The 40th National Association of Black Geoscientists Annual Technical Conference: Looking Forward To The Future

hbcu在国内培养地球科学家的能力有限。在全国103所hbcu中，有23所提供与地球和地球科学相关的学位课程，因此，全国黑人地球科学家协会（NABG）对此感兴趣。其中大部分（20个）是学士、硕士或博士级别的环境科学项目，但也包括地质学学士(1)、地球科学硕士(1)和大气科学（学士、硕士、博士）。特别是在以STEM和地球科学为导向的国家会议上，HBCU这些项目的教师人数不足。本次会议的一个主要目的是让这些项目的教师参与进来，提高他们对NABG的认识，并帮助他们参与到该组织中来，因为NABG正在努力创造一支更具包容性的21世纪地球科学人才队伍。该项目将为这些项目的关键教师提供支持，以参加会议，发展NABG专业成员网络，与他们互动，并成为一个充满活力的少数族裔服务STEM组织的积极成员。研讨会的目的是确定NABG如何更好地为HBCU教师和他们在全国范围内服务的许多有色人种学生提供服务。该项目寻求美国国家科学基金会的财政支持，约200名学生参与者和多达30名来自传统黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）的教师参加2021年9月9日至10日在虚拟平台上举行的第40届NABG年度技术会议。今年，PI正在积极招募hbcu地球科学方向学位课程（如环境和大气科学）的教师参与者。在NABG年度会议上，这些机构和项目的教师历来代表性不足。目标是扩大NABG的学科代表性，通过与hbcu的教师合作，将更多对环境问题感兴趣的有色人种纳入其中。扩大NABG的成员，让hbcu的环境科学和大气科学教师加入NABG，也将显著提高NABG在1890年国家赠地机构中的知名度，从而提高该组织的稳定性和长期生存能力。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。

HBCUs have limited capacity nationally to produce geoscientists. Of 103 HBCUs nationally, there are 23 that offer degree programs relevant to Earth and Geosciences and consequently, of interest to the National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG). Most of these (20) are environmental science programs at BS, MS, or PHD level, but they also include geology BS (1), geosciences MS (1), and atmospheric sciences (BS, MS, PHD). Faculty in these HBCU programs, in particular, are underrepresented at STEM and Geosciences-oriented national conferences. A primary aim of this conference is to engage faculty in these programs to enhance their awareness of NABG and aid their participation in the organization as it strives to create a more inclusive 21st Century geosciences workforce. The project will provide support for key faculty in these programs to attend the conference, develop a network of professional NABG members with whom they may interact going forward, and become active members in a vibrant minority-serving STEM organization. The objective of the workshop is to determine how NABG might better serve HBCU faculty and the many students-of-color they serve nationwide.This project seeks financial support from NSF for approximately 200 student participants and up to 30 faculty from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to attend the 40th Annual Technical Conference of NABG, 9-10 September 2021 on a virtual platform. For this year, the PI is actively recruiting faculty participants from the geoscience oriented degree programs (e.g. environmental and atmospheric sciences) at HBCUs. Faculty in these institutions and programs are historically under-represented at the NABG annual conference. The objective is to expand the disciplinary representation of NABG to include more people of color interested in environmental issues through engaging faculty at HBCUs. Expanding NABG membership with faculty in environmental sciences and atmospheric sciences at HBCUs will also significantly enhance visibility of NABG within the national cohort of 1890 Land Grant Institutions, and thus, enhance the stability and long-term viability of the organization.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.