Condensed Matter Physics 2016 Principal Investigator Workshop

该项目将为NSF材料研究部凝聚态物理项目的首席研究员（PI）提供一个研讨会。该研讨会将于2016年5月底或6月初在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿举行，将为项目负责人提供一个相互交流和项目官员交流的场所，并获得有关更广泛影响的最佳实践的宝贵信息，这是美国国家科学基金会奖授予评估标准的重要组成部分。更广泛的影响涵盖了美国国家科学基金会资助的研究的社会效益，最近一个基金会广泛的会议集中讨论了包括美国国家科学基金会奖的更广泛影响的各种活动。这些目标包括培养训练有素的STEM劳动力、对其他领域的影响、对各级学生的教育以及向公众宣传。本次研讨会将重点讨论如何对赠款产生更广泛的有效影响、这些领域的最佳做法以及在项目负责人之间以及与公众进行有效沟通的方法。本次研讨会将有助于创建一个更有知识、更成熟、更成功的CMP社区。

This project will support a workshop for Principal Investigators (PI's) in the Condensed Matter Physics Program within the NSF Division of Materials Research. The workshop will be held in Arlington, VA in late May or early June 2016 and will provide PI's with a venue to interact with each other and program officers and to gain valuable information on best practices for broader impacts which are an important component of the grant evaluation criteria for NSF awards. Broader Impacts cover the societal benefits of NSF funded research and a foundation wide conference recently focused on the various activities that comprise the broader impacts of an NSF award. These include the development of a trained STEM workforce, impact on other fields, education of students at all levels and outreach to the public. This workshop will focus on the development of effective broader impacts for grants, best practices in these areas and methods to develop effective communication among PI's and with the general public. This workshop will help to create a more knowledgeable, sophisticated and successful CMP community.