Support of Active Student Participation in the 2020 Meeting of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS)

支持学生积极参与北美膜学会（NAMS）2020年会议

• 批准号: 2029219
• 负责人: Manish Kumar
• 金额: $ 1.54万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Austin
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-05-15 至 2020-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2029219&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; Active; Student; Participation; 2020

This award will provide partial travel support for 200 U.S.-based undergraduate and graduate students to attend the 2020 Meeting of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) that is being held in an innovative online format. NAMS is a premier membrane conference, providing outstanding technical sessions across the full breadth of topics within membrane science and technology. The theme of the 2020 meeting is "Emerging Membrane Materials, Processes and Applications," which aligns with several Grand Challenges recently identified by the National Academy of Engineering. The meeting has a rich history of engaging graduate student researchers directly through targeted programs and award opportunities. The goal of this project is to extend these opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students that are typically unable to attend the conference due to cost or time constraints. Additionally, it will provide a platform for students to engage with community leaders, despite the limitations imposed by the ongoing pandemic. In particular, it will impact undergraduate students interested in membrane science and technology but who are not yet committed to pursuing the field as a career. The targeted undergraduate mentoring program will ensure the students take full advantage of the technical, social, and networking opportunities available to them at NAMS 2020. Early engagement in a professional society/conference will provide students with motivation and encouragement to pursue advanced degrees in their respective fields and, subsequently, develop a healthy and diverse workforce.The NAMS organizing committee is comprised of diverse North American researchers, and invited speakers from academia, industry, and government labs feature prominently in the program. The meeting will feature five technical workshops, over 30 technical sessions, daily plenary sessions, a poster session, and abundant unstructured discussion periods to catalyze new collaborative relationships and research ideas. The 2020 NAMS meeting will cover the following topics: (1) membrane materials - chemistry and characterization; (2) membrane processes - fundamentals and improvements; and (3) membrane applications - water treatment, energy, and biological/food. Historically, hundreds of graduate students participate in the NAMS meeting and engage in unique professional development and training opportunities. This award will extend such opportunities to nearly all the U.S. graduate students in attendance and will target undergraduate student engagement through a mentoring program. Undergraduate students will be paired with senior graduate student mentors who will serve as meeting guides. The program's effectiveness will be assessed through surveys and observation of student outcomes. It is anticipated that the award for meeting registration subsidies will attract diverse young scientists in the field and enhance the membrane science and technology workforce.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项将为200个美国的本科生和研究生提供部分旅行支持，以参加以创新的在线格式举行的北美膜协会（NAMS）的2020年会议。 NAMS是一场首要的膜会议，在膜科学技术中的整个主题中提供了出色的技术会议。 2020年会议的主题是“新兴的膜材料，过程和应用”，与美国国家工程学院最近确定的几个巨大挑战相吻合。这次会议有着悠久的历史，可以通过有针对性的计划和奖励机会直接吸引研究生研究人员。该项目的目的是将这些机会扩展到由于成本或时间限制而通常无法参加会议的本科生和研究生。此外，尽管正在进行的大流行施加的局限性，但它将为学生提供与社区领导人互动的平台。特别是，它将影响对膜科学和技术感兴趣的本科生，但他们尚未致力于从事职业。 The targeted undergraduate mentoring program will ensure the students take full advantage of the technical, social, and networking opportunities available to them at NAMS 2020. Early engagement in a professional society/conference will provide students with motivation and encouragement to pursue advanced degrees in their respective fields and, subsequently, develop a healthy and diverse workforce.The NAMS organizing committee is comprised of diverse North American researchers, and invited speakers from academia, industry, and government实验室在程序中突出特征。会议将举办五个技术研讨会，超过30次技术会议，每日全体会议，海报会议以及丰富的非结构化讨论期，以促进新的合作关系和研究思想。 2020年NAMS会议将涵盖以下主题：（1）膜材料 - 化学和特征； （2）膜过程 - 基本面和改进； （3）膜应用 - 水处理，能量和生物/食物。从历史上看，数百名研究生参加了NAMS会议，并参与了独特的专业发展和培训机会。该奖项将向几乎所有参加会议的美国研究生提供此类机会，并通过指导计划针对本科生的参与。本科生将与将担任会议指南的高级研究生导师配对。该计划的有效性将通过调查和观察学生的成绩进行评估。可以预料，符合注册补贴的奖项将吸引该领域的各种年轻科学家，并增强膜科学和技术劳动力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的评估标准来通过评估来获得支持。