The University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) Bridge-to-the-Doctorate Initiative: Providing Multidisciplinary Training in STEM Disciplines at the Ph.D. Level - Cohort IX)

波多黎各大学（里约彼德拉斯）通往博士学位的桥梁计划：在博士学位课程中提供 STEM 学科的多学科培训。

• 批准号: 1139888
• 负责人: Antonio Martinez
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-15 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1139888&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; Puerto; Rico; Rio; Piedras

The University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras),lead institution for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (PR-LSAMP), will administer its ninth (9th) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program at the institution during the 2011-2013 academic years. This program will provide multidisciplinary training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at the Ph.D. Level to enable a seamless transition from the STEM baccalaureate degree to STEM graduate studies ultimately to obtain a terminal degree and enter the STEM workforce. The award supportstwelve STEM graduate students during the 2011-2013 academic years, increasing to 106the total number of BD fellows supported by this alliance since the start of the NSFBridge to the Doctorate Activity in 2003. The program builds on the strengths developed by the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) in several STEM fields, especially multidisciplinary fields. The recruitment plan involves strategies targeted to mainland LSAMP students as well as students from the territory.Eligible students must be admitted to one of the following UPR PhD programs: Biology,Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Chemical Physics. BD fellows will participate in the BD Support Program that was successfully implemented with the eight previous cohorts in order to enhance their academicpreparation. Students are encouraged to complete a summer research internship at national and international strategic partner research centers of PR EPSCoR and the Institute of Tropical Ecology (ITES). The program continues to coordinate its activities with other NSF-funded projects that are managed by the Resource Center for Science and Engineering (RCSE) and by pertinent UPR graduate programs.After completing the first two years in the BD program, BD fellows apply for fellowships in the following RCSE/UPR programs: GK-12, NSF-EPSCoR IFN, NASA EPSCoR, NASA Space Grant,DoE EPSCoR, CREST-CATEC, and RISE. This large array of research and educationalprograms also benefit from the recruited BD fellows while they facilitate completion oftheir doctoral degree. A tracking system, designed by PR-LSAMP, documentsparticipant progress, including completion of degree until they enter the workforce, andbeyond.The implementation of the UPR BD Activity develops a highly competitiveSTEM education and research enterprise required to advance Puerto Rico?s economicdevelopment and meets the national need for diverse STEM professionals. Byincreasing the number of STEM professionals, more college students, in particularthose at 4-year colleges, where the largest population of first-generation college will be taught by PhD level professors/researchers. Moreover, the former BD fellows become role models for other students from historically underrepresented minority groups across the Nation, who become interested in pursuing STEM careers.

波多黎各大学（里奥皮德拉斯大学），路易斯·斯托克斯（Louis Stokes）少数群体参与（PR-LSAMP）的首席机构将在2011 - 2013年学术学院期间在该机构中管理其第九（BD）桥年。 该计划将在博士学位上提供科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的多学科培训。水平使从茎学士学位的无缝过渡到茎研究生研究最终获得末端程度并进入茎劳动力。自NSFBridge于2003年开始向博士学位活动开始以来，该联盟支持该联盟支持的BD研究员的奖励支持STEM研究生的总数增加到了106个BD研究员的总数。该计划基于该计划的优势。波多黎各（UPR）在几个茎领域，尤其是多学科领域。 招聘计划涉及针对大陆LSAMP学生的策略以及来自领土的学生。必须将资格的学生录取为以下UPR博士学位课程之一：生物学，化学，化学工程或化学物理学。 BD研究员将参加BD支持计划，该计划已成功地与以前的八个同伙一起实施，以增强其学术准备。 鼓励学生在PR EPSCOR的国家和国际战略合作伙伴研究中心和热带生态研究所（ITES）完成夏季研究实习。该计划继续与其他由NSF资助的项目进行协调，这些项目由科学与工程资源中心（RCSE）管理，并通过相关的UPR研究生课程进行协调。完成BD计划的前两年后，BD资产申请了奖学金。在以下RCSE/UPR计划中：GK-12，NSF-EPSCOR IFN，NASA EPSCOR，NASA SPACE GRANT，DOE EPSCOR，CREST-CATEC和RISE。这类大量的研究和教育计划也受益于招募的BD研究员，同时他们促进了博士学位。由PR-LSAMP设计的跟踪系统，有文献参与的进度，包括完成学位，直到他们进入劳动力和Bebeyond。国家对各种STEM专业人员的需求。通过吸引STEM专业人士的数量，更多的大学生，尤其是在4年的大学中，第一代学院人口最多的人口将由博士水平教授/研究人员教授。此外，前BD研究员成为全国各地代表不足的少数群体的其他学生的榜样，他们对从事STEM职业感兴趣。