US - Nigeria Student Research Collaborations: A Hydro-Climatologic Study of Lake Chad

美国-尼日利亚学生研究合作：乍得湖水文气候研究

• 批准号: 0826506
• 负责人: Jejung Lee
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Kansas City
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0826506&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Nigeria; Student; Research; Collaborations

Professor Jejung Lee of the University of Missouri, Kansas City will lead this pilot project to establish a strong international research program for US minority and female undergraduate students at Lake Chad in Nigeria. The specific objectives of the project are as follows: a. Providing US minority and female students with hands-on international research experiences in hydro-climatology at the Lake Chad; b. Building an international collaborative network to educate students to become geoscientists with global experience; c. Increasing the number of minority students with research experience in earth sciences; d. Establishing a research platform between institutions in the US and Nigeria, e. Creating opportunities for graduate studies for minority undergraduate students from Lincoln University, an HBCU.Intellectual Merit: The project team consists of academic experts from various fields including hydrogeology, soil physics, climatology, GIS, and satellite and remote sensing from both countries. Students will work on specific research projects during their time in the field in Nigeria. At a post-field investigation workshop, they will learn to interpret and integrate their across fields and so be able to answer important scientific questions about Lake Chad. The post-field investigation workshop will also engage local scientists who are studying Lake Chad, allowing students to expand their knowledge and understanding via face-to-face discussions with other scientists. This program will expose students to international activities in geosciences and allow them to build a strong academic network for their continuing studies or careers in the future.Broader Impact: The recruitment of underrepresented students will be firmly established through two links: one with Lincoln University and another with GEOPATHS, an NSF funded project that Co-PI Adegoke is leading to attract minority and female students from high schools to the geosciences field in college.

堪萨斯城的密苏里州大学的Jejung Lee教授将领导这个试点项目，为尼日利亚乍得湖的美国少数民族和女本科生建立一个强大的国际研究项目。该项目的具体目标如下：a.为美国少数民族和女学生提供乍得湖水文气候学方面的国际研究经验; B.建立一个国际合作网络，教育学生成为具有全球经验的地球科学家; c.增加具有地球科学研究经验的少数民族学生的人数; d.在美国和尼日利亚的机构之间建立一个研究平台。为来自林肯大学的少数民族本科生创造研究生学习机会。智力优势：项目小组由来自两国的水文地质学、土壤物理学、气候学、地理信息系统、卫星和遥感等各个领域的学术专家组成。学生将在尼日利亚实地工作期间从事具体的研究项目。在实地调查后的研讨会上，他们将学习解释和整合他们的跨领域，从而能够回答有关乍得湖的重要科学问题。现场调查后研讨会还将邀请正在研究乍得湖的当地科学家参加，让学生通过与其他科学家面对面的讨论来扩大他们的知识和理解。该计划将使学生接触到地球科学的国际活动，并允许他们建立一个强大的学术网络，为他们的继续学习或未来的职业生涯。更广泛的影响：招收代表性不足的学生将通过两个环节牢固建立：一个是与林肯大学合作，另一个是与GEOPATHS合作，一个由NSF资助的项目，由Co-PI Adegoke领导，旨在吸引少数民族和女性学生从高中到大学的地球科学领域。