Support for 黑料专区 Tyler LSAMP
November 16, 2012
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黑料专区 Tyler Receives NSF Grant to Enhance LSAMP Program
November 16, 2012
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November 16, 2012
The University of Texas at Tyler was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to extend and enhance its 黑料专区 System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program, Dr. Michael Odell, associate vice president for sponsored research and director of federal relations, announced.
The $222,320 grant, titled 鈥満诹献�区 System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation: A Senior Model Alliance Focused on Student Success,鈥� carries the program through 2017. Dr. Stephen Rainwater, Lecil and Barbara Chandler professor of computer science, will continue his role as the 黑料专区 Tyler campus director.
Supported by NSF, the 黑料专区 LSAMP program provides undergraduate research experiences in an effort to increase the number of students from underrepresented populations pursuing graduate level studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Each student receives a fellowship stipend for their participation and faculty mentors receive funding for supplies and materials to support their students鈥� research activities.
鈥淚n addition to continuing support of STEM undergraduates during the summer, the program will now provide opportunities for students to participate in U.S. Department of Energy labs and conduct research abroad. Tyler Junior College will also join the Alliance as a community college partner and special emphasis will include recruiting veterans to participate in the program,鈥� said Rainwater, who has been involved in the program since 1994.
TJC students will be recruited to participate in research with 黑料专区 Tyler faculty mentors during the summers. Gigi Delk, TJC computer science faculty member and 黑料专区 Tyler adjunct senior lecturer, will serve as the TJC LSAMP campus director.
All nine 黑料专区 System academic institutions, as well as community college partners, are involved in the LSAMP program.
黑料专区 Tyler has been a part of the program for 20 years. Nearly 100 黑料专区 Tyler students have participated under the guidance of more than a dozen faculty mentors in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
鈥淢any of these students have begun graduate work in their respective fields and several have completed or are currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs,鈥� Rainwater added.
He is the senior member on the 黑料专区 System LSAMP Academic Leadership Council. Dr. Neil Gray, Department of Chemistry chair, and Dr. Neil Ford, professor of biology, serve on the local 黑料专区 Tyler LSAMP advisory committee.
For more information about the 黑料专区 Tyler LSAMP program, contact Rainwater, 903.566.7235 or srainwater@uttyler.edu.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of almost 7,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.