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Oklahoma
EPSCoR is dedicated to the goal of strengthening
EPSCoR's outreach initiatives are designed to
support the State's research efforts, to build the human resources infrastructure
needed, and to encourage the participation of women, Native
Americans and other underrepresented groups further
strengthening Oklahoma's research competitiveness and fulfilling
its mission*.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For
more information on any of the EPSCoR outreach programs, please
contact Ms.
Shelley D. Wear, Outreach Coordinator at
* To find out more
about the EPSCoR Mission follow this link:
EPSCoR
Outreach Mission
The
Education and Human Resources Outreach (EHRO) program is
a comprehensive program designed to contribute to sustainable
research infrastructure by investing in long-term science and technology
through education, information, collaboration, and sponsorship of events for
the benefit of K-20 students and faculty, government, business and industry
personnel, and the general public with the purpose of preparing the state to
compete nationally for large research center grants and form partnerships
with business and industry.
How
will EPSCoR accomplish this mission?
EPSCoR
will accomplish this mission through a comprehensive approach that includes
initiatives that address the State’s human infrastructure needs in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics through K-12 and
post-secondary student development, faculty development, entrepreneurship,
and public outreach. EPSCoR
programs also develop and facilitate strong partnerships with government,
business and industry personnel, non-profit organizations, and foundations.
What
is the rationale for this mission?
The EPSCoR
staff believes that you must first spark students' interest in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (
Why
is EPSCoR concerned with student development?
EPSCoR
recognizes that
What EPSCoR Programs have been developed with students in mind?
- K-12 Outreach
- Postsecondary Outreach
Student Development: K-12 Outreach
What outreach is provided for K-12 students?
Specific initiatives have been designed to spark interest in science and math through hands-on programs and activities for both K-12 students and their teachers. EPSCoR aims to impact the quality of science and math experiences students have by introducing new information to teachers and providing them access to teaching tools, including technology training, research experiences, newly developed cutting-edge science curricula and hands-on activities for their students.What programs are available for K-12 students?
- Integrating
GPS & GIS into K-12 Classrooms
through Summer Technology Academies at The University of Tulsa OSU Upward Bound Math & Science Center - K-12
Science-Related Field Trips to Oklahoma Museums
How can I find out More?
For more information please contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, Outreach Coordinator
at - Integrating
GPS & GIS into K-12 Classrooms
Integrating GPS & GIS into k12 classrooms through Summer Technology Acadamices at the University of Tulsa
How
do the Summer
The
week-long, hands-on science academies are held three times during the summer
under the direction of Dr. David S. Brown,
Assistant Professor of Education
at The University of Tulsa (TU) on the TU campus.
The academies are designed to encourage the
use of
Who
can participate?
Middle
and high school students and teachers are selected through an online
application process that requires students to complete
an
application form, create and submit an essay, and gain teacher
recommendations for acceptance.
Teachers who participate in
the
summer academies receive graduate credit from The University of Tulsa for
their participation.
Additionally, mentor students
and teachers also receive a stipend for participation and free
How
can I find out more?
For
more information please visit the Tulsa
OSU
Upward Bound Math and Science Center
EPSCoR supports the OSU Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Center
(UBMSC), which serves disadvantaged high school students interested in pursuing careers in math
and science. The majority of
participants enrolled in the program are low income students who have the
potential of being the first generation in their family to graduate from
college.
UBMSC aims
to strengthen the math and science skills of these students, to help them
recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science, and to
encourage them to pursue college degrees in math and science.
What services does UBMSC
offer?
Students enrolled in the program receive academic
counseling, career exploration services,
college campus tours, tutoring, ACT test preparation, and field trips
throughout the academic year. UBMSC
also provides a six-week summer academy for students where they participate
in academic enrichment activities taught by faculty and graduate students of
How the
program is funded & what is EPSCoR’s contribution?
The
program is a TRiO program funded through a $1.1 million grant from the U. S.
Department of Education, which provides for the basic program, including
faculty salaries and room and board. EPSCoR
provides supplemental funding for additional academic enrichment activities
such as educational field trips, laboratory and field experiments,
educational supplies, and a stipend for attendance at the summer academy.
