Collaborative Research: Geoscience Research at Storm Peak with Diversity

在风暴峰（GRASP）计划的地球科学研究将创造一个特殊的实地研究经验，为九个本科生的多元化群体。2008年6月，四个机构的学生将在沙漠研究所的风暴峰实验室（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、普韦布洛的科罗拉多州立大学和里诺的内华达州大学。提供一个独特的经验，科学交流，SPL的山顶上。科罗拉多汽船泉附近的沃纳允许学生在其设施内工作和生活。而在SPL，学生将在小组工作测量云的属性和微量气体与个别教师的指导。收集的数据将是继续学生研究项目的基础。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（SOARS）计划的重要机会的学生参与者会面。大型类人猿生存方案的所有参与者将于下一个冬天在霍华德大学校园举行一次团聚讲习班。霍华德大学现有的大量大气科学设施将使人们能够获得遥感仪器方面的经验。对学生理解GRASP课程的评价将被记录并公布。

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.