The Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Institute [MSI C(I)2] Providing a scalable mechanism for developing a CI-enabled science and engineering workforce

The MSI C(I)2 Partners

MSI C(I)2 Components International grid community partnership Cyberinfrastructure/e-Science training series for MSI faculty MSI Grid Portal Training and Education via Internet, workshops and summer schools Distributed research, education, and innovation support and mentorship

Advisory Team Fran Berman, SDSC Dan Reed, UNC, Renaissance Computing Mark Ellisman, SDSC, BIRN Kelvin Droegemeier, Oklahoma, LEAD Ian Foster, Chicago, Open Science Grid Globus etc Dan Atkins, Michigan Malcolm Atkinson, NESC (UK National e-Science Center), ICEAGE (EU Grid Education)

Key Objectives Mobilize the MSI faculty and student community Provide access to physical infrastructure needed to support participation Support curriculum development, research, mentoring, and teaching teams Engage key Cyberinfrastructure (Grid) resources Identify best practices through evaluation

Proje\ct Venues Project Venues Minority Serving Institutions starting with a few but eventually reaching the over 335 in AIHEC HACU and NAFEO National Supercomputing Centers Internet Seminars, Tutorials and semester Classes Grid Portal

Projected MSI Faculty Engagement Rate

Our Goal “Support the development of computing professionals, interdisciplinary teams, and new organizational structures, such as virtual communities, needed to achieve the scientific breakthroughs made possible by advanced CI, paying particular attention to the opportunities to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups.” Atkins CI report