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Working with Dept. of Energy Workforce Development Programs: Becoming
Competitive

Michelle Rathbun

White House Init. On Tribal Colleges & Universities

ACI Math & Science Education Workshop

November 27-28, 2006

Las Vegas, NV

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Overview

We will discuss current science education and workforce development
programs at the Dept. of Energy (DOE), opportunities from recent and
pending legislation, and current diversity outreach. There should be
dialogue on how we can work with tribal colleges and universities to
become competitive and to increase competitiveness of our nation's math
and science students.

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Who and Why?

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What is the Dept. of Energy?

Mission: The Department of Energy's (DOE) overarching mission is
enhancing national security. Five strategic goals:\
energy security,\
nuclear security,\
scientific discovery and innovation,\
environmental responsibility, and management excellence.

This slide also provides a graphic image of the Department of Energy
organization chart showing that the Office of science falls under the
Deputy Under Secretary for Science.

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What is the Office of Science?

Advanced Scientific Computing Research

Research and application of advanced computational tools

Basic Energy Sciences

Principal sponsor of fundamental research for the Nation in materials
sciences and engineering, chemistry, geosciences, and bioscience as it
relates to energy.

Synchrotron light sources, neutron sources, electron microscopy, etc.

Biological & Environmental Research

Radiation and health, human and environmental, founder of the Human
Genome Project

Fusion Energy Sciences

Advanced plasma science, fusion science, and technology

ITER

High Energy Physics

Investigating elementary particles and forces to understand energy and
matter

Nuclear Physics

Investigate properties and interactions of atomic nuclei and nuclear
matter

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Why should DOE be involved in education?

"...just as NASA inspires school children with the excitement and beauty
of space sciences, just as NIH similarly reaches out to schools to
explain the frontiers and the benefits of the life sciences, so should
DOE use its vast frontier technological facilities and the collaboration
of scientists from all over the world to inspire students and teachers
with the rich frontiers of the molecular, atomic, nuclear and
sub-nuclear worlds. The Department's Laboratories and university
programs offer unique resources for mounting aggressive programs to
support the nation's students and teachers in science, mathematics and
engineering."

-- Charles M. Vest *et al.*, SEAB Task Force on the Future of Science
Programs, *Critical Choices: Science, Energy, and Security,* October 13,
2003

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What is WDTS?

Office of Science

Office of Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists

Responsible for administering Science Education Programs at the National
Laboratories

K-12 Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs (for teachers)

Faculty Programs (for teachers)

Funding from Congress

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Why is DOE Interested in Workforce Development?

*Final Report of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board\'s Task Force on
the Future of Science Programs at the Department of Energy \--* October
13, 2003

"The Department should dramatically enhance its role in educating and
training future scientists and engineers, drawn from America's diverse
population, for careers in DOE-related fields. The Department should
establish strong programs of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral
fellowships or traineeships in the physical sciences and engineering and
should strengthen its outreach at the K-12 level."

*Final Report of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board\'s Science and
Mathematics Education Task Force \--* May 5, 2006

The Task Force recommends that the Department of Energy reestablish an
Office of Education reporting directly to the Secretary of Energy, to
oversee all educational activities. It should call for the U.S. Congress
to commit to increasing funding for education within the DOE appropriate
to the magnitude of the task and commensurate to the size of the agency,
funds that should be earmarked solely for K-12 STEM education.

DOE should also recommend to the President that he call on all Executive
Branch departments and independent agencies to renew, invigorate and
coordinate K-12 STEM educational outreach programs. DOE should take a
leadership role in developing educational efforts and materials together
with other Federal agencies and organizations, and according to "best
practices" in metrics for assessing the effectiveness of both teacher
professional development and student education.

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Why is DOE Interested in Workforce Development?

-Inspector General Report (July 2001) states "the Department could face
a shortage of nearly 40 percent in its science and technical
classifications within five years."\
-DOE is the largest federal agency funding basic research in physical
sciences. We need to ensure we have the workforce to accomplish this
research.

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Used Energy Related Laboratory Equipment Program

Excess laboratory equipment from Department of Energy sites to colleges
& universities

No cost for ERLE equipment

Colleges & universities responsible for shipping

On-line system

WDTS Website:
[[www.scied.science.doe.gov]{.underline}](http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/)

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Other DOE Education Programs

Individual DOE program offices fund Education programs in their
specialty areas.

