Professional Experiences for Students in Plasma Science: Student Travel Support to Attend the 2018 Gaseous Electronics Conference

该奖项将支持学生参加将于2018年11月5日至8日在俄勒冈州波特兰举行的第71届气体电子学年会(GEC)。GEC在追求发生在部分电离的碰撞等离子体中的基本物理和化学过程方面有着悠久的历史，包括原子、分子、带电粒子、光子、波和场之间的相互作用。GEC有着鼓励和促进学生参与的深厚传统。对于学生来说，参加研究会议是一种重要的教育经历，在他们的家乡机构是无法复制的。GEC为学生提供机会扩大他们的网络，学习尖端研究，并发展和磨练他们的专业沟通技能。GEC是一个欢迎学生进入全球专业社区的地方，在那里他们可以设想自己将在那里度过他们的职业生涯。GEC项目安排了上午10点左右和下午3点左右的咖啡休息时间，以促进参与者之间的对话。在2018年全球经济共同体上，正在采取有目的的步骤，为那些来自那些在大会上没有很好代表的群体创造一个更具包容性的会议氛围。这些步骤包括重新考虑GEC的经历，为其作为气体电子研究首选场所的声誉增加对多样性和包容性的承诺。尽管研究界的人口结构变化的时间常数比预期的要慢，但这一奖项带来的活动有可能通过将新的传统引入全球经济共同体的机构记忆而产生长期影响。这一方法包括介绍几个经过测试的职业发展和社交活动，旨在吸引早期职业参与者，包括学生和代表人数不足的群体。在会后调查中增加的问题将有助于评估对增加的活动的需求、兴趣和有效性，回应将用于指导随后几年的规划。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award will support student participation at the 71st Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) is to be held November 5-8, 2018, in Portland, OR. The GEC has a long and venerable history in pursuit of the foundational physical and chemical processes occurring in partially ionized, collisional plasmas, encompassing the interactions between atoms, molecules, charged particles, photons, waves, and fields. The GEC has a strong tradition of encouraging and promoting student participation. Attending research conferences is an important educational experience for students that cannot be replicated at their home institutions. The GEC provides opportunities for students to expand their networks, to learn about cutting edge research, and to develop and hone their professional communication skills.The GEC is a place to welcome students into a global professional community where they can envision themselves spending their careers. The GEC program is organized with coffee breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon, as a way of facilitating conversation among participants. At the 2018 GEC, intentional steps are being taken to create a more inclusive conference atmosphere for those from groups not well represented at the conference. These steps include a reconsideration of the GEC experience to add a commitment to diversity and inclusivity to its reputation as a premier venue for gaseous electronics research. Although demographic changes in research communities have slower time constants than might be desirable, the activities enabled by this award have the potential for long term impact by introducing new traditions into the GEC institutional memory. This approach includes introduction of several tested professional development and social events intended to appeal to early career attendees, including students and those from underrepresented groups. Questions added to the post-conference survey will help to assess need for, interest in and effectiveness of the added events, and responses will be used to guide planning for subsequent years.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.