Conference: Plant Biology 2021 PUI Faculty Development Workshop and Conference Participation

会议：植物生物学 2021 PUI 教师发展研讨会和会议参与

• 批准号: 2105488
• 负责人: Crispin Taylor
• 金额: $ 3.97万
• 依托单位: American Society of Plant Biologists
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-03-01 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2105488&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Plant; Biology; 2021; PUI

Researchers at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) play an important role in educating undergraduates in the sciences. Although PUIs generally lack the luster of cutting-edge research universities, they often make up for that with their faculty’s dedication to pedagogy. Smaller class sizes, lab courses taught by faculty, and course-based undergraduate research experiences are often reasons why students choose to attend a PUI. Research at PUIs, while necessarily proceeding at a slower pace than in research-intensive institutions, nonetheless contributes to the overall research output of the United States and, maybe most importantly, provides access to authentic research experiences for undergraduates in their preparation for graduate school or a STEM career. Due to the smaller department size, faculty at PUIs often lack access to colleagues studying similar questions to their own. For these professors participating in conferences is often the only way to network, exchange ideas, and stay current in their fields. This grant provides awards to defray the cost of registration and travel specifically to PUI faculty to participate in the Plant Biology 2021 conference. Aside from networking and conversing about their own and their colleagues’ research, PUI faculty attending this meeting will also be able to participate in a faculty development workshop on the topic of inclusivity in undergraduate research. Conference participation is expected to have a direct and lasting effect on the ability of attendees to provide rich research experiences to a diverse group of students, including those historically underrepresented in the sciences.Developing and maintaining a vigorous research program that includes opportunities for undergraduate involvement is a rewarding but difficult task. Working actively to increase diversity in undergraduate research is also a rewarding and important task, but adds an additional layer of potentially time-consuming activities. Although research program development and active work to broaden participation in the sciences are challenges for faculty at any institution, several aspects make this work particularly difficult for scientists at PUIs. Compared to research-intensive institutions, a lower level of research infrastructure, funding, and in most cases the absence of support from graduate students and postdocs at PUIs pose challenges. Time constraints due to heavier teaching loads are likely the most difficult aspect that PUI faculty members have to overcome towards developing an inclusive and productive research program. Intentional approaches to add diversity in scientific research at the PUI level require time, ideas, money, and specific skills. Having a network of colleagues who are working towards the same goals is important to increase productivity and synergism. This project proposes to organize and offer a workshop for PUI scientists and to provide travel/registration grants for Plant Biology 2021 for PUI scientists. A 3.5-hour workshop is planned for the first morning of the meeting with the goal of helping PUI faculty develop and maintain productive and more diverse research labs. Additionally, a panel on obtaining a job at a PUI, the PUI business meeting, and informal meet ups will foster networking and opportunities to collaborate among colleagues.This award was co-funded by the Plant Genome Research Program and the Physiological Mechanisms and Biomechanics Program in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems.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.

研究人员在主要的本科院校（PUI）在教育本科生在科学方面发挥着重要作用。虽然PUI通常缺乏尖端研究型大学的光彩，但他们经常用教师对教育学的奉献精神来弥补这一点。小班教学，教师教授的实验室课程，以及基于课程的本科研究经验通常是学生选择参加PUI的原因。在PUI的研究，虽然必然以比研究密集型机构更慢的速度进行，但仍然有助于美国的整体研究成果，也许最重要的是，为本科生在准备研究生院或STEM职业生涯时提供真实的研究经验。由于部门规模较小，PUI的教师经常无法接触到研究类似问题的同事。对于这些教授来说，参加会议通常是建立网络、交流思想和保持所在领域最新状态的唯一途径。该补助金提供奖励，以支付注册和旅行的费用，专门为PUI教师参加植物生物学2021年会议。除了网络和谈论自己和同事的研究，PUI教师参加这次会议也将能够参加教师发展研讨会的主题在本科研究的包容性。会议参与预计将对与会者为多元化学生群体提供丰富研究经验的能力产生直接而持久的影响，包括那些历史上在科学领域代表性不足的学生。开发和维持一个充满活力的研究项目，其中包括本科生参与的机会是一项有意义但艰巨的任务。积极工作，以增加本科研究的多样性也是一个有益的和重要的任务，但增加了一个潜在的耗时活动的额外层。虽然研究项目的开发和积极工作，以扩大在科学的参与是在任何机构的教师的挑战，几个方面使这项工作特别困难的科学家在PUI。与研究密集型机构相比，较低水平的研究基础设施，资金，以及在大多数情况下缺乏研究生和博士后的支持，都构成了挑战。由于较重的教学负荷的时间限制可能是PUI教师必须克服的最困难的方面，以发展一个包容性和富有成效的研究计划。在PUI水平上增加科学研究多样性的有意方法需要时间，想法，金钱和特定技能。拥有一个为同一目标而努力的同事网络对于提高生产力和协同作用非常重要。该项目建议为PUI科学家组织和提供研讨会，并为PUI科学家提供2021年植物生物学的旅行/注册赠款。会议的第一个上午计划举行一个3.5小时的研讨会，目的是帮助PUI教师开发和维护生产力和更多样化的研究实验室。此外，一个关于在PUI获得工作的小组，PUI商务会议，和非正式的会议将促进网络和机会，同事之间的合作。这个奖项是共同的，由植物基因组研究计划和综合有机体系统部的生理机制和生物力学计划资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的学术价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。