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Abstract
Research Centers (ERC) have a primary focus on Engineering Workforce Development. Indeed,
the number of STEM jobs is growing faster than non-STEM jobs with projected shortages of up
to 3.5 million STEM workers in the United States by 2025 [1]. Additionally, it is important to
note the lack of diversity within the engineering profession; female students and students of color
remain underrepresented in STEM majors and STEM careers [2]. The population of students
who major in the STEM fields and who enter STEM careers do not reflect current demographics
of the United States population. Despite progress in gender and racial equity in STEM careers,
STEM fields have historically been and continue to be dominated by white men, particularly in
engineering, computer sciences, and physics[2]. For example, although women and men receive
undergraduate degrees at about the same rate, women account for only 30% of all STEM degree
holders and have particularly low representation in engineering [3], holding just 12 percent of
engineering jobs[4]. Similarly, people of color represent 27 percent of the adult population but
only 11 percent of STEM professionals [5]. Thus, our goal as an ERC is to promote STEM
pathways that both increase and diversify the pool of students seeking STEM careers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings |
State | Published - Aug 23 2022 |
Event | 129th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Excellence Through Diversity, ASEE 2022 - Minneapolis, United States Duration: Jun 26 2022 → Jun 29 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Number EEC 1941543. The findings, conclusions, and opinions herein represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the view of personnel affiliated with the National Science Foundation.
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ATP-Bio: NSF Engineering Research Center for Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio)
Bischof, J. C. (PI), Toner, M. (CoPI), Aguilar, G. (CoPI), Healy, K. E. (CoPI), Uygun, K. (Key Personnel), Burger, A. A. (Project Manager), Wolf, S. M. (Key Personnel), Roehrig, G. H. (Key Personnel), Heremans, C. (Coordinator), McAlpine, M. (Key Personnel), Mangolini, L. (Key Personnel), Uygun, B. E. (Key Personnel), Finger, E. B. (Key Personnel), Garwood, M. (Key Personnel), Dames, C. (Key Personnel), Powell-Palm, M. J. (Key Personnel), Franklin, R. R. (Key Personnel), Singh, B. N. (Key Personnel), Yin, Y. (Key Personnel), Usta, O. B. (Key Personnel), Rubinsky, B. (Key Personnel), Tessier, S. N. (Key Personnel), Sandlin, R. D. (Key Personnel), Kangas, J. R. (Key Personnel), Iaizzo, P. A. (Key Personnel), Irimia, D. (Key Personnel), Ogle, B. M. (Key Personnel), Stadler, B. J. (Key Personnel), Bangalore Kodandaramaiah, S. (Key Personnel), Aksan, A. (Key Personnel) & Rabin, Y. (Key Personnel)
9/1/20 → 8/31/25
Project: Research and Outreach Center