Technical Symposium for Minoritized STEM Students

历史上的黑人学院和大学-本科项目（HBCU-UP）支持旨在提高hbcu科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学生和教师的研究和教育能力的会议和研讨会。摩根州立大学将组织一次学生研讨会，与将于2020年9月23日至26日举行的第92届全国技术协会（NTA）年会一起举行，由克拉克亚特兰大大学虚拟主办。来自HBCUs的本科生将虚拟参加为期一天的学生研讨会，展示他们的研究，并通过与教师和行业代表互动建立支持网络，并充分参与会议。NTA成立于1926年，旨在促进本科生参与科技研究活动。研讨会将为大约一百名学生提供一个高潮的经验，通过口头和海报的形式向参加NTA会议的同行和专业人士传播研究成果。学生将有机会提高他们的沟通技巧，并获得与他们的学术工作和潜在职业有关的重要反馈。一个关键目标是为本科生提供与来自学术界、工业界、政府机构和私营部门的科学家和工程师建立联系的机会。尽管covid - 19病毒是一个高度优先的主题，但准备和发展未来的STEM劳动力是NTA任务的核心，议程还将包括地球科学主题，以及大数据、人工智能、机器人和其他新兴技术主题。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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. Morgan State University will organize a student symposium held in conjunction with the 92nd National Technical Association (NTA) Annual Conference to be held on September 23-26, 2020, hosted virtually by Clark Atlanta University. Undergraduate students from HBCUs will virtually participate in the one-day student symposium to present their research and build a network of support by interacting with faculty and industry representatives, as well as fully participate in the conference. The NTA, established in 1926, promotes the involvement of undergraduate students in scientific and technical research activities. The symposium sessions will provide a culminating experience for approximately one hundred students to disseminate research results to peers and professionals attending the NTA conference through oral and poster sessions. Students will have a chance to enhance their communication skills and receive critical feedback related to their academic work and potential careers. A key objective is to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to network with scientists and engineers from academia, industry, government agencies, and the private sector. Although the COVID19 virus is a high priority topic, preparing and growing the future STEM workforce is at the core of the NTA mission and the agenda will also include topics in the geosciences, as well as topics in big data, artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging technologies.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.