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BroaderImpactsAccomplishments,Impacts,andSustainabilityEffortsSriramSundararajanIowaNSFEPSCoRCo-PD/PIBroaderImpactsPlaXormLeaderEquityAdvisor,CollegeofEngineeringProfessor,DepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringAssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsIowaStateUniversity

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BroaderImpacts(BI)PlaXorm

AcVviVesoneachcampusinthefollowingareas:Ø WorkforceDevelopment(WFD)Ø Diversity(D)Ø Professional(Faculty)Development(FD)

Ø Cyberinfrastructure(CI)Ø ExternalEngagement(EE)

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BI:WorkforceDevelopment

Educatefuture

workforce

Expandtechnicalworkforceinenergyareas

SP3.1;SP3.2

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WFD:Neworrevisedcoursework• IowaStateUniversityØ AGRON590-DR–MicrometeorologicalMethodsandApplicaVons

Ø ARCH531–WholeBuildingEnergySimulaVon

Ø BRT515–EnergyPolicyØ BRT516–InternaVonalEnergyPolicyØ BRT/ABE/TSM/MSE546X–IntroducVontoBioplasVcsandBiopolymers

Ø ME510–EconomicsandPolicyofEngineeredEnergySystems

Ø ME531–AdvancedEnergySystemsandAnalysis

Ø ME605–BroaderImpactsofEngineeringonSociety

• UniversityofIowaØ CEE5129–InformaVonSystemsforResourceManagement

Ø GEOG3560-0001–SpaValAnalysesofWindEnergy

Ø ME4116–ManufacturingProcessingandAutomaVon

Ø ME6217–AdvancedModelingandSimulaVonforManufacturing

• UniversityofNorthernIowaØ TECH4100–UndergraduateResearchinConstrucVonManagement

• DordtCollegeØ EGR344–FluidizedEngineeringØ EGR345–BiorenewableSystemsEngineering

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• ME605(ISU)–BroaderImpactsofEngineeringonSociety

WFD:Broaderimpactscourse

SougataRoy,ISUmechanicalengineeringgraduatestudent,demonstrateshisideasforhands-onfricVonexperimentsdesignedfor4thgraders.

AllisonCargill,ISUmechanicalengineeringgraduatestudent,describesherplanforsciencecafé-likeeventsatalocalbrewery.

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WFD:Newandmodifieddegreeprograms

MinorinEnergySystems

Engineering

EnergySystemsEngineering:

GradcerVficate,M.Eng.degree

ReconfiguredWindEnergyCert

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•  WindEnergyStudentOrganizaVon(ISU)– Organizedbygraduateandundergraduatestudentsinterestedinwindenergy

– hsps://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/weso– AdvisedbyDr.GeneTakle

WFD:Newstudentprograms

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Mentoringprocessforstudentsandfacultyworkinginwindenergy

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WFD:Enablinginfrastructureat4yr.andcommunitycolleges

CentralCollege DordtCollege IndianHillsCC

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•  IncreasednumberofschoolswhoparVcipateinPLTW• Nearly100newschoolsaddedPLTWcoursestotheircurriculum

– RequiredcerVfiedPLTWteachertrainingateachnewschool

• Diversity/ImplementaVoncoachposiVonisnowself-supported– ChelleLehman,OutreachDirector,UIPLTWDiversityandImplementaVon

WFD:ProjectLeadtheWay(PLTW)Enhancement

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Ø AcVviVesconVnuethroughNSFSTEM-CTRINECTgrantandNSFEngineeringResearchCenterforBiorenewableChemicals(ISU)

WFD:K-12teacherengagement

TrinectFellowKaVeKline(right)teachingK-12studentsaboutengineeringconcepts.

JulieGonzalez(ler),aparVcipantintheResearchExperienceforTeachersprogram,contribuVngtoongoingresearchingeneVcs.

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Ø OnlineK-12teachertrainingfocusedonrenewableenergycurriculaandhands-onexperiences

WFD:UNIEnergyInsVtuteMOOC

PatHigby,EnergyEducatorfromUNI,standswithherinteracVveposterforMOOCsrelatedtoenergyeducaVonattheNaVonalEnergyEducaVonSummit.

