California LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity

加州 LSAMP 博士桥梁 (BD) 活动

• 批准号: 1701365
• 负责人: Howard Gillman
• 金额: $ 107.5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1701365&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: California; LSAMP; Bridge; Doctorate; BD

NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT:There remains a growing demand in the United States for a highly trained and diverse science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce to maintain US intellectual and economic competitiveness in the global market. However, while the US moves toward minority-majority status, that demographic change is not reflected in the number of graduate degrees being awarded to underrepresented minorities (URMs) in science and engineering. This underrepresentation of such a large portion of the US population in STEM graduate programs must be addressed, and supporting URM students in their pursuit of advanced degrees is a critical piece. Working in pursuit of this critical piece, the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), a part of the University of California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) program, will offer 12 incoming LSAMP PhD students substantial fellowships and degree completion support. LSAMP assists universities and colleges in diversifying the STEM workforce through the development of highly competitive students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines: African-Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders. The goal of the LSAMP BD Activity is to increase the quantity and quality of STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, with emphasis on Ph.D. matriculation and completion. BD programs implemented in the nation's institutions of higher education contribute to addressing one of the objectives in NSF's 2014-2018 Strategic Plan, namely to "integrate education and research to support development of a diverse STEM workforce with cutting-edge capabilities." For the U.S. to remain competitive globally, it must provide exceptional educational preparedness in STEM areas that underpin the knowledge-based economy. UCSB is uniquely positioned in this alliance as it has also recently become a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), and as such is the first in the Association of American Universities (AAU) to reach HSI status, putting UCSB on a short list of prominent research-intensive institutions serving a large number of Hispanic students. The BD project at UCSB seeks to seed a shift in the institutional culture by introducing holistic selection criteria and faculty mentoring resources, and raising the visibility of motivated and talented URM STEM PhD trainees and alumni thereby encouraging future generations of underrepresented students. Similarly, the proposed UCSB-BD program intends to increase the number of URM students in STEM who successfully complete a doctoral program at UCSB and successfully transition into the STEM workforce with the highest level of academic achievement. TECHNICAL ABSTRACT:There remains a growing demand in the United States for a highly trained and diverse STEM workforce to maintain US intellectual and economic competitiveness in the global market. However, while the US moves toward minority-majority status, that demographic change is not reflected in the number of graduate degrees being awarded to underrepresented minorities in science and engineering. In fact, in 2014, URMs represented only 13% of the earned doctorates in science and engineering. Having a diverse set of problem-solvers becomes paramount to sustaining the nation's scientific excellence and solving important societal needs. The current underrepresentation of such a large portion of the US population in STEM graduate programs must be addressed. Supporting URM students in their pursuit of advanced degrees is crucial. UCSB will support 12 PhD students through the BD program within the University of California LSAMP. The UCSB-BD program seeks to increase the diversity and inclusion of our STEM workforce through a concerted campus-wide effort and an evidence-based program designed to identify and foster the development of a cohort of alumni as PhD-trained science and engineering leaders. The UCSB-BD program will build on existing infrastructure, develop new strategies and leverage networks, campus, state, and nation-wide, to expand the body of knowledge around recruiting, training and retaining a diverse population of PhD-trained scientists and engineers. The BD program at UCSB will do this by providing a strong community of mentors and an extensive academic and professional preparation program that offers BD Fellows access to the tools and community interaction that will foster success in their graduate programs and beyond. With a focus on affirming values, nurturing a sense of belonging, and mentoring through key transition points, the UCSB-BD program will ensure a timely completion of the PhD and a confident transition into STEM careers in academia, government and industry. As UCSB strives to promote a nurturing environment for our STEM PhD trainees, hosting a BD program is an important step toward building more robust and inclusive recruitment and retention strategies for broadening participation. Additionally, in order to better understand the important factors in the trajectory of success for those underrepresented in science and engineering seeking and progressing though advanced degrees, a rigorous evaluation plan and tracking strategy will be employed and results shared across the California LSAMP alliance and national networks.

