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Underrepresented Minority Diversity in Materials Science and Engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2011

Keith J Bowman
Keith J Bowman*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Engineering and School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Abstract

During the decade 2000 to 2009, the diversity trends for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees and faculty underwent very different changes in the number and fraction of women represented compared to men in the field of materials science and engineering (MSE). Although the number and fraction of women increased substantially in graduate programs and within faculties, the fraction of women receiving bachelor’s of science degrees in engineering (BSE) in this field was significantly lower in 2009 than in 2000. In contrast with gender, the outcomes for diversity in terms of underrepresented minorities (URMs) across the decade are more disappointing. The potential implications are discussed with respect to ongoing limited degree attainment of URMs in many engineering and science disciplines

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