Minority Faculty Development Workshop (MFDW): Engineering Enterprise and Innovation

提案#1135303摘要：2011年国家科学基金会少数族裔教师发展讲习班：工程企业和创新，这将是2001年开始的一系列活动中的第六个，由工程局资助。国际和平协会建议在佐治亚理工大学组织为期两天半的研讨会。国际和平协会和大学都有过组织这样的会议的经验。这次研讨会将使女性和职业生涯早期和中期的少数族裔工程学教师聚集在一起，在那里她们有机会建立网络，学习和讨论他们与行业合作的个人经验和挑战。研讨会将为专业发展和更好地了解研究、创新和翻译提供机会。与会者将分享和发展旨在开发商品化产品和服务的项目的想法。此外，研讨会将为制度化的少数族裔教师发展计划提供一个模式，重点是创新和创业精神，其中包括评估机制和相关的后续活动。此外，研讨会将讨论国家科学基金会的战略目标和国家的关键需求，与增强全球竞争力和改善国家经济有关。

Abstract of proposal # 1135303: The 2011 NSF Minority Faculty Development Workshop (MFDW): Engineering Enterprise and innovation, will be the sixth in a series that began in 2001 with funding under the Engineering Directorate. The PI proposes to organize two and a half day workshop at Georgia Tech University. The PI and the university have previous experience in organizing such conferences. This workshop will bring together women and underrepresented minority early and mid career engineering faculty where they have the opportunity to network, learn and discuss their personal experiences and challenges to collaborate with industry. The workshop will provide opportunities for professional development and better understanding of research innovation and translation. Participants will share and develop ideas for projects which are geared towards the development of products and services for commercialization. Also, the workshop will provide a model for an institutionalized minority faculty development program with an emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship that includes mechanisms for assessment and relevant follow up activities. In addition, the workshop will address strategic goals of the National Science Foundation and critical needs of the nation, related to enhance global competiveness and improve the national economy.