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

该奖项的目的是增加西班牙裔本科生和研究生参与西班牙裔专业工程师协会（SHPE） 2009年年会，以提高他们的研究生院和学术前景。具体来说，这项资助计划为学生参加SHPE 2009年年会(10月28日？2009年10月31日，华盛顿特区)，目的有两个：(1)允许学生参加SHPE本科和研究生技术论文和海报竞赛；(2)允许学生通过SHPE会议的研究生实验室和研究生院参加研究生院和青年研究者研讨会。这项资助将在研究生实验室、研究生院和SHPE年会的论文和海报竞赛之间建立联系，以增强对研究生院和/或学术生涯有抱负的学生的会议体验。研究生实验室是为正在考虑攻读研究生学位的本科生提供的，包括资助机会和GRE考试准备等研讨会。研究生院面向考虑从事学术事业的研究生和博士后研究人员。它将包括诸如提案写作、管理研究小组、教学效率和工作/生活问题等讲习班。通过这项活动，我们希望对攻读研究生学位和/或学术生涯的西班牙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.