What is
the cost to students?
There
is no cost to students to participate in the program.
Activities, housing, meals, admission tickets, and other related
costs are covered. Students?
families are only responsible for transporting their student to and from the
OSU campus for the
How
do I find out more about OSU UBMSC?
For more information contact Dr. Mary Lawler,
Director, OSU UBMSC at
or toll free at
K-12 Science-Related Field Trips to Oklahoma
Museums
In
effort to ignite the imagination and plant seeds of discovery in
Oklahoma’s future scientists and business leaders and to assist public
schools who have suffered under the current budget crunch, EPSCoR is
partnering with the Reynolds Foundation Children’s Discovery Center
Network Museums to provide funding for public school children to take
science-related field trips to participating Oklahoma museums. Students
attend at least one hands-on science-related lab or class developed by the
hosting museum as part of the EPSCoR-funded field trips.
What types of grants are provided to public schools?
EPSCoR
provides museum entrance fees, transportation, or a combination of the two
for science-related field trips for Oklahoma K-12 students at participating
museums. To obtain guidelines
and an application please visit http://www.okepscor.org/programs/k12.html
or contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, EPSCoR Outreach Coordinator at
When can the grants be used?
EPSCoR
science-related field trip funds can be utilized throughout the regular
school year. Due to the EPSCoR
grant funding period, all field trips must be completed by
What museums are partnering with EPSCoR in this project?
EPSCoR
has developed partnerships with the Reynolds Foundation Children’s
Discovery Center Network which includes the following museums:
- The Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum Omniplex-Oklahoma City
www.omniplex.org
- The Tulsa Air and Space Museum-Tulsa
http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.com
- Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse -Enid
http://www.leonardos.org
- Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum-Seminole
http://www.jasminemoran.org
- The
Museum of the Great Plains-Lawton
http://www.museumgreatplains.org
Please
contact the museums directly for information on exhibits, reservations, or
to find out about hands-on science-related classes for your students. You can visit their websites for more information.
How do I know if my school qualifies for field trip funds?
Schools are chosen on a first-come, first-served basis and must meet at least two of the following criteria:
1) Receives
Title
2) at least 70% of student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch program;
3) at least 25%
of student body comes from underrepresented groups (blacks, Hispanics and
American Indians) or
schools are from underserved rural districts;
4) placement/standing on the State Department of Education School
Improvement List.
How can I find out more?
For more information please contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, Outreach
Coordinator
at
Student
Development:
PostSecondary Outreach
What
is the rationale for postsecondary outreach?
Recruitment
and retention of postsecondary students are crucial elements to building the
human research infrastructure in
What
programs are available for postsecondary students?
- Travel for
Students to Professional Mee
- Summer Science
Workshop & Educational Activities for Undergraduates at Southeastern
- Supplemental Instruction
Pr
- GRE Preparation at
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (
- Research Day for Regional Universities at the
- UCO NSF SURE-S
- Women in Science Conferences
How can I find out more about postsecondary outreach programs?
For
more information contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, Outreach Coordinator at
or swear@osrhe.edu.
Travel
for Students to Professional Meetings (NCUR, AISES, etc.)
Oklahoma EPSCoR encourages students?
participation in the
How can students receive
travel funds for professional meetings?
To assist Native American students in overcoming
challenges to success in the
For more information about
at http://www.cnc.cc.ok.us/
Summer Science Workshop & Educational Activities for Undergraduates at
Southeastern (SOSU)
What is the Summer
Science Workshop & Educational Activities initiative?
Dr. Nancy Paiva, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SOSU) in Durant coordinates a
10-week summer workshop entitled “Analysis of Medicinal and Edible Plants
in
What are the goals of
the workshop?
The goals of this workshop are to increase the
enrollment and retention of Native Americans and other underrepresented
groups in science-related degree programs, thereby increasing the number of
local graduates available for graduate programs or job openings in
Why is EPSCoR funding
for additional students necessary?
To increase the likelihood of student retention in
How can I find out more
about this program?
