Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop

for the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Albuquerque Marriott • 2101 Louisiana Boulevard, NE • Albuquerque, NM • Tel. 505/881-6800

January 28-29, 2011

AGENDA

THURSDAY, January 27

7:00 PM Early Registration and Reception Pecos

FRIDAY, January 28

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast Pecos / Sandia

8:30 Opening Plenary Session Pecos / Sandia

Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions

Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network

9:00 Overview of the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Review of Purpose of NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Sonia Esperanca, Program Director
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Directorate for the Geosciences (GEO), and

Chair, CAREER Coordinating Committee

9:45 Strengths and Weaknesses in Funded/Non-funded CAREER Proposals

Parag Chitnis, Deputy Division Director

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Division

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

10:15 “What I Learned on My Way to Tenure”

Brian Blake, Professor and Associate Dean for Research

College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame

10:45 Coffee Break

11:00 Six Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions

Research and Education Components of Participants’ Proposed Project Summaries

Session I: Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Pecos / Sandia

Parag Chitnis, Deputy Division Director, MCB/BIO

Susan Whitsett, Einstein Distinguished Fellow, MCB/BIO

Tracy Johnson, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

University of California, San Diego, and

CAREER and PECASE Award Recipient

Arthur Grider, Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition

University of Georgia, and QEM Consultant

Session II: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Salons A and B

Z. Charles Ying, Program Director

Division of Materials Research (DMR), MPS

Alvin Kennedy, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry

Morgan State University, and QEM Consultant

Costello Brown, Former Dean of Graduate Studies and

Research and (Retired) Professor of Chemistry

California State University-Los Angeles, and QEM Consultant

Edward Thomas, Jr., Professor, Department of Physics

Auburn University and CAREER Award Recipient

Session III: Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Salons C and D

Geoffrey Prentice, Program Director, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering,

Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

Alison Flatau, Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering,

and Associate Dean of Research, Clark School of Engineering

University of Maryland College Park

Omnia El-Hakim, Program Director of Diversity and Outreach, ENG

Garrick Louis, Associate Professor, Department of Systems and

Information Engineering, The University of Virginia, and

CAREER and PECASE Award Recipient

Arturo Bronson, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas at El Paso

Session IV: Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Santa Fe

Richard Voyles, Program Director

Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS), CISE

Brian Blake, University of Notre Dame, and QEM Consultant

Monica Cox, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Education

Purdue University, and CAREER and PECASE Award Recipient

Wayne Lutters, Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems

University of Maryland Baltimore County, and QEM Consultant

Session V: Directorate for the Geosciences (GEO) Office Suite (2^nd Floor)

Sonia Esperanca, Program Director, Division of Earth Sciences (EAR), GEO

Session VI: Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Taos Room (2^nd Floor)

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorates

Elizabeth VanderPutten, Program Director

Division of Undergraduate Education, Math Science Partnerships (DUE/MSP)
Division of Research on Learning (DRL), EHR

Gerunda Hughes, Associate Professor, Secondary Education, and Director

Office of Institutional Assessment and Evaluation, Howard University

NOON/PM

12:00 Luncheon Buffet Salons E and F

1:00 Plenary Session Pecos / Sandia

- Strengths and Weaknesses of K-12 Outreach Plans in some funded CAREER Projects

Susan Whitsett, MCB/BIO, NSF

- Preparation of the Education Plan in a CAREER Proposal

Tracy Johnson, University of California, San Diego, and QEM Consultant

- Preparation of an Evaluation Plan for a CAREER Proposal

Gerunda Hughes, Howard University, and QEM Consultant

- Preparation of CAREER Project Summary, Narrative, and Budget

Monica Cox, Purdue University, and QEM Consultant

2:30 Break

2:45 Plenary Session Pecos / Sandia

- Integrating Research into Teaching – “Best Practices”

Garrick Louis, University of Virginia, and QEM Consultant

- Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Students

Edward Thomas, Jr., Auburn University, and QEM Consultant

- Criteria Used in the Evaluation of NSF and CAREER Proposals

Arturo Bronson, University of Texas at El Paso, and QEM Consultant

3:30 Six Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions (continued)

Refinement of Project Summaries/Proposal Ideas by Individual Faculty Members

5:30 Adjournment

Dinner on Your Own

SATURDAY, January 29

8:30 Continental Breakfast Pecos / Sandia

9:00 Six Concurrent Directorate-focused Sessions

Presentation of Updates of Project Summaries/Proposal Ideas by Individual Faculty

Session I: Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Pecos / Sandia

Session II: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Salons A and B

Session III: Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Salons C and D

Session IV: Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Acoma

Session V: Directorate for the Geosciences (GEO) Office Suite (2^nd Floor)

Session VI: Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Taos Room (2^nd Floor)

10:30 Break

10:45 Plenary Session Requirements for Research on Human Subjects Pecos / Sandia

Gerunda Hughes, Howard University, and QEM Consultant

11:15 Use of NSF’s FastLane for Submitting Proposals/Required Reports

Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (Retired)

(part B) and QEM Consultant

PM

12:15 Luncheon Buffet Salons A – D

1:15 Plenary Session Pecos / Sandia

- Post-Award Responsibilities

Costello Brown, QEM Consultant

- Project Dissemination and Sustainability

Wayne Lutters, University of Maryland Baltimore County, and QEM Consultant

- The Promotion and Tenure Process

Edward Thomas, Jr., Auburn University, and QEM Consultant

2:15 Remaining Questions from Participants and Closing Comments

2:45 Adjournment