REU Site: Atmospheric Science Experiences in Portland State University (PSU)'s Center for Climate and Aerosol Research

这个研究经验的本科生（REU）网站将创建一个为期十周的夏季研究经验，为非传统的学生与教师顾问从波特兰州立大学的中心气候和气溶胶研究工作的多样化池。学生将被显示在气候，气溶胶和空气质量的研究是重要的大气系统的组成部分之间的联系。学生将有机会获得最先进的仪器进行现场，实验室和建模研究在大气科学。他们将探索对高质量数据的需求，这些数据可以从测量中获得，并导致可靠的气候和空气质量模型预测。该REU网站将广泛使用在线学习管理系统（LMS），以促进为期十周的夏季会议之前，期间和之后的合作。在这个动态的研究环境中，学生将进行有意义的研究项目，解决大气科学中的问题。智力优势：大气系统是动态的和复杂的。对大气系统的研究要求研究人员开发最先进的观测和建模工具;这些活动确保了对影响和调节大气层的天气和行星环流、空气质量、天气和气候的过程的认识不断进步。因此，维持在天气和全球大气动力学、空气质量和气候研究方面取得卓越成就所需的人力资源库至关重要。（1）开发一个创新的培训计划，提供气候和气溶胶研究方面的研究经验，（2）开发一个协作异步在线指导计划，（3）提供机会，以提高STEM劳动力的多样性。REU经验是由项目团队有意设计的，旨在培养本科生的以下技能：技术口头交流，技术写作，研究道德，分析分析，数值分析，统计分析，硬件开发以及与普通观众的有效沟通。REU模型的一个特别优势是使用现有的课程，该课程是在PSU以前的NSF资助下开发的，为学生快速准备大气科学研究提供了一个经过时间考验的平台。REU的经验也是创新的，因为它将包含研究生和专业一级的社会化经验，专门针对招募的人群，努力使学生熟悉科学文化，促进对科学的积极认同。内部和外部评估计划相结合，将使该REU有助于改进REU模式的发展，以指导来自社区学院的农村和美洲土著学生。评估将包含的元素不仅在学生的特点和程序的有效性，但也将有助于告知程序主机有关的代表性不足的群体，我们打算服务的需求。

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site will create a ten-week summer research experience for a diverse pool of non-traditional students to work with faculty advisors from Portland State University's Center for Climate and Aerosol Research. Students will be shown the linkages between components of the Atmospheric system that are important in studies of climate, aerosols and air quality. Students will have access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for conducting field, laboratory and modeling research in the Atmospheric Sciences. They will explore the need for high quality data that can be obtained from measurements and which leads to reliable climate and air quality model predications. This REU site will make extensive use of an online Learning Management System (LMS) to foster collaboration before, during and after the ten-week summer session. Within this dynamic research environment students will conduct meaningful research projects which address issues in the Atmospheric Sciences.Intellectual Merit: The atmospheric system is dynamic and complex. The study of the atmospheric system requires researchers to develop state-of-the-art tools for observation and modeling; these activities ensure the continued advancement of knowledge about the processes that force and regulate the atmosphere's synoptic and planetary circulation, air quality, weather and climate. It is therefore of the utmost importance to sustain the pool of human resources required for excellence in synoptic and global atmospheric dynamics, air quality and climate research.Broader Impacts: The specific goals of this REU are to: (1) develop an innovative training program that will provide research experiences on aspects of Climate and Aerosol Research, (2) develop a collaborative asynchronous online mentoring program, and (3) provide opportunities to enhance diversity in the STEM workforce. The REU experience is intentionally designed by the project team to develop the following skills in the undergraduate students: technical oral communication, technical writing, research ethics, analytical analysis, numerical analysis, statistical analysis, hardware development, and effective communication to a general audience. A particular strength of the REU model is the use of an existing curriculum, developed under previous NSF funding at PSU that provides a time-tested platform for rapidly preparing students for research in atmospheric science. The REU experience is also innovative in that it will contain graduate and professional-level socialization experiences, specifically tailored to the recruited populations, in the effort to familiarize students with the science culture and facilitate positive identification with science. The combined internal and external evaluation plans will allow this REU to contribute to the development of improved REU models for mentoring rural and Native American students from community colleges. The evaluation will contain elements not only in regard to student characteristics and program effectiveness, but will also serve to inform program hosts about the needs of the underrepresented groups we intend to serve.