Carthage awarded National Science Foundation Grant for campus cyberinfrastructure

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Carthage $619,900 to enhance IT network capacity and wifi performance to support growing STEM research and education.

The project, “CC*Network-Campus: Carthage College Next-Gen Science Network,” was submitted by Michelle Hobbins, associate vice president of information systems, and Professor Mark Mahoney, computer science, who are co-principal investigators on the project.

The NSF chose to support Carthage’s need for a high-quality, high-performance wireless network after reviewing the merits of research and teaching activities conducted by Carthage’s talented faculty.

The high-performance network will enable unique scientific research and teaching in many subject areas, including astrophysics, genomics, molecular biology, engineering, computer science, and geospatial analysis. Other broader impacts include increased undergraduate research opportunities and the integration of more advanced computational tools into STEM curricula, also contributing to a STEM-literate society and a highly skilled workforce.

As the project gets started, faculty are encouraged to reach out to Prof. Mahoney, who will be the faculty liaison, regarding any emerging research and teaching requirements the project team should be aware of.

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