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NMI Integration Testbed REU Supplement, May 2003 - August 2004 Through a NSF REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Supplement award to SURA, REU experiences are being sub-awarded to NMI Integration Testbed sites already under contract to SURA. This Statement of Work supplements the existing NMI Integration Testbed Statement of Work for sites that are hosting REU student positions. NMI Testbed REU contact REU student information, reports, and any requests concerning the REU program should be sent to Mary Fran Yafchak, maryfran@sura.org , 315-593-0718. All student related time sheet and expense reimbursement documentation should be sent to A'Fenia Pirtle at SURA headquarters at 1200 New York Ave. NW, Suite 710, Washington DC 2005, -- telephone 408-7872, fax (202) 408-8250. Nature of the student experience Each REU position is insured through the qualifications, experience, and facilities of the host institution. NMI Integration Testbed technical and administrative representatives are responsible for the success of REU positions at their institution. NMI REU students should be working with middleware that is actively under development and be provided with opportunities to provide feedback and influence how development proceeds. Students should also have opportunities to interact with NMI developers, program management and outreach, and the broader middleware deployment community. The student's contribution should be that of an individual researcher working as part of a collaborative project team. Funding and related logistics per position Start dates for each REU position may vary depending on the timing and needs of the host institution and pending acceptance of this Statement of Work. All experiences and expenses must be concluded at or prior to the end of the related Cooperative Agreement, August 3, 2004. Each REU position is eligible for funding up to $6000 in salary and $820 in travel. The hours and pay rate for each position should be commensurate with similar student work at the host institution. Initial hours and pay rates and any changes to these throughout the duration of each position must be approved by SURA prior to reimbursement. Travel should be undertaken when it will enhance the student's experience through collegial exchange with NMI researchers and developers or include student presentation of NMI work and results. Recruiting Host institutions may recruit for NMI REU students in whatever manner they feel is appropriate. In addition, the recruiting of qualified women, underrepresented minorities and students with disabilities is encouraged. Once a student is selected, the host site will provide the following information to SURA: Student's name, REU position, postal address, telephone number, Social Security number, start and stop dates of employment, expected hours per week (approximate), hourly rate. Reporting The host institution will provide a progress report at the half way and final points within each REU position. These reports should list the activities undertaken by the student to the date of the report, matched to the objectives and outcomes met that support the goals of the REU program. If the student has produced tangible work such as papers, reports, presentations, software, etc., pointers to or examples of this work should be included as well. Student input should also be included where applicable and noted on NMI component reports and related documentation (e.g., case studies, presentations, Testbed site plans, and project summaries.) Specific REU PositionsGeorgia State University is sub-awarded two positions under this REU Supplement: "Muon particle detector GRID for K-12" -Dr. Xiaochun He is working on involving K-12 schools in the physics related to muon particle detectors. Dr. He has designed low-cost muon detector hardware to be deployed in selected K-12 schools in Georgia, creating a distributed network of detectors. The use of GRID technology to manage and access these distributed resources is a desirable outcome. The student assigned to this project would participate with Dr. He in the design and deployment of the muon-detector project in Georgia high schools and contribute to the preparation of a related report on K-12 GRID deployment issues and outcomes. The student would help deploy the Globus Toolkit and Network Weather Service sensor components to manage the distributed nodes of muon detectors. The student would get experience with collaborative research tools, hands-on experience establishing an experimental muon detector grid, and experience in how such a project fosters interest in physics research among K-12 students. The student's work would also contribute to GSU's long term goal for GRID access to the RHIC at Brookhaven and LHC at CERN. "GRID-enabled Applications, including Graphic Rendering with the GSU Digital Aquarium" - GSU is supporting graphic rendering for biology and providing support for students to use visualization as a learning modality. The newly opened Digital Aquarium lab ( http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwdaq/ ) provides students with high-end workstations equipped with multi-media production tools. The ability to bring these high-end resources onto a GRID would provide access of significant benefit to students and faculty. The CIO and the VP of Sponsored Research in GRID services have also agreed to support expansion of GRID technology for "intensive computation". Dr. Harrison is engaged in building GRIDs and works with Chemistry and Biology researchers (cf. Dr. Irene Weber and others) in options for modeling of complex molecular structures. The student on this project would GRID-enable the Digital Aquarium resources and amend related applications to execute effectively over this GRID. The student would also participate in cataloging other applications to be "GRID-enhanced" and evaluate and report on the effectiveness of doing so . The student would specifically investigate GRID development for SERCAT ( http://www.ser.aps.anl.gov/new/index.html ), a distributed crystallography initiative involving several NMI Integration Testbed sites. |
Last Updated: March 2, 2006