Engaging All Geoscience Disciplines at the National Association of Black Geoscientists Annual Conference

该奖项为来自历史上黑人学院和大学(HBCU)的约10名教师和来自全国各地的约50名有色人种学生参加2019年9月4日至7日在阿肯色州费耶特维尔举行的全国黑人地球科学家协会(NABG)年度技术会议提供部分支持。让HBCU的教职员工参与职业发展机会，如NABG，将有助于保持他们在毕业生潜在雇主中的奖学金和社会资本。该项目的目标是扩大北大西洋公约组织的学科代表性，使更多有色人种对更广泛的地球科学学科感兴趣，包括海洋(海洋)、大气和地球科学。主要目的是让教师和学生参与HBCU环境科学项目，并帮助他们参加一次对他们进入21世纪地球科学队伍具有重要意义的全国会议。尽管像NABG这样的专业组织做出了努力，但非洲裔美国人在地球科学中的代表性仍然很低。最近的评估发现，向代表人数不足的群体授予地球科学学位的比例仍然很低；每个学术级别的地球科学学位中有10%授予少数族裔，非洲裔美国人获得的地球科学学士学位不到3%。此外，大多数与地球科学相关的HBCU学位课程都是环境和大气科学课程。这些项目的学生在NABG年度会议上的代表比例历来偏低。早先参加NABG会议的人继续他们在地球科学方面的学术准备或进入国家地球科学工作队伍；包括参加过至少四次NABG会议的学生100%的职业发展。因此，有色人种学生参加NABG似乎与职业成功密切相关。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award provides partial support for about 10 faculty from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and for about 50 students-of-color from across the nation to participate in the Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG), 4-7 September 2019 in Fayetteville, AR. Engaging HBCU faculty in professional development opportunities such the NABG will help maintain their scholarship and social capital among prospective employers of their graduates. The objective of this project is to expand the disciplinary representation of NABG to include more people-of-color interested in broader disciplines of Geosciences, including ocean (marine), atmospheric and earth sciences. A primary aim is to engage faculty and students in HBCU environmental science programs and aid their participation in a national conference of importance to placing them in the 21st Century geosciences workforce. Despite the efforts of professional organizations like NABG, underrepresentation of African Americans in geosciences remains low. Recent assessments found that degree awards in geosciences to persons from underrepresented groups remain very low; 10% of geoscience degrees at every academic level are awarded to those with minority status, and African Americans earn fewer than 3% of geoscience baccalaureate degrees. Furthermore, most HBCU degree programs of relevance to the geosciences are environmental and atmospheric sciences programs. Students in these programs are historically under-represented at the NABG annual conference. Earlier participants in NABG meetings have continued in their academic preparation in geosciences or entered the national geosciences workforce; including 100% career advancement for students who attended at least four NABG conferences. Thus, participation of students-of-color in NABG appears to be strongly correlated with career success.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.