Collaborative Research: Geoscience Research at Storm Peak with Diversity

风暴峰地球科学研究（GRASP）项目将为一个由9名本科生组成的多元化群体创造一个特殊的实地研究体验。四所院校的学生将于2008年6月在沙漠研究所的风暴峰值实验室（SPL）获得大气科学的实践经验。参与机构包括霍华德大学、田纳西州立大学、科罗拉多州立大学普韦布洛分校和内华达大学里诺分校。SPL位于科罗拉多州蒸汽船泉附近的维尔纳山顶，提供独特的科学交流体验，允许学生在其设施内工作和生活。而在SPL，学生将工作在小组测量云的性质和微量气体的指导下，个别教练。收集的数据将成为学生继续研究项目的基础。这些项目将涉及气候变化、污染测量和云的形成。离开SPL后，学生将前往国家大气研究中心（NCAR）参观，并与大气研究重大机会（SOARS）计划的学生参与者会面。所有的GRASP参与者将在接下来的冬天在霍华德大学校园聚会。霍华德大学广泛的大气科学设施将提供遥感仪器的经验。学生的理解评估将被记录和公布。

The Geoscience Research at Storm Peak (GRASP) program will create an exceptional field research experience for a diverse group of nine undergraduate students. Students four institutions will gain hands-on experiences in atmospheric science at the Desert Research Institute's Storm Peak Laboratory (SPL) in June 2008. Participating institutions include Howard University, Tennessee State University, Colorado State University at Pueblo, and the University of Nevada, Reno. Offering a unique experience of scientific exchange, SPL on the summit of Mt. Werner near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, allows students to work and live within its facilities. While at SPL, students will work in small groups measuring cloud properties and trace gases with the guidance of an individual instructor. The data collected will be the basis for continuing student research projects. Such projects will address climate change, pollution measurements, and cloud formation. Upon leaving SPL, students will travel to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for a tour and to meet with student participants of the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research (SOARS) program. All GRASP participants will meet at the campus of Howard University the following winter for a reunion workshop. Extensive atmospheric science facilities available at Howard University will enable experience with remote sensing instrumentation. Evaluation of the students'comprehension from the GRASP program will be documented and published.