Professional Experiences for Students in Plasma Science: Student Travel Support for 2021 and 2022 Gaseous Electronics Conferences

该奖项将支持学生参加将于2021年10月4日至8日在阿拉巴马州亨茨维尔举行的第74届气体电子学年会(GEC)和将于2022年底在日本仙台举行的第75届GEC。GEC在追求发生在部分电离的碰撞等离子体中的基本物理和化学过程方面已经有了四分之三个世纪的历史，包括原子、分子、带电粒子、光子、波和场之间的相互作用。GEC有着鼓励和促进学生参与的深厚传统。参加研究会议对学生来说是一次重要的教育经历，在他们的母校是无法复制的。GEC为学生提供机会扩大他们在国内和国际上的网络，了解最尖端的研究和发现，并发展他们的专业沟通技能。GEC是一个欢迎学生参与的会议，并向他们介绍全球专业社区，在那里他们可以展望自己的职业发展。GEC项目的组织方式是上午10点左右和下午3点左右，以促进参与者之间的对话。在2021年和2022年全球经济共同体会议上，正在采取有目的的步骤，为那些在会议上没有得到很好代表的群体创造一个更具包容性的会议氛围。这些步骤包括重新考虑GEC的经历，为其作为气体电子和等离子体研究首选场所的声誉增加对多样性和包容性的承诺。尽管研究社区的人口结构变化的时间常数比预期的要慢，但这一奖项所带来的学生参与有可能对未来GEC社区的多样性产生长期影响。这一方法包括引入几个经过测试的职业发展和社交活动，旨在吸引早期职业参与者，如学生研究竞赛，包括来自代表性不足群体的学生。在会后调查中添加的问题将有助于评估对添加的活动的需求、兴趣和有效性，响应将用于指导后续会议的规划。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 student participation in the 74th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) to be held October 4 - 8, 2021 in Huntsville, Alabama and the 75th GEC to be held in late 2022 in Sendai, Japan. The GEC has a three quarter century history in pursuit of the foundational physical and chemical processes occurring in partially ionized, collisional plasmas, encompassing the interactions between atoms, molecules, charged particles, photons, waves, and fields. The GEC has a strong tradition of encouraging and promoting student participation. The attendance at research conferences is an important educational experience for students that cannot be replicated at their home institutions. The GEC provides opportunities for students to expand their networks both domestically and internationally, to learn about the most cutting edge research and discoveries, and to develop their professional communication skills.The GEC is a conference that welcomes student participation and introduces them to the global professional community where they can envision themselves developing their careers. The GEC program is organized with breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon, as a way of facilitating conversation among participants. At the 2021 and 2022 GEC, intentional steps are being taken to create a more inclusive conference atmosphere for those from groups not well represented at the conference. These steps include a reconsideration of the GEC experience to add a commitment to diversity and inclusivity to its reputation as a premier venue for gaseous electronics and plasma research. Although demographic changes in research communities have slower time constants than might be desirable, the student participation enabled by this award has the potential for long term impact on the diversity of the future GEC community. This approach includes introduction of several tested professional development and social events intended to appeal to early career attendees such as student research competition, including students from underrepresented groups. Questions added to the post-conference survey will help to assess need for, interest in and effectiveness of the added events, and responses will be used to guide planning for subsequent future conferences.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.