Undergraduate Internships

Graduate Fellowships

[[www.science.gov]{.underline}](http://www.science.gov/) for internship
programs throughout the government

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Where are the National Labs?

-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory

Sandia National Laboratories

Los Alamos National Laboratory

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory

Oak ridge National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Ames Laboratory

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Both slides provide a map showing the locations of the National
Laboratories.

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What types of research?

###### Physics 

Material Science

Computer Science

Engineering

Environmental, Mechanical, Nuclear, Civil, Electrical, Industrial,
Biomechanical

Medical Imaging

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Nuclear Science

Science Policy

Waste Management

And much, much more!

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####### National Laboratory Education Staff

Most DOE National Laboratories have an Office of Education

-Scientists

-Educators

Administer Office of Science science education programs

Administer other science education programs

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####### Goals of WDTS

1.Grade School - to - Grad School approach for attracting students into
the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) pathway

a.Science Bowl Activities/K-12 Teacher Professional Development

b.Undergraduate Internships

c.Graduate Fellowships

d.Faculty Research Opportunities

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Goals of WDTS

2.Use the DOE National Labs as a Resource

a.Safe, well-established, well-supported places for big science

b.Large, first-class facilities and instruments for cutting-edge science

a.Advanced Photon Source, Relative Heavy Ion Collider, Spallation
Neutron Source (new)

c.Strong human resources for mentoring

d.Community of government, university, and private resources

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Interagency Collaborations

National Science Foundation Memorandum of Understanding -- supports
funding for our internships/fellowships

Einstein Fellows at:

-   National Science Foundation (NSF)

-   National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

-   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

-   National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH Careers website

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What are the current programs?

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Pre-College Activities

National Middle School Science Bowl

-   Academic Tournament

-   Model Fuel Cell Car Races

National Science Bowl^®^

-   Saturday Science Seminars

-   Model Fuel Cell Car Races

-   Academic Tournament

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National Science Bowl^®^

National Science Bowl^®^ began in 1991

To encourage students to study math & science

Regional events hosted/coordinated by DOE sites, colleges &
universities, utilities, other educational institutions; occur January
to March

All-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the National finals on
April 26-30, 2007

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge

Science Day

Academic Competition

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Middle School Science Bowl

Middle School Science Bowl began in 2000

Regional events may be either academic only or academic plus Hydrogen
Fuel Cell Car competition

National MSSB finals -- June 21-24, 2007, Denver, Colorado

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Undergraduate Laboratory Research Internships

-   Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship

-   Community College Institute

-   Pre-Service Teacher Program

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Undergraduate Internships

Matched with laboratory scientist or engineer

\$400 per week stipend

\$75 per week housing allowance

Round trip travel to laboratory

Required Deliverables

-   Research abstract

-   Research paper (10 pages)

-   Pre & Post questionnaires

-   Pre-Service Teacher Students - Education Module/Journal/Digital
    Portfolio

Publish *Journal of Undergraduate Research*

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Program Components for All Undergraduate Internships

Scientist Mentors

Access to Scientific Instrumentation

Seminars

Career Options

Communications Skills

-   Research Paper

-   Oral Presentation

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Journal of Undergraduate Research

(Pictures of Journal of Undergraduate Research Periodicals)

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Where are these programs located?

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory

Sandia National Laboratories

Los Alamos National Laboratory

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory

Oak ridge National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Ames Laboratory

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

You do NOT have to apply to the lab that is closest to you! Funding for
travel expenses is included.

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Where are the Tribal Colleges\
and Universities?

This slide provides a map showing the location of the National
Laboratories in relation to the locations of the tribal Colleges.

