Introducing Science Faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Materials Science and Engineering

将历史悠久的黑人学院和大学的理学院引入材料科学与工程

• 批准号: 0349851
• 负责人: Viola Acoff
• 金额: $ 98万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-06-15 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0349851&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Introducing; Science; Faculty; Historically; Black

This program, taking place at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, is designed to acquaint minority undergraduate students with the field of Materials Science and Engineering by introducing their teachers to this field. The teachers are faculty and educators from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU.s) from across the nation with varied backgrounds (e.g., physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc.) who have limited or no previous exposure to the field of materials science and engineering. A Gordon Conference style program setting is used. An additional component to further develop a long-term relationship with some of the institutions consists of inviting some of the faculty participants to a 6-10 week summer research opportunity. The proposed activity is extremely important to advancing knowledge and understanding within the field of materials science and engineering and across different fields. The activity is unique in that it is the only known program of its type that provides an intensive introduction to the field of Materials Science and Engineering to faculty who may not receive such an opportunity otherwise.The proposed activity advances discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning. The program consists of lectures by invited outside experts, laboratory activities, and tours to nearby industrial settings. Dissemination of the results of the program is accomplished by mailing brochures, postings on the program website, and submission of articles to education-related journals such as the ASEE Prism. Benefits of the proposed activity to society consist of increasing the diversity of the field of Materials Science & Engineering by acquainting students from underrespresented groups with the field with a result of increased awareness of materials science as a career opportunity.

该计划是在塔斯卡卢萨（Tuscaloosa）的阿拉巴马大学举行的，旨在通过将其老师介绍给该领域，旨在将少数族裔本科生熟悉材料科学和工程领域。 这些教师是来自全国各地的历史悠久的黑人学院（HBCU.S）的教师和教育者，背景多样（例如，物理，化学，生物学，数学等），他们对材料科学和工程领域的接触有限或没有接触。 使用Gordon会议样式计划设置。 与某些机构的长期关系进一步建立长期关系的另一个组成部分包括邀请一些教职员工参加6-10周的夏季研究机会。 提出的活动对于在材料科学和工程领域以及跨不同领域的知识和理解方面非常重要。 这项活动的独特之处在于，它是唯一已知的计划，它为教师提供了材料科学和工程领域的深入介绍，这些教师可能不会获得这样的机会。拟议活动在促进教学，培训和学习的同时，提出了拟议活动的进步和理解。 该计划包括邀请外部专家，实验室活动和到附近工业环境的演讲。 通过邮寄小册子，在计划网站上的帖子以及向与教育有关的期刊（例如Asee Prism）提交文章来完成该计划结果的传播。 拟议活动对社会的好处包括通过熟悉不受欢迎的群体的学生的材料科学与工程领域的多样性，并增加了对材料科学的认识作为职业机会的增加。