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Ø  PlacedCCandURMstudentsintoREUcohortsacrosscampuses

WFD:SummerresearchforCCstudents

Clockwisefromtopler:DavidEnsico(HawkeyeCC),NormaGranados(DMACC),andEsdrasMurillo(MarshalltownCC)presenttheirresearchposters.

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BI:ProfessionalDevelopment

ResearchCapacityandHumanCapital• Facultyhiringandengagement

• Programmingandsupport

• Seedgrants

SP1.9

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• Selectedlistofworkshopsandsupportprograms:Ø WorkshopseriesonEngagingPersonswithDisabiliVes

Ø DiversityandInclusivityLecturesØ BroadeningParVcipaVonWorkshopØ BestpracVcesinmentoringØ BestpracVcesinproposalwriVng

PD:Workshopsandsupportprograms

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•  Femaletenured/tenuretrackfacultygroupmeet3-4VmespersemesteratUNItodiscussissues/barrierstoachievingcareersuccessinSTEMfields

•  Topicsinclude:•  ExpectaVonsforclearpromoVonandtenurecriteria;knowingaboutextension/suspensionoftenureclock

•  Addressingsalaryequityissuesindepartments•  HavingabeserunderstandingofalternaVvemodelsofscholarship

•  Providingaprofessionaldevelopmentseries/workshopsfornewfacultyonhowbesuccessfulthroughthetenureprocessatacomprehensiveinsVtuVonsuchasUNI

PD:WomeninSTEM

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Ø CentralunitatISUthatprovidesabroadrangeofservicestohelpfacultyobtainandmanageexternalfunding

Ø FocusonmeeVngsponsors’expectaVonsincludingbroaderimpacts,outreach,datamanagementplanning,andprogramassessmentandevaluaVon

Ø BIchecklistandbestpracVces

PD:GrantsHub

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PD:SeedGrants

BrianBurt,AssistantProfessorSchoolofEducaVon,ISUFocus:MaleBlackEngineersinIowa:BestpracVcestobroadenparVcipaVoninCollegesofEngineering(WFD,Diversity)

ShwetaChopra,AssistantProfessorAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,ISUFocus:EffecVvenessofCurriculumInvolvingIndustryParVcipaVon(WFD)

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BI:Cyberinfrastructure

ConnecVvity,accessandtraining• EnableresearchplaXormstoleverageCIresources

• EducaVonportalsandworkshopsforCIresources

• GrowcommunityofCIusers

SP5.1Cyberinfrastructure

ThecombinedhardwareandcomputaVonalplaXormforfacilita5ngandenablingadistributednetworkofpar5cipantstoengagecollec5velyinthegathering,sharing,analysisandinterpretaVonofinformaVon.

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CI:BigdataanalyVcsØ  AcVvityintegratedintoUI

InformaVcsIniVaVveandInformaVonTechnologyServices.

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•  ThefocusofthetwodayworkshopisontheintroductorycomputaVonalskillsneededfordatamanagementandanalysisinalldomainsofresearch.Thetargetaudiencewaslearnerswhohaveli:letonopriorcomputa7onalexperience.

Datacarpentryworkshop

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CI:Opensourcethermochemicalconversioncode

High-performancecompuVngclusters(purchasedparVallybyEPSCoRfunds).

SamplecomputaVonalresultsofafluidized-bedbiomassfastpyrolysisreactor

Ø  Usedforreactordesign/opVmizaVonØ  ValidatedusingexperimentaldataobtainedatISUØ  DisseminatedtoNREL,OakRidgeN.L.,UI,andvariousuniversiVes(domesVcand

internaVonal),researchinsVtuVons,andindustries.Ø  RecentlyavailableforfreedownloadonComputerPhysicsCommunica7ons

journalwebsite

Experimentalsetup

ReactorscalesimulaVon

ParVclescalesimulaVon

Temperature Tar

Syngas Biochar

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CI:Instrumentedsystemsforenergydata

InterlockHouse

• Energyefficiencydata

KirkwoodCCenvironmental

data• TurbinesensorandSCADAdata

Widelyavailablewind

data• Expandingtoindustrialpartners

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BI:Diversity

BroadenSTEMpipeline

Inclusiveexcellenceandsupportsystems

SP2.1;SP2.2

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•  FacultySearchCommiseeTrainingØ  “TraintheTrainers”workshopgivenbyISUtoUIand

