Paleomagnetic Laboratory Development for Use in Undergraduate Education

用于本科教育的古地磁实验室开发

• 批准号: 9651155
• 负责人: Michael Valentine
• 金额: $ 1.87万
• 依托单位: University of Puget Sound
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-07-01 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9651155&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Paleomagnetic; Laboratory; Development; Use; Undergraduate

This project provides funding to complete assembly of a working paleomagnetic laboratory, which furnishes students with a practical tool with which to examine fundamental geological problems. The lab provides an example of how real, vital, contemporary paleomagnetic and tectonic studies are done and allows undergraduate students to participate directly in such research. Undergraduate students are now introduced to a number of geophysical instruments and techniques in a freshman-level course. The instruments previously used are mainly for looking at small-scale features and local geologic problems. Paleomagnetism is one of the most important geophysical tools used for examining `big-picture` tectonic processes. The ability to do paleomagnetic analyses fills a need in this area and complements the previous geophysical program perfectly. In addition to use by introductory-level students, the lab can be used by upper-level geology majors as part of a well-supported, faculty-advised undergraduate science research program at the university. The equipment fits into continuing and proposed student research projects involving all faculty in the Geology Department as advisors. This innovative project affords students the unusual opportunity to be involved in a significant way in a young, rapidly developing field of geological research.

该项目提供资金，以完成一个工作的古地磁实验室的组装，这为学生提供了一个实用的工具，用来研究基本的地质问题。该实验室提供了一个如何进行真实、重要的当代古地磁和构造研究的例子，并允许本科生直接参与此类研究。在一门新生水平的课程中，向本科生介绍了一些地球物理仪器和技术。以前使用的仪器主要用于观察小尺度特征和局部地质问题。古地磁是用来研究“大图景”构造过程的最重要的地球物理工具之一。古地磁分析的能力填补了这一领域的需求，并完美地补充了以前的地球物理程序。除了供入门级的学生使用外，该实验室还可供高级地质学专业的学生使用，作为该大学得到良好支持的、教师建议的本科生科学研究项目的一部分。该设备适用于持续和拟议的学生研究项目，涉及地质系所有教师作为顾问。这个创新的项目为学生提供了一个不同寻常的机会，以一种重要的方式参与到一个年轻的、快速发展的地质研究领域。