Leadership Workshops and Graduate Student Travel Grant

提案标题：领导力研讨会和研究生旅行补助金首席研究员：赫拉奇·G·塞梅里扬研究所：化学研究委员会提案编号：CBET-0827100该奖项支持2008年4月27-29日化学研究委员会年会上的两个领导力研讨会。一个是面向美国大学化学和化学工程系的大约20名研究生，重点是代表人数不足的群体和来自少数族裔服务机构的学生。另一个是让这些部门的新任主席发展自己的领导风格。具体地说，该奖项支持聘用主持人以及研究生参加他们的讲习班和年会的旅费。年会的主题是“十字路口的化学研究：全球化对创新、竞争力和教育的影响”。

Proposal Title: Leadership Workshops and Graduate Student Travel GrantPrincipal Investigator: Hratch G SemerjianInstitution: Council for Chemical ResearchProposal No: CBET-0827100This award supports a pair of leadership workshops at the Council for Chemical Research annual meeting on April 27-29, 2008. One is for approximately 20 graduate students from Chemistry and Chemical engineering Departments at U.S. universities, with emphasis on underrepresented groups and those from minority-serving institutions. The other is for incoming chairs of such departments for them to develop their own respective leadership styles. Specifically the award supports the engagement of facilitators and the travel of the graduate students to attend their workshop and the annual meeting. The theme of the annual meeting is 'Chemical Research at the Crossroad: The Impact of Globalization on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Education'.