Conference Support to Enable Participation of Hispanic Students in Society of Hispanic Engineers (SHPE) 2009 Annual Meeting; Washington, DC; October 28-31, 2009

这一奖项的目的是增加西班牙裔本科生和研究生参加西班牙裔专业工程师协会(SHPE)2009年年会的人数，以提高他们在研究生院和学术方面的前景。具体地说，这笔赠款建议为学生提供参加SHPE 2009年会(10月28日？2009年10月31日，华盛顿特区)用于两个目的：(1)允许学生参加SHPE本科生和研究生的技术论文和海报比赛；(2)通过SHPE会议的研究生院和研究生院，允许学生参加研究生院和青年研究员工作坊。这笔赠款将在研究生室、研究生院和SHPE年会的论文和海报比赛之间建立联系，以增强有志于研究生院和/或学术生涯的学生的会议体验。研究生实验室是为正在考虑通过研讨会获得研究生学位的本科生而设立的，这些研讨会包括资助机会和准备GRE考试。研究生院面向正在考虑从事学术事业的研究生和博士后研究人员。它将包括诸如提案撰写、研究小组管理、教学有效性和工作/生活问题等研讨会。通过这项活动，我们希望对攻读研究生学位和/或学术生涯的拉美裔学生的数量产生重大影响。

The purpose of this award is to increase the participation of Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) 2009 annual meeting in order to enhance their graduate school and academic prospects. Specifically, this grant proposes to provide travel funds for students to participate in the SHPE 2009 annual meeting (October 28 ? October 31, 2009,Washington, DC) for two purposes:(1) to allow students to participate in the SHPE undergraduate and graduate technical paper and poster competitions; and (2) to allow students to participate in graduate school and young investigator workshops, through the Grad Lab and Graduate Institute of the SHPE conference.This grant will establish a connection between the Grad Lab, the Grad Institute, and the paper and poster competitions at the SHPE annual meeting, in order to enhance the conference experience of students with aspirations towards graduate school and/or academic careers. The Grad Lab is intended for undergraduate students who are considering pursuing graduate degrees with workshops such as funding opportunities and preparation for the GRE examination. The Graduate Institute is intended for graduate student and post-doctoral researchers who are considering pursuing academic careers. It will consist of workshops such as proposal writing, managing a research group, teaching effectiveness, and work/life issues. By this activity, we hope to have significant impact on the number of Hispanic students pursuing graduatedegrees and/or academic careers.