Expanding Opportunities in Atmospheric Sciences for Texas Undergraduates

扩大德克萨斯州本科生在大气科学方面的机会

• 批准号: 0503582
• 负责人: Mary Jo Richardson
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-06-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0503582&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Expanding; Opportunities; Atmospheric; Sciences; Texas

Track 1: Expanded Opportunities in Atmospheric Sciences for Texas UndergraduatesTexas A&M University (TAMU) is currently the only institution in the state of Texas that offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in meteorology. This drastically limits the opportunities for students in this state to become trained in meteorology, and then go on to meet future state and national workforce needs related to weather and hydrologic forecasting. Students in the predominantly Hispanic institutions of South Texas may be disproportionately discouraged from pursuing meteorology degrees at TAMU because 1) they prefer to attend colleges closer to their homes and those with larger Hispanic student populations; 2) their high schools have not adequately prepared them to apply and be admitted to TAMU given its rigorous academic acceptance policies; or 3) they and their families do not understand or appreciate the possibilities associated with a career in the geosciences.This short-term pilot project is designed to expand opportunities for Texas undergraduates to obtain B.S. degrees in meteorology. Project involves collaborators include: TAMU, College of Geosciences, Departments of Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography; Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (a Hispanic serving institution with 36% Hispanic students) College of Science and Technology, Department of Physical and Life Sciences; Texas A&M University - Kingsville (a Hispanic serving institution with 63% Hispanic students) College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics and Geosciences; and Texas A&M International University (Laredo) (a Hispanic serving institution with 90% Hispanic students) College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology and Chemistry, Center for Earth and Environmental Studies (which offers a minor in Earth Sciences), and South Texas Center for Hydrometeorology. This project creates options for students to transfer to TAMU to study meteorology after two years at their home institution through articulation agreements and number of coordinated activities to inform, engage, and build excitement about the geosciences through a one week Summer Meteorology Program, visiting student mentoring with mentors drawn from the TAMU student chapter of the American Meteorological Society, student attendance with mentors at annual professional society meetings and building increased awareness of the societal relevance of the geosciences.

第 1 轨道：为德克萨斯州本科生提供更多的大气科学机会德克萨斯农工大学 (TAMU) 目前是德克萨斯州唯一一所提供气象学理学学士 (B.S) 学位的机构。 这极大地限制了该州学生接受气象培训、进而满足未来州和国家与天气和水文预报相关的劳动力需求的机会。 德克萨斯州南部以拉美裔为主的院校的学生可能会不成比例地不愿意在 TAMU 攻读气象学学位，因为 1) 他们更喜欢就读离家较近且拉美裔学生人数较多的大学； 2) 鉴于 TAMU 严格的学术录取政策，他们的高中没有为他们申请和被 TAMU 录取做好充分的准备； 3）他们和他们的家人不理解或不欣赏与地球科学职业相关的可能性。这个短期试点项目旨在扩大德克萨斯州本科生获得理学学士学位的机会。气象学学位。 项目涉及合作单位包括：TAMU、地球科学学院、大气科学系和海洋学系；德克萨斯农工大学 - 科珀斯克里斯蒂（西班牙裔服务机构，36% 是西班牙裔学生）科学技术学院，物理与生命科学系；德克萨斯农工大学 - 金斯维尔（一所西班牙裔服务机构，63% 是西班牙裔学生）艺术与科学学院，物理与地球科学系；德克萨斯农工国际大学（拉雷多）（一所西班牙裔服务机构，90% 是西班牙裔学生）艺术与科学学院、生物与化学系、地球与环境研究中心（辅修地球科学）以及南德克萨斯水文气象学中心。 该项目为学生在母校学习两年后转入 TAMU 学习气象学提供了选择，通过衔接协议和大量协调活动，通过为期一周的夏季气象学项目来告知、参与和激发人们对地球科学的兴趣，由来自美国气象学会 TAMU 学生分会的导师进行访问学生指导，学生与导师一起参加年度专业协会会议，并提高对社会相关性的认识 地球科学的。