Chemical Engineering

ChemE Seminar with Rigoberto Hernandez #2: Diversity

November 12, 2020

4:30 p.m. ET

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Join the Chemical Engineering Department for a seminar with Rigoberto Hernandez of Johns Hopkins University. Hosted by CMU ChemE Department Head Anne Robinson.

Hernandez will be presenting two seminars over two days. This second one will be about diversity in chemical engineering.

The passcode for this meeting is 161546.

Abstract

Title: Advancing Molecular Sciences & Engineering Through Diversity

The Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE) is aimed at institutional reform so as to lower inequitable barriers hindering the success of faculty from diverse groups. We implement the "top-down" hypothesis by asserting that academic middle managers---namely, department heads and chairs---held accountable for diversity and inclusion will make sustained and significant improvements in the representation and climate of their deportments. The collaborative itself is a partnership with the department heads of research-active chemistry departments, social scientists and other key stakeholders. The lowering of these barriers increases the likelihood that individuals already in the tenure pipeline will have equitable chances of success and thereby leads to changes in faculty demographics closer to those of the broader U.S. population. The creation of a more equitable climate is also expected to encourage more disadvantaged students to enter academic careers in the chemical sciences. We will report on OXIDE's approaches to increase awareness of effective policies and practices that decrease inequitable barriers and improve the diversity climate in research-active chemistry departments. We will discuss how these findings can inform the intentional management of inclusive excellence in the context of industrial research and development laboratories.

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