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Bureau of Indian Education-Funded\
Colleges and Universities

Bay Mills Community College

Blackfeet Community college

College of Menoninee Nation

D-Q University

Dull Knife Memorial College

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Fort Belknap Community College

Fort Berthold Community College

Fort Peck Community College

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College

Leech Lake Tribal College

Little Big Horn College

Candeska Cinkana Community College

Little Priest Tribal College

Northwest Indian College

Nebraska Indian Community College

Oglala Lakota Community College

Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal College

Salish Kootenai College

Si Tanka Community College

Sinte Gleska University

Sisseton Wahpeton Community College

Sitting Bull College

Stone Child Community College

Tohono O'odham Community College

Turtle Mountain Community College

Dine College

Haskell Indian Nations University

Southwestern Polytechnic Institute

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Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships

Paid internships for undergraduate students enrolled in two or four year
institutions and interested in advancing their scientific and technical
expertise and graduate school and career options.

-Students placed with mentor scientists and engineers at DOE National
Labs for 10 weeks in the summer and 16 weeks during a fall or spring
semester term

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Some things SULI is NOT:

-SULI is not a small program.

-   We placed over 510 undergraduates in 11 labs this summer.

-   We had over 2100 completed applications for these positions.

-SULI is not a job, but an educational experience.

-SULI is not just a "resume" builder.

-   Students are paid \$400 per week.

-   Funding is available for travel and housing.

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Community College Institute (CCI) In Science and Technology

Career training internship in all branches of science, mathematics, and
engineering.

Community College students enter the scientific workforce and expand
their career options.

Award Winning Program for College Students Semi-Finalist for Harvard
Award "Innovations in American Government"

Recognized by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans as an exemplary program.

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Community College Institute

10-week summer program at 6 DOE National Labs

Students are matched with mentors -- develop technicians

Students spend 20% of their time with enhancement activities

Career options

Writing & presentation skills

Seminars

Partner with American Association Community Colleges

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CCI Anecdotes

"I came away from this experience with a sense of validation that
research is my intellectual home and that I eventually can contribute to
the research process. Upon graduating with my masters degree, I look to
the possibility of working in the area of proteomics research that is
focused on solving diseases of the eye."

Angelo Kontgas, Pacific Northwest Natl. Lab

Lengthy interviews with scientists along with exit surveys indicated
that although the scientists found that the CCI students had less formal
training in science they were, "more focused", "more mature" and "more
hungry for opportunities" than students from the typical mainstream
4-year colleges.

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CCI Anecdotes

"My interest was electronics engineering technology until I entered this
program. Now I know that electronics engineering technology is really
just implementation, and electrical engineering is more of the research
and design of systems, which is what I want to do. I would not have
known this had I not gone through these programs."\
--- Brian Hilson, Oak Ridge Natl. Lab

Brian spent another 22 weeks at ORNL in the spring and summer of 2002.
During that time, his research group was nominated for a significant
achievement award at ORNL.

Brian plans to enroll in the University of North Carolina Charlotte to
pursue a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He owes it all to
that first step provided by DOE's CCI Program.

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Pre-Service Teachers (PST)

Paid summer research internships at one of the National Laboratories.
Each intern works with both a research mentor and a Master Teacher.

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Pre-Service Teachers (PST)

To enhance the nation's source of proficient K-12 science, mathematics,
and technology teachers

10-week summer research internship at 4 National laboratories

Master Teacher

-   Organizes and presents enrichment activities

-   Works with the student's mentor & laboratory education staff

-   Assists students in transferring laboratory experience to classroom

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PST Anecdotes

"Man, I think my work changed my teaching enormously. A lot of high
school teachers can\'t say they had real laboratory experience. I got
hands-on work with the latest technology that real scientists are using.
When we go into the classroom, we will relate what we did."

Enrique Lopez

PST Participant 2003

Lawrence Berkeley Lab

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PST Anecdotes

The edge PST has given me in my education classes this semester has been
incredible! I\'ve been repeatedly asked by my professors how I know
things about education that my classmates don\'t, so I\'ve become well
versed in telling them about the PST program. Just last week one of my
professors had me do a little presentation in class to advertise the
program and I\'ve had tons of people tell me they want to do it so if
there\'s an influx of W\[ashington\] S\[tate\] U\[niversity\] applicants
you know who to blame!

Caron Dorman, PST 2003

Pacific Northwest National Lab

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How can students improve their chances of selection for programs?

1\. Apply early!

-   Applications for summer open each October and should be completed by
    February 1

-   Get your recommendations in early!

2\. Match your lab choice with your research interest

-   Don't apply to a physics lab if you want to do research on medical
    imaging!

