- NSF Supercomputer centers conduct some 200 training events for 3,000
trainees each year. The agency provided about 20 computer systems to
colleges and universities, including minority institutions, and
funded five SuperQuest teams each with four students and two teachers
investigating their own scientific projects; over the years 64 such
projects have been funded. In FY 1995 the agency will provide 13
more entry-level systems to universities and expand SuperQuest.
- NSF provides on-going support for training and education programs
for teachers and students at all levels. In their program supporting
VLSI (very large scale integration) fabrication by Mosis (metal oxide
semiconductor implementation service), NSF and ARPA fund 1,200
student projects per year; over six years 30,000 students from 170
universities in 48 states and the District of Columbia have been
funded. The agency supports pilot projects demonstrating the
application of advanced technologies in education. Included are the
"Common Knowledge" project involving the Pittsburgh school district,
the "National School Network" involving teachers and students at all
pre-college levels, and the "Learning through Collaborative
Visualization" testbed.
Father and daughter using the KidPix graphics program on a Macintosh during "SDSC Kids' Day" at the San Diego Supercomputer center.
- DOE educational programs include Adventures in Supercomputing for
in- service teacher training (50 teachers and 25 school districts in
five states in FY 1995), Superkids for high school student summer
enrichment, and undergraduate and graduate electronic textbook
projects.
- NASA supports undergraduate and graduate level training. New NASA
mechanisms will support students and new faculty interested in
applying HPCC technology, especially by directly funding students
with advisers interested in NASA applications.
- NASA will continue its K-12 Educational Outreach Program at seven
NASA field centers nationwide to develop curriculum products and
teaching aids in computational science and networking for education.
Teachers located near the field centers will participate in each
project. Finished products will be available to all teachers and
students via the Internet.
- ARPA has a unique program supporting historically black colleges and
universities; strongly encourages affiliation with local communities;
and is accelerating technology transition through community-wide
efforts such as the National Consortium for High Performance
Computing.
- NIH will support development of interactive learning tools for
improved science education. The agency has a pilot project to
educate high school science teachers and students about computational
techniques for biomedical science.
- NOAA provides its agency staff with education and training in the
use of scalable systems.
- EPA is developing a prototype training program that includes a
series of pilot projects with Federal, state, and industrial
environmental groups. The agency funds fellowships and graduate
student support in environmental modeling, supports undergraduate
students, and supports environmental learning experiences for junior
and senior high school students. It will develop environmen al
education tools for grades 9 through 12.
