Support for students from underrepresented institutions and groups to attend the 2018 Goldschmidt Conference; August 12-17, 2018; Boston, MA

一年一度的V.M. Goldschmidt会议在向年轻研究人员介绍地球化学世界方面发挥着重要作用，地球化学是一门专注于地球和太阳系化学的地球科学学科。该项目旨在增加代表性不足的群体的成员在2018年马萨诸塞州波士顿Goldschampton会议上的参与，并得到参与者的支持。在美国，少数族裔在地球科学领域的代表性不足的比例低得惊人，甚至比其他STEM领域更糟，而且在没有博士学位的小型学院和大学中有大量有才华的学生。缺乏资源参加国际科学会议的项目。例如，在过去的十年中，每年有200-300名地球科学博士学位授予美国公民和永久居民，但没有一年超过两名非洲裔美国女性或六名男性获得地球科学博士学位。此外，在没有博士学位的小型学院和大学中，有大量有才华的学生。没有资源参加国际会议的人。许多这些机构为低收入家庭的学生和/或第一代学生提供服务，他们代表着一个巨大的潜在人才库。国际科学会议是所有经验水平的研究人员建立联系的主要渠道。对于学生来说，这些会议往往是第一次有机会与国际科学界的知名人士进行互动。希望通过促进他们参加Goldschmidt会议，他们将转向追求更高的学位，并将满足研究人员谁将采取他们作为学员（作为博士后或研究生），该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

The annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference plays an important role in introducing young researchers to the world of geochemistry, the geosciences discipline that focuses on the chemistry of the earth and the solar system. This project seeks to increase the participation of members of underrepresented groups at the 2018 Goldschmidt meeting in Boston, MA, with participant support. The proportion of underrepresented minorities in the geosciences in the US is appallingly low, even worse than other STEM fields, and there is a large pool of talented students in small colleges and universities without Ph.D. programs who lack the resources to attend international scientific meetings. For example, over the past decade between 200-300 geoscience PhDs have been awarded each year to US citizens and permanent residents, yet there was not a single year in which more than two African American women or six men received geoscience Ph.D. degrees, and for Hispanics/Latinos the maximum numbers are seven women and eight men, Moreover, there is a large pool of talented students in small colleges and universities without Ph.D. programs, who do not have the resources to attend international meetings. Many of these institutions serve low-income students, and/or first-generation students, which represent a great potential reservoir of talent. International scientific meetings are the primary networking outlet for researchers of all experience levels. For students, these meetings are often the first opportunity to interact with eminent members of the international scientific community. It is hoped that by facilitating their participation in the Goldschmidt Conference, they will be turned on to pursue higher degrees, and will meet researchers who will take them on as mentees (as postdocs or graduate students), thus contributing to the need to increase diversity in the geosciences.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.