MS PHD'S in Earth System Science Professional Development Program: A Track 2 Full-Scale Project

少数民族在地球系统科学中的努力和追求（MS PHD'S）倡议的专业发展计划摘要少数民族在地球系统科学方面努力和追求更高程度的成功（博士）专业发展计划提供了一个支持性的环境，其中25名本科生和研究生的四个队列中代表性不足的少数民族学生发展战略和必要的专业技能，在地球系统科学和工程领域有意义的职业。与美国航天局的三个组织、七个专业协会、一个国家研究机构联合会、一个正规教育机构和两个非正规教育机构合作; MS PHD的参与者在MS PHD的组织合作伙伴会议，美国宇航局设施，科学博物馆和国家科学院，在华盛顿进行的研究接触，专业发展，指导和社区建设活动，MS PHD的专业发展计划促进了三个阶段的活动，提供有关未来资金，教育和职业机会的信息;以及通过由同行，研究人员和教育工作者组成的虚拟社区成员进行的沟通和指导支持。第一阶段包括学生参与者和导师的方向，最初的导师-学员合作伙伴的互动，网络，专业发展，广泛的地球系统科学和工程曝光，参观美国宇航局艾姆斯研究中心设施之旅和MS博士的社区建设活动发生在旧金山弗朗西斯科，加利福尼亚州与美国地球物理联盟秋季会议。第二阶段使学生参与者在七个MS PHD的专业社会合作伙伴会议之一获得额外的地球系统科学和工程曝光，导师-学员互动和网络。在第三阶段，参与者参与了brownbag讨论，政府机构访问，并与专业协会和基金会代表对话。除了这些第三阶段的活动，而在华盛顿，华盛顿特区的学生获得1000美元的奖学金，参观美国宇航局艾姆斯戈达德太空飞行中心的设施，并参加美国生态社会组织的城市流域实地考察周边地区。研究曝光，指导，技术和能力建设活动是MS博士的专业发展计划的关键方面。正在进行的评估产生了更多的专业协会介绍、期刊文章和两篇博士论文的数据库。

Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD'S) Initiative's Professional Development ProgramAbstract The Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD'S) Professional Development Program provides a supportive environment within which four cohorts of 25 undergraduate and graduate underrepresented minority students develop strategies and professional skills necessary to pursue meaningful careers in Earth system science and engineering fields. In collaboration with three NASA organizations, seven professional societies, a national consortium of research institutions, one formal and two informal education institutions; MS PHD'S participants engage in research exposure, professional development, mentoring and community building activities undertaken at MS PHD'S organizational partner meetings, NASA facilities, science museums, and the National Academies, in Washington, D.C. The MS PHD'S Professional Development Program facilitates three phases of activities that provide information regarding future funding, education and career opportunities; and on-going communication and mentoring support via membership within a virtual community comprised of peers, researchers, and educators. Phase I includes student participant and mentor orientations, initial mentor-mentee partners' interactions, networking, professional development, broad Earth system science and engineering exposure, a tour of NASA Ames Research Center facilities tour and MS PHD'S community building activities that occur in San Francisco, CA in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union fall meeting. Phase II enables student participants to receive additional Earth system science and engineering exposure, mentor-mentee interaction and networking at one of seven MS PHD'S professional society partners' meetings. During Phase III participants engage in brownbag discussions, government agency visits, and dialogues with professional society and foundation representatives. In addition to these Phase III activities, while in Washington, D.C. students receive $1,000.00 scholarships, tour of NASA Ames Goddard Space Flight Center facilities and participate in an Ecological Society of America-organized urban watershed field trip of the surrounding area. Research exposure, mentoring, technology and capacity building activities are key aspects of the MS PHD'S Professional Development Program. Ongoing assessments result in additional professional society presentations, journal articles and the database for two doctoral dissertations.