Projects for Multiple Groups
AAAS S-STEM Resource & Evaluation Center (REC) PI: T. York, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022-2027 aims to build stronger infrastructure, foster community, coordinate work, and synthesize findings across the hundreds of National Science Foundation-sponsored S-STEM programs at colleges and universities across the U.S. The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable academically talented, low-income students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields. The REC supports S-STEM grant awardees (faculty and staff), S-STEM scholars (students), and works to increase the overall effectiveness of the NSF S-STEM portfolio.
UW Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C), PI: D. Gamelin, University of Washington – Seattle, 2023-2026: MEM-C leads several activities to improve interdisciplinary research in materials science through K-12 educational activities, advanced training of graduate/undergraduate students and postdocs, and collaborations with international institutions, industry, and national laboratories. This project is funded by the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) program.
Launching the Cosmic Explorer Conceptual Design, PI: M. Evans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-2026: rer (CE) is an NSF-funded project to create a conceptual design for a next-generation gravitational wave observatory situated within a global network of partner facilities. CE prioritizes cutting-edge scientific inquiry, responsible engagement with Indigenous and local communities, and workforce development within a welcoming intellectual community. CERSE provides formative and summative evaluation as well as developmental consulting to strengthen CE’s efforts, particularly focusing on areas such as inclusiveness and sense of belonging, mentorship, professional development, and organizational communication and structure.
Scaling Systemic Change in Community College Computing Programs with Research-Based Resources and Communities of Practice, PI: J. Ward, NCWIT, 2024-2026: This project aims to provide education resources and community support to community college change teams in computing. To do so, the project team is creating new resources for community college (CC) contexts and adapting resources for baccalaureate institutions for CCs. Further, they are hosting communities of practice for change teams made of CC faculty and administrators to provide mutual guidance while pursuing systemic change in their institutions.
