Active Education Activities
Dr. Yaohang Li
Department of Computer Science
North Carolina A&T State University
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Graduate Program at NCAT
The
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) graduate program at North
Carolina A&T State University offers Master's degree in Computational
Science and Engineering and is planning for a Ph.D. degree. The CSE
program strives to develop and nurture a collaborative environment and
culture that promotes interdisciplinary interaction and catalyzes
research growth in computational science and engineering. Several
emerging areas such as nano-materials and bio-informatics require
cross-disciplinary collaboration and demand heavy computational hardware
resources. The program intends to develop, integrate, and enhance
unique, yet diverse, strengths and resources that have potential to
increase the number of underrepresented minorities and women in theses
areas. Affiliating with the CSE, Dr. Li has taught two course sessions
and advised graduate graduate students in the CSE program.
More information about
CSE Graduate
Program.
North Carolina High Performance Computing Consortium
The goal
of North Carolina High Performance Computing (NC-HPC) Consortium is to
provide the opportunities for undergraduate students at comprehensive
universities to study computational science and high performance
computing at a level comparable to students at Research I institutions
and to promote faculty research by involving undergraduate students in
cutting-edge research projects. The project is funded by University of
North Carolina President's Office and is led by Appalachian State
University. NCAT is one of the 13 participant institutes. As the
principle investigator at NCAT, Dr. Li has taught a course of "Monte
Carlo Methods and High Performance Computing" twice in the NC-HPC
Consortium via North Carolina Research
and Education Network (NCREN) and has organized a "Grid
Computing Symposium at NCAT" and "High
Performance Computing Workshop at NCAT" in 2007.
More information about
NC-HPC Consortium.
Shodor Foundation
The goal
of Shodor Foundation is "to extend valuable educational resources and
opportunities as far as possible with a special emphasis on enabling
authentic science and mathematics explorations at all educational
levels, developing numerical models and simulations integrated with the
curriculum, professional development, and network access to support
their use in learner-centered environments." Dr. Li is partnering with
Shodor Foundation to broaden participation in computational science. He
is helping to organize the "Computing Matters" workshop at North
Carolina State University in Fall, 2007.
More information about
Shodor Foundation.
A Biomathematical Learning Enhancement Network for Diversity (BLEND)
The Biomathematics Learning Enhancement
Network for Diversity (BLEND) project at North Carolina A&T State
University was conceptualized by an interdepartmental alliance of
faculty who are early adopters of transformational change required to
prepare students for graduate study at the interface of biology and
mathematics. The BLEND project supplies both a physical and virtual
intellectual setting where students may find a sense of identification,
belonging, responsibility, and most importantly, achievement that
prepares them for roles of leadership and service in biomathematical
research careers. The overall goal of the BLEND project is to produce
undergraduate students outstandingly prepared for the interdisciplinary
nature of biomathematical research. Dr. Li serves as a interface mentor
of Computational Science in BLEND.
More information about BLEND.