ChristineC.Broadbridge,Ph.D.;CRISPatYale/SCSURepresenting theMRSECeducationdirectorsnetwork

PartnershipsToBroadenParticipation|MRSECs&SACNAS

MRSECDirectors’Meeting|October18th,2016

SACNAS:SocietyforAdvancementofChicanos/HispanicsandNativeAmericansinScience.

SACNASisaninclusiveorganizationdedicated tofosteringthesuccess

ofChicano/HispanicandNativeAmericanscientists, fromcollege

students toprofessionals, inattainingadvanceddegrees, careers, and

positionsofleadership inSTEM.

WhatisSACNAS?

IdealsynergywiththeMRSECmissionofbroadeningparticipationinSTEM

Goals/Outcomes• Toincrease thenumberofChicanos/Hispanics andNativeAmericans

withadvanced degrees inscienceandthemotivationtobeleaders.

• Toincrease thenumberof Chicanos/Hispanics andNativeAmericans inscience research, leadership, andteachingcareersatalllevels.

• Toincreasegovernmental commitmenttoadvancingChicanos/Hispanics andNativeAmericans inscience resultinginincreasedresources, eliminationofbarriers, andgreaterequity.

SACNASisgoaloriented

SACNAS:SocietyforAdvancementofChicanos/HispanicsandNativeAmericansinScience.

Values• Inclusiveofethnicities, cultures,andscientific disciplines

• Focusedonhavingarealimpactthroughpurposeandmission

• Committed tostandardsofexcellence inscience andeducation

• Fullymindfulofthe importance ofstudents’ K-12experience

• Devotedtofullengagement ofmembers insociety’swork

SACNASisinclusive

SACNAS:SocietyforAdvancementofChicanos/HispanicsandNativeAmericansinScience.

SACNASandMRSEChavesharedvalues

MRSECs:• Address issues ofinequitable representation acrossSTEMdisciplines

• Broadenparticipation ofgroupsunder-represented inthesciences (MSEfocus)

• Fosterpartnerships betweenacademia&industry

• Strengthendepthofapplicant poolforgraduatestudies, post-docs,&faculty

• Growpartnershipstosupportprofessionaldevelopment forfuturescientists

WisconsinMRSECmiddleschoolprogramparticipantsNebraskaMRSECSovereignNativeYouth

LeadershipAcademyparticipants

Studentparticipation,researchsymposia,professionaldevelopment,

exhibitbooths

HowhaveMRSECsbeeninvolvedwithSACNAS

• 800+undergraduate andgraduateposterpresentations, oralpresentations

withprofessionals actingasmentorsandjudges.

• 100+students recognizedwithawards.

UCSB Chemistry majors Catrina Wilson and Charlene SalamatpresentingREU research conducted in MRSEC labs.

Catrinaearnedposter award this past Friday at 2016 SACNAS!

Ohio State University: NSF funded APS Bridge student

Kevin Galiano presenting to Shaun Hampton (posterawardwinner) at the 2014 SACNASConference.

Students gather between technical sessions

to network with fellow students, faculty and

industry professionals.

HowhaveMRSECsbeeninvolvedwithSACNAS

University of California, Santa Barbara

students celebrating the 40th anniversary at

SACNAS 2013 National Conference.

Studentparticipation,researchsymposia,professionaldevelopment,

exhibitbooths

HowhaveMRSECsbeeninvolvedwithSACNAS

“SACNASopenedmyeyestothe

possibilityofgraduateschool.Having

thiscommunityhelpedmegrowasa

scholarandasaresearcher.”

2015 Northwestern MRSEC REU student at

California State University, Maritza Sanchez,presenting at SACNAS. Maritza will begin

graduate school at UCSD.

Studentparticipation,researchsymposia,professionaldevelopment,

exhibitbooths

HowhaveMRSECsbeeninvolvedwithSACNAS

“SACNASandMRSECcultivatescientistsby

offeringopportunitiestogetinvolvedwiththe

community,industry,andfostercollaborative

environments.”

