REU Site: DIAMONDS: Directed and Mentored Opportunities in Data Science

REU 网站：DIAMONDS：数据科学领域的指导和指导机会

• 批准号: 2149871
• 负责人: Ellise LaMotte
• 金额: $ 40.42万
• 依托单位: Tufts University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149871&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; DIAMONDS; Directed; Mentored

The DIAMONDS: Directed and Mentored Opportunities in Data Science Research Experiences for Undergraduates site has a special focus on recruiting and welcoming students who are under-represented in data science and other STEM fields, as well as those who have little access to research opportunities in data science at their home institutions. It will provide early exposure and a swift ramp-up to performing research in a rapidly expanding, high priority area, where having the machine learning and data science toolbox will enable students to participate in the data revolution. The program is designed to support student success and build confidence. Therefore, it will emphasize the interdisciplinary aspects of data science, enabling students to develop skills in data analysis, analytical thinking, and problem solving, as well as technical presentation development and delivery. The goal is to strengthen and diversify the pipeline for graduate and professional data scientists through providing supportive community experience to a diverse set of talented students. To support this goal, a deep network of recruiting collaborations has been developed, including regional partners in the Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.As DIAMONDS Scholars progress through the program, they will gain (1) the ability to critically analyze data and synthesize information; (2) awareness of tools for data analysis; (3) the ability to critique and generate material for scientific communication; and (4) awareness of guidelines for ethical conduct in research. Interest and commitment to advanced study and careers in science and engineering is cultivated by engaging undergraduate students directly in research as it is currently done at the university level. With carefully chosen projects and highly experienced faculty mentors, undergraduate students can participate in research experiences that match the pacing and scope of how graduate students conduct research. The REU Site mechanism will allow for augmentation of the research mentoring provided to REU scholars by their individual faculty mentors with a comprehensive program of exposure to other student and mentor research, a two-week data science module to build on scholars' existing knowledge and skills, social mentoring, cultural considerations, and career development infrastructure. To encourage persistence in data science, the DIAMONDS REU will provide scholars with a true taste of what it is like to continue in research in graduate school or beyond.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.

DIAMONDS：本科生数据科学研究经验的指导和指导机会网站特别注重招募和欢迎在数据科学和其他 STEM 领域代表性不足的学生，以及那些很少有机会获得数据研究机会的学生他们所在机构的科学。它将提供早期接触和快速提升，以便在快速扩展的高优先级领域进行研究，在该领域，拥有机器学习和数据科学工具箱将使学生能够参与数据革命。该计划旨在支持学生成功并建立信心。因此，它将强调数据科学的跨学科方面，使学生能够培养数据分析、分析思维和问题解决以及技术演示开发和交付的技能。目标是通过为多元化的才华横溢的学生提供支持性社区经验，加强研究生和专业数据科学家的培养渠道并使其多样化。为了支持这一目标，我们开发了一个深入的招聘合作网络，其中包括东北路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟的区域合作伙伴。随着钻石学者在该计划中取得进展，他们将获得 (1) 批判性分析数据和综合数据的能力信息; （2）对数据分析工具的认识； (3) 批判和生成科学传播材料的能力； (4) 对研究道德行为准则的认识。通过让本科生直接参与目前在大学层面进行的研究，可以培养对科学和工程领域的高级学习和职业的兴趣和承诺。通过精心挑选的项目和经验丰富的教师导师，本科生可以参与与研究生进行研究的节奏和范围相匹配的研究经历。 REU 站点机制将允许通过接触其他学生和导师研究的综合计划、为期两周的数据科学模块，以增强学者现有知识和技能，从而增强由个别教师导师向 REU 学者提供的研究指导、社会指导、文化考虑和职业发展基础设施。为了鼓励对数据科学的坚持，DIAMONDS REU 将为学者们提供在研究生院或以后继续研究的真实体验。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的评估进行评估，被认为值得支持。智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。