The University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) Bridge-to-the-Doctorate Initiative: Providing Multidisciplinary Training in STEM Disciplines at the Ph.D. Level - Cohort IX)

波多黎各大学（里约彼德拉斯）通往博士学位的桥梁计划：在博士学位课程中提供 STEM 学科的多学科培训。

• 批准号: 1139888
• 负责人: Antonio Martinez
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1139888&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; Puerto; Rico; Rio; Piedras

The University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras),lead institution for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (PR-LSAMP), will administer its ninth (9th) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program at the institution during the 2011-2013 academic years. This program will provide multidisciplinary training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at the Ph.D. Level to enable a seamless transition from the STEM baccalaureate degree to STEM graduate studies ultimately to obtain a terminal degree and enter the STEM workforce. The award supportstwelve STEM graduate students during the 2011-2013 academic years, increasing to 106the total number of BD fellows supported by this alliance since the start of the NSFBridge to the Doctorate Activity in 2003. The program builds on the strengths developed by the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in several STEM fields, especially multidisciplinary fields. The recruitment plan involves strategies targeted to mainland LSAMP students as well as students from the territory.Eligible students must be admitted to one of the following UPR PhD programs: Biology,Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Chemical Physics. BD fellows will participate in the BD Support Program that was successfully implemented with the eight previous cohorts in order to enhance their academicpreparation. Students are encouraged to complete a summer research internship at national and international strategic partner research centers of PR EPSCoR and the Institute of Tropical Ecology (ITES). The program continues to coordinate its activities with other NSF-funded projects that are managed by the Resource Center for Science and Engineering (RCSE) and by pertinent UPR graduate programs.After completing the first two years in the BD program, BD fellows apply for fellowships in the following RCSE/UPR programs: GK-12, NSF-EPSCoR IFN, NASA EPSCoR, NASA Space Grant,DoE EPSCoR, CREST-CATEC, and RISE. This large array of research and educationalprograms also benefit from the recruited BD fellows while they facilitate completion oftheir doctoral degree. A tracking system, designed by PR-LSAMP, documentsparticipant progress, including completion of degree until they enter the workforce, andbeyond.The implementation of the UPR BD Activity develops a highly competitiveSTEM education and research enterprise required to advance Puerto Rico?s economicdevelopment and meets the national need for diverse STEM professionals. Byincreasing the number of STEM professionals, more college students, in particularthose at 4-year colleges, where the largest population of first-generation college will be taught by PhD level professors/researchers. Moreover, the former BD fellows become role models for other students from historically underrepresented minority groups across the Nation, who become interested in pursuing STEM careers.

波多黎各大学（里约热内卢Piedras）是路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（PR-LSAMP）的牵头机构，将在2011-2013学年在该机构管理其第九(9)博士学位桥梁（BD）项目。该计划将提供科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科的多学科培训，以实现从STEM学士学位到STEM研究生学习的无缝过渡，最终获得最终学位并进入STEM劳动力市场。该奖项在2011-2013学年资助了12名STEM研究生，自2003年nsf博士桥活动开始以来，该联盟支持的BD研究员总数增加到106人。该项目以波多黎各大学（UPR）在多个STEM领域，特别是多学科领域的优势为基础。招聘计划包括针对内地LSAMP学生和来自香港的学生的策略。符合条件的学生必须被录取到以下UPR博士课程之一：生物学，化学，化学工程或化学物理。为加强他们的学术准备，学士学位学员将参加与前八届学员成功实施的学士学位支持计划。鼓励学生在EPSCoR的国家和国际战略合作伙伴研究中心和热带生态研究所（ITES）完成暑期研究实习。该计划继续与其他由科学与工程资源中心（RCSE）和相关普遍定期审议研究生项目管理的nsf资助项目协调其活动。在完成前两年的BD项目后，BD研究员可以申请以下RCSE/UPR项目的奖学金：GK-12、NSF-EPSCoR IFN、NASA EPSCoR、NASA太空补助金、DoE EPSCoR、CREST-CATEC和RISE。这一庞大的研究和教育项目也受益于招募的BD研究员，同时他们也促进了他们完成博士学位。一个跟踪系统，由PR-LSAMP设计，记录参与者的进展，包括完成学位，直到他们进入劳动力市场，以及以后。普遍定期审议的BD活动的实施将发展一个高度竞争的stem教育和研究企业，这是推动波多黎各发展所必需的。美国的经济发展，满足国家对多样化STEM专业人才的需求。通过增加STEM专业人员的数量，更多的大学生，特别是那些四年制大学的学生，第一代大学的人口最多，将由博士水平的教授/研究人员授课。此外，前BD研究员成为其他学生的榜样，这些学生来自全国历史上代表性不足的少数群体，他们对从事STEM职业感兴趣。