Project Grant 2219731

The National Science Foundation awarded Delaware State University $377,976 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070) to support a project providing training and partnership in data science for advancing biomolecular detection research. The three-year project will demonstrate integration of data science and machine learning approaches with spectroscopic measurements on carbohydrate biomolecules. Participating students will gain exposure to a full data science research cycle, including collecting and analyzing spectral data, designing and testing machine learning models, and providing feedback to improve biomolecular detection efficiency and accuracy. Once demonstrated on carbohydrates, the approach will be extended to other biomolecules like proteins. The project aims to not only advance interdisciplinary research at the intersection of data science, biochemistry and physics but also help train students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.