Environmental Physical and Mathematical Science and Engineering, and Geoscience Graduate Research Traineeships

环境物理和数学科学与工程以及地球科学的科学进步需要在科学和技术的前沿进行全面的多学科教育和研究。密苏里-哥伦比亚大学的申请项目通过为5名NSF学员提供自然和工程微粒系统多学科研究的博士学位教育，解决了对人力资源的相关关键需求。NSF实习生将在全国范围内大力宣传。MU在通过NSF-REU微粒系统工程项目成功招募和培养有才华的本科生（约70人，其中大部分来自科学和工程领域代表性不足的群体）方面有着悠久的历史。所要求的实习机会将为这些学生中最聪明的人以及其他被招募参加奖项的人提供重要的机会。该项目将为学员提供一个充满挑战但又充满支持的环境。学生将获得参与的工程和科学学科的硕士和博士学位，项目教师将仔细规划和监督学生的教学和研究发展。GRA学员的课程将包括热力学、流体动力学、微粒系统、大气动力学、原子分子物理与化学、计算化学和气候学。实验研究将集中于粒子-蒸气（气体）和粒子-粒子相互作用的表征和测量，粒子和气体的干湿处理，微量气体的排放和转化，以及粒子的辐射特性。理论和计算密集型项目将侧重于硫化学，粒子动力学和一般循环模型。学生的教育和培训强调综合方法来解决复杂的环境问题。研修生的专业发展机会包括在美国国家实验室和工业研究中心实习，也可能在美国、德国、日本和俄罗斯进行相关颗粒物系统研究的著名大学/机构实习。密苏里大学系统的教育使命赋予了密苏里大学研究生教育的特殊责任。工程学院在基础设施（新建筑、翻新、设备、计算机）方面进行了重大投资。项目教师致力于项目的成功，资金将为学员带来真正独特的跨学科机会。

Scientific advancement in Environmental Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, and Geosciences require comprehensive multidisciplinary education and research at the cutting edge of science and technology. The requested program at the University of Missouri-Columbia addresses the related critical need for human resources by providing PhD level education to five NSF Trainees in the multidisciplinary investigation of Particulate Systems, both natural and engineered. NSF Trainees will be recruited through vigorous advertising throughout the nation. MU has a history of successful recruiting and nurturing of talented undergraduate students (~70; a major portion of whom are from groups underrepresented in science and engineering) through the NSF-REU in Particulate Systems Engineering program. The requested Traineeships will allow significant opportunities to the brightest of these students, as well as others to be recruited for the awards. The program will provide Trainees with a challenging yet supportive environment. Students will receive both the MS and PhD degrees from the participating academic disciplines in engineering and the sciences, and the program faculty will carefully plan and monitor the students' teaching and research development. Curricula for the GRA Trainees will include classes in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, particulate systems, atmospheric dynamics, atomic and molecular physics and chemistry, computational chemistry and climatology. Experimental research will focus on characterizations and measurements of particle-vapor (gas) and particle-particle interactions, dry and wet disposition of particles and gases, trace gas emissions and transformations, and radiative properties of particles. Theoretical and computationally intensive projects will focus on sulfur chemistry, particle dynamics and general circulation models. The education and training of students emphasize integrated approaches to complex environmental problems. Professional development opportunities for the Trainees will include internships at the national laboratories and industrial research centers in the U.S., and possibly at prestigious universities/institutions in the U.S., Germany, Japan, and Russia that conducts relevant particulate systems investigations. The University of Missouri system educational mission charges MU with special responsibilities for graduate education. The College of Engineering specifically has made major investments in infrastructure (new building, renovations, equipment, computing). The project faculty are dedicated to the success of the program, and funding will lead to truly unique, interdisciplinary opportunities for the Trainees.