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

AM

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

AM

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