LisaAu,2016MRSECREUParticipant

Chemistry,CarletonCollege

Studentparticipation,researchsymposia,professionaldevelopment,

exhibitbooths

NSFMRSEC:InnovativeMaterialsScience– MagneticMaterialsandProgrammableAssemblyofMaterials

Chair:EzekielJohnston-Halperin, PhD, AssociateProfessor, OhioStateUniversity

2013Session:NSFMRSEC:InnovativeMaterialsScience– MagneticMaterialsandProgrammableAssemblyofMaterials

Presentations:

ComponentsofNanostructureDesign

NickCarroll,Harvard

ProgrammableAssembly ofSoftMatter

GabrielLopez,DukeUniversity

PREM:NSFEfforttoIncreaseSTEM

Participation

WilliamBrittain,TexasStateUniversity

Chair:RolandoValdesAguilar,PhD, AssistantProfessor, OhioStateUniversity

NSFMRSEC:InnovativeMaterialsScienceand21st CenturySkillsthroughTeamBasedInterdisciplinaryResearch

2014Session:NSFMRSEC:InnovativeMaterialsScienceand21st Century

SkillsthroughTeamBasedInterdisciplinaryResearchPresentations:

Achievementof21st CenturySkillsviaTeamBased

InterdisciplinaryResearch inMSE

ChristineBroadbridge,Yale/SCSUMRSEC

ExcitingUndergradResearchExperiences

JavierReaddeAlaniz,SantaBarbaraMRSEC

NavigatingMentor-studentDynamics

MelissaKosinski-CollinsBrandeisMRSEC

ProgrammableDropsforHierarchicalMicrostructures

NickCarroll,DukeUniversityMRSEC

Team-BasedInterdisciplinary Research

atCRISP,aYale/SCSUMRSEC

NSFMRSEC:IncreasingDiversityinMaterialsSciencethroughTeamBasedInterdisciplinaryResearch

Chair:ChristineBroadbridge,PhD, Yale/SCSUMRSEC

NSFMRSEC:IncreasingDiversityinMaterialsSciencethroughTeamBasedInterdisciplinaryResearch

Presentations byMRSECparticipants:

MarcoBedolla Pantoja, MS

LiquidCrystalsfromUWMRSEC

LuisOquendo, PhDNanopattern formationfromU.ofMinnesota

Leonidas Ocola,PhDEngineeringQuantumMaterials

U.ofChicagoMRSEC,ArgonneNationalLab

KatherineMacri,MS

LiquidcrystalinterfacesfromUofColoradoMRSEC

SACNAS2015

UofColoradoMRSECgraduatestudent

KatherineMacri presenting

2016Session:IncreasingUnderstandingofMaterialsScience– Engineering

MaterialsforDiverseApplicationsPresentations:

DarleneTaylor,PhDStimuliresponsivematerialsNorthCarolinaStateUniversity

Volanda Vasquez,PhDAllthatGlitters isGoldOklahomaStateUniversity

MeganValentine,PhDLearningfromNature:HowOrganismsCreateMaterialsandHumansdoitBetterUniversityofCA,SantaBarbara(UCSBMRSEC)

TaniaBetancourt, PhDActivatable Biomaterials:IntegrationofSyntheticandNaturalPolymersfortheDetectionandTreatmentofCancerTexasStateUniversity-SanMarcos

Chair:Miquella Chavez,Executive Director,Research TriangleMRSEC

HowhaveMRSECsbeeninvolvedwithSACNASStudentparticipation,researchsymposia,professionaldevelopment,

exhibitbooths

SACNAS2016

LongBeach,CA

2016ProfessionalDevelopment:AnEssentialRoadmapforUndergraduateSuccessin

ScienceSession Chairs/Presenters:

Mareshia Donald,PhDEducation/DiversityMIT

Anique Olivier-Mason,PhDEducation/outreach/diversityBrandeisMRSEC

Marlina Duncan,PhDAssociateDeanofDiversityInitiativesBrownUniversity

Presentersfacilitated ahighlyinteractive“how-to”

workshopprovidingaroadmapforsuccess in

undergraduateresearch

HowhaveMRSECsbeeninvolvedwithSACNAS

2015 Exhibit Booth

Studentparticipation,researchsymposia,professionaldevelopment,

exhibitbooths

2016Exhibit BoothCollaborative effortshowcasingtheMRSECnetwork

100+contactsforfollow-up!

PartnershipsToBroaderParticipation|MRSECs&SACNAS

SACNASisamodelorganizationdeeplycommittedtobroadening

participationofunder-represented groupsinSTEM.

MRSECsefforts areperfectlyalignedandcollaborationmaximizes impact.

• 100sofcontactswithpotential

REUs,graduatestudents,

andpost-docs

• MRSECstudentparticipation in

technicalsessions, professional

development andawards2008student awardwinners

UCSBLSAMPandMRSECREU