Minority Undergraduate/Graduate Student Technical Presentation Experience at the 2011 NOBCChE Annual Technology Conference

全国黑人化学家和化学工程师专业进步组织（NOBCChE）请求资金支持来自选定的历史黑人学院大学（HBCU）和少数族裔机构的化学和化学工程系以及相关科学系的十六（16）名本科生和研究生入学&（少数民族机构包括西班牙裔服务机构和部落学院）出席并参加2011年4月18日至4月22日在德克萨斯州休斯顿举行的第38届NOBCChE年度技术会议的技术研讨会。对学生的好处是：1）有机会向由行业，政府和学术界同行组成的论坛展示他们的原创研究。2）有机会与其他HBCU/MI和多数机构的同事会面，以发展研究合作。3）吸引多数学术机构的代表，探索在上述学科攻读研究生学位的机会。4）在科学和工程领域会见并吸引有成就的少数民族。5）让少数民族学生和HBCU/MI的学生在STEM有成就的少数民族的氛围中接触新的想法和创新

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) requests funds to support the attendance of sixteen (16) undergraduate and graduate students from the departments of chemistry and chemical engineering, and related sciences at selected Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (Minority Institutions include Hispanic Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges) to attend and participate in technical symposia at the 38th NOBCChE Annual Technology Conference in Houston, TX from April 18 - April 22, 2011. The benefits to the students are:1) Opportunities to present their original research to a forum composed of industry, government and academic peers.2) Opportunities to meet colleagues at other HBCU/MI and majority Institutions to develop research collaborations.3) Engage representatives from majority academic institutions to explore opportunities to pursue graduate degrees in the aforementioned disciplines.4) To meet and engage accomplished minorities in the Scientific and engineering fields.5) Exposing minority students and students of HBCU/MI to new ideas and innovations in an atmosphere with accomplished minorities in STEM