Quality Education for
Minorities (QEM) Network
National
Science Foundation (NSF)’s Directorate for
Mathematical
and Physical Sciences (MPS) Chemistry Division (CHE)
Information and Proposal Development
Workshop
Embassy Suites New Orleans Convention
Center • 315 Julia Street • New Orleans, LA
January 13-14, 2012
AGENDA
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Note: Participants are
expected to take advantage of the Hotel’s complimentary breakfast each
morning
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First Floor Atrium
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FRIDAY,
JANUARY 13
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AM
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8:30
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Registration
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Bayou Jean Lafitte Foyer
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9:00
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Opening Plenary Session
Welcome, Purpose, and Introductions
Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network
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Bayou Lean Lafitte 1-2
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9:15
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-Overview of National Science
Foundation (NSF)
-Overview of Programs and Priorities,
and Procedures in the
Directorate
for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Tyrone
Mitchell, Program Director, CHE, MPS, NSF
-Division of Chemistry (CHE)’s Broadening
Participation Plan
Tyrone
Mitchell, NSF
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10:15
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NSF Merit Review Criteria and Review
Process
J. Arthur Jones, Senior Associate, QEM Network
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10:45
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Coffee Break
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Bayou Jean Lafitte Foyer
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11:00
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Plenary Session
-Programs for Building Chemistry Infrastructure
Fitzgerald Bramwell, Associate Provost, Howard University
-Funding Opportunities for Interdisciplinary and
International Research in Chemistry
Md. Alamgir Hossain,
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Jackson
State University
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Bayou Jean Lafitte 1-2
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NOON/PM
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12:00
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Lunch (Table Discussion of Morning
Presentations)
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First Floor Atrium
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1:00
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Detailed Review of
Programs within the Chemistry Division
Tyrone Mitchell, NSF
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Bayou Jean Lafitte 1-2
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2:00
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Two
Concurrent Sessions (See
Assignment Sheet)
-Initial Discussion of Participants’
Project Summaries
-Implications of Morning Discussion for
Participants’ Proposal Concepts
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First Floor – Diamond A
First Floor – Diamond B
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3:30
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Coffee Break
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Bayou Jean Lafitte Foyer
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3:45
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Plenary Session: Proposal Budget and
Budget Justification Preparation
Fitzgerald Bramwell, Howard University
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Bayou Jean Lafitte 1-2
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4:30
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Data Management Plans for Chemistry Proposals
J. Arthur Jones, QEM
Network
Mentoring Plans for Postdocs
Althea Burns,
Associate, QEM Network
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5:00
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Adjournment
Dinner on Your Own
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Overnight Assignment:
Revision of Project
Summaries based on feedback provided in the Concurrent Sessions
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SATURDAY,
JANUARY 14
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AM
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9:00
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Plenary Session
-Integrating Research into Teaching –
“Best Practices”
Md. Alamgir Hossain, Jackson State
University
-Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate and
Graduate Students
Casonya Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Georgia State
University
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Bayou Jean Lafitte 1-2
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10:00
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Two
Concurrent Sessions Continued (Same Locations)
Discussion of Revised Project Summaries
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First Floor – Diamond A
First Floor – Diamond B
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11:30
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Plenary Session
-Increasing Faculty Scholarly Productivity
Fitzgerald Bramwell, Howard University
-Faculty Roles in Professional Development
of Students
Casonya Johnson, Georgia State University
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Bayou Jean Lafitte 1-2
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NOON/PM
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12:30
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Lunch
Other Opportunities:
· Disciplinary Programs, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) and Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
· Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site Program and ACC Fellowships
· Centers for Chemical Innovation and Other Programs
Tyrone Mitchell, NSF
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First Floor Atrium
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1:30
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Closing Comments
NSF Program Officer, QEM Consultants,
and QEM Senior Staff
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Bayou Jean Lafitte 1-2
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2:00
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Adjournment
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