Young Scholars Summer Science Institute

青年学者暑期科学研究所

• 批准号: 8855179
• 负责人: Mary O'Donnell
• 金额: $ 16.46万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-02-15 至 1991-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8855179&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Young; Scholars; Summer; Science; Institute

The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg will offer four week, Summer Science Institute for thirty-six Young Scholars entering the tenth or eleventh grade in the fall of 1989. It will consist of seminars on careers in the sciences, field trips, meal time meetings with scientists, and follow-up activities. Mini-courses to be conducted are: (1) Computer Organization, (2) Gene Manipulation: Friend or Foe, (3) Linear Optimization in Mathematical Modeling, and (4) Philosophy and Ethics in Science: Case Studies. A project and report are associated with each mini-course. Sessions on scientific aids include: scientific methods and data interpretation, software packages, statistics, scientific writing, oral presentations word processors, and CAD/CAM demonstrations. Career seminars in the sciences are entitled: "The Need for Scientists, Engineers, and Teachers in the Twenty-first Century," "Engineering Careers," "Careers in Computer Science, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics." Field trips to private industrial facilities will give participants first-hand knowledge of career opportunities. Students will be encouraged to bring classmates and teachers to one of three annual Science Day (s) at UPG.

匹兹堡大学格林斯堡分校将提供为期四周的， 夏季科学研究所为36名青年学者进入 1989年秋天，十年级或十一年级。 它将包括 关于科学职业的研讨会，实地考察，吃饭时间 与科学家的会议和后续活动。 小型课程 要进行的是：（1）计算机组织，（2）基因 操纵：朋友还是敌人，（3）线性优化 数学建模，以及（4）科学哲学和伦理学： 案例研究。 项目和报表相关联 每一个迷你课程。 关于科学援助的会议包括： 科学方法和数据解释，软件包， 统计、科学写作、口头报告 处理器和CAD/CAM演示。 职业研讨会， 科学的标题是：“需要科学家，工程师， 二十一世纪的教师”，“工程职业”， “计算机科学、化学、生命科学、 数学、物理和统计学。“实地考察私人 工业设施将为参与者提供第一手知识 的职业机会。 学生将被鼓励带来 同学和老师参加一年一度的三个科学日之一，地点是 升级