Bridge to the Doctorate at UMBC, 2013-2015

通往 UMBC 博士学位的桥梁，2013-2015

• 批准号: 1301912
• 负责人: Freeman Hrabowski
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1301912&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Bridge; Doctorate; UMBC; 2013; 2015

The University System of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program (cohort 8) is a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the USM institutions to increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities (URM) matriculating and completing doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Since the first BD cohort matriculated at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2005, 79 BD Fellows have enrolled in STEM graduate programs at UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). Since the inception of the USM LSAMP in 1995, the USM has remained a driving force in increasing the number of URM baccalaureate degree recipients in STEM disciplines, and more than 8,500 STEM bachelor?s degrees have been awarded to underrepresented students. As a Senior-level Alliance, the USM LSAMP continues to work to increase the number of STEM bachelor?s degrees awarded to URM students and the number of undergraduate URM students conducting scientific research and going on to pursue STEM doctorates.The BD Program provides a cohort of 12 students who have participated in LSAMP Programs as undergraduates the opportunity to receive substantial funding and other critical support to successfully pursue graduate degrees in diverse STEM fields at UMBC and UMCP. The participants also have the opportunity, early in their academic careers, to conduct cutting-edge research with top research scientists on the campuses and at national laboratories located in close proximity to the campuses. An outcome of this training is evidenced by the careers and international contributions that are being made by USM?s BD Fellows. As an example, some of the careers for USM?s BD Fellows who have received the Ph.D. include, but are not limited to: Senior Aerospace Engineer (QuinetiQ North America ? Defense and Space Industry), Postdoctoral Fellow at the Buck Institute (Chemistry and Aging), Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy (Mechanical Engineering), and Postdoctoral Fellow at North Carolina State University (Biomedical Engineering). BD Fellows also have won awards for their research and have co-authored publications and conference proceedings for international meetings. In addition, UMBC?s BD Fellows have received subsequent funding after the first two years from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the National GEM Consortium, Google, as well as funding from the academic departments.The BD Fellows at UMBC will participate in a number of activities that are specifically designed to facilitate retention, professional development, Ph.D. completion, and preparation for their STEM careers. Plans for the 2013-15 UMBC BD cohort include the following components:? Extensive orientation program, including mandatory participation in a two-day summer institute, the university-wide orientation for graduate students, and departmental orientations with faculty and peers? Bi-weekly cohort meetings, small group triad sessions, monthly individual consultations, and special peer mentoring sessions from BD Fellows in previous cohorts? Monthly professional development seminars (e.g., ?Marketing your Science?, Professors-in-Training?)? Multi-day ?Writing for Publication? conference, weekend M.S. thesis completion workshops, followed by access to and assigned mentor-coaches for Dissertation House? Conceptual research idea and hands-on Fastlane training sessions for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and group preparation for external fellowships and competitive research opportunities? Connections to the BD Fellows at UMCP and connections to the USM?s BD alumni? Training in public speaking, and participation in the UMBC Graduate Research Conference? IRB and Responsible Conduct of Research Training, including CITI Certification, 50-page ?Preparation for Research? development plan that outlines and details the students? research goals? Opportunities to participate in short-term research and site visits at national labs, corporations, and UMBC strategic partner sites such as the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center, and NSF Engineering Research Center and collaborative between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The BD Program serves new graduate students who were undergraduate researchers in LSAMP programs, many of whom are members of groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in STEM fields. The BD Program provides the next step for LSAMP?s graduates by providing layers of support at the graduate level that will facilitate completion of STEM doctoral degrees. The extensive suite of BD professional development and supportive activities for UMBC have been built upon proven methods for motivation, retention, research preparation, milestone achievement, degree completion, and transition to Ph.D.-level STEM careers.

该马里兰州（USM）路易斯·斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟（LSAMP）桥梁博士学位（BD）计划（队列8）的大学系统是国家科学基金会（NSF）和USM机构之间的合作努力，以提高质量和数量的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）录取和完成科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域的博士学位。 自2005年巴尔的摩县马里兰州大学（UMBC）录取第一批BD研究员以来，已有79名BD研究员参加了UMBC和马里兰州大学帕克分校（UMCP）的STEM研究生课程。 自1995年USM LSAMP成立以来，USM一直是增加STEM学科URM学士学位获得者数量的推动力，超过8，500名STEM学士？的学位被授予代表性不足的学生。 作为一个高级联盟，USM LSAMP继续努力增加STEM学士学位的数量？BD计划为12名作为本科生参加LSAMP计划的学生提供了获得大量资金和其他关键支持的机会，以便在UMBC和UMCP成功攻读不同STEM领域的研究生学位。 参与者也有机会，在他们的学术生涯的早期，进行尖端的研究与顶尖的研究科学家在校园和位于校园附近的国家实验室。 这项培训的结果是由USM正在作出的职业生涯和国际贡献证明？BD Fellows。 例如，USM的一些职业？获得博士学位的BD研究员包括但不限于：高级航空航天工程师（QuinetiQ北美？国防和航天工业），巴克研究所博士后研究员（化学和老化），美国海军学院助理研究教授（机械工程），北卡罗来纳州州立大学博士后研究员（生物医学工程）。 BD研究员还因其研究而获奖，并共同撰写了国际会议的出版物和会议记录。 此外，UMBC？的BD研究员已经收到了来自NSF研究生研究奖学金，国家创业板联盟，谷歌，以及来自学术部门的资金的前两年的后续资金。在UMBC的BD研究员将参加一些专门设计的活动，以促进保留，专业发展，博士学位。完成，并为他们的STEM职业生涯做准备。 2013-15年UMBC BD队列计划包括以下组成部分：？广泛的方向计划，包括强制参加为期两天的暑期研究所，大学范围内的方向研究生，和部门方向与教师和同行？每两周一次的队列会议，小团体三合会会议，每月一次的个人咨询，以及来自以前队列的BD研究员的特别同伴指导会议？每月专业发展研讨会（例如，?推销你的科学？教授在培训？）？多日？为出版而写作？会议，周末硕士论文完成研讨会，然后访问和分配导师教练的论文之家？概念研究的想法和动手Fastlane培训课程的NSF研究生研究奖学金计划，并为外部奖学金和竞争性研究机会的小组准备？与UMCP的BD研究员的联系和与USM的联系？BD的校友？公开演讲培训，并参加UMBC研究生研究会议？IRB和负责任的研究行为培训，包括CITI认证，50页？研究准备？发展计划，概述和详细的学生？研究目标？有机会参加国家实验室，公司和UMBC战略合作伙伴网站的短期研究和现场访问，如生活质量技术（QoLT）中心和NSF工程研究中心以及匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学之间的合作。BD计划为新的研究生提供服务，他们是LSAMP计划的本科研究人员，其中许多人是传统上在STEM领域代表性不足的团体的成员。 BD计划为LSAMP提供了下一步？通过在研究生层面提供支持，这将有助于完成STEM博士学位，为STEM的毕业生提供支持。 广泛的BD专业发展套件和支持活动UMBC已经建立在动机，保留，研究准备，里程碑成就，学位完成和过渡到博士的成熟方法。STEM职业水平。