For
more information on this SOSU summer workshop please contact Dr. Nancy L.
Paiva
at
Supplemental Instruction Program at Langston University
What is Supplemental
Instruction Program?
EPSCoR
sponsors the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program at
EPSCoR
and the Langston faculty aim to increase minority students?confidence in
taking
How
is the SI Program different than others?
Because
the SI program targets historically difficult courses rather than targeting
high risk students, there is no stigma attached to student participation.
The program includes regularly scheduled informal peer-assisted study
sessions where students compare notes, discuss readings, develop
organizational tools, and predict test items.
Students learn how to integrate course content and improve study
skills while working together. This
program provides underrepresented minorities the necessary tools and skills
needed to succeed in
What
other rewards does this program offer?
The
Langston SI program recognizes student talent through scholarships to
outstanding mathematics and biology majors.
How
do I find out more?
For
more information regarding the SI Program contact Dr. Sonya Williams at
or sjwilliams@lunet.edu.
GRE Preparation Course at
Why
does EPSCoR support the GRE Preparation Course at LU?
Students
from underrepresented groups commonly underachieve in their GRE scores, due
in part to lack of familiarity and comfort with the formal test-taking
process inherent to the GRE. EPSCoR
funds will support Langston students involvement in the Kaplan GRE
preparation course helping students gain comfort and familiarity with the
process prior to taking the GRE and to ensure
that their scores more accurately reflect their true academic potential.
How
do I find out more?
For
more information on the GRE Preparation Course at
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (
Annually, EPSCoR provides funds to support
research experiences for undergraduates, also known as
What are the benefits of
an REU?
How are REU students
chosen?
Faculty on existing NSF REU grants in
How do I find out more?
For more information please contact Ms. Shelley
D. Wear, EPSCoR Outreach Coordinator at
405.225.9287 or swear@osrhe.edu.
Research
Day for Regional Universities
What are the goals of
Research Day for Regional Universities?
Research Day for Regional Universities exposes
undergraduates to research and research-related scholarly activities.
How can I find out more
about participation in this event?
For more information visit the
or contact Dean S. Narasinga Rao,
at 405.974.2524.
UCO
NSF SURE-STEP Program
The purpose of
this program is to increase the number of
How does
the program work?
This
program will help beginning
Each
partnering institution provides a required research lab and course designed
to incorporate interdisciplinary team teaching methods.
These courses/labs are provided to participating students during the
first 15 hours of college enrollment.
How
can I find out more?
Please contact Dean S. Narasinga Rao,
Women
in Science Conference
EPSCoR sponsors a Women in Science Conference to
address issues related to the recruitment
and retention of women in
Successful women currently participating in
Faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from
How can I find out more
information?
For more information regarding this important
event, please contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear,
EPSCoR Outreach Coordinator at
page at http://www.okepscor.org/events.htm.
EPSCoR
continues to support the recruitment of new faculty to the State and
offer opportunities for faculty development through seed funding, research
opportunity awards, sponsorship of conferences, symposia and workshops and
mentorship of junior faculty.
What
Programs are provided to
Research Opportunity Awards
(ROAs) for
- Annual
- Tallgrass Prairie Retreat
- National Science
Foundation (NSF) Grants Workshops
- OK BIOS
Conferences: Annual Symposium of the
- OU Supercomputing Symposium
- Grant Writing and External Funding Technical Assistance
How
can I find out more?
For more information regarding this important event, please contact
Ms. Shelley D. Wear,
EPSCoR Outreach Coordinator at
page at http://www.okepscor.org/events.htm.
Research
Opportunity Awards (ROAs)
for
Regional University Faculty
Who currently receives ROA support?
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Dr. Mauricio A.
Sánchez
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RESEARCH FOCUS:
Discrete Ordinate Simulation for the Propagation of Incident Flux in Aortic Tissue
Oklahoma EPSCoR provides ROA funding to support Dr. Mauricio A. Sánchez, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Central Oklahoma . Dr. Sánchez is collaborating with Dr. Feng C. Lai, Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma-Norman. Drs. Sánchez and Lai envision that their research in this area will result in an early detection method for atherosclerosis.
