REU Site: Atmospheric Science Experiences in Portland State Univeristy's Center for Climate and Aerosol Research

REU 网站：波特兰州立大学气候和气溶胶研究中心的大气科学经验

• 批准号: 1659655
• 负责人: Jennifer Morse
• 金额: $ 42.97万
• 依托单位: Portland State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-05-01 至 2020-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659655&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Atmospheric; Science; Experiences

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) and e-Portfolios to foster collaboration before, during and after the ten-week summer session. Within this dynamic research environment students will conduct meaningful research projects that address important topics in the atmospheric sciences related to air quality and environmental change. Robust evaluation of this program will contribute to the development of improved REU models for mentoring rural and Native American students from community colleges and small four-year colleges.The project's specific goals are to (1) recruit a diverse set of ten undergraduates annually, targeting rural and Native American students; (2) increase participants' knowledge of atmospheric and laboratory science; (3) enhance students' academic and professional-technical development; (4) increase motivation and self-efficacy to continue in STEM education and careers; (5) build supportive networks and student identification with science; and (6) increase STEM retention. This REU experience was intentionally designed by a multidisciplinary project team to familiarize students with the culture of science and to develop skills transferable to STEM and varied careers, including technical writing, research ethics, numerical and statistical analysis, hardware development, and effective communication to professional and general audiences. 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.

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，实验室和大气科学建模研究。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）和电子门户网站，以促进为期十周的夏季会议之前，期间和之后的合作。在这个充满活力的研究环境中，学生将进行有意义的研究项目，解决与空气质量和环境变化有关的大气科学的重要课题。对这一方案的有力评估将有助于改进REU模式，以指导来自社区学院和小型四年制学院的农村和美洲原住民学生，该项目的具体目标是：（1）每年招收10名不同的本科生，以农村和美洲原住民学生为目标;（2）增加参与者的大气和实验室科学知识;（3）促进学生的学术和专业技术发展;（4）提高继续STEM教育和职业的动力和自我效能;（5）建立支持网络和学生对科学的认同;（6）提高STEM保留率。这种REU经验是由一个多学科项目团队有意设计的，以使学生熟悉科学文化，并培养可转移到STEM和各种职业的技能，包括技术写作，研究伦理，数值和统计分析，硬件开发以及与专业和普通受众的有效沟通。大气系统是动态的、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，至关重要的是，要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。