REU Site: Integrated geological and geophysical research focused on understanding the landscape history of the Fish Lake Plateau, central Utah

这个REU站点将为本科生提供研究机会，在一个传统的地质和地球物理研究技术与先进的数据收集和管理充分结合的环境中。实地数据收集将利用全球定位系统（GPS）技术，并将其上传到地理信息系统（GIS），以便进行空间分析和生成衍生产品。鱼湖高原是研究中第三纪至今的火山、构造和地表作用及其相互作用的重要地点。REU项目将包括五个阶段：1)地点介绍、地理信息系统和在威廉玛丽的地球物理培训；2)鱼湖现场采集与数据整合；3) William & Mary的现场后编译和元数据生成；4)继续在其所在机构进行研究；5)在卡罗莱纳海岸大学完成项目的定稿和报告。科学研究将以一种有意义的方式将地质和地球物理现场数据整合到GIS中，这将为鱼湖高原以及科罗拉多高原和盆地山脉之间的过渡地带的火山、构造和地表过程的相互作用和时间提供答案。在为期7周的暑期项目中，参与者将在William & Mary一起生活和工作，在Fish Lake进行为期4周的实地活动之前和之后。参与者将与项目主管协调制定具体的研究问题和研究计划。项目主管、一名研究生助理和两名咨询科学家将以指导和协作的方式与学生参与者一起工作。暑期课程结束后，学生们将在自己的学校进行研究。在一月，学生参与者将聚集在海岸卡罗来纳大学口头报告，讨论，并对未来的研究方向为REU网站的想法。许多学生将在专业会议上展示他们的成果。

This REU site will provide research opportunities for undergraduates in an environment where traditional geologic and geophysical research techniques are fully integrated with advanced data collection and management. Field data collection will utilize global positioning system (GPS) technology and be uploaded into geographic information systems (GIS) for spatial analysis and the generation of derivative products. Fish Lake Plateau forms a remarkable location in which to study volcanic, tectonic, and surficial processes and the interaction of those processes from the mid-Tertiary to the present. The REU program will include five phases: 1) site introduction, GIS, and geophysical training at William & Mary; 2) field collection and data integration at Fish Lake; 3) post-field compilation and metadata production at William & Mary; 4) continued research at their home institution; and 5) project finalization and presentation at Coastal Carolina University. The science research will integrate geological and geophysical field data into a GIS in a meaningful way that will provide answers concerning the interplay and timing of volcanic, tectonic, and surficial processes on the Fish Lake Plateau and more regionally, in the transition zone between the Colorado Plateau and Basin & Range. Over the 7-week summer program, participants will live and work together at William & Mary, both before and after a 4-week field campaign at Fish Lake. Participants will develop specific research questions and a research plan in coordination with the project directors. The project directors, a graduate assistant, and two consulting scientists will work with the student participants in a both a mentoring and collaborative fashion. After the summer program, students will work from their home institution on their research topics. In January, student participants will come together at Coastal Carolina University for oral presentations, discussion, and ideas about future research directions for the REU site. Many of the students will present their results at professional meetings.