Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
National Science Foundation (NSF)Õs Directorate for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Chemistry Division (CHE)
Information and Proposal Development Workshop
Four Points by Sheraton BWI Airport Hotel ¥ 7032 Elm Road ¥ Baltimore, MD 21240
January 14-15, 2011
AGENDA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14
AM
8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast Chesapeake Foyer
9:00 Opening Plenary Session Chesapeake Ballroom
Shirley McBay, President, QEM Network
9:15 -Overview of National Science Foundation (NSF)
-Overview of Programs, Priorities, and Procedures, by Division in the
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Directorate
Charles Pibel, Program Director, Chemistry Division, MPS/NSF
Renee Wilkerson, Program Analyst, Chemistry Division, MPS/NSF
10:15 NSF Merit Review Criteria and Review Process
Costello Brown, Former Dean of Graduate Studies and
Research and (Retired) Professor of Chemistry
California State University-Los Angeles, and QEM Consultant
Chemistry DivisionÕs Broadening Participation Plan
Charles Pibel, National Science Foundation
10:45 Coffee Break Chesapeake Foyer
11:00 Detailed Review of Programs within the Chemistry Division Chesapeake Ballroom
á
Disciplinary
Programs, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER),
and Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
á Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Education
á Instrumentation and Infrastructure
á Centers and Other Programs
Charles Pibel, National Science Foundation
NOON/PM
12:00 Lunch and Mock Panel Review Chesapeake Ballroom
1:30 Three Concurrent Sessions (See Assignment Sheet) Chesapeake II
-Initial Discussion of ParticipantsÕ Project Summaries
-Implications of Proposal Preparation and NSF Review Criteria Discussion
for ParticipantsÕ Proposals/Proposal Concepts
3:30 Coffee Break Chesapeake Foyer
3:45 Plenary Session Chesapeake Ballroom
-Programs for Building Chemistry Infrastructure
Costello Brown, QEM Consultant
-Establishing an Undergraduate Training Program in Chemistry
Fitzgerald Bramwell, Associate Provost
Howard University, and QEM Consultant
5:00 Plenary Session: Proposal Budget and Budget Justification Preparation
Fitzgerald Bramwell, QEM Consultant
6:00 Working Dinner – Review of the Major Points from the DayÕs Discussion Crane A
Overnight Assignment:
Revise Initial Project Summaries based on feedback provided in the Concurrent Sessions
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15
AM
8:00 Breakfast Buffet Chesapeake Foyer
8:30 Plenary Session Chesapeake Ballroom
-Integrating Research into Teaching – ÒBest PracticesÓ
-Effective Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Casonya Johnson, Professor, Department of Biology,
Georgia State University, and QEM Consultant
9:30 Three Concurrent Sessions Continued Chesapeake II
Refinement of Proposals/Proposal Concepts by Participants
11:00 Plenary Session Chesapeake Ballroom
-Increasing Faculty Scholarly Productivity
-Faculty Roles in Professional Development of Students
Fitzgerald Bramwell, QEM Consultant
1:00 Closing Comments Chesapeake Ballroom
NSF Program Officers, QEM Consultants, and QEM Senior Staff
1:30 Plenary Session: Use of NSFÕs FastLane for Submitting Proposals
and Required Reports
Evelyn Baisey-Thomas, Computer and Information Specialist .... (FastLane part II)
Office of Information and Resource Management, NSF (retired),
and QEM Consultant
3:30 Adjournment