NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute for FY 2012 in Japan

这一行动资助俄克拉荷马州大学的大卫约瑟夫·博丁于2012年夏天在日本京都的京都大学开展一个题为“了解龙卷风中碎片和降水的运动”的研究项目。 主持科学家是丸山隆教授。该研究项目的智力价值是使用计算机模型来研究不同的碎片和降水如何在龙卷风中移动，以及不同类型的龙卷风流动如何影响碎片和降水的浓度。 计算机模型的结果有助于解释龙卷风中降水和碎片的双极化雷达特征。 EAPSI奖学金的更广泛的影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验;介绍各自所在地的科学，科学政策和科学基础设施;以及社会，文化和语言的方向。 这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在科学家，工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期进行国际合作教育，从而确保具有全球意识的美国科学工作者。

This action funds David Joseph Bodine of the University of Oklahoma to conduct a research project, entitled "Understanding the motion of debris and precipitation in tornadoes," during the summer of 2012 at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. The host scientist is Professor Takashi Maruyama.The Intellectual Merit of the research project is the use of a computer model to study how different debris and precipitation move in tornadoes, and how different types of tornado flows impact the concentration of debris and precipitation. The results from the computer model help explain dual-polarimetric radar signatures of precipitation and debris in tornadoes. The Broader Impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce.