Increasing Underrepresented Minorities in STEM: The 47th NOBCChE Annual Conference (Virtual)

该奖项支持本科生、研究生和博士后参加于9月9日举行的全国黑人化学家和化学工程师职业促进组织(NOBCChE)年度会议。2020年24日至25日。由于新冠肺炎的中断，2020年NOBCCHE大会将以虚拟形式举行。选定的参与者来自科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域中代表性较低的少数群体。除了为学生提供注册支持外，该奖项还有助于为参与者参与开发一个强大的在线平台。这是由化学和材料研究司(数学和物理科学局)、分子和细胞生物科学司(生物科学局)以及化学、生物工程和运输系统司以及工业创新和伙伴关系司(工程局)资助的。首席调查员是密西西比大学的Godfrey Murrell。该奖项为参与者提供了参与四个主要重点领域的机会：1)STEM技术和专业发展；2)与STEM专业人员建立网络和指导机会；3)接触STEM享有盛誉的少数族裔榜样；以及4)STEM职业发展机会。学员与业界、政府和学术界的同行和专业人士互动，开展合作，并探索在化学、化学工程和相关学科攻读研究生学位的机会。这是通过虚拟会议实现的。这些机会不仅影响这些具体参与的个人，而且使更大的STEM外地从业人员社区受益，因为这些活动有助于从代表性不足的人才库中招聘和留住个人。NOBCChE寻求增加STEM劳动力中的少数族裔人数。典型的为期一周的NOBCChE会议压缩到两天，会议后可以访问各种材料。评估计划能够将之前的NOBCChE事件与这一有史以来第一次虚拟事件进行比较。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 supports the participation of undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral students at the Annual National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) conference, held Sept. 24-25, 2020. The 2020 NOBCChE conference is in a virtual format in 2020 due to disruptions from COVID-19. Selected participants are from underrepresented minority groups in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. In addition to providing registration support for students, this award enables the development of a robust online platform for participant engagement. This is funded by Divisions of Chemistry and Materials Research, both of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences in the Biological Science Directorate, and the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, and Transport Systems as well as the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, both of the Engineering Directorate. The Principle Investigator is Godfrey Murrell of the University of Mississippi. This award provides opportunities for participants to engage in four major areas of focus: 1) STEM technical and professional development; 2) networking and mentorship opportunities with STEM professionals; 3) exposure to prestigious minority role models in STEM; and 4) STEM career advancement opportunities. Student participants interact with peers and professionals from industry, government, and academia to develop collaborations and to explore opportunities to pursue graduate degrees in the chemistry, chemical engineering and related disciplines. This is accomplished through a virtual conference. These opportunities not only impact these specific participating individuals, but also benefit the larger community of STEM field practitioners as these activities are useful in recruiting and retaining individuals from underrepresented talent pools. NOBCChE seeks to increase the number of minorities in the STEM workforce. The compression of the typical weeklong NOBCChE conference to two days is augmented by post conference access to various materials. Assessment plans enable the comparison of prior in person NOBCChE events to this first ever virtual event.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.