University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Early Career Faculty Research Enhancement

这个奖项给波多黎各大学，马亚圭斯将使早期的职业教师前往阿灵顿，以满足在国家科学基金会和其他机构的项目主任。 这个项目的智力价值在于它能够通过会议来讨论他们的研究领域和具体的资助机会，以加强早期职业教师的研究活动。 通过直接与项目主任谈论他们提出的研究，教师可以参与有关研究领域和活动的深入讨论，获得反馈，这将有助于他们提交成功的建议，并产生更有影响力的结果。 这个奖项的更广泛的影响是在它的能力，以支持人口是历史上代表性不足的工程。 教师是西班牙裔的遗产，并在西班牙裔服务机构的职位。支持教师努力成功地竞争研究资金，并产生更有效的结果将直接有利于研究生和本科生群体在他们的机构。

This award to the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez will enable early career faculty to travel to Arlington to meet with program directors at the National Science Foundation and other agencies. The intellectual merit of this project lies in its ability to enhance the research activities of early career faculty via meetings to discuss their research areas and specific funding opportunities. By speaking directly with program directors about their proposed research, faculty can engage in deep discussion about research areas and activities, receiving feedback that will help them submit successful proposals and produce more impactful outcomes. The broader impact of this award is in its ability to support a population that is historically under-represented in engineering. The faculty are of Hispanic heritage and have positions at institutions that are Hispanic serving. Supporting the faculty efforts to successfully compete for research funds and generate more effective outcomes will directly benefit the graduate and undergraduate student populations at their institutions.