Enabling Participation of Hispanic Students in SHPE 2010 Graduate Activities

摘要：该项目获得了E级、E级和E/V级的评级，并得到了评审员的强烈推荐。这项建议的目的是增加西班牙裔本科生、研究生和博士后研究人员参加西班牙裔专业工程师协会(SHPE)年会(2010年10月)，以提高他们的研究生院、网络、领导力和沟通技能以及他们的学术前景。这项赠款建议为2年制和4年制大学的本科生以及研究生和博士后研究人员提供旅费，以参加SHPE 2010年会(2010年10月27-30日，辛辛那提，哦)主要用于两个目的：(1)允许学生参加SHPE年度本科生和研究生技术论文和海报比赛；(2)允许研究生和博士后研究人员通过SHPE会议的研究生院和研究生院参加研究生院和青年研究人员讲习班。本提案讨论了实现这一目标所需要求的所有适当方面。这项提案面向所有本科生、研究生和博士后水平的拉美裔学生。此外，教职员工还将参与并与学生互动，通过这次SHPE会议了解文化和分享学术经验。2009年SHPE研究生院和研究生院教职员工、本科生和研究生的推荐信(在建议书中)显示了这个论坛对扩大西班牙裔未被充分代表的群体在科学和工程领域的参与的价值。这项提议的资金将使本科生、研究生、博士后学生以及教职员工有机会参加今年的SHPE活动。这项活动产生的智力价值和更广泛的影响得到了很好的记录，并得到了审查员的大力支持。

Abstract:This proposal received ratings of E,E and E/V and was strongly recommended for funding by the reviewers. The purpose of this proposal is to increase the participation of Hispanic undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers, in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) annual meeting (October 2010) in order to enhance their graduate school, networking, leadership and communication skills as well as their academic prospects.This grant proposes to provide travel funds for undergraduate students, both from 2-year and 4-year colleges, and for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, to participate in the SHPE 2010 annual meeting (October 27-30, 2010, Cincinnati,OH) for two main purposes:(1) to allow students to participate in the SHPE annual undergraduate and graduate technical paper and poster competitions;(2) to allow graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to participate in graduate school and young investigator workshops, through the Grad Lab and Graduate Institute of the SHPE conference.This proposal discussed all appropriate aspects of the request needed to achieve the goal. This proposal is reaching out to all the hispanic students at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoc levels. In addition, faculty members will also participate and interact with students to learn about the cultural and share the academic experiences through this SHPE conference. The SHPE testimonials of faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students participants of the 2009 SHPE Grad Lab and Grad Institute provided (in the proposal) demonstrated the value of this forum to broadening participation of hispanic underrepresented groups in science and engineering.This proposal is a continuation and enhancement of the successful efforts of the the 2009 Grad Institute and undergraduate SHPE conference. The funding of this proposal would allow opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, postdoc students as well as faculty to participate in this year's SHPE event. The intellectual merit and broader impacts resulting from this activity are well documented and strongly supported by the reviewers.