Promoting Initiatives for Diversity in the Geosciences

促进地球科学多样性的举措

• 批准号: 1108365
• 负责人: Christopher Andronicos
• 金额: $ 72.82万
• 依托单位: Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Sci
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1108365&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Promoting; Initiatives; Diversity; Geosciences

Funding from this award is being used to enhance participation of geoscientists in annual conferences and year-round activities of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Underrepresentation in the geosciences is acute and SACNAS offers unique and unparalleled resources to address this problem. The annual SACNAS National Conference incorporates a wealth of mentorship and scientific resources for minority students that are simply not found elsewhere. Conference attendees form a very diverse group numbering in the thousands, with geoscientists numbering in the hundreds. Increasing participation in geoscience research by underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates, graduates, and post docs is a critical step to providing a diverse and effective workforce. It is therefore essential that trainees currently involved in geoscience research be given the opportunity to present their findings at national and regional conferences where they can establish contacts with other students and postdoctoral scholars, as well as with graduate program recruiters, faculty, and professionals who will become part of their expanded network of mentors. The SACNAS National Conference provides a number of unique opportunities for geoscience students and postdocs to attend and present at a national meeting focused on high quality research and mentoring. SACNAS is particularly important for URM students since it attracts large numbers of minority STEM professionals, including a dedicated cadre of geoscientists, who serve as mentors, speakers, and judges for student scientific presentations. Specifically, these funds are being used to support student participation in the SACNAS National Conference, and increase the number of professional geoscientists from both academia and industry who participate in year-round SACNAS programming, including the SACNAS Leadership Institute. Historically, geoscience has always been a valued part of the SACNAS National Conference. Besides offering students the opportunity to learn about current geosciences research and strengthening the network of students and professionals in geosciences, the organization is increasing the number of professional geoscientists who participate in its yearly conference. This increasing participation by geoscience professionals is crucial to SACNAS' ability to provide effective mentoring and networking opportunities.

该奖项的资金将用于加强地球科学家对奇卡诺人和美洲原住民科学促进会 (SACNAS) 年度会议和全年活动的参与。 地球科学领域代表性不足的现象十分严重，SACNAS 提供了独特且无与伦比的资源来解决这一问题。一年一度的 SACNAS 全国会议为少数族裔学生提供了在其他地方找不到的丰富指导和科学资源。会议与会者组成了一个非常多元化的群体，人数达数千人，其中地球科学家人数达数百人。 增加代表性不足的少数族裔 (URM) 本科生、研究生和博士后对地球科学研究的参与是提供多元化和有效的劳动力队伍的关键一步。因此，目前参与地球科学研究的学员有机会在国家和地区会议上展示他们的研究结果至关重要，在这些会议上，他们可以与其他学生和博士后学者以及研究生项目招聘人员、教师和专业人士建立联系，他们将成为其扩大的导师网络的一部分。 SACNAS 全国会议为地球科学学生和博士后提供了许多独特的机会，让他们参加专注于高质量研究和指导的全国会议并在会上发表演讲。 SACNAS 对于 URM 学生尤其重要，因为它吸引了大量少数族裔 STEM 专业人士，其中包括一群敬业的地球科学家，他们担任学生科学演讲的导师、演讲者和评委。具体来说，这些资金将用于支持学生参加 SACNAS 全国会议，并增加参加全年 SACNAS 计划（包括 SACNAS 领导学院）的学术界和工业界专业地球科学家的数量。从历史上看，地球科学一直是 SACNAS 全国会议的重要组成部分。除了为学生提供了解当前地球科学研究的机会并加强地球科学领域学生和专业人士的网络外，该组织还增加了参加其年度会议的专业地球科学家的数量。地球科学专业人士不断增加的参与对于 SACNAS 提供有效指导和交流机会的能力至关重要。