SURIEA Mentor Application

PLEASE SUBMIT BY 11, NOVEMBER 2022 - Extended to 18, NOVEMBER 2022

The ASA‘s Committee for Improving Racial Diversity and Inclusivity (CIRDI) offers a summer research and internship experience for undergraduate students from identities that are underrepresented in acoustics and the ASA. This includes, but is not limited to, undergraduate students that identify as Black, Latino/a, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Alaskan Native. We are seeking mentors for these students.

The 12-week internship program includes one (1) week of an in-person short course for undergraduate students from various academic backgrounds and in-person internship in academic and industry environments. Interns must also participate at an upcoming ASA meeting where they are encouraged to present about their summer projects.

The mentoring expectations are the following:
  • Direct mentorship and instruction of the student
  • Availability of the mentor to attend ally and mentoring workshops provided by ASA consultants
  • Integrate undergraduate students with identities underrepresented in acoustics into your activities and groups, provide opportunities for scientific, practical, and career development
  • Maintain relationships with the students in the program remotely and at conferences over the next 1-2 years
Other desirable mentoring contributions include:
  • Prior experience with diverse students and employees
  • Active group experiences that provide a cohort that can support the students
  • Possibility of the local agency to sponsor the internship program
In return, we expect that the mentors and their teams will gain the benefit of new perspectives and will help the Society expand our reach within underrepresented groups. We are already involved in active recruitment of qualified students.

We welcome the involvement of members from all areas of acoustics, including academic and industry partners. We believe that this initiative could be a strong step in the right direction of making the ASA more diverse and inclusive, and we welcome your involvement. We appreciate you giving this your consideration and discussing this with your own acoustics group. Please fill out the mentor application below if you would like to be a SURIEA mentor.

We encourage you to reach out to the Committee chair, Tyrone Porter, or to the vice-chair, Peggy Nelson if you have questions. Let us hear from you!

Tyrone Porter and Peggy Nelson
summer-experience@acoustics.org
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Full Name *
Email address *
What is the physical location of the proposed research/internship site? *
Please include your Institution/Company/Lab name and the city, state, country.

What area of acoustics do you work in?

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Are there additional areas of acoustics that your work includes?

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Describe your current team *
Does your team include diverse membership, undergraduate or graduate students, industry professionals, etc. Specifically think about people that a student intern would regularly interact with over the course of the summer. Be sure to comment on virtual and in-person interaction possibilities.

What experiences have you had mentoring college-aged students in the past?

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Please include positive outcomes, particularly those of racial/ethnic/underrepresented students.

What project(s) might you offer and what would the expected outcomes be?

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Explain your project as if you were describing it to a high school senior student.

Please describe your mentoring strategy.

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e.g., frequency of student-supervisor interaction, supporting team members that may interact with the student, plans for training and other activities.

How do you and/or your group plan to help the SURIEA student adjust socially to a new city and work environment?

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What housing options would be available in your area for a student? *
Selected mentors will be required to pre-identify at least two affordable housing options to help students easily and quickly relocate for the summer. (Affordable in this case means, no more than $3500.00, but ideally less than that.).

This could mean investigating university housing for external students, or working with local realtors to find short term lease options. You do not need to have something confirmed at this time, but you should start investigating it now as the process may be longer than expected.
Are you a member of the Acoustical Society of America? *
Note: Membership is not required in order to be a SURIEA mentor.
How did you hear about the SURIEA program? *
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Might you be able to cover any amount of the student stipend, student summer housing, or some other partial cost of funding an intern? If so, how much and are there any stipulations that must be met?

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For example, you may be able to pay the intern through a research grant, hire the student directly, or waive housing costs through a summer research program at your institution

Note: Mentors are not required to fund a student at any amount.

Would you be willing to sponsor the SURIEA program?

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Note: Sponsors help the ASA continue and improve SURIEA for the future. Full sponsorship details at https://acousticalsociety.org/suriea-sponsorship-opportunities/
If you answered yes to the previous question, at what sponsorship level?
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