An REU Site for Undergraduate Research Training in the Geosciences

REU 地球科学本科生研究培训网站

• 批准号: 0755143
• 负责人: Stephen Gramsch
• 金额: $ 39.14万
• 依托单位: Carnegie Institution of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-04-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0755143&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; Research; Training

Undergraduate students participate substantively in the research of a scientist at the Broad Branch Road campus of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, which includes both the Geophysical Laboratory and the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. The program is designed to bridge the gap between education and research, showing that both are essential to advancements in science, and are two parts of the same process. Students see tangible benefits from the hard work of science, among these the sense of accomplishment from an intellectual endeavor done well, while working directly with a leading scientist and participate first-hand in the excitement of scientific discovery using state-of-the-art techniques and facilities. Research projects in the geosciences (experimental petrology, mineralogy, mineral physics, seismology), planetary sciences and astronomy, and related chemical sciences (inorganic and organic geochemistry, cosmochemistry) are available. Prior to beginning research, students become familiar with the literature of their research area and prepare a short research proposal in consultation with their advisor. During the research phase of the summer program, students and their advisors work together in close collaboration. At the end of the summer, students prepare a research paper utilizing the format of a leading journal in their field describing the results of their work, and present the results to their peers and the research staff at a special symposium held during the last week of the program. Students are encouraged to submit the results for presentation at a professional meeting, and/or use the results as part of a senior project, and to maintain contact with their research mentors to further the work done during the summer. With the broad range of research directions available at Carnegie, students can be exposed to a full range of disciplines in the geosciences through seminars, group meetings, and interactions among their fellow students. Primary criteria for selection are scholarship, personal motivation, scientific potential as judged by student references, and a good match of student interests with available research programs. Recruitment focuses on reaching students from schools unable to offer a substantial research experience and students from groups historically under-represented in science. At Carnegie, we are well positioned to select highly qualified students from a variety of types of educational institutions, geographic locations and diverse backgrounds, all of which will add significantly to the vibrant intellectual activity that characterizes our campus.The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.

本科生实质性地参与华盛顿卡内基研究所布罗德分支路校区的一名科学家的研究，该校区包括地球物理实验室和地磁系。该计划旨在弥合教育和研究之间的差距，表明两者对科学进步至关重要，是同一过程的两个部分。学生们从科学的辛勤工作中看到了实实在在的好处，其中包括从智力奋进中获得的成就感，同时直接与领先的科学家合作，并使用最先进的技术和设施参与科学发现的兴奋。提供地球科学（实验岩石学、矿物学、矿物物理学、地震学）、行星科学和天文学以及相关化学科学（无机和有机地球化学、宇宙化学）的研究项目。在开始研究之前，学生熟悉他们研究领域的文献，并与他们的顾问协商准备一份简短的研究计划。在暑期课程的研究阶段，学生和他们的顾问密切合作。在夏季结束时，学生准备一份研究论文，利用其领域的领先期刊的格式来描述他们的工作成果，并在该计划的最后一周举行的特别研讨会上向他们的同行和研究人员展示结果。 鼓励学生提交结果在专业会议上演示，和/或使用结果作为高级项目的一部分，并保持与他们的研究导师联系，以进一步在夏季完成的工作。随着广泛的研究方向可在卡内基，学生可以接触到全方位的学科在地球科学通过研讨会，小组会议，以及他们的同学之间的互动。选择的主要标准是奖学金，个人动机，通过学生参考判断的科学潜力，以及学生兴趣与可用研究项目的良好匹配。招聘的重点是接触那些无法提供大量研究经验的学校的学生，以及来自历史上科学代表性不足的群体的学生。在卡内基，我们有能力从各种类型的教育机构、地理位置和不同背景中挑选高素质的学生，所有这些都将大大增加我们校园充满活力的智力活动。该网站由国防部与NSF REU项目共同资助。