Improvement of Undergraduate Education in Geoscience and Engineering Through the Acquisition of New Subsurface Exploration Technology

Lewis J. Abrams DUE 9552406 U of Puerto Rico Mayaguez FY1995 $ 24,379 Mayaguez, PR 00681 ILI - 仪器项目：地球科学 标题：通过获取新的地下勘探技术改进地球科学和工程本科教育 本提案中的探地雷达系统 (GPR) 用于建立一个以探究为导向的、实践方法来教育本科生。 该设备是环境地球物理学新课程的组成部分，使学生能够将科学概念和最先进的技术应用于地质、工程和环境问题。 本课程旨在教授高年级本科生如何提出问题、收集适当的数据以及如何以有意义的方式解释这些数据，简而言之，训练学生科学思考。 此外，探地雷达还用于通过熟悉的浅层地下结构的实时可视化，向地质学和工程专业本科一年级和二年级学生展示地球物理测量的实用性。

Lewis J. Abrams DUE 9552406 U of Puerto Rico Mayaguez FY1995 $ 24,379 Mayaguez, PR 00681 ILI - Instrumentation Project: Geosciences Title: Improvement of Undergraduate Education in Geoscience and Engineering Through the Acquisition of New Subsurface Exploration Technology The ground-penetrating radar system (GPR) in this proposal is being used to establish an inquiry-oriented, hands-on approach to educating undergraduates. The equipment is an integral part of a new course in environmental geophysics that allows students to apply scientific concepts and state-of-the-art technology to geological, engineering and environmental problems. This course is intended to teach upper-level undergraduate students how to ask questions, collect appropriate data and how to interpret that data in a meaningful way, in short, train students to think scientifically. In addition, GPR is used to demonstrate the practical utility of geophysical measurements to first and second year undergraduate geology and engineering majors through real time visualization of familiar shallow sub-surface structures.