(122e) Thoughts On Developing and Directing a Successful NSF IGERT Program
AIChE Annual Meeting
2009
2009 Annual Meeting
Education
The Directorate for Education and Human Resources at NSF: Opportunities and Awards
Monday, November 9, 2009 - 1:36pm to 1:58pm
As stated by the National Science Foundation, IGERT is the NSF's "flagship interdisciplinary training program, educating U.S. Ph.D.
scientists and engineers by building on the foundations of their disciplinary knowledge with interdisciplinary training." What are the elements of a successful IGERT proposal and program? Some thoughts on this question will be provided in the context of the new IGERT program in Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Bioenergy at Colorado State University.