$1.1M NSF grant to fund statewide cyberinfrastructure project

免费mg不朽情缘试玩的研究人员将带头为宾夕法尼亚资源不足的高等教育机构提供基于网络基础设施的资源和服务
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — 研究ers at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), together with collaborators at other institutions within 宾西法尼亚, have been awarded approximately $1.1 million in funding under the U.S. 美国国家科学基金会校园网络基础设施计划,开发一个全国范围的安全网络和相关的网络基础设施,以连接宾夕法尼亚州的学院和大学.

“当代科学研究产生了惊人的数据量,这些数据必须在合作者之间快速安全地传输,然后进行分析, stored and shared,” said Jenni Evans, director of ICDS, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, and principal investigator on the project. “不幸的是, 许多资源不足的机构根本没有数据密集型协作所需的网络基础设施, 访问远程仪器和利用高性能计算资源.”

Funded by the National Science Foundation, 该项目名为“宾夕法尼亚科学非军事区支持资源不足的学院和大学(PA科学非军事区)”。.” In computer networks, DMZ, or demilitarized zone, 是将一个网络与其他不受信任的网络(如Internet)分隔开来的网络吗. According to Evans, 宾州科学非军事区将支持宾州资源不足的学院和大学的科学驱动研究和教育,使其能够增强对网络基础设施资源和服务的访问——ICDS在这项工作中处于独特的领导地位.

“As part of 宾西法尼亚’s only land-grant university, founded with a mission of teaching, 研究, 为英联邦的人民和工业提供服务和支持, ICDS建立了一个战略目标,即创建一个允许广泛访问高级计算和复杂数据的环境,埃文斯说. “这一战略的第一个要素是打破宾夕法尼亚高等教育机构在研究和教学方面合作的障碍.”

该项目旨在解决提案合作伙伴在规划赠款中确定的挑战 KINBER, a nonprofit organization committed to working with communities, 政府, businesses and schools to advance digital equity and inclusion, was awarded in 2022, 埃文斯说. Other project collaborators include faculty from Swarthmore College, Lafayette College, 宾夕法尼亚印第安纳大学和免费mg不朽情缘试玩新肯辛顿数字铸造厂(DFNK). 在一起, 他们将努力实施计划中的PA科学非军事区,以改善因机构之间缺乏安全连接而受到阻碍的跨机构研究项目.

“KINBER及其新子公司KeystoneREN很高兴能在这个重要的网络基础设施项目上合作,” said co-principal investigator (co-PI) Nathan Flood, president and chief executive officer of KINBER. KeystoneREN是KINBER的全资子公司,提供宽带连接, fosters collaboration andadvances 研究 and education networks. “这个奖项实现了KINBER的国家科学基金会计划资助工作和承诺,创造一个可持续的, 可扩展的全州高性能科学和研究网络,以支持资源不足的学院和大学.”

According to Wayne Figurelle, ICDS assistant director and co-PI, 计划和提案的努力建立了一个充满活力和承诺的学术团队. 研究人员将利用网络基础设施的改进来促进参与机构之间的初步研究合作, identified during planning.

“这些资源还将有助于使有新的科学和教育需求的迅速扩大的研究人员受益. 除了, since the project has a goal for long-term sustainability, 这个项目将使未来科学和教育的进一步发展成为可能,” Figurelle said.

在这个阶段, PA科学DMZ将由KeystoneREN提供的骨干网组成, networking equipment and performance tools at each participating campus, and specific science applications for each partner institution. 该项目的目标是展示解决数字鸿沟和参与校园网络基础设施需求的途径. According to Evans, 该项目将减少这些学校合作和参与当代数据驱动的科学实践的障碍, leading to changes in their approach to campus information technology, science 研究 and educational programs.

“拟议的网络将促进各院校之间更广泛的合作,从而使研究团队更加多样化。, new avenues of inquiry and synergistic contributions,” said co-PI Jason Simms, manager of 研究 computing at Swarthmore College. “这个项目将开始在英联邦各机构之间创造数字公平的过程, especially for those that are under-resourced.”

PA科学非军事区将作为各种资源不足机构的实现模型, including community 大学, 大学, universities and both public and private K-12 schools throughout the state, according to the 研究ers.

“建立一个全州范围的研究网络和随之而来的基础设施无疑会产生未知的更广泛的影响,因为它会推动随后的课程创新, spurs additional investment in hardware and software, and enables skill development for students, faculty and cyberinfrastructure professionals at participating institutions,埃文斯说. 就这样, 该项目作为一个基础,使一系列下游活动能够建立在其成功的基础上.”

弗雷德里克·阿德金斯,数学与计算机科学系教员 Indiana University of 宾西法尼亚 and IUP STEAMSHOP Director, is also a co-PI on this project.

“我们已经准备好并兴奋地利用这笔拨款的新网络基础设施资源,并期待看到它对我们的数据密集型应用和科学研究计划的影响,阿德金斯说.

Interested parties are invited to 接触 to the Institute for Computational Data Sciences to learn more.