Catalyzing Broadening Participation in Engineering Dr. Omnia El-Hakim, Ph.D. Director of Diversity and Outreach NSF Directorate for Engineering CAREER Workshop April 2011 Dr. Omnia El-Hakim, Ph.D. Director of Diversity and Outreach NSF Directorate for Engineering CAREER Workshop April 2011

Directorate for Engineering3 Broadening Participation at NSF NSF committed to B.P. strategic plan via : 1. Prepared a diverse globally engaged STEM workforce. 2. Expanding efforts to B.P. from underrepresented groups and diverse institutions in all NSF activities. 3. Integrating research with education, and building capacity. 4. Improving processes to recruit and select highly qualified panels’ reviewers.

Directorate for Engineering4 U.S. Demographic Data ENG BS Degrees Granted Data: NSF Science & Engineering Indicators; DoEd National Center for Education Statistics

ENG focused strategies for Broadening Participation: Directorate for Engineering5  Create earlier diverse pipe line engaged with ENG in the Middle Schools and High Schools to provide the support needed to pursue engineering activities.  Expanding efforts to promote leadership position for faculty in their early and mid career positions. 

ENG focused strategies for Broadening Participation(Continue) :  Support graduate students and Postdoc opportunities to increase the pool of diverse faculty from underrepresented groups, women, persons with disability and veterans.  Integrating international research experiences for women, veterans; and underrepresented groups in the U.S. Directorate for Engineering6

777 Opportunities: Broadening Participation in Engineering  Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)  Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD)  CAREER and REU  ERC Diversity Plan  ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers  Graduate Research Fellowships for Women  Graduate Research Diversity Supplements (GRDS)  Diversity Workshops (various topics of interest to focus on Broadening Participation and reaching out women, underrepresented groups, Vetrans; and persons with disabilities)  Programs for Native Americans

Directorate for Engineering8 BRIGE Program  For undertaking exploratory investigations, acquiring preliminary data, and/or developing collaborations.  Include a plan showing how the proposed activities will increase: › Participation of engineers from underrepresented groups, and › The number of such individuals that serve as role models for the scientific workforce  Funding for two years up to $175K  Success rate is 25% for 2008, 31% for 2009, and 26% for Directorate for Engineering8

9 9 WA ID NM CO WY MT UT AZ NV CA OR DC TX IA MN ND SD NE MO OK AR LA FL MS AL TN KY OH IN IL MI WI NY GA SC NC VA WV ME HI AK PR KS BRIGE Awards PA MA Awardees None

Directorate for Engineering10 Graduate Research Diversity Supplement (GRDS)  Supplement to ENG ongoing awards.  Submitted by PI of an existing ENG award.  Only one new Ph.D. student to be supported under each grant.  Funding for 2010 $2.25 M, 41k/fellow for 60 fellows.  Dear Colleague Letter and FAQs available on web site (DCL NSF ; and FAQ NSF 11-14). This year submission date was January 20 th 2011.

Engineering Areas of Emphasis  NSF Grand Challenges › Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) and Clean Energy › Cyber Infrastructure for the 21st Century (CIF21)  National Priorities › Innovation Ecosystem › Advanced Manufacturing › Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS) › National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) › National Robotics Initiative (NRI) 11

Engineers of the Future  The directorate emphasizes support for › CAREER awards › Activities that promote the entry and retention of veterans and other non-traditional students in engineering programs Spc. Timothy Roy, 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, performs maintenance on computer servers and routers at Camp Echo, Iraq, in Credit: Spc. Evan D. Marcy; Courtesy of U.S. Army REU student Brittney Perry at work. Credit: Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems ERC, USC 12 $53 M for CAREER

Directorate for Engineering13 Resources  Directorate of Engineering: http ://  Funding Opportunities:  Broadening participation Portfolio: amework-evaluating-impacts-broadening- participation-projects_1101.pdf Broadening participation Portfolio: amework-evaluating-impacts-broadening- participation-projects_1101.pdf  Omnia El-Hakim Ph.D, 13