Increasing Underrepresented Minorities in STEM: The 48th NOBCChE Annual Conference (Virtual)

该奖项将支持本科生、研究生和博士后研究员参加2021年全国黑人化学和化学工程师职业促进组织(NOBCChE)会议的年度会议。该奖项由数学和物理科学(MPS)委员会的化学和材料研究部门、生物科学(BIO)委员会的分子和细胞生物科学部门以及工程(ENG)委员会的化学、生物工程和运输系统部门共同资助。NOBCChE会议已经成为一次重要的会议，旨在招募科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的不同全球领导者，并在更广泛的科学界创造一个包容各方的环境。由于新冠肺炎大流行，NOBCChE大会将虚拟地在今年举行。该奖项将为来自STEM未得到充分服务的人群的选定参与者提供登记支持。此外，该奖项还将为参与者参与开发一个强大的在线平台。该奖项将为参与者提供参与四个主要重点领域的机会：1)STEM技术和专业发展；2)与STEM专业人员建立网络和指导机会；3)接触STEM中著名的少数族裔榜样；以及4)STEM职业发展机会。学生参与者将与来自行业、政府和学术界的同行和专业人士互动，以发展合作并探索在化学、化学工程和相关学科攻读研究生学位的机会。NOBCChE 2021还将通过在虚拟环境中主办这次STEM会议并在会议前和会议后提供对知识产权存储库的数字访问，帮助了解支持学生参与的最佳实践。会议还将有助于丰富学生与会者和与其他高级领导人一起在会议规划和执行委员会工作的学生的技术、专业和领导技能。该奖项反映了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 will support the participation of undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows at the national annual meeting for the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) conference in 2021. This award is jointly funded by Divisions of Chemistry and Materials Research, both in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Directorate, the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences in the Biological Sciences (BIO) Directorate, and the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, and Transport Systems in the Engineering (ENG) Directorate. The NOBCChE meeting has become an important conference to recruit diverse global leaders in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields and to create an inclusive environment in the broader scientific community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NOBCChE conference will be held virtually this year. This award will provide the registration support to selected participants from populations that have been underserved in STEM. In addition, this award will enable the development of a robust online platform for participant engagement. This award will provide opportunities for participants to engage in four major areas of focus: 1) STEM technical and professional development; 2) networking and mentorship opportunities with STEM professionals; 3) exposure to prestigious minority role models in STEM; and 4) STEM career advancement opportunities. Student participants will interact with peers and professionals from industry, government, and academia to develop collaborations and to explore opportunities to pursue graduate degrees in the chemistry, chemical engineering and related disciplines. NOBCChE 2021 will also contribute to the knowledge of best practices for supporting student engagement via hosting this STEM meeting in a virtual environment and providing digital access to a repository of intellectual property pre- and post-conference. The meeting will also serve to enrich the technical, professional, and leadership skill sets of student attendees and students working on committees with other senior leaders on conference planning and execution.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.