Bridge to the Doctorate at UMBC, 2013-2015

通往 UMBC 博士学位的桥梁，2013-2015

• 批准号: 1301912
• 负责人: Freeman Hrabowski
• 金额: $ 98.7万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1301912&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Bridge; Doctorate; UMBC; 2013; 2015

The University System of Maryland (USM) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program (cohort 8) is a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the USM institutions to increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities (URM) matriculating and completing doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Since the first BD cohort matriculated at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2005, 79 BD Fellows have enrolled in STEM graduate programs at UMBC and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). Since the inception of the USM LSAMP in 1995, the USM has remained a driving force in increasing the number of URM baccalaureate degree recipients in STEM disciplines, and more than 8,500 STEM bachelor?s degrees have been awarded to underrepresented students. As a Senior-level Alliance, the USM LSAMP continues to work to increase the number of STEM bachelor?s degrees awarded to URM students and the number of undergraduate URM students conducting scientific research and going on to pursue STEM doctorates.The BD Program provides a cohort of 12 students who have participated in LSAMP Programs as undergraduates the opportunity to receive substantial funding and other critical support to successfully pursue graduate degrees in diverse STEM fields at UMBC and UMCP. The participants also have the opportunity, early in their academic careers, to conduct cutting-edge research with top research scientists on the campuses and at national laboratories located in close proximity to the campuses. An outcome of this training is evidenced by the careers and international contributions that are being made by USM?s BD Fellows. As an example, some of the careers for USM?s BD Fellows who have received the Ph.D. include, but are not limited to: Senior Aerospace Engineer (QuinetiQ North America ? Defense and Space Industry), Postdoctoral Fellow at the Buck Institute (Chemistry and Aging), Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy (Mechanical Engineering), and Postdoctoral Fellow at North Carolina State University (Biomedical Engineering). BD Fellows also have won awards for their research and have co-authored publications and conference proceedings for international meetings. In addition, UMBC?s BD Fellows have received subsequent funding after the first two years from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the National GEM Consortium, Google, as well as funding from the academic departments.The BD Fellows at UMBC will participate in a number of activities that are specifically designed to facilitate retention, professional development, Ph.D. completion, and preparation for their STEM careers. Plans for the 2013-15 UMBC BD cohort include the following components:? Extensive orientation program, including mandatory participation in a two-day summer institute, the university-wide orientation for graduate students, and departmental orientations with faculty and peers? Bi-weekly cohort meetings, small group triad sessions, monthly individual consultations, and special peer mentoring sessions from BD Fellows in previous cohorts? Monthly professional development seminars (e.g., ?Marketing your Science?, Professors-in-Training?)? Multi-day ?Writing for Publication? conference, weekend M.S. thesis completion workshops, followed by access to and assigned mentor-coaches for Dissertation House? Conceptual research idea and hands-on Fastlane training sessions for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and group preparation for external fellowships and competitive research opportunities? Connections to the BD Fellows at UMCP and connections to the USM?s BD alumni? Training in public speaking, and participation in the UMBC Graduate Research Conference? IRB and Responsible Conduct of Research Training, including CITI Certification, 50-page ?Preparation for Research? development plan that outlines and details the students? research goals? Opportunities to participate in short-term research and site visits at national labs, corporations, and UMBC strategic partner sites such as the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center, and NSF Engineering Research Center and collaborative between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The BD Program serves new graduate students who were undergraduate researchers in LSAMP programs, many of whom are members of groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in STEM fields. The BD Program provides the next step for LSAMP?s graduates by providing layers of support at the graduate level that will facilitate completion of STEM doctoral degrees. The extensive suite of BD professional development and supportive activities for UMBC have been built upon proven methods for motivation, retention, research preparation, milestone achievement, degree completion, and transition to Ph.D.-level STEM careers.

马里兰大学系统 (USM) 路易斯斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (LSAMP) 通往博士学位 (BD) 的桥梁计划（第 8 组）是美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 和 USM 机构之间的一项合作项目，旨在提高质量和入学并完成科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域博士学位的少数族裔 (URM) 数量。 自 2005 年第一批 BD 学员被马里兰大学巴尔的摩分校 (UMBC) 录取以来，已有 79 名 BD 研究员报名参加 UMBC 和马里兰大学帕克分校 (UMCP) 的 STEM 研究生课程。 自 1995 年 USM LSAMP 创办以来，USM 一直是增加 URM STEM 学科学士学位获得者数量的推动力，已向代表性不足的学生授予了超过 8,500 个 STEM 学士学位。 作为一个高级联盟，USM LSAMP 继续致力于增加授予 URM 学生的 STEM 学士学位数量以及进行科学研究并继续攻读 STEM 博士学位的 URM 本科生数量。 BD 计划提供了作为本科生参加 LSAMP 项目的 12 名学生有机会获得大量资金和其他关键支持，以便在 UMBC 和 UMCP 成功攻读不同 STEM 领域的研究生学位。 参与者还有机会在学术生涯的早期与校园内以及校园附近的国家实验室的顶尖研究科学家一起进行前沿研究。 USM 的 BD 研究员所做出的职业生涯和国际贡献证明了本次培训的成果。 例如，获得博士学位的 USM BD 研究员的一些职业生涯。包括但不限于：高级航空航天工程师（QuinetiQ 北美 - 国防和航天工业）、巴克研究所博士后研究员（化学和老化）、美国海军学院助理研究教授（机械工程）和博士后北卡罗来纳州立大学研究员（生物医学工程）。 BD 研究员还因其研究而获奖，并为国际会议共同撰写出版物和会议记录。 此外，UMBC 的 BD 研究员在头两年后还获得了 NSF 研究生研究奖学金、国家 GEM 联盟、谷歌以及学术部门的资助。UMBC 的 BD 研究员将参加多项专门为促进保留、专业发展、博士学位而设计的活动。完成并为他们的 STEM 职业生涯做好准备。 2013-15 UMBC BD 队列的计划包括以下组成部分：？广泛的迎新活动，包括强制参加为期两天的暑期学院、全校范围内的研究生迎新活动以及与教职员工和同龄人一起进行的院系迎新活动？每两周一次的队列会议、小组三合会会议、每月个人咨询以及之前队列中 BD 研究员的特别同行指导会议？每月专业发展研讨会（例如，“营销你的科学”、培训教授？）？多日“写作出版”？会议，周末论文完成研讨会，然后是进入论文之家并为其指定导师？ NSF 研究生研究奖学金计划的概念研究理念和实践快车道培训课程，以及外部奖学金和竞争性研究机会的小组准备？与 UMCP 的 BD 研究员以及与 USM 的 BD 校友的联系？公共演讲培训以及参加 UMBC 研究生研究会议？ IRB 和负责任的研究行为培训，包括 CITI 认证，50 页“研究准备”概述和详细介绍学生的发展计划？研究目标？有机会参与国家实验室、企业和 UMBC 战略合作伙伴站点（例如生活质量技术 (QoLT) 中心和 NSF 工程研究中心）以及匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学之间的合作的短期研究和实地考察。 BD 项目为 LSAMP 项目的本科生研究人员提供服务，其中许多人属于传统上在 STEM 领域代表性不足的群体的成员。 BD 计划通过在研究生层面提供多层支持，促进 STEM 博士学位的完成，为 LSAMP 毕业生提供下一步发展。 UMBC 广泛的 BD 专业发展和支持活动建立在经过验证的激励、保留、研究准备、里程碑成就、学位完成和向博士级 STEM 职业过渡的方法之上。