Symposium on Graduate Study in the Sciences for Junior-year Undergraduate Women

该项目的目的是为太平洋西北地区(俄勒冈州和华盛顿州)的女理科本科生举办一次科学研究生学习研讨会，为她们提供考虑研究生学习所需的信息和鼓励。获得理科博士学位的女性人数远远少于获得这一学位的男性人数，选择研究生学习的女性本科生比例也低于选择所有科学学科研究生学习的男性比例。参加这次研讨会的人将了解研究生教育的一般情况和他们选择的领域的具体方面。他们还将参与关于选择研究生院、经济援助、研究生生活、研究生学习准备、职业机会以及女学生特别关注的问题的讨论。来自俄勒冈州和华盛顿州约30所学院和大学的60名本科生(代表物理、化学、数学、地球科学和生物科学)将参加研讨会。研讨会组织者将在他们剩余的本科期间与参与者保持联系，并记录他们在研究生学习方面的进展。

The purpose of this project is to hold a Symposium on Graduate Study in the Sciences for female science undergraduates from the Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington) to provide them with the information and encouragement needed to consider graduate study. The number of women receiving Ph.D. degrees in the sciences is far smaller than the number of men who receive this degree, and the fraction of female undergraduates who opt for graduate study is smaller than the fraction of males who opt for graduate study in all scientific disciplines. Those who attend this symposium will learn about graduate education in general and about specific aspects of their chosen field. They will also be involved in discussions about choosing a graduate school, financial aid, life as a graduate student, preparation for graduate study, career opportunities, and special concerns of female students. Sixty undergraduate participants (representing physics, chemistry, mathematics, earth sciences, and the biological sciences) from approximately 30 colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington will attend the symposium. Symposium organizers will remain in contact with the participants throughout their remaining undergraduate years and chart their progress towards graduate study.