Opportunities for Minority Undergraduate and Graduate Students in STEM at the 2015 NOBCChE Annual Conference; Orlando, Florida; September 21-26, 2015

2015 年 NOBCChE 年会上少数族裔本科生和研究生在 STEM 领域的机会；

• 批准号: 1550790
• 负责人: Malinda Swoope
• 金额: $ 7.03万
• 依托单位: Alabama A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-08-01 至 2016-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1550790&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Opportunities; Minority; Undergraduate; Graduate; Students

This award supports the participation of 100 undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral students at the 42nd Annual National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) conference, held in Orlando, FL on September 21 - 26, 2015. Selected participants are from underrepresented minority groups in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields who come from majority institutions, Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). This award provides opportunities for participants to engage in four major areas of focus: 1) technical and professional development; 2) networking and mentorship opportunities with professionals working in STEM fields; 3) exposure to high-profile minority role models in STEM; and 4) career advancement opportunities. Participants present their original research to a forum composed of industry, government, and academic peers while meeting colleagues from other HBCU, MSI, and majority institutions to develop research collaborations and to explore opportunities to pursue graduate degrees in the chemistry or chemical engineering disciplines. These opportunities may not only impact these specific participating individuals, but also benefit the larger community of STEM field practitioners as these activities are useful in recruiting and retaining individuals from underrepresented talent pools. NOBCChE seeks to increase the number of minorities in the STEM workforce. Results of this activity are submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals so that the indentified best practices can be more widely adopted.

该奖项支持 100 名本科生、研究生和博士后学生参加 2015 年 9 月 21 日至 26 日在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的第 42 届全国黑人化学家和化学工程师职业发展组织 (NOBCChE) 年度会议。选定的参与者来自科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域代表性不足的少数群体，他们来自大多数机构、历史黑人 学院和大学 (HBCU) 以及西班牙裔服务机构 (HSI)。该奖项为参与者提供了参与四大重点领域的机会：1）技术和专业发展； 2) 与 STEM 领域的专业人士建立联系和指导的机会； 3) 接触 STEM 领域备受瞩目的少数群体榜样； 4) 职业发展机会。参与者向由行业、政府和学术同行组成的论坛展示他们的原创研究，同时会见来自其他 HBCU、MSI 和大多数机构的同事，以发展研究合作并探索攻读化学或化学工程学科研究生学位的机会。 这些机会不仅可能影响这些特定的参与个人，而且还会使更大的 STEM 领域从业者社区受益，因为这些活动有助于从代表性不足的人才库中招募和留住个人。 NOBCChE 致力于增加 STEM 劳动力中少数族裔的数量。这项活动的结果将提交在同行评审期刊上发表，以便更广泛地采用确定的最佳实践。