Participant Support for the Annual Conference of the National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists, September 7-10, 2011

2011 年 9 月 7-10 日全国黑人地质学家和地球物理学家协会年会的参与者支持

• 批准号: 1146813
• 负责人: Lisa White
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: San Francisco State University
• 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 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1146813&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Participant; Support; Annual; Conference; National

This award will defray costs associated with hosting the 30th Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists (NABGG) in San Francisco, California (September 7-10, 2011). An important goal of NABGG is to encourage students of color to pursue baccalaureate and advanced (MS and PhD) degrees in STEM fields in order to help provide a competent and diverse workforce in these economically critical areas for the 21st Century and the conference will provide an opportunity for mentoring underrepresented students in the Earth and environmental sciences. The planned conference will have wide-ranging technical programs, career success workshops for students, and interactive exhibits with appeal to professionals, students, and science educators in the San Francisco Bay Area. The theme of the conference will be Innovations at the Boundary of Geology and Geophysics, emphasizing innovations in geoscience and understanding geological hazards. Among the highlights of the conference is a field trip to the major plate tectonic boundary in California, the San Andreas fault. The Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University, with its diverse population of students and interdisciplinary programs, will host the conference.

该奖项将用于支付在加利福尼亚州旧金山举办第 30 届全国黑人地质学家和地球物理学家协会 (NABGG) 年度技术会议（2011 年 9 月 7 日至 10 日）的相关费用。 NABGG 的一个重要目标是鼓励有色人种学生攻读 STEM 领域的学士和高级（硕士和博士学位）学位，以帮助在 21 世纪的这些经济关键领域提供一支有能力且多元化的劳动力队伍，会议将提供指导地球和环境科学领域代表性不足的学生的机会。计划中的会议将举办广泛的技术项目、学生职业成功研讨会以及吸引旧金山湾区专业人士、学生和科学教育工作者的互动展览。会议主题为“地质学与地球物理学边界的创新”，强调地球科学的创新和对地质灾害的认识。会议的一大亮点是对加利福尼亚州主要板块构造边界——圣安德烈亚斯断层的实地考察。旧金山州立大学地球科学系拥有多元化的学生群体和跨学科项目，将主办这次会议。