Goals

The overall goal of this NRT program is to train scientists with an interdisciplinary background and conceptual framework to synthesize two divergent fields - plant science and computational/data science - and to integrate knowledge at multiple levels of biological organization. At the end of the program the trainees should be competent in the 5 areas. Detail list of areas is found here.

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Contents

Our program has 5 components. All components will be open to non-trainees interested in computational plant science. Details about the components is found here.

• Core courses
• Forum
• Symposium or Retreat
• Internships
• Outreach Activity

Professional Development

Professional development preparing Trainees for a broad career path is a central component of the IMPACTS program. Trainees will participate in the following professional development activities aiming at bolstering the Trainee’s communication, leadership, management, mentoring, and teaching skills.

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• Communication
• Leadership and Management
• Teaching
• Mentoring
• Career Advancement

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Organization

Committee	Description	Members
Curriculum	Design, implement curriculum, put together course form, and work with departments/programs to clear obstacles	Dan Chitwood, Jyothi Kumar Tammy Long, Shinhan Shiu, Addie Thompson, Robert VanBuren
Evaluation	Design evaluation plan, oversee evaluation data gathering, interact with external evaluator	Jyothi Kumar Tammy Long, Shinhan Shiu
Executive committee	Work with director/co-directors on program management, review applications, delegate project report items among subcommittees	Karen Cichy, Patrick Edger, Jyothi Kumar, Tammy Long, Daniel Morris, Shinhan Shiu, Jianrong Wang, Yuying Xie
Recruitment	Interface with degree programs on advertising the NRT, attend major URM conferences in campus to recruit students	Erich Grotewold, Ning Jiang, Kevin Liu
Symposium or Retreat	Work with trainees to identify symposium topic, invited speakers, identify date, venue, and other arrangements	Trainees: Seth Hunt, Mckena Lipham

 

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Reports & Logic Model