2002 Sigma Xi Forum Preliminary Program

Changing the Face of Science and Engineering

November 14-15, 2002
in conjunction with the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting
Moody Gardens Hotel
Galveston Island, Texas

Special Events

• McGovern Award Lecture: Mario Molina, 1995 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, whose work on ozone depletion helped avert a potential global environmental disaster
• Procter Prize Lecture: Benoit Mandelbrot, pioneer in fractal geometry, whose influence has been felt in such diverse fields as physics, economics, earth sciences and linguistics
• Public Perception of Scientists: Jon Franklin, leading science journalist and author, who won the first Pulitzer Prizes ever awarded in the categories of feature writing and explanatory journalism

Thursday, November 14

8:00-8:30 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction

• Patrick Sculley, Executive Director, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
• Frank Gilmore, President, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
• John Alderete, Sigma Xi Committee on Diversity
• Willie Pearson, Forum Chair

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Plenary Talk
Health of the Research Enterprise

• Moderator: Neal Lane, Rice University
• Rita Colwell, National Science Foundation
• Eamon Kelly, National Science Board
• Kenneth Olden, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

9:45-10:00 a.m.
Break, Contributed Presentations, Exhibits & Resources

10:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Plenary Panel
Issues in the Science and Engineering Workforce
This session is designed to introduce the factual background for the forum discussion. The speakers will present both widely reported data with interpretation, and original research that focuses on possible explanations and points to potential solutions to the "crisis of expectations" the NRC has noted between the career promise of science and the actual opportunities that are produced.

• Moderator: Enriqueta Bond, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Richard Freeman, National Bureau of Economic Research and Harvard University
  
• Evelynn Hammonds, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Charlotte Kuh, National Research Council
  
• J. Scott Long, Indiana University
  

11:15-11:30 a.m.
Break, Contributed Presentations, Exhibits & Resources

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Science, Engineering and Technology Across Borders
This session will review the impact of globalization, both negative and positive on the practice of science and engineering. International mobility of scientists, immigration policy, and ways to expand opportunities in science and technology fields internationally will be discussed.

• Moderator: Daniel Wubah, James Madison University
• John Afele, Director, International Program for Africa
  Topic: Knowledge Networks: Research, Product Development and Global Security
• Sylvester J. Gates, University of Maryland
• Alejandro Pisanty, Universidad Nacional Autonama de Mexico, Mexico City
• Paula Stephan, Georgia State University
  Topic: Impact of the Foreign-Born and Foreign-Educated on U.S. Science
• Dorothy Shore Zinberg, Harvard University
  Topic: International Mobility: Age-old Values Confront New-age Realities

12:45 -2:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

2:00-3:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

1. The Science-Trained Professional: A New Breed for the New Century
   Organizer: Sheila Tobias Author, Science Education Consultant
   
   
2. The Role of Professional Societies in Promoting Diversity
   Organizer: Ben Cuker, Hampton University and American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
   John Alderete, SACNAS
   Yvonne Curry, American Chemical Society
   Robert Dottin, Hunter College and Just Garcia Hill Web site
3. AWIS Academic Project: A Web-based Tool Kit to Address Academic Climate
   Organizer: Catherine Didion, Association of Women in Science
   Kathleen E. Christensen, Family-Work Research Program, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
   Phoebe S. Leboy, University of Pennsylvania
4. The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program at the University of Michigan
   Organizer: Ann Sprunger, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Michigan

3:00-3:15 p.m.
Break, Contributed Presentations, Exhibits & Resources

3:15-4:00 p.m.
Plenary Session
Jon Franklin, University of Maryland
Science and the American Culture in the 21st Century

4:00-4:15 p.m.
Break, Contributed Presentations, Exhibits & Resources

4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

1. Diversity in Engineering: Industry Perspective
   Organizer: Peggy Layne, National Academy of Engineering
   Catherine M. Jones, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
2. The Role of Undergraduate Research in Attracting and Maintaining Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields
   Organizers: Elaine Hoagland, Council on Undergraduate Research and Karen Kashmanian Oates, SENCER
   Joan Sieber, California State University, Hayward
3. Survey Data on Women and Minority Faculty in Science and Engineering
   Donna Nelson, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma
   

Friday, November 15

8:15-9:45.m.
Plenary Panel
Who Will Do Science?
This session will explore educational policy initiatives that will prepare women and underrepresented minority science students and sustain their interest in science studies. Speakers will focus on how we develop leaders, mentors and long-range structural changes in educational institutions, government agencies and industry that will support and sustain opportunities for women and minorities in science and engineering professions.

• Moderator: Willie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Enriqueta Bond, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, COSEPUP member
• Shirley McBay, Quality Education for Minorities
  
• Marie Reyes, University of Arizona
  Topic: Recruitment and Retention of Girls and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) at the University of Arizona
• Robert Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topic: Who Will Do Science?

9:45-10:00 a.m.
Break, Contributed Presentations, Exhibits & Resources

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions

1. Globalizing Research Experiences for Science Students
   Organizer: Daniel Wubah, James Madison University
   Carol Bender, University of Arizona
   
2. International Women Scientists' Contributions to Science, Education, and Development
   Organizer: Mary Ann Evans, Director, IWISE Program, Iowa State University
   Nataliya Babenko, Institute of Biology, Kharkov National University, Kharkov, Ukraine
   Karen Kashmanian Oates, Professor and Biochemist, George Mason University Mzia Zhvania, I. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia
   
3. Attracting Non-traditional Science Students Through Computational Science
   Organizer: Bob Panoff, Shodor Education Foundation
   David Joiner, Shodor Education Foundation
   Kent Robertson, Shodor Education Foundation
4. Steps to Build an Institutional Culture, Both Formal and Informal, Supportive of Women in Science
   Organizer: Jeanne Narum, Project Kaleidoscope
   Bridget Gourley, Depauw University
   Catherine Middlecamp, University of Wisconsin, Madison

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
Creating Environments for Change
With a focus on approaches that work this session will feature exemplary programs in education at the undergraduate, post graduate and K-12 levels, and in industry, and the speakers will consider the lessons learned from their experience.

• Moderator: John Yochelson, Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST)
• Cathleen Barton, Intel
• Chuck Powell, Texas State Director of AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
• Richard Tapia, Rice University

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
McGovern Science & Society Lecture
The Impact of Human Activities on Atmospheric Ozone
Mario Molina, MIT Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

7:00-9:30 p.m.
Sigma Xi Banquet and William Procter Prize Lecture
Benoit Mandelbrot
As a part of the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting banquet, Benoit Mandelbrot will be delivering the William Procter Prize lecture. If you are interested in attending the banquet and lecture, please be sure to choose it on your registration form.