Session on Fostering Engineering Mechanics Research Community Diversity and Inclusion; 2018 ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference; Cambridge, Massachusetts; May 31, 2018

关于促进工程力学研究社区多样性和包容性的会议；

• 批准号: 1806186
• 负责人: Arghavan Louhghalam
• 金额: $ 4.5万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1806186&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Session; Fostering; Engineering; Mechanics; Research

This workshop award will support a combined community panel and participant networking conference session, focused on ways to foster diversity and inclusion within the engineering mechanics research community by building a culture of mentoring early career researchers, at the 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference. This session will be held on the morning of May 31, 2018, during the ASCE EMI conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, May 29-June 1, 2018. This award will provide travel support for up to four invited panelists and up to 13 early career engineering mechanics researchers from underrepresented groups to attend the panel and networking session and EMI conference. The invited panelists will share their research experiences and challenges during their research career, and suggest career-building research strategies and mentoring opportunities for early career researchers. This conference session will support the engineering mechanics research community to develop a plan for mentoring early career engineering mechanics researchers to enhance the diversity and inclusion of the research community, and thus broaden the perspectives and expertise to advance the progress of scientific and engineering research and knowledge in the engineering mechanics field. The objectives of this conference session are to: (1) discuss the impact of role models in cultivating diversity and inclusion in the next generation of engineering mechanics researchers, (2) identify the challenges facing early career researchers from underrepresented groups in the engineering mechanics community, (3) learn from and build upon successful research mentoring activities from other research communities and academic institutions, through the sage advice offered by the panelists, (4) highlight the importance and impact of mentoring and networking on early career research development, through the experience of mentees from prior National Science Foundation-supported faculty mentoring programs, and (5) recommend steps that can institutionalize mentorship activities for faculty to transition into leadership roles within the engineering mechanics research community. The outcomes of this workshop will create a positive and proactive culture for networking and mentoring among the diverse engineering mechanics research community. This award will produce a plan for mentoring activities to build a diverse and inclusive engineering mechanics research community and will disseminate the plan through a workshop report.

该研讨会奖将支持联合社区小组和参与者网络会议，重点是通过建立指导早期职业研究人员的文化来促进工程力学研究社区的多样性和包容性，在2018年美国土木工程师学会（ASCE）工程力学研究所（EMI）会议上。本次会议将于2018年5月31日上午在马萨诸塞州剑桥麻省理工学院举行的ASCE EMI会议期间举行，2018年5月29日至6月1日。该奖项将为来自代表性不足群体的最多4名受邀小组成员和最多13名早期职业工程力学研究人员提供差旅支持，以参加小组和网络会议以及EMI会议。 受邀嘉宾将分享他们在研究生涯中的研究经验和挑战，并为早期职业研究人员提出职业建设研究策略和指导机会。本次会议将支持工程力学研究界制定指导早期职业工程力学研究人员的计划，以提高研究界的多样性和包容性，从而拓宽视角和专业知识，推动科学和工程研究的进步和知识在工程力学领域。 本次会议的目标是：（1）讨论榜样在培养下一代工程力学研究人员的多样性和包容性方面的影响，（2）确定工程力学社区代表性不足的群体的早期职业研究人员面临的挑战，（3）从其他研究社区和学术机构的成功研究指导活动中学习和借鉴，通过由小组成员提供的明智的建议，（4）强调指导和网络对早期职业研究发展的重要性和影响，通过从以前的国家科学基金会支持的教师指导计划的学员的经验，和（5）建议的步骤，可以制度化导师活动的教师过渡到工程力学研究社区内的领导角色。 本次研讨会的成果将为多元化的工程力学研究界建立网络和指导创造一种积极主动的文化。 该奖项将制定指导活动计划，以建立一个多元化和包容性的工程力学研究社区，并将通过研讨会报告传播该计划。