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

这个本科生研究体验(REU)网站将为不同类型的非传统学生提供为期十周的夏季研究体验，与波特兰州立大学气候和气溶胶研究中心的教师顾问合作。将向学生展示大气系统组件之间的联系，这些组件在气候、气溶胶和空气质量的研究中非常重要。学生将有机会接触到最先进的仪器，用于进行大气科学的野外、实验室和模型研究。他们将探索对高质量数据的需求，这些数据可以通过测量获得，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)，以促进在为期十周的暑期课程之前、期间和之后的合作。在这个动态的研究环境中，学生们将进行有意义的研究项目，这些项目涉及大气科学中的问题。智力价值：大气系统是动态的和复杂的。对大气系统的研究需要研究人员开发最先进的观测和建模工具；这些活动确保不断增进关于强迫和调节大气的天气和行星环流、空气质量、天气和气候的过程的知识。因此，保持在天气和全球大气动力学、空气质量和气候研究方面的卓越所需的人力资源库是至关重要的。广泛影响：本REU的具体目标是：(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)开发一个协作式的异步在线指导计划，以及(3)提供机会，以增强STEM劳动力的多样性。REU体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、研究伦理、分析分析、数值分析、统计分析、硬件开发，以及与普通受众的有效沟通。REU模式的一个特别优点是使用了现有的课程，该课程是在PSU之前的NSF资助下开发的，为学生迅速为大气科学研究做好准备提供了一个经过时间考验的平台。REU的经验也是创新的，它将包含研究生和专业水平的社会化经验，专门为招募的人群量身定做，以努力使学生熟悉科学文化，并促进对科学的积极认同。综合的内部和外部评估计划将使REU能够为改进的REU模式的发展做出贡献，以指导来自社区大学的农村和美洲原住民学生。评估内容不仅涉及学生的特点和项目的有效性，还将帮助项目主持人了解我们打算服务的人数不足群体的需求。

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.