UNIfacultyØ  Search/ImplicitBiastrainingsonthreecampusesØ  CollaboraVonswithVicePresidentforResearch,

Deans,andViceProvostforFacultyØ  BecomingstandardpracVceatIowaRegent

universiVes

Diversity:Facultysearchtraining

BonnieBowensharinghiringbestpracVces

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• $1.2MAlfredP.SloanFoundaVongrantawardedUICenterforExemplaryMentoring

• GranttostudyexperiencesofURMgraduatestudentexperiencesinSTEMfieldsatUI

• ProvidesmentoringtrainingforfacultyandmatchingwithURMgraduatestudents

Diversity:SloanCenterExemplaryMentoring(UCEM)

UIfacultymentoringworkshop

GraduatestudentmentoringacVvity

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Diversity:K-12outreachtoURMstudentsUIProvostButlerpresentsatBlackYouthAchievingExcellence:WindSTEP

YouthstudentsandcollegesummerinternstourKirkwoodCommunityCollegeandhearwindpresentaVons

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BI:ExternalEngagement

FacilitatecommunicaVon• WithinandbetweenplaXormsandinsVtuVons

•  Toelectedofficials•  Togeneralpublic

SP4.1

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Ø  IowaRenewableFuelsAssociaVonwillconVnueoutreachtoelectedofficials

Engagingelectedofficials

ISU’sRyanSmith(rightatler)explainsbiomassprocessingtoIowastatesenatorChazAllen,legislaVveservicesstaffmembersRickNelsonandPasyFunaro,andIowastatesenatorJanetPeterson(righttoler)in2015.

Dr.EmilyHeaton(redshirtatright,ISU)discussesbiofuelcropmiscanthuswithcongressionalaides.

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Ø  Developedmodeltoincorporatesummerundergraduateinternshipsandyear-roundgraduateassistantshiptoassistwithsciencecommunicaVonefforts.

EE:Journalism/CommunicaVoninternships

SaraParks,GA,ISU,2013-16

ShianneGruss,2014UIIntern

AbbyPeterson,2014ISUIntern

EricDebner,2013ISUIntern

KellyMadsen,2013ISUIntern

ElizabethPolsdofer,2012ISUIntern

KaVeTitus,2015ISUIntern

RichardMarVnez,2015ISUIntern

CarlyMashew,

2015UIIntern

KateMalos,2012ISUIntern

SaraniRangarajan,GA,ISU,2012-2013

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EE:IowaNSFEPSCoRwebsite

Ø  Thewebsitewillremainavailableforviewingfor3yearsbeyondthegrant.Anewlandingpage(pictured)willreviewIowaNSFEPSCoR’sprojects.

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TheFlickrsitewillconVnuetohostIowaNSFEPSCoRphotos

Twiser&Facebook

accountswillconVnuetoexist&pointtothe

website

VideoswillremainavailableonYouTube,Vimeo,andTeacherTube

ExternalEngagement:OnlineMedia

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•  ProjectLeadtheWay(PLTW)effortshavebecomesustainableØ Thediversity/implementaVoncoachwillconVnuetoengagehighschoolsinanefforttoincreasethenumberofwomenstudentspursuingPLTWcourses

•  InclusivefacultysearchtrainingØ AllIowaRegentsUniversiVesareengagedintrainingfacultysearchcommiseesonbestpracVcestobuilddiversityinafacultypoolandensureinclusivestrategiesinassessingapplicants

•  BroaderImpactsintegra5onwithproposalprepara5onØ FullyintegratedaBroaderImpactchecklistintotheISUGrantsHub

•  Broaderimpactseduca5onforgraduatestudentsØ NewISUgraduatecoursetobeexpandedbeyondengineeringandisalsoreceivinginterestfromseveralotheruniversiVesandseverallargegraduatetraininggrants

•  SummerCamps,K-12andcommunitycollegeengagementØ AddiVonalgrantshavealreadybeenreceived(e.g.STEM-CprogramTRINECTatISU)

BI:Selectednewand/orsustainableiniVaVvesresulVngfromIowaNSFEPSCoRresearchand/orresources