Building Sustainable Networks for Supporting Underrepresented Minorities in STEM: The 3rd Annual NOBCChE Collaborative Conference

历史黑人学院和大学本科课程(HBCU-UP)支持旨在提高HBCU科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学生和教职员工的研究和教育能力的会议和研讨会。温斯顿·塞勒姆州立大学将于2020年4月9日至10日在汉普顿大学举办第三届NOBCChE合作会议。来自六个机构的本科生和研究生将参加这次为期两天的会议，介绍他们的研究成果，并通过与教师和行业代表的互动建立支持网络。NOBCChE是全国黑人化学家和化学工程师职业发展组织，是一个致力于帮助黑人和其他少数族裔学生和专业人员充分发挥他们在化学、化学工程和相关领域的学术、专业和创业追求方面的潜力的专业组织。这次会议将促进代表不足的学生和教职员工网络的建立；为本科生和研究生提供技术和专业发展机会；为教职员工创造潜在的合作研究机会；并建立长期可信赖的关系。这次会议将通过频繁的互动、面对面的接触，以及对奥本大学、汉普顿大学、杰克逊州立大学、俄亥俄州立大学、匹兹堡大学和温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学等机构的独特性的透彻了解，建立并加强这些关系。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。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) supports conferences and workshops that seek to increase the research and education capacity of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students and faculty at HBCUs. Winston Salem State University will organize the 3rd NOBCChE Collaborative Conference to be held on April 9-10, 2020 at Hampton University. Undergraduate and graduate students from six institutions will attend this two-day conference to present their research and build a network of support by interacting with faculty and industry representative. NOBCChE is the National Organization for the Professional Advancements of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, a professional organization dedicated to assisting black and other minority students and professionals in fully realizing their potential in academic, professional, and entrepreneurial pursuits in chemistry, chemical engineering, and allied fields. This conference will facilitate the creation of networks of underrepresented students and faculty members; offer technical and professional development opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students; generate potential collaborative research opportunities for faculty; and build long-term trustworthy relationships. This conference will build on and strengthen these relationships through frequent interactions, face-to-face encounters, and a thorough understanding of the uniqueness of each of the institutions - Auburn University, Hampton University, Jackson State University, Ohio State University, University of Pittsburgh, and Winston-Salem State University.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.