Conference: Diversifying Student Participation by Mentoring the Next Generation of Researchers in Operations Research and Management Sciences

会议：通过指导运筹学和管理科学的下一代研究人员使学生参与多样化

• 批准号: 2231718
• 负责人: Trilce Encarnacion
• 金额: $ 6.82万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Saint Louis
• 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: 2022-10-01 至 2025-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2231718&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Diversifying; Student; Participation; Mentoring

This project will implement an innovative program to provide a comprehensive student experience that includes research, career development, and mentoring. Every year a selected group of undergraduate minority students interested in STEM will be invited to participate in a workshop at the beginning of the INFORMS Annual Meeting. The workshop is complemented by individualized mentoring with leaders in the field by participating in structured sessions that will guide students on topics including career choices, networking strategies, and tools to make the most of their participation at the conference. This project will play an essential role in increasing the pipeline of underrepresented minority students in Operations Research and Management Sciences by exposing undergraduate students to the cutting-edge research presented at the meeting. From their attendance at the conference and mentoring sessions, students will learn the current state of the art in the field, and form professional connections. As stated by NSF's mission, this project grant contributes to the prosperity and welfare of the nation and contributes toward a more productive workforce development by investing in the next generation of researchers in Operations Research and Management Sciences.This project has three concrete goals: Organize a comprehensive training workshop that will provide participants with the tools to navigate the conference successfully, support student participation at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, and promote the adoption of student mentoring programs in the Operations Research and Management Science community. The project will implement a mentoring program to help students navigate several critical stages in their development as scientists. Moreover, the project will also develop guidance to foster similar mentoring programs in other operation research and management science venues.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.

该项目将实施一项创新计划，提供全面的学生体验，包括研究，职业发展和指导。每年一组选定的本科少数民族学生感兴趣的干将被邀请参加在INFORMS年会开始时的研讨会。该研讨会通过参与结构化会议，指导学生的主题，包括职业选择，网络战略和工具，以充分利用他们在会议上的参与，与该领域的领导者进行个性化辅导。该项目将通过让本科生接触会议上提出的前沿研究，在增加运筹学和管理科学中代表性不足的少数民族学生的渠道方面发挥重要作用。从他们在会议和辅导会议出席，学生将学习该领域的艺术现状，并形成专业的连接。正如美国国家科学基金会的使命所述，该项目资助有助于国家的繁荣和福利，并通过投资于运营研究和管理科学的下一代研究人员，为更有生产力的劳动力发展做出贡献。该项目有三个具体目标：组织一次全面的培训讲习班，为与会者提供成功参加会议的工具，支持学生参加INFORMS年会，并促进在运筹学和管理科学社区采用学生辅导计划。该项目将实施一个指导计划，以帮助学生在他们作为科学家的发展中度过几个关键阶段。此外，该项目还将制定指导方针，以促进在其他运筹学和管理科学场所类似的指导计划。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。