非技术摘要：在美国，人们对经过高度训练和多样化的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）劳动力的需求持续增长，以维持在全球市场中的智力和经济竞争力。但是，尽管美国朝着少数族裔多数的地位发展，但这种人口变化并没有反映在科学和工程学中代表性不足的少数民族（URMS）的研究生学位数量中。在STEM研究生课程中，这种大部分人口的这种不足的代表性不足，并且支持URM学生追求高级学位是一件关键的事情。加利福尼亚大学圣塔芭芭拉分校（UCSB）是为了追求这一关键作品的工作大量的奖学金和学位完成支持。 LSAMP通过从历史上不足以竞争的群体中发展竞争激烈的学生来帮助大学和大学多样化STEM劳动力：非裔美国人，阿拉斯加原住民，美洲印第安人，西班牙裔美国人，西班牙裔美国人，夏威夷原住民，夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民。 LSAMP BD活动的目标是增加代表人群不足的STEM研究生的数量和质量，重点是博士学位。入学和完成。 该国高等教育机构实施的BD计划有助于解决NSF 2014 - 2018年战略计划中的目标之一，即“将教育和研究融入教育和研究，以支持多样化的STEM劳动力与最先进能力的发展”。 要使美国在全球范围内保持竞争力，它必须在基于知识经济的STEM地区提供卓越的教育准备。 UCSB在这个联盟中独特地位于该联盟中，因为它最近也成为西班牙裔服务机构（HSI），因此，这是美国大学协会（AAU）中第一个达到HSI地位的人，将UCSB列入了杰出的简短清单。研究密集型机构为大量西班牙裔学生提供服务。 UCSB的BD项目试图通过引入整体选择标准和教师指导资源，并提高积极进取和才华横溢的URM STEM PHD学员和校友的知名度，从而鼓励子孙后代的人群不足的学生，从而播种机构文化的转变。同样，拟议的UCSB-BD计划打算增加STEM中的URM学生的数量，他们成功完成了UCSB的博士课程，并成功地过渡到STEM劳动力队伍，并具有最高的学术成就。技术摘要：在美国，人们对训练有素且多样化的STEM劳动力的需求仍在增长，以维持美国在全球市场中的智力和经济竞争力。但是，尽管美国朝着少数族裔多数的地位发展，但这种人口变化并没有反映在授予科学和工程中代表性不足的少数群体的研究生学位数量中。实际上，2014年，URMS仅占科学与工程学博士学位的13％。拥有各种各样的问题解决者对于维持国家的科学卓越和解决重要的社会需求至关重要。当前，在STEM研究生计划中，当前如此大部分的美国人口的代表性不足。支持URM学生追求高级学位至关重要。 UCSB将通过加利福尼亚大学LSAMP的BD计划支持12名博士学位学生。 UCSB-BD计划旨在通过一致的校园范围的努力和循证计划来增加我们的STEM劳动力的多样性和纳入我们的STEM劳动力，并旨在识别和促进一群校友作为博士学位培训的科学和工程领导者。 UCSB-BD计划将建立在现有的基础设施，制定新的战略并利用网络，校园，州和全国范围内，以扩大围绕招募，培训和保留多种多样的受过博士学位培训的科学家和工程师的知识体系。 UCSB的BD计划将通过提供强大的导师社区以及广泛的学术和专业准备计划来实现这一目标，该计划为BD研究员提供了对工具和社区互动的访问，这些工具和社区互动将在其研究生计划及其他方面取得成功。侧重于确认价值观，培养归属感并通过关键过渡点进行指导，UCSB-BD计划将确保及时完成博士学位，并自信地过渡到学术界，政府和行业的STEM职业。随着UCSB努力为我们的STEM博士学位学员促进培养环境，主持BD计划是建立更强大，更包容的招聘和保留策略以扩大参与的重要一步。此外，为了更好地理解成功轨迹的重要因素，对于那些在科学和工程领域的人数不足的人来说，通过高级学位，将采用严格的评估计划和跟踪策略，并在加利福尼亚州LSAMP联盟和国家网络中共享成果。

项目成果

Suction-Controlled Detachment of Mushroom-Shaped Adhesive Structures

蘑菇状粘合结构的吸力控制分离

• DOI: 10.1115/1.4049392
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Journal of Applied Mechanics
• 作者: Areyano, Marcela;Booth, Jamie A.;Brouwer, Dane;Gockowski, Luke F.;Valentine, Megan T.;McMeeking, Robert M.
• 通讯作者: McMeeking, Robert M.