Promoting Initiatives for Diversity in the Geosciences

该奖项的资金用于加强地球科学家参加奇卡诺人和美洲原住民科学促进会（SACNAS）的年度会议和全年活动。地球科学的代表性不足是严重的，SACNAS提供独特和无与伦比的资源来解决这个问题。一年一度的SACNAS全国会议为少数民族学生提供了丰富的指导和科学资源，这在其他地方是找不到的。参加会议的人组成了一个非常多样化的群体，有几千人，地球科学家有几百人。增加未被充分代表的少数民族本科生、研究生和博士后对地球科学研究的参与是提供多样化和高效劳动力的关键一步。因此，目前参与地球科学研究的受训者必须有机会在国家和地区会议上展示他们的发现，在那里他们可以与其他学生和博士后学者、研究生项目招聘人员、教师和专业人士建立联系，这些专业人士将成为他们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，参加并出席一个专注于高质量研究和指导的全国性会议。SACNAS对URM学生尤为重要，因为它吸引了大量少数族裔STEM专业人士，包括一群专门的地球科学家，他们担任学生科学报告的导师、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，并增加来自学术界和工业界的专业地球科学家参加全年SACNAS规划的人数，包括SACNAS领导学院。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，加强学生和地球科学专业人士之间的网络，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。地球科学专业人员越来越多的参与对SACNAS提供有效指导和网络机会的能力至关重要。

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.