-   Be sure that your application strengths match research going on at
    the lab

3\. Find research from student projects from last year

-   Abstracts are available online -- read them!

-   Find the research that most closely matches your interests

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Graduate/Faculty Programs

DOE Academies for Creating Teacher Scientists

####### Albert Einstein Fellowship

Faculty and Student Teams

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####### Why should the DOE work with K-12 teachers?

DOE's National Laboratory system provides a unique environment for
science and math teachers to become "teacher scientists" by allowing
them to discover the fascination of participating in authentic
scientific investigation, so they thus can excite students with both
up-to-date knowledge and personal enthusiasm.

The laboratories can play a pivotal role in reforming the nation's STEM
education by creating sufficient numbers of highly trained teacher
leaders as agents of change in STEM education.

Teachers experience at a lab will enhance their content knowledge and
their investigative expertise

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Better Science Teachers

To provide carefully designed mentor-intensive training for science and
math teachers that will allow them to more effectively teach; to attract
their students' interests to science, mathematics, and technology
careers

DOE is accomplishing this goal through several programs:

-   Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Program

-   Pre-Service Teacher Program

-   DOE Academies\
    Creating Teacher Scientists

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DOE Academies for Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS)

Program was formerly called LSTPD

K-12 Science, math, and technology teachers

Community College Faculty

Long-term commitment to teachers (3 years)

Utilize best practices of professional development

Types of programs at the National Labs

-   Teachers as investigators (4 weeks)

-   Teachers as research associates (8 weeks)

Teachers receive

-   Stipend, housing allowance, travel to lab

-   Funding for mini-grants to purchase equipment and professional
    development travel

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Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship

Fellowship in Washington, D.C. for one year

Outstanding K-12 science, mathematics, and technology teachers have an
academic year fellowship in several Federal agencies

Bring their educational expertise and classroom perspective to Capitol
Hill, DOE, and other Federal agencies

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Faculty and Student Teams (FaST)

Faculty from institutions that are below the 50^th^ percentile in
federal research funding

Includes faculty from Community Colleges

Teams are 1 faculty member and up to 3 students

Partnership with NSF

FaST has led to research grants to participating colleges

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FaST Faculty Grants Submitted & Funded

Since the program began (2000), FaST faculty have submitted more than 60
research grant proposals to federal agencies, national laboratories, and
other entities (public and private)

Examples of funded projects:

-   Jackson State University (MS) - Use of both two-dimensional gel
    electrophoresis

-   Laney Community College (CA) & LBNL - Environmental Control
    Technology Education for Advanced Building Operation and Management

-   Southern University (LA) - X ray Detector Lab Development

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Legislation Update

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Drivers in Sci Ed Policy

ACI -- President Bush

ACC -- Deficit Reduction Act

Energy Policy Act (EPact) 2005

"This nation must prepare with great urgency to preserve its strategic
and economic security... Recommendation A: Increase America's talent
pool by vastly improving K-12 science and mathematics education . . ."

-- Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing andEmploying America for
a Brighter Economic Future, National Academies, 2005

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Discussion

What would be the benefits for TCUs?

Can we break down barriers to involvement?

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Research Opportunities for Students and Teachers

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What does this mean for TCUs?\
Competing in WDTS programs

Opportunities

-   Undergraduate tribal students might be interested in summer research
    programs

-   Tribal faculty might be interested in FaST

-   Information and applications easily accessible on web

-   Can participate or sponsor a science bowl

Challenges

-   DOE does not have a specific program for TCUs

-   No special weight given to students to find spots

-   Programs happen at National Labs, so travel may be required, but
    travel costs will be included

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How can you share this info?

[[www.scied.science.doe.gov]{.underline}](http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/)

Recommended that students submit applications before February 1, 2007
for the summer 2007 programs.

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Contact Information

[[www.scied.science.doe.gov]{.underline}](http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/)

Michelle Rathbun

Science Education Diversity Outreach Coordinator

U.S. Dept. of Energy

Office of Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists

1000 Independence Ave., SW (SC-27)

Washington, DC 20585

\(202\) 586-9929 phone

[(202) 586-0019 fax](mailto:michelle.rathbun@science.doe.gov)

<michelle.rathbun@science.doe.gov>