61 The Changing Face of Geoscience in the 21st Century: Increasing Diversity and Inclusion to Solve Complex Problems

Sunday, 22 October 2017
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Ballroom 6A

How Diversity? Keynote Presentation

Paper number: 61-6
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 3:50 PM – 4:25 PM

Authors

  • Alec Gates Presenting Author
    Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

Abstract

The geosciences is one of the least diverse of all the STEM disciplines. This panel discussion, again driven by audience participation, will focus on strategies to develop a skilled and diverse geoscience workforce. The future will also require a workforce with skills that go beyond the traditional scientific sub-disciplines of the earth sciences - chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics – to include ethics, social and environmental justice, policy formulation and communication. The panel will explore programs designed to create a workforce that is representative of the world in which we live, and will address strategies in both academia and industry to encourage inclusiveness and foster diversity.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 49, No. 6

doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-308986

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