The 41st National Association of Black Geoscientists Annual Technical Conference: Beyond the Pandemic Event Horizon

第 41 届全国黑人地球科学家协会年度技术会议：超越大流行事件范围

• 批准号: 2231597
• 负责人: Stephen Boss
• 金额: $ 4.98万
• 依托单位: University of Arkansas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2231597&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 41st; National; Association; Black; Geoscientists

HBCUs have limited capacity nationally to produce geoscientists. Of the 100+ 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 50 student participants and up to 10 faculty from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to attend the 41st Annual Technical Conference of NABG, 7-9 September 2022. 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.

HBCU在国家一级培养地球科学家的能力有限。在全国100多个HBCU中，有23个提供与地球和地球科学相关的学位课程，因此引起了全国黑人地球科学家协会（NABG）的兴趣。其中大多数（20）是在BS，MS或PHD水平的环境科学课程，但他们也包括地质学BS（1），地球科学MS（1）和大气科学（BS，MS，PHD）。在这些HBCU计划的教师，特别是，在干和地球科学为导向的国家会议代表不足。本次会议的主要目的是让教师参与这些计划，以提高他们对NABG的认识，并帮助他们参与该组织，因为它努力创造一个更具包容性的21世纪世纪地球科学的劳动力。该项目将为这些项目的主要教师提供支持，以参加会议，发展专业NABG成员网络，他们可以与他们互动，并成为一个充满活力的少数民族服务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服务。该项目寻求NSF的财政支持，约50名学生参与者和来自历史上黑人学院和大学（HBCU）的10名教师参加NABG的第41届年度技术会议，2022年9月7日至9日。今年，PI正在积极招募HBCU地球科学学位课程（例如环境和大气科学）的教师参与者。这些机构和项目的教师在NABG年会上的代表性历来不足。其目标是通过吸引HBCU的教职员工，扩大NABG的学科代表性，以纳入更多对环境问题感兴趣的有色人种。扩大NABG与HBCU环境科学和大气科学教师的成员资格也将大大提高NABG在1890个土地赠与机构的国家队列中的知名度，因此，增强稳定性和长期性该组织的长期生存能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并且通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查进行评估，被认为值得支持的搜索.