REU Site: IRIS Undergraduate Summer Research in Seismology

REU 网站：IRIS 地震学本科生暑期研究

• 批准号: 1156739
• 负责人: John Taber
• 金额: $ 63万
• 依托单位: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1156739&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; IRIS; Undergraduate; Summer

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), a consortium of over 110 research universities and institutions dedicated to monitoring the Earth and exploring its interior through the collection and distribution of seismological data, will provide up to 12 undergraduate students per year with research experiences as part of its 9-11 week internship program. Through this program, students will take part in an intensive week-long preparatory course, and work with leaders in seismological research, in both lab-base and field-based settings, to produce research products worthy of presentation at large professional conferences. Given that the Consortium is a collection of institutions, the program employs a distributed REU model that has been demonstrated to bond students into a cohort, despite conducting their research at geographically distributed sites. Some elements of this model include: an emphasis on the acquisition and analysis of seismic data to help address broader Earth science questions, an orientation week to build the cohort through shared experiences, a cyber-infrastructure to nourish group cohesion while enabling peer-learning and collaboration, the opportunity to reconnect face-to-face and become integrated into the intern alumni network while presenting research at a large professional conference, and an Alumni Mentor to provide experienced, consistent support throughout the entire summer. Not only does this program develop seismological knowledge through intern research, this unique REU model has the opportunity to contribute to the growing body of knowledge regarding the application of cyber-infrastructure for distance learning, community building, and the implementation of the skills associated with metacognition. The success, documentation and dissemination of this model, will also enable other organizations to apply geographically distributed resources to the development of their human capital. Additionally, this proposal presents an opportunity to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in the study of seismology. IRIS continues to work closely with minority serving institutions and professional organizations to raise awareness of the study of seismology as a potential career path.

联合地震研究机构（IRIS）是一个由110多所研究型大学和机构组成的联盟，致力于通过收集和分发地震数据来监测地球并探索其内部，每年将为12名本科生提供研究经验，作为其9-11周实习计划的一部分。通过该计划，学生将参加为期一周的密集预科课程，并与地震研究的领导者合作，在实验室和现场环境中，制作值得在大型专业会议上展示的研究产品。鉴于该联盟是一个机构的集合，该计划采用了分布式REU模型，该模型已被证明可以将学生绑定到一个队列中，尽管他们在地理上分布的站点进行研究。这一模式的一些要素包括：强调地震数据的采集和分析，以帮助解决更广泛的地球科学问题，通过分享经验建立队列的定向周，培养团队凝聚力的网络基础设施，同时实现同行学习和协作，面对面重新联系的机会面对并融入实习生校友网络，同时在大型专业会议上展示研究成果，并在整个夏天提供经验丰富的校友导师，始终如一的支持。该计划不仅通过实习生研究开发地震学知识，这种独特的REU模型有机会为越来越多的知识做出贡献，这些知识涉及网络基础设施在远程学习，社区建设以及与元认知相关技能的实施方面的应用。这一模式的成功、记录和传播，也将使其他组织能够利用地理上分布的资源来开发其人力资本。此外，这一建议为扩大代表性不足的群体参与地震学研究提供了机会。 IRIS继续与少数民族服务机构和专业组织密切合作，以提高人们对地震学研究作为潜在职业道路的认识。