Track 1: Research Mentoring in Geospatial Applications and the Development of Strategic Partnerships to Increase Diversity in the Geosciences

第 1 轨道：地理空间应用的研究指导和发展战略伙伴关系以增加地球科学的多样性

• 批准号: 0703790
• 负责人: Glen Mattioli
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Arkansas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0703790&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Track; Research; Mentoring; Geospatial; Applications

The Department of Geosciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF) is partnering with Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) and the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff (UAPB) to develop the relationships necessary to create pathways for underrepresented students to continue their education by pursuing undergraduate (in the case of NWACC students) and graduate degrees (in the case of UAPB students) in the geosciences at UAF. NWACC is a two-year college, whose Hispanic enrollment has increased dramatically during the past five years. UAPB is a Land Grant Institution and an HBCU with a 130-year history of academic excellence and tradition in undergraduate institution. UAF is the primary center of graduate education in the state of Arkansas. The program will lay the groundwork for the long-term strategic partnership among UAF, UAPB, NWACC and the US Geological Survey (USGS). NWACC and UAPB students will be involved in on-going research projects at UAF that focus on the use of geospatial technologies, such as Global Positioning system geodesy, GIS, and remote sensing, to examine geoscience problems of relevance to the students. The approach is two-pronged to maximize contact between UAF faculty and NWACC and UAPB students. Six NWACC students will be involved in research at UAF during the academic year. The proximity of NWACC to UA makes this approach feasible and ensures proper mentoring of the students. Two UAPB students will participate in an existing, NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program run by UAF during for eight weeks during the summer. The REU involves four weeks of research on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean and four weeks at UAF to analyze and interpret data. This permits daily contact between UAF faculty and UAPB students. UAPB students and faculty also will be trained to develop a research program at UAPB that uses geospatial technologies to assess ground subsidence and aquifer drawdown in central Arkansas. Additional activities for both NWACC and UAPB students include attendance at a regional scientific meeting and workshops on study habits and the application process to four-year institutions and graduate schools.

阿肯色大学费耶特维尔分校(UAF)地球科学系正在与阿肯色州西北社区学院(NWACC)和阿肯色大学派恩布拉夫分校(UAPB)合作，建立必要的关系，通过在UAF攻读本科生(NWACC学生)和研究生学位(UAPB学生)，为未被充分代表的学生继续他们的教育创造途径。NWACC是一所两年制大学，其拉美裔学生的招生人数在过去五年中大幅增加。UAPB是一个土地授予机构，也是一所HBCU，拥有130年的卓越学术历史和本科院校的传统。UAF是阿肯色州研究生教育的主要中心。该计划将为UAF、UAPB、NWACC和美国地质调查局(USGS)之间的长期战略伙伴关系奠定基础。NWACC和UAPB的学生将参与UAF正在进行的研究项目，重点是使用全球定位系统大地测量、地理信息系统和遥感等地球空间技术，以研究与学生相关的地球科学问题。这种方法是双管齐下的，以最大限度地扩大UAF教职员工与NWACC和UAPB学生之间的联系。六名西北大学的学生将在本学年参与UAF的研究工作。西北威斯康星州靠近亚利桑那州，这使得这一方法可行，并确保对学生进行适当的指导。两名UAPB学生将参加UAF现有的、由NSF资助的本科生研究体验(REU)项目，该项目在夏季期间为期八周。REU在加勒比海的多米尼加岛进行了四周的研究，在UAF进行了四周的研究，以分析和解释数据。这允许UAF教职员工和UAPB学生之间的日常联系。UAPB的学生和教职员工还将接受培训，以便在UAPB开发一个研究项目，利用地理空间技术来评估阿肯色州中部的地面沉降和含水层下降。NWACC和UAPB学生的其他活动包括参加一次区域科学会议和关于学习习惯以及申请四年制机构和研究生院过程的讲习班。