Research Experiences in the Field with Mentors from State Geological Surveys

美国国家地质学家协会将继续开展一项计划，为地学本科生提供实地研究经验。该计划的目标是培训学生在科学领域的技术(特别是地质制图)，并激发和鼓励学生追求地球科学的职业。这个项目将使这些学生能够与经验丰富的地质测绘员、野外地质学家和野外地球物理学家并肩工作。导师不仅是老师和导师，也是科学合作者。所有50个州和波多黎各的州地质调查局都有资格通过这一计划雇用学生。大多数学生项目在夏季进行，但也有一些包括在一年中的其他时间进行实地活动。该项目的成功通过采访学生和他们的导师以及跟踪学生的职业生涯来评估。这些汇编的数据被报告给一般的地球科学界。个别州的调查将从地学部门和全国范围内的夏季野外夏令营项目以及全国地球科学教师协会管理的夏季野外培训项目中挑选学生。预计大多数州的实地项目将与通过国家合作地质测绘计划(与美国地质调查局合作)或其他联邦、州、地方政府或私营部门计划资助的研究相联系。

PriceThe Association of American State Geologists will continue a program to provide undergraduate students in geoscience with field-oriented research experiences. The objectives of the program are to train students in scientific field techniques (particularly geologic mapping) and to excite and encourage students to pursue careers in geoscience. This program will enable these students to work side by side with experienced geologic mappers, field geologists, and geophysicists in the field. The mentors serve as not only teachers and mentors but also as scientific collaborators. State geological surveys in all 50 states and Puerto Rico are eligible to hire students through this program. Most student projects run during summer months, but some include field activities during other parts of the year. The success of the program is assessed by interviewing students and their mentors and by tracking the students' careers. These compiled data are reported to the general geoscience community. Individual state surveys will select students from geoscience departments and summer field-camp programs nationwide and from the summer field-training program administered by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. It is expected that most of the state field projects will be linked to funded research through the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey) or other federal, state, local government or private sector programs.