Broadening Participation in the National Geoscience Workforce: The National Association of Black Geoscientists Technical Conference 2014

该奖项将为参加全国黑人地球科学家协会(NABG)第33届年度技术会议的学生提供支持，该会议将于2014年9月17日至20日在华盛顿州里奇兰市汉福德核保留区的华盛顿州立大学校园举行。NABG会议的主题将是“面向未来的环境理念”，其中“环保理念”可能指的是生态环境、经济环境或社会环境，以及传统和非传统能源，所有这些都在这个时候发生着前所未有的变化。NABG的主要目标是指导和建议来自代表性不足背景的学生攻读科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的学士、硕士和博士学位，提供一支称职和多样化的劳动力队伍，满足21世纪的关键国家需求。专业成员作为参与学生的榜样，并参与许多指导活动，包括对学生研究项目的建设性批评、职业咨询、与专业行为相关的指导和学术建议。这次会议为学术机构、政府机构和能源/环境行业提供了一个机会，让他们从代表性不足的群体中招收STEM专业的学生，并在国家地球科学工作人员中就业。

This award will provide support to defray expenses of student participants attending the 33rd Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG), September 17-20 2014, at the Washington State University campus on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, WA. The NABG conference theme will be "Environmental Ideas for the Future", where "Environmental Ideas" might refer to the ecological environment, the economic environment, or the social environment, as well as traditional and non-traditional energy resources, all of which are undergoing unprecedented changes at this time. The primary goal of NABG is to mentor and advise students from under-represented backgrounds pursuing BS, MS, and PhD degrees in scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, providing a competent and diverse workforce fulfilling critical national needs for the 21st Century. Professional members serve as role models to participating students, and engage in a number of mentoring activities including constructive criticism of student research projects, career counseling, guidance related to professional behavior and academic advising. The meeting serves as an opportunity for academic institutions, government agencies, and the energy/environmental industry to recruit students from underrepresented groups to STEM disciplines and employment in the national geosciences workforce.