 The Scholars of the Future (SoF) project provides research opportunities (through VTURCS) and mentoring to sophomore and junior computer science students, with a focus on under-represented participants. To encourage participation from underrepresented groups, fellowships are provided to the students selected to participate in the program.
The students selected for the 2007-2008 Academic Year include, from left to right: Morgan Harris, Lauren Smith, Sergio Bernales, Sarah Dyer, Gregg Tabot, Emily Bollinger, Jaime Garcia, Crystal Kay Weil, Idris Eltahir, Tarish Smith. These students are working on various projects for the following CS professors: Drs. Stephen Edwards, Lenwood S. Heath, Chris North, Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones, Clifford A. Shaffer, and Layne T. Watson.
The Scholars of the Future project is funded by a grant from NSF to encourage underrepresented students to pursue graduate studies in computer science. The project is called Scholars of the Future (SoF) and it is on its third year. It is a collaboration between Auburn University, University of Colorado, and Virginia Tech. The Virginia Tech group is lead by Dr. Pérez-Quiñones, Dr. Pyla in CS and Whitney Edmister (CEED).
For more information about undergraduate research in CS, visit the VTURCS site http://vturcs.cs.vt.edu/. For information about the Scholars of the Future Program visit the website http://sof.cs.vt.edu/. For information about the Scholars of the Future program at Auburn University, our partner institution, visit the website http://scholarsofthefuture.org/. |
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