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A Science Gateways Community Institute
Nancy Wilkins-‐Diehr, San Diego Supercomputer CenterMaytal Dahan, Texas Advanced Computing CenterLinda Hayden, Elizabeth City State UniversityKatherine Lawrence, University of MichiganMarlon Pierce, Indiana UniversityMichael Zentner, Purdue University
science gateway /sī′ əәns gāt′ wā′/ n. 1. an online community space for science and engineering research and education.
2. a Web-based resource for accessing data, software, computing services, and equipment specific to the needs of a science or engineering discipline.
Tremendous demand for connecting complex scientific cyberinfrastructure
People, organizations,& communities
Software
Data
Scientific Instruments Computational
Resources
Networking & Cybersecurity
HYPOTHESIZE
EXPERIMENTANALYZE
THEORIZE
OBSERVE
AcceleratingScientificDiscovery
Science gateways connect these
Specialized Resources PercentData collections 75%Data analysis tools, including visualization and mining 72%Computational tools 72%Tools for rapidly publishing and/or finding articles and data specific to my domain 69%
Educational tools 67%
Platforms for fostering group or community collaboration 63%
Simplified interfaces that eliminate the need to learn coding 62%
Citizen science and other public engagement resources 47%Workflows that automate or capture tasks or processes 42%
Scientific instruments, such as telescopes, microscopes, or sensors 39%
5000-respondent survey of NSF PIs and CIO/CTOs88% indicate Web-based applications are important to their work
n=4,004, or 88% of 4,538 researcher/educators. Percentage indicates these resources are “somewhat” or “very” important to their work.
57% played some role in gateway creationand these gateways were used for a variety of purposes
n of application types=7,805, by 2,756 creators (out of 2,819); mean=2.8 application types per application creator
34% 36%
20%17%
31%26%
42%
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18%
45% 44%
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UsabilityConsultant
GraphicDesigner
CommunityLiaison/Evangelist
ProjectManager
ProfessionalSoftwareDeveloper
SecurityExpert
QualityAssuranceand Testing
Expert
Wished we had thisYes, we had this
Well-designed gateways require a variety of expertise
n=2,756 respondents or 98% of application creators
• NSF Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) division invests in software at several levels
• Software Institutes are the capstone
• Science Gateways Software Institute requested in 2015 CFP
NSF recognizes the importance of science gateways as well
Science Gateways Community Institute Launching any day now
What does this mean for me?FREE SERVICES!
• Join an Incubator cohort to learn about key development areas important to new gateways– strategic planning, impact measurement, cybersecurity, UI, software-‐
engineering
• Get in-‐depth, hands-‐on help building your own gateway from Extended Developer Support
• Find working gateways or search for software for building gateways at the Scientific Software Collaborative
• Attend conferences, workshops, and webinars offered by Community Engagement & Exchange
• Train students in gateway building. Mentoring, internship and fellowship opportunities in Workforce Development
Vision for success• Science gateways form a vibrant community– Inter-‐agency, international, collegial
• Creating gateways is easier– Created with more thoughtfulness, so they are more sustainable
• Gateway developers have stable career paths– More efficient environments on campuses
• Students are excited to stay in the sciences• All of this benefits research
Learn more• Pick up a postcard!• www.sciencegateways.org• @sciencegateways• Come see Suresh Marru at our poster (#2, it’s hidden)– 3:15-‐4:30pm Wed 6/29
• Contact me– Nancy Wilkins-‐Diehr, [email protected]
Funded by NSF Grant Number ACI-‐1547611