Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Oklahoma Weather Center

根据本科生研究经验（REU）计划，首席研究员和合作者将在1999年和2000年春末和夏季带30名本科生到俄克拉何马州诺曼参加俄克拉何马州天气中心（OWC） REU计划。每年，将从美国各地选出10名学生参加该项目。REU学生将在气象中心导师的指导下进行大气科学课题的研究。除了研究之外，学生还将参加实地项目、参观气象中心设施、研讨会、实地考察和讲座。这些活动旨在提供全面的暑期学习体验。学生参与者还将准备并提交一篇论文，报告他们的研究结果给俄克拉何马州天气中心社区的成员。该项目将提供住房、交通和少量津贴，以使那些必须在暑期打工以支持继续教育的经济困难学生能够参加该项目。将作出特别努力，招收在科学和数学领域代表性不足的群体（印第安人、非裔美国人、西班牙裔美国人和妇女）的成员。这将通过在诸如美国印第安人科学与工程会议等会议上积极招募学生，并安排对一些传统黑人学院和大学以及部落学院和大学的招聘访问来实现。REU计划的通知将通过传单、小册子和电子邮件发送给历史上的黑人学院和大学、部落学院和大学以及西班牙裔学院和大学协会。俄克拉何马州气象中心REU的目标是：1。招募并获得来自全国各地大专院校的合格美国本科生的各种申请。选择一个多样化的、合格的本科生群体来参加这个项目。在专门导师的监督下，为本科生提供世界一流的教育研究经验，并可使用俄克拉荷马州天气中心的尖端研究设施。将学生与重要的研究项目相匹配，这些项目可以在10周内完成。通过使用学生问卷，与导师的访谈以及与过去的OWC REU项目的比较来评估REU项目。在项目结束后，对学生参与者进行5到10年的跟踪

Under the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, the Principal Investigator and collaborators will bring 30 undergraduate students to Norman, Oklahoma during the late Spring and Summers of 1999 and 2000 to participate in the Oklahoma Weather Center (OWC) REU program. Each year, ten students will be selected from across the United States to participate in the program. REU students will conduct research on an atmospheric science topic, under the supervision of mentors at the Weather Center. In addition to research, the student will participate in field programs, tours of Weather Center facilities, workshops, field trips, and lectures. These activities are designed to produce a well-rounded summer learning experience. Student participants will also prepare and present a paper reporting the results of their research to members of the Oklahoma Weather Center Community. Housing, transportation and a modest stipend will be provided to make the program accessible to economically disadvantaged students who must work during summers to support their continuing education. Special efforts will be made to recruit members of underrepresented groups in science and mathematics (Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and women). This will be done by actively recruiting students at conferences such as the American Indian Science and Engineering conference and scheduling recruiting visits to some Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. Notification of the REU program will be given to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities through fliers, brochures, and electronic mail. The objectives of the proposed Oklahoma Weather Center REU are:1. Recruit and acquire a diverse pool of applications from qualified American undergraduate students who attend colleges and universities across the country2. Select a diverse, qualified group of undergraduate students to participate in the program3. Provide a World-class educational research experience for undergraduates under the supervision of dedicated mentors, with access to cutting edge research facilities at the Oklahoma Weather Center4. Match students with significant research projects that can be completed within a 10 week time frame5. Evaluate the REU program through the use of student questionnaires, interviews with mentors and comparisons with past OWC REU programs6. Track student participants for a total of 5 to 10 years after the program