An MSU professor was awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to enhance STEM graduate education, according to a university press release.
Shin-Han Shiu, a professor in the Department of Plant Biology at MSU, was awarded the grant as a part of a 20-project plan from the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, totaling $51 million, the release said.
The MSU project will work to tackle challenges in plant biology in new and highly advanced ways through the use of computational and data science.
According to the release, the project plans on training about 70 doctoral students, including 38 funded trainees from plant biology and computational data science programs.
“By supporting approaches that utilize evidence-based learning practices, immersing students in interdisciplinary research and providing students with opportunities to develop career-aligned skillsets, NRT projects are helping change the landscape of graduate education and better prepare future STEM scientists for diverse careers,” Jim Lewis, the acting assistant director for NSF’s Education and Human Resources Directorate, said in the press release.
This grant follows a previously awarded $25 million grant from the NSF back in 2010 to build the Biocomputational Evolution in Action Consortium, or BEACON, science and technology center.
On Aug. 31, MSU officially broke ground on a new STEM Teaching and Learning Facility, which will be completed in the fall of 2020.
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