Second Annual Meeting of Principal Investigators (PIs) in the

National Science Foundation (NSF)’s

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE) Program

Holiday Inn Ballston, 4610 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203

and

National Science Foundation • 4201 Wilson Boulevard • Arlington, VA 22230

Sunday – Tuesday, August 7-9, 2011

AGENDA

Meeting Purposes: (1) To provide BRIGE PIs an opportunity to share highlights of their research and success in broadening participation activities as well as to network with each another; and (2) to encourage PIs to broaden their participation in programs at the Foundation in general and within the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) in particular.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 – Holiday Inn Ballston

PM
2:30	Registration	Ballston Foyer
3:00	Welcome, Introductions, and Review of Purpose Omnia El-Hakim, Program Director of Diversity and Outreach Office of the Assistant Director (OAD), ENG	Ballston
3:15	Plenary Session - Collection of Baseline Data for Evaluation of Effectiveness of Broadening Participation Activities - Publishing/Studying Impact of Outreach Activities - Preparing Required Annual and Final Reports Tequila A. L. Harris, Assistant Professor School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology FY 2009 BRIGE Grantee and FY 2010 CAREER Grantee
4:15	Break
6:00	Reception for Principal Investigators and NSF Program Officers	Clarendon
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 – National Science Foundation, Stafford I, Room 375
AM
8:30	Greetings, Keynote Remarks, and Review of the Day’s Agenda Greetings: Thomas Peterson, Assistant Director, OAD/ENG Keynote Remarks: Cora Marrett, Deputy Director Office of the Director (OD), NSF Review of the Day’s Agenda: Omnia El-Hakim Program Director of Diversity and Outreach, OAD/ENG	Room 375
9:05	The Potential Role of Partnerships in the Integration of Engineering Research and Education Theresa Maldonado, Division Director, Engineering Education and Centers (EEC),ENG
9:25	Presentations on Broadening Participation Activities by 2^nd Year Principal Investigators–Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Facilitator: Lawrence Goldberg, Program Director, ECCS Presenters: Jaber Abu Qahouq, The University of Alabama Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Candler, University of California, Los Angeles Kim Lewis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College Nathan Neihart, Iowa State University Guillermo Serrano, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
10:15	Break and Opportunity to View 1^st Year Grantees’ Poster Presentations CMMI (Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation) ECCS (Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems) and EEC (Engineering Education and Centers) CBET (Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems)
10:45	The Importance of Diversity in Engineering Omnia El-Hakim, OAD/ENG	Room 375
11:10	Presentations on Broadening Participation Activities by 2^nd Year Principal Investigators –Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Facilitator: Mary Toney, Program Director, CMMI Presenters: Antonius Dieker, Georgia Institute of Technology James Giancaspro, University of Miami Monique Head, Texas A&M University David Eubanks, Johnson C. Smith University Leila Ladani, The University of Alabama Dong Liu, University of Houston Jason McCormick, University of Michigan Pedro Quintero, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Elon Terrell, Columbia University
PM
12:30	Lunch and Opportunity to View 1^st Year Grantees’ Poster Presentations
1:30	The Structure of NSF Ted Conway, Program Director, CBET, and Program Director, Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research & Innovation (EFRI)	Room 375
1:50	Funding Mechanisms at NSF Juan Figueroa, Program Director, EEC, and Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
2:10	Presentations on Broadening Participation Activities by 2^nd Year Principal Investigators –Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) Facilitator: Ted Conway, Program Director, CBET Presenters: Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Texas A&M University Joseph Freeman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University April Gu, Northeastern University Linxia Gu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Xianchang Li, Lamar University Xiaoxia Lin, University of Michigan Julie Liu, Purdue University Li Qiao, Purdue University Abigail Richards, Montana State University Emily Zechman, North Carolina State University
3:30	Concurrent Breakout Sessions by ENG Division -Presentations on Research Focus of Projects by FY 2009 Grantees -Discussion of Potential Emerging Research Areas and Fostering Collaborative Research Facilitators: Ted Conway, CBET Breakout Group Mary Toney, CMMI Breakout Group Lawrence Goldberg, ECCS/EEC Breakout Group
4:45	Discussion/Suggestions and Feedback from Principal Investigators	Room 375
5:15	Wrap-up for the Day Remarks: Omnia El-Hakim, OAD/ENG
5:30	Adjournment Dinner on your own
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
AM
8:30	Review of the Day’s Agenda Omnia El-Hakim, OAD/ENG	Room 375
8:45	Assessment and Evaluation of BRIGE Projects Bernice Anderson, Senior Advisor Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
9:30	NSF’s Broadening Participation Portfolio Fae Korsmo, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, NSF
9:45	The Science of Broadening Participation Kellina Craig-Henderson, Program Director, Social Psychology Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
10:15	Break - 1^st Year Grantees’ Poster Presentations (same locations) and Networking
11:15	Sharing Professional Updates since receiving BRIGE Award 1^st Year and 2^nd Year BRIGE Grantees Facilitator: Omnia El-Hakim, OAD/ENG	Room 375
NOON/PM
12:00	Proposal Preparation Tips George Hazelrigg, Deputy Division Director, CMMI Final Wrap-up Omnia El-Hakim, OAD/ENG Box Lunches Available
2:30	Adjournment

BRIGE PIs are encouraged to pre-schedule visits with NSF program directors to discuss preliminary ideas for future proposals to the Directorate for Engineering.