FDSS: Implementing an Interdisciplinary Space Physics Program at Arizona State University

这项为期5年的空间科学教师发展（FDSS）项目的目标是在亚利桑那州立大学（ASU）聘用新的空间科学教师。亚利桑那州立大学是投资地球空间科学和空间物理学的理想大学，因为它的学生人数众多，多样化，并且强调跨学科研究。以亚利桑那州立大学为所有合格学生提供包容性教育的基础和领导地位为基础，并利用现有的数学、统计、天体物理学、地球科学和工程研究优势，新教员将实施跨学科的空间物理学项目。预计新任命的人将在空间等离子体和电离层动力学、太阳风物理学和/或一般太阳物理环境及其对太阳事件的响应方面具有专业知识。我们将根据优秀的研究表现、对教学和指导的承诺以及合作潜力，并通过广泛的搜索来确定招聘对象。理论家、数值建模者、仪器制造者和观测者都会被考虑。这个为期5年的FDSS项目将使亚利桑那州立大学的新教员与现有教员合作，推动空间物理研究的进步，并培养有能力成为未来领导者的博士毕业生的稳定产出。由新教师开发的新课程和课程将覆盖亚利桑那州立大学多样化的学生社区，这反映了未来的美国人口，有助于改善STEM中服务不足群体的代表性。亚利桑那州立大学致力于为来自非传统背景的学生（归国学生、第一代学生和退伍军人）提供服务。在亚利桑那州立大学，除了培养新一代空间物理学领导者外，强烈强调空间物理学的存在将使该机构能够进一步吸引公众。新聘用的教员将把空间物理学融入到亚利桑那州立大学现有的3d剧院表演中，并在他们的免费公共画廊增加一个新展览。增加亚利桑那州立大学吸引K-12学生的能力，将加强第一代学生的渠道。在本科阶段，通过Sundial等指导项目，亚利桑那州立大学显著提高了STEM专业（尤其是第一代学生）的保留率。新的教师招聘将为增加教师中代表性不足的群体提供机会。这项为期5年的FDSS项目的研究和EPO议程支持AGS部门在发现、学习、多样性和跨学科研究方面的战略目标。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The goal of this 5-year Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) project is to enable a new faculty hire in the space sciences at Arizona State University (ASU). ASU is an ideal university in which to invest in geospace sciences and space physics due to its large and diverse student population and its emphasis on interdisciplinary research. Building on ASU's foundation and leadership in providing inclusive education to all qualified students, and capitalizing on the mathematical, statistical, astrophysics, geoscience, and engineering research strengths already present, the new faculty hire will implement an interdisciplinary space physics program. The new appointee is expected to have expertise in space plasma and ionospheric dynamics, the physics of the solar wind, and/or the general heliophysics environment and its response to solar events. The hire will be selected on strong research performance, commitment to teaching and mentoring, and the potential for collaboration, and identified through a broad search. Theorists, numerical modelers, instrument builders, and observers would all be considered. This 5-year FDSS project will enable the new faculty hire at ASU, in collaboration with the existing faculty there, to drive advances in space physics research and foster a steady output of PhD graduates capable of becoming future leaders. The new courses and curriculum to be developed by the new faculty will reach ASU's diverse student community, which is reflective of the future U.S. population, helping to improve representation of underserved groups in STEM. ASU has a strong commitment to serve students from non-traditional backgrounds (returning students, first generation students, and veteran students). The presence of a strong space physics emphasis at ASU will --- in addition to training a new generation space physics leaders --- enable the institution to further engage the public. The new faculty hire will incorporate space physics into existing 3-D theater shows at ASU and add a new exhibit to their free public gallery. Increasing ASU's capacity to reach K-12 students with engaging content will strengthen the first-generation student pipeline. At the undergraduate level, through mentoring programs such as Sundial, ASU has significantly increased retention for STEM majors (especially for first-generation students). The new faculty hire will provide an opportunity to increase underrepresented groups in the faculty. The research and EPO agenda of this 5-year FDSS project supports the Strategic Goals of the AGS Division in discovery, learning, diversity, and interdisciplinary research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.