Promoting Initiatives for Diversity in the Geosciences

该奖项的资金将用于促进地球科学家参加奇卡诺人和美洲土著人科学促进会(SACNAS)的年度会议和全年活动。地球科学中代表性不足的问题十分严重，SACNAS提供了独特和无与伦比的资源来解决这一问题。一年一度的SACNAS全国会议包含了为少数族裔学生提供的丰富的指导和科学资源，这在其他地方是找不到的。与会者组成了一个非常不同的群体，有数千人，有数百名地球科学家。代表不足的少数族裔(URM)本科生、毕业生和博士后更多地参与地球科学研究是提供多样化和有效劳动力的关键一步。因此，必须让目前参与地球科学研究的学员有机会在国家和地区会议上展示他们的研究成果，在这些会议上，他们可以与其他学生和博士后学者建立联系，以及与研究生项目招聘者、教员和专业人员建立联系，这些人将成为他们扩大的导师网络的一部分。SACNAS全国会议为地学学生和博士后提供了许多独特的机会，让他们参加并在以高质量研究和指导为重点的全国会议上发言。SACNAS对URM学生尤其重要，因为它吸引了大量的少数族裔STEM专业人员，包括一支敬业的地球科学家队伍，他们担任学生科学报告的导师、演讲者和评委。具体地说，这些资金用于支持学生参加SACNAS全国会议，并增加来自学术界和工业界的专业地球科学家参加SACNAS全年方案编制的人数，包括SACNAS领导学院。从历史上看，地球科学一直是SACNAS全国会议的重要组成部分。除了为学生提供了解当前地球科学研究的机会，并加强学生和地球科学专业人员的网络外，该组织还在增加参加其年度会议的专业地球科学家的人数。越来越多的地球科学专业人员的参与对SACNAS提供有效的指导和网络机会的能力至关重要。

Funding from this award is being used to enhance participation of geoscientists in annual conferences and year-round activities of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). Underrepresentation in the geosciences is acute and SACNAS offers unique and unparalleled resources to address this problem. The annual SACNAS National Conference incorporates a wealth of mentorship and scientific resources for minority students that are simply not found elsewhere. Conference attendees form a very diverse group numbering in the thousands, with geoscientists numbering in the hundreds. Increasing participation in geoscience research by underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduates, graduates, and post docs is a critical step to providing a diverse and effective workforce. It is therefore essential that trainees currently involved in geoscience research be given the opportunity to present their findings at national and regional conferences where they can establish contacts with other students and postdoctoral scholars, as well as with graduate program recruiters, faculty, and professionals who will become part of their expanded network of mentors. The SACNAS National Conference provides a number of unique opportunities for geoscience students and postdocs to attend and present at a national meeting focused on high quality research and mentoring. SACNAS is particularly important for URM students since it attracts large numbers of minority STEM professionals, including a dedicated cadre of geoscientists, who serve as mentors, speakers, and judges for student scientific presentations. Specifically, these funds are being used to support student participation in the SACNAS National Conference, and increase the number of professional geoscientists from both academia and industry who participate in year-round SACNAS programming, including the SACNAS Leadership Institute. Historically, geoscience has always been a valued part of the SACNAS National Conference. Besides offering students the opportunity to learn about current geosciences research and strengthening the network of students and professionals in geosciences, the organization is increasing the number of professional geoscientists who participate in its yearly conference. This increasing participation by geoscience professionals is crucial to SACNAS' ability to provide effective mentoring and networking opportunities.