Keck-phase-1-summary

1. Abstract [150 words]:

Provide an executive summary of the project, including overall goal, methodology and significance, for a lay audience.

2. Unique Aspects:

Describe unique or distinctive aspects of this project.

<<In Progress>> possible sections from orginal LOI draft

Four aspects of our project work together to make it powerful: 1) our focus on local problems; 2) the combined use of field, laboratory, and computational methods; 3) the longitudinal involvement of students as they take introductory through upper-level science classes; and 4) showing students how modern science is multidisciplinary with teams of scientists who inform and illuminate the different disciplinary perspectives of a problem.

This project will bridge the gap between modern scientific research and science education by incorporating research modules into courses and further developing multidisciplinary summer research activity. In addition to using multidisciplinary approaches in courses and research, we will institute a series of seminars for small groups of students who are enrolled in one of the courses with a research project module. In these small groups, students will discuss and present the work their class is pursuing on the topic, and engage in weekly readings and assignments meant to broaden their understanding of the nature of modern, multidisciplinary science.

3. Key Personnel:

Name the key personnel, and describe their credentials, role in the proposed project, and any collaborations/partnerships.

• Chemistry
  • Michael Deibel
  • Corinne Deibel (Associate Professor of chemistry, Ph.D. Radioanalytical Chemistry, University of Kentucky, 1995). Dr. Deibel will be incorporating the newly designed teaching modules in general and analytical chemistry. She has been supervising Undergraduate Research projects in analytical chemistry since 1998.

• Geosciences
  • Ron Parker
  • Meg Streepey (Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2001). Dr. Streepey will be creating and implementing teaching modules in introductory geoscience courses and working on the integration of those modules. She has previous experience working as an interdisciplinary curriculum developer at the undergraduate level.

Biology

• • David Matlack
  • John Iverson

• Computer Science
  • Charlie Peck

Other science faculty: Lori Watson (chem), Mark Stocksdale (chem), Mic Jackson (math)(?), Meg Streepy (geology), which represents n% of the science faculty.

For examples of how we collaborate see URL. Merck, HHMI.

=4. Budget:= Describe how funds requested from WMKF will be allocated among capital, personnel and equipment. Percentage for each area.

=5. Justification for WMKF support:= Explain why support from the W. M. Keck Foundation is essential for this project.