RCN:CIP: A Connect.CI-based Community-Wide Mentorship Network (CCMnet) for the Advancement of Science and Engineering Research and Education

RCN:CIP：基于 Connect.CI 的社区范围指导网络 (CCMnet)，旨在促进科学与工程研究和教育的发展

• 批准号: 2227656
• 负责人: Kevin Brandt
• 金额: $ 99.98万
• 依托单位: South Dakota State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2227656&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; CIP; Connect.CI; based; Community

Cyberinfrastructure (CI) has become ubiquitous in science and engineering research, partly due to the unprecedented acceleration and availability of high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities enabling many breakthrough discoveries. To advance scientific discovery, many researchers are faced with transitioning their work from local machines or departmental servers to large-scale CI, which requires developing new technical skills. Research computing facilitators, research software engineers, and other CI professionals (CIP) are an essential workforce needed to advise researchers on how to reshape the way they perform research, optimize workflows, educate and assist in the use of new technologies, and serve as information resources. However, it is a challenge for this community to keep abreast of the extensive array of tools, techniques, and specialized approaches needed to pursue today’s complex research questions. The CIP community relies on peer-to-peer knowledge sharing; this valuable knowledge is widely dispersed and difficult to find. A strong, collaborative mentor network is critical to successfully sustaining and advancing the CIP workforce to meet future scientific challenges. The Connect.Cl-based Community-wide Mentorship Network (CCMNet) is developing this network of subject matter experts from across the country, leveraging the Connect.Cl portal as the network's central coordination hub. Through these efforts, CCMNet is strengthening researchers’ and CIPs’ confidence in their abilities, enabling the exploration of new questions, and facilitating more rapid scientific discoveries and advancements.The CCMNet program is building a mentor network that spans the broader CIP community by (a) developing a portal for making connections and exchanging knowledge, (b) forming partnerships with other mentor-centric programs in the community to advance support for all CIPs, (c) reaching out to under-served groups to create a more inclusive and diverse CIP community, and (d) developing best practices and guidance on mentorship for the benefit of the entire community. These efforts bring novel structure and consistency to the development of the CIP workforce, enabling a more advanced CIP workforce better able to support today’s research needs, as well as anticipate future needs.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.

网络基础设施 (CI) 在科学和工程研究中已变得无处不在，部分原因是高性能计算 (HPC) 功能的前所未有的加速和可用性实现了许多突破性的发现。为了推进科学发现，许多研究人员面临着将工作从本地转移的问题。机器或部门服务器到大规模 CI，这需要开发新的技术技能 研究计算促进者、研究软件工程师和其他 CI 专业人员 (CIP) 是为研究人员如何重塑研究方式提供建议的重要劳动力。优化工作流程，教育和协助新技术的使用，并作为信息资源。然而，要跟上解决当今复杂研究问题所需的广泛工具、技术和专门方法，对这个社区来说是一个挑战。 CIP 社区依赖于同行知识共享；这种宝贵的知识分布广泛且难以找到，对于成功维持和推动 CIP 员工应对未来的科学挑战至关重要。基于社区范围导师网络 (CCMNet) 正在开发这个由全国各地的主题专家组成的网络，利用 Connect.Cl 门户作为网络的中央协调中心。通过这些努力，CCMNet 正在增强研究人员和 CIP 对其能力的信心，从而实现探索新问题，促进更快速的科学发现和进步。CCMNet 计划正在建立一个涵盖更广泛的 CIP 社区的导师网络，方法是 (a) 开发一个用于建立联系和交流知识的门户，(b) 与其他人建立伙伴关系在社区中开展以导师为中心的计划，以推进对所有 CIP 的支持，(c) 接触服务不足的群体，创建一个更具包容性和多元化的 CIP 社区，以及 (d) 制定指导最佳实践和指南，以造福于这些努力为 CIP 队伍的发展带来了新颖的结构和一致性，使更先进的 CIP 队伍能够更好地支持当今的研究需求，并预测未来的需求。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的。通过评估提供支持基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。