Introducing Science Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Materials Science and Engineering

该项目在塔斯卡卢萨的阿拉巴马大学举行，旨在通过向少数族裔本科生介绍他们的老师了解材料科学和工程领域来熟悉该领域。教师是来自全国各地的历史黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的教职员工和教育工作者，他们具有不同的背景(如物理、化学、生物、数学等)。他们以前对材料科学和工程领域的接触有限或从未接触过。使用戈登会议风格的节目设置。为了进一步发展与一些机构的长期关系，另一个组成部分是邀请一些教职员工参加为期6-10周的夏季研究机会。拟议的活动对于增进材料科学和工程领域内以及不同领域的知识和理解极其重要。这项活动的独特之处在于，它是唯一一项已知的同类计划，为那些原本可能没有机会获得这种机会的教职员工提供材料科学和工程领域的密集介绍。建议的活动在促进教学、培训和学习的同时促进发现和理解。该计划包括邀请外部专家的讲座、实验室活动和参观附近的工业设施。方案成果的传播是通过邮寄小册子、在方案网站上张贴以及向ASEE棱镜等与教育有关的期刊提交文章来实现的。拟议中的活动对社会的好处包括，通过让来自贫困地区的学生了解该领域的学生，增加材料科学与工程领域的多样性，从而提高人们对材料科学作为职业机会的认识。

This program, taking place at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, is designed to acquaint minority undergraduate students with the field of Materials Science and Engineering by introducing their teachers to this field. The teachers are faculty and educators from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU.s) from across the nation with varied backgrounds (e.g., physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc.) who have limited or no previous exposure to the field of materials science and engineering. A Gordon Conference style program setting is used. An additional component to further develop a long-term relationship with some of the institutions consists of inviting some of the faculty participants to a 6-10 week summer research opportunity. The proposed activity is extremely important to advancing knowledge and understanding within the field of materials science and engineering and across different fields. The activity is unique in that it is the only known program of its type that provides an intensive introduction to the field of Materials Science and Engineering to faculty who may not receive such an opportunity otherwise.The proposed activity advances discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning. The program consists of lectures by invited outside experts, laboratory activities, and tours to nearby industrial settings. Dissemination of the results of the program is accomplished by mailing brochures, postings on the program website, and submission of articles to education-related journals such as the ASEE Prism. Benefits of the proposed activity to society consist of increasing the diversity of the field of Materials Science & Engineering by acquainting students from underrespresented groups with the field with a result of increased awareness of materials science as a career opportunity.