This $310,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Federal Grant Program, CFDA 47.049, supports an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) site at Iowa State University from 2024-2027. The REU site, titled "Sustainability Institute for Machine Learning and Collaborative Open-Source Development of Enzymatic Simulations (SIMCODES)," will engage 10 undergraduate students per summer for 10 weeks. Students will contribute to multidisciplinary research spanning chemistry, biochemistry, machine learning, and computer science, with a focus on predicting next-generation enzymatic catalysts via simulations. Key activities include software development, chemical simulation, data analysis, and training interpretable machine learning models. The award aims to expose and prepare more students, especially early career individuals, for STEM-related activities and careers.
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