NSF Condensed Matter Physics Principal Investigators Workshop 8 June 2017 Arlington, VA Programs to Broaden Participation: Connecting your work to Successful DMR-Supported Efforts Theodore Hodapp American Physical Society Director of Project Development
Percentage of Women Earning Undergraduate STEM Degrees 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% All Bachelor's Biology Chemistry Math & Stats Earth Sciences Physics Engineering 10% 0% 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 Source: National Center for Education Statistics and APS www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 2
Percentage of Women Earning Graduate STEM Degrees 60%# 50%# 40%# Biology# Geosciences# Chemistry# Math#&#Stats# Engineering# Physics# All#PhDs# 30%# 20%# 10%# 0%# 1966# 1976# 1986# 1996# 2006# www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 3
US Population 90%# 80%# 70%# 60%# 50%# 40%# 30%# White#(Non6Hispanic)# Hispanic#(of#any#race)# Black# NaCve#Americans# Asian# 20%# 10%# 0%# 1940# 1960# 1980# 2000# 2020# 2040# 2060# Source: US Census www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 4
Hispanic American Bachelor Degrees 20% US Popula;on Frac;on 18-24 year olds 15% 10% 5% 570 Biology Engineering CS Chemistry Math&Sta;s;cs Physics Geosciences 0% 105 Sources: IPEDS Comple;on survey by race, US Census 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 5
African American Bachelor Degrees 16% 14% US Popula<on Frac<on 18-24 year olds 12% 10% 8% CS Chemistry 6% Biology Math&Sta<s<cs 4% 172 175 Engineering Physics 2% Geosciences 0% Sources: IPEDS Comple<on survey by race, US Census 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 6
URM Bachelor Degrees 9% 8% 7% Hispanic African American 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 7
Underrepresentation in Physics 80% 70% 60% 50% School age popula@on Physics undergraduate degrees Physics doctoral degrees 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% White Asian African American Hispanic Source: IPEDS, US Census www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 8
Bachelor and PhD STEM Degrees 22% Percentage of URM 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 78 639 161 386 61 BS PhD 63 6 2% 0% Computer Biological Chemistry Engineering Mathema>cs Physics Astronomy Science Sciences and Sta>s>cs Source: IPEDS, US Census www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 9
High school classes taught by teacher with degree in the field 90%# 80%# 70%# 60%# 50%# 40%# 30%# 20%# 10%# 0%# Social#Studies# English# Biology# Math# Physics# Chemistry# Source: Schools and Staffing Survey www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 10
High School Students Studying Physics 1000's of students 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Honors/AP/2nd Year Regular Conceptual/Physics First 0 1987 1990 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Source: AIP StaGsGcal Research Center www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 11
Addressing Broader Impacts What can you do? Work with others: Tap existing resources (education or outreach that is already in place in your department or campus, or nationally) Work with existing programs when possible Treat Broader Impacts like you treat research Assess results (or find people who can help you with this) Gather data that will impact your future offerings, and modify your subsequent approach to reflect this Ask questions that can be answered www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 12
Focus on professional development, networking, understanding pathways Attendance more than tripled since APS became involved in 2012 Very good URM attendance Departments using CUWiP as retention event for 1 st year students Support from NSF, DOE 11 sites for 2018, plus 1 in Canada Directed research efforts to improve messaging to women sees positive changes National leadership group; Current chair: Pearl Sandick, Utah; Overseen by CSWP Site applications due 1 November for 2019 conferences APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) 0 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 US Female Physics Degrees CUWiP Attendance 2018 CUWIP CONFERENCE SITE LOCATIONS If you have any questions, please email women@aps.org 5 Cal Poly Pomona/Pomona College/Harvey Mudd College Alaska California (South of San Jose) Hawaii 6 Arizona State University Arizona Colorado Nevada New Mexico Utah 7 University of Kansas Arkansas Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas 8 University of North Florida Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Puerto Rico South Carolina 1 University of Oregon California (San Jose and north) Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Wyoming 9 University of Virginia 1 WASHINGTON OREGON CALIFORNIA ALASKA Kentucky Maryland (Frederick and west) North Carolina Tennessee Virginia (Fredericksburg and south) West Virginia 5 NEVADA IDAHO UTAH ARIZONA 6 HAWAII 10 2 Iowa State Illinois Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin MONTANA WYOMING COLORADO NEW MEXICO George Washington University NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA KANSAS TEXAS District of Columbia Delaware Maryland (East of Fredrick) New Jersey (Trenton and south) Pennsylvania (Eastern, Lancaster) Virginia (North of Fredricksburg) OKLAHOMA 3 University of Toledo Indiana Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh and west) MINNESOTA IOWA 7 WISCONSIN MISSOURI ARK. ILLINOIS LOUISIANA MISS. INDIANA 11 Columbia/Barnard/ City College MICHIGAN 2 3 KENTUCKY TENNESSEE ALABAMA Connecticut Massachusetts (East of I-91, including Springfield) New Jersey (North of Trenton) New York (Poughkeepsie and south) Rhode Island OHIO GEORGIA W. VA. 12 Canada 4 Rochester Institute of Technology Maine Massachusetts (West of I-91) New Hampshire New York (North of Poughkeepsie) Pennsylvania (Central - Harrisonburg) Vermont NEW HAMPSHIRE VERMONT PENNSYLVANIA VIRGINIA N. CAROLINA S. CAROLINA 8 FL. 12 4 9 NEW YORK 10 11 MAINE NEW JERSEY DELAWARE MARYLAND Queens University in Canada RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT Site location includes all Canadian provinces MASSACHUSETTS Indicates location of conference within regional area PUERTO RICO 13
APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) 2018 SITES Oregon Iowa State Toledo RIT Pomona/Harvey Mudd Arizona State Kansas North Florida Virginia George Washington Columbia/Barnard Queens (Canada) 2018 Conferences: 12-14 January 2018 aps.org/cuwip www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 14
APS Bridge Program: Project Goals Increase, within a decade, the number of physics PhDs awarded to underrepresented minority students to match the fraction of physics Bachelor s degrees granted to these groups Develop, evaluate, and document sustainable model bridging experiences that improve the access to and culture of graduate education for all students, with emphasis on those underrepresented in doctoral programs in physics Promote and disseminate successful program components to the physics community www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 15
Bridge Program Design: Underlying Themes Focus on underrepresented minorities (Hispanic American, African American, Native American) Base components on published scholarship and operational successes of similar programs Design program to avoid rearranging the deck chairs Bring unique position of APS to bear on the problem Measurable outcomes must be immediately recognizable by an APS member as having significant value Must have significant national impact www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 16
APS Bridge Program: Key Features Applications: APS recruits URM students from all 760 undergrad programs, doctoral programs unable to accept specific students 80-90 applicants in both 2016, and 2017; no students accepted into graduate programs Bridge Sites: Built 2-year (MS) programs to allow students to take UG coursework if needed, receive intensive mentoring, close monitoring of progress, attention to integration into graduate life. Most students (2/3rds) take all grad courses Partnership Institutions: Now 24 additional programs adopting bridge components; certified by APS Committee on Minorities; get access to pool of URM students; National Conference: annual conference to share ideas on recruitment, admissions, induction, and retention of URM and other atrisk students (Next conference: October 2018) APS Oversight: monitors progress of all students; conducts research; national advocacy on issues www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 17
Bridge Sites and Partnership Institutions Admission decisions (criteria, process) Financial support (timing, amount) Coursework (induction advising critical, allow advanced undergrad coursework) Multiple Mentoring (timing, intervention) Progress monitoring (coursework, tutors if needed, research fit ) Community (induction, socialization) Research (appropriate match) www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 18
Institution Involvement Member Institution (any institution, 118) Free; receive information / updates; reduced fees for APS-BP conferences Partnership Site (graduate only, 29) APS COM approval process; recommended site for Bridge Fellows (and others) to attend; demonstrate effective practices in graduate student support Bridge Site (graduate only, 6) Receive significant funding from APS; build sustainable program; prepare 2+ students each year for graduate study; significant institutional commitment APS Bridge Partnership Sites Bowling Green State University California State University Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles Columbia University Delaware State University DePaul University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fisk-Vanderbilt Florida International University Florida State University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University MIT North Dakota State University Princeton University Texas State University The Ohio State University University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Connecticut University of Hawai'i at Manoa University of Houston Clear Lake University of Michigan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Rochester University of South Florida University of Texas at Arlington University of Virginia www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 19
Institutional Members Member Institutions 118 in 38 states Partnership Institutions 29 in 17 states 23 PhD 6 MS www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 20
Bridge Program Achievements Bridge Program Physics PhDs 23% Women (20%) 93% URM (6%) 64% Hispanic 24% African American 5% Native 88% Retention (60%) Students 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 Left Program Placed/Retained Project Funding National Achievement Gap 5 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 21
Physics GRE: Impact of Cutoff Scores 1.0# 0.9# 0.8# 0.7# 0.6# 0.5# 0.4# 0.3# 0.2# 0.1# Source: ETS Frac1on#(White)# Frac1on#(Hispanic)# Frac1on#(Black)# 0.61 (Asian) Frac1on#(Asian)# 0.44 (White) 0.34 (Hispanic) 0.09 (Black) 650 0.0# 400# 500# 600# 700# 800# 900# 1000# www.apsbridgeprogram.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 22
PhysTEC Member Institutions
PhysTEC Project Outcomes 25% Pre%funding% Number%of%Teachers%(3%year%totals)% 20% 15% 10% 5% Y1$Y3% Y4$Y6% Post%funding% Post%funding% 2001$% 2004$ 2004$% 2007$ 0% Arizona% (2001$2007)% Arkansas% (2001$2008)% W.%Michigan% (2001$2007)% Site% (funding%period)% Cal%Poly% (2003$2006)% Colorado% (2004$2007)% Non$PhysTEC*% *Number$of$physics$cerOficaOons$averaged$over$319$ins<tu<ons$ in$15$states.$note$that$all$phystec$teachers$are$more$highly$ qualified$than$the$minimum$standard$in$most$states.$ $ www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org
Addressing Broader Impacts What can you do? Don t work alone Tap existing resources Treat Broader Impacts like you treat research APS, ACS and other professional societies have resources to help (often we can connect you with projects and assessment) Make it meaningful To you; to them www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 25
Addressing Broader Impacts What do you need to know? Stereotype threat (reducingstereotypethreat.org) Implicit Bias (implicit.harvard.edu) Imposter Syndrome Harassment (www.aps.org/meetings/policies/codeconduct.cfm) www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org 26
Thanks! Email: hodapp@aps.org, Phone: 301-209-3263 This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1143070, 0808790, 1346627 Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. www.aps.org 2017, American Physical Society; hodapp@aps.org