{"120541":{"#nid":"120541","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Leading Minority Engineering Researchers Convene at Georgia Tech for National Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn response to both a critical need for technological innovation and for ways to address the disturbing shortage of minority engineering faculty across the country, the Minority Faculty Development Workshop: Engineering Enterprise and Innovation was held at Georgia Tech from March 15 to 18.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, Gilda Barabino, professor of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech, organized the workshop to bring together distinguished, talented and innovative engineering professionals to address this challenge, which is\u0026nbsp;related to enhanced global competiveness and an improved national economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop attracted more than 70 engineering faculty and innovators from Harvard, Stanford, North Carolina A \u0026amp;T State University and other leading institutions. Researchers who attended gained insight, resources and knowledge toward activities that support innovation, entrepreneurial endeavors and ultimately, the economic status of our nation, Barabino said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs an internationally recognized researcher and educator and the newly elected president of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Barabino has committed herself to her technical career and to impacting the future by developing opportunities for innovation and career success among minority faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBy providing opportunities for professional development linked to a better understanding of research innovation and translation, the [workshop] contributes to the development and retention of a well equipped faculty cadre,\u201d Barabino said. \u201cIt broadens the talent pool for translational research that drives company formation, job creation, a healthy economy and global competitiveness.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Dean of Engineering Gary May, who was one of the conference sponsors, said the workshop is a positive step toward increasing underrepresented faculty in the STEM fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFaculty are the intellectual life blood of universities, so faculty development is a critical issue,\u201d May said. \u201cThis is particularly true for underrepresented faculty in STEM fields, as there are too few of us to allow any to be unsuccessful. I applaud the Minority Faculty Development Workshop for seeking solutions which will contribute to successful, enriched, and fulfilling careers for its participants.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENational Science Foundation Program Director Omnia El-Hakim stressed the importance of attracting more women to engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWomen constitute 50 percent of the U.S. Population, but are not represented fully in the engineering disciplines nor in entrepreneurship,\u201d El-Hakim said. \u201cThe NSF believes in broadening participation through these types of programs because diversification in these realms brings important perspectives in solving challenges of national concern while maintaining excellence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;NSF Minority Faculty Development Workshop: Engineering Enterprise and Innovation was the sixth in a series that began in 2001 with funding under the\u0026nbsp;NSF\u0026nbsp;Engineering Directorate. The workshop addressed strategic goals of the National Science Foundation and critical needs of the nation related to enhanced global competiveness and an improved national economy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn response to both a critical need for technological innovation and for ways to address the disturbing shortage of minority engineering faculty across the country, the Minority Faculty Development Workshop: Engineering Enterprise and Innovation was held at Georgia Tech from March 15 to 18.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The workshop was held in response to both a critical need for technological innovation and for ways to address the disturbing shortage of minority engineering faculty across the country."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-03-29 10:18:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:56","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"63743":{"id":"63743","type":"image","title":"Gilda A. 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