these technologies and making them available to a wider audience.

• Training
• Visualization - The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is collaborating with Boston University, Cornell University, West Point, East Carolina University, Shodor Foundation, and the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) to advance the adoption of visualization methodologies into K-16 education. The goal is to provide teachers with appropriate tools and resources, as well as ready-to-use materials appropriate for classroom instruction.