The Enrollment Floodgates Are Open - Best Practices in Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Education for Rising Enrollments, September 9-11, 2019

非技术描述：研讨会将汇集来自学术机构、材料公司、国家实验室和联邦及认证机构的材料科学与工程项目的领导人和学生。研讨会的目的是讨论材料科学与工程专业本科入学人数迅速上升的全国趋势，预测未来对该领域的影响，建立最佳实践，并在将广泛传播的报告中总结调查结果。技术细节：在过去的十年中，许多大学的材料科学与工程（MatSE）课程的学生入学人数急剧增长。这些增长发生在BS，MS和博士课程中，其中最大的增长发生在本科阶段。这些趋势正在影响所有利益相关者，从学术项目到雇佣材料科学家和工程师的行业和政府实验室，再到资助和认证MatSE项目的政府和其他机构。该讲习班的目的是召集有代表性的利益攸关方讨论当前趋势，预测未来对实地的预期影响，并确定最佳做法。会议的结构包括演讲，贡献海报，以及有足够时间提问和讨论的小组。研究结果总结在一份报告中，该报告通过在针对材料科学界的领先出版物上发表而广泛传播 该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-Technical Description: The workshop will bring together leaders and students from materials science and engineering programs at academic institutions, materials-based companies, national laboratories and federal and accreditation agencies. The objective of the workshop is to discuss the national trend of rapidly rising undergraduate enrollments in materials science and engineering programs, make projections for expected future impact on the field, establish best practices, and summarize the findings in a report that will be broadly disseminated. Technical Details: Student enrollment in materials science and engineering (MatSE) programs has been growing dramatically at many universities over the last decade. These increases are taking place across BS, MS, and PhD programs with the most substantial growth taking place at the undergraduate level. These trends are impacting all stakeholders, from academic programs, to industries and government laboratories that hire materials scientists and engineers, through government and other agencies that fund and accredit MatSE programs. The objectives of this workshop are to bring together representative stakeholders to discuss current trends, make projections for expected future impact on the field, and establish best practices. The meeting is structured to include presentations, contributed posters, and panels with ample time for questions and discussion. The findings are summarized in a report that is broadly disseminated through publication in a leading publication aimed at the materials science community to inform and enhance the educational activities in materials science and engineering programs around the country.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.