How can I find out more information on ROAs?
Faculty at regional Oklahoma universities can apply for Research Opportunity awards with a maximum budget of $10,000 to support a summer project in a lab at one of Oklahoma's research-intensive institutions: the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, the University of Oklahoma Norman campus, Oklahoma State University, or the University of Tulsa.
The funds may be used for both summer salary support and lab supplies for the lab sponsor. Please submit a 1-2 page description of the project, including a brief statement on how skills learned during the summer will be used in the educational mission of the regional university. Also include a support letter from the lab sponsor and biographical sketches for both the regional university faculty member and the lab sponsor. These materials should be submitted electronically to Ms.Shelley D Wear at swear@osrhe.edu.
Annual
State EPSCoR conference
Oklahoma EPSCoR sponsors a joint annual
conference for the NSF Research Infrastructure Improvement Award science
theme areas of plant virus biodiversity and ecology and nanoscale science
and engineering. A joint plenary
session is offered to foster interdisciplinary interactions between science
themes and hosts keynote speakers who are recognized as national leaders
and who are conducting research that bridges the fields. The program also features scientific presentations and discussions
among faculty, students, and industrial researchers and spotlights
researchers?progress at a scientific poster session held during the
conference.
Who
is invited to participate?
All plant virus biodiversity & ecology and
nanoscale science & engineering investigators from
What are the goals of
The goals of this EPSCoR-sponsored event are:
- to facilitate interaction among plant virus biodiversity and ecology and nanotechnology researchers;
- to provide a forum to discuss national research trends and funding opportunities;
- to prepare Oklahoma researchers for regional partnering on projects contributing in efforts to an increase in the number of individual and large, collaborative, interdisciplinary proposal submissions.
For more information on this or other EPSCoR events, visit http://www.okepscor.org/events.htm
or contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, Outreach Coordinator at
What is the goal of the Tallgrass Prairie Retreat?
The goal of the retreat is to foster communication among people studying biodiversity issues in the Tallgrass Prairie. Participants will showcase research at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, share preliminary findings of the Plant Virus Biodiversity and Ecology project, and encourage new collaborations involving simultaneous research at Konza Prairie and the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. In addition to brief keynote and introductory addresses, informal concurrent scientific sessions will be held which include poster presentations.
Who can participate?
Anyone interested in the biodiversity of the tallgrass prairie. We will direct our invitations to researchers already active at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, researchers active at Konza Prairie, and members of the Plant Virus Biodiversity and Ecology project.
Where will the retreat be
held?
At
the Nature Conservancy’s Tallgrass Prairie Preserve located 14 miles north
of Pawhuska in northeastern
Who
can I contact to find out more?
For more information contact Dr. Mike Palmer at michael.palmer@okstate.edu or Dr. Ulrich Melcher, at biocukmelcher@okstate.edu.
National
Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Workshop
What is the Purpose of NSF Grants Workshops?
The purpose of NSF Grants Workshops is to
encourage the increased quality and quantity of proposals submitted by
Who is invited to
participate?
Faculty, researchers, postdoctoral associates and
graduate students from all
How can I find out more?
To find out more about the next NSF Grants
Workshop visit the EPSCoR Events page at http://okepscor.org/events.htm
or contact Ms. Shelley D. Wear, Outreach Coordinator
at
NSF Plant Science Grants Conference
The purpose of the conference is to provide assistance to
Who can attend?
All
faculty, postdoctoral researchers and students interested in advancing their
grantsmanship and gaining insight into National Science Foundation plant
science and biological programs.
How can I find out more?
For
more information visit http://www.noble.org/outreach/nsfgrantwriting/
or contact Emily
Edwards at ededwards@noble.org
or
OK
BIOS Conference: Annual Symposium of the
What is the purpose of
the conference?
The use of computational technology in all aspects of
biomedical research has become pervasive. Whether or not one actually
conducts bioinformatics research, many biomedical researchers rely heavily
upon some form of computational analysis to aid them in their research.
Who can attend?
Attendance is open to anyone (students, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, industry researchers) interested in the areas of bioinformatics,