Future Faculty Workshop: Diverse Leaders of Tomorrow

未来教师研讨会：明天的多元化领导者

• 批准号: 1242334
• 负责人: Timothy Swager
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-15 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1242334&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Future; Faculty; Workshop; Diverse; Leaders

TECHNICAL SUMMARYThis workshop, supported by the Division of Materials Research and Division of Chemistry is designed to facilitate underrepresented scientists to compete for assistant professor positions in materials chemistry/engineering and materials science. The workshop targets individuals with training in chemistry, physics, engineering, and biology interested in independent research careers focusing on materials research. The academic focus of this workshop serves to assist underrepresented groups to create support networks. The relationships forged at the workshops facilitate ongoing advocacy for the participants through future phases of their careers. The Future Faculty Workshop (FFW) is now entering its fifth year and the last workshops by every measure have been successful. The first three workshops were funded with purely private sources. However, with the generous support of NSF, the 2011 workshop was expanded and had the largest group yet with 41 attendees and 11 Professor mentors. The FFW organization has largely been performed on an ad hoc basis and has been rotating among a group of highly committed mentors. We have documented the impact in increasing diversity in professorial ranks. However, the challenge of increasing the diversity of the academy remains as a significant problem. As a result, this workshop will therefore be needed for some years to come. The FFW will be further developed over the next three years by engaging different geographic regions and populations of the US beyond the Northeast, where the last 4 workshops were held. A national FFW is expected to not only serve different groups of aspiring academics, but also facilitate interactions with other centers of materials research and stakeholders.NON TECHNICAL SUMMARYThis workshop, supported by the Division of Materials Research and Division of Chemistry is designed to facilitate underrepresented scientists to compete for assistant professor positions in materials chemistry/engineering and materials science. One of the greatest challenges to the future of the United States is effectively harnessing our nation's diverse human resources in science and engineering. We will not be competitive without developing future generations from all social, economic and racial backgrounds. In spite of many programs, there continues to be a disproportionately low engagement of underrepresented minorities in science and engineering. It is recognized that getting people interested in science at a young age is important. However, even for those underrepresented minority students who go on to study science, the "pipeline" is leaky from the undergraduate to graduate school and on to the professorate. At every stage the proportion of underrepresented minority students progressing to the next level loses ground relative to the majority. Greater representation in the professorship by underrepresented minorities and other disadvantaged groups will be transformational and is one of the most effective ways to enhance diversity in the future science and engineering workforce.

材料研究和化学司的支持，技术摘要旨在促进代表性不足的科学家竞争材料化学/工程和材料科学领域的助理教授职位。该研讨会针对接受化学，物理，工程和生物学培训的个人，对专注于材料研究的独立研究职业感兴趣。该研讨会的学术重点是协助代表性不足的群体创建支持网络的。在研讨会上建立的关系为参与者的未来职业阶段促进了持续的倡导。未来的教师研讨会（FFW）现在正在进入第五年，并且每一个措施的最后一次研讨会都取得了成功。前三个研讨会由纯粹的私人资源资助。但是，在NSF的慷慨支持下，2011年的研讨会得到了扩展，并拥有41名与会者和11位教授导师。 FFW组织在很大程度上是在临时进行的，并且一直在一群忠诚的导师中旋转。我们已经记录了教授等级多样性的影响。但是，增加学院多样性的挑战仍然是一个重大问题。结果，因此将需要几年的时间。 FFW将在接下来的三年中进一步开发，通过与东北部的不同地理区域和人口接合，在东北部举行了最后4个研讨会。预计国家FFW不仅将为不同的有抱负的学者提供服务，而且还可以促进与其他材料研究中心和利益相关者的互动。没有技术摘要的研讨会，在材料研究和化学部门的支持下，旨在促进人为不足的科学家。竞争材料化学/工程和材料科学领域的助理教授职位。美国未来最大的挑战之一是有效地利用我们国家在科学和工程领域的多样化人力资源。如果没有从所有社会，经济和种族背景中发展子孙后代，我们将不会竞争。尽管有许多计划，但仍有代表性不足的少数群体在科学和工程学中的参与度较低。人们认识到，让人们对科学感兴趣很重要。但是，即使对于那些继续学习科学的少数族裔学生，“管道”也从本科到研究生院再到教授。在每个阶段，代表性不足的少数族裔学生的比例相对于多数人而言失去了下一个级别的失败。代表性不足的少数民族和其他处境不利的群体在教授职位上的代表性更大将是变革性的，并且是增强未来科学和工程劳动力多样性的最有效方法之一。