Collaborative Research: REU Site--Northeast Partnership for Atmospheric and Related Sciences (NEPARS)

东北大气及相关科学合作伙伴关系（NEPARS）本科生研究经验（REU）网站汇集了两个主要的本科院校与大气及相关科学课程，以扩大研究机会，为不同的本科生群体在他们的教育早期。REU实习生将在中尺度和天气学，微气候，生物气象学，山区气象学，现代气候和古气候等领域进行研究，以更好地了解物理过程，可预测性和对社会的影响。NEPARS REU网站的主要目标是为有前途和多样化的本科生群体提供学习机会，帮助他们通过开展高质量的科学研究，建立专业网络，提高领导技能，和发展有效的沟通技巧。每年一批12名本科生将提供带薪暑期研究职位与NEPARS REU一起工作，来自霍巴特&威廉史密斯学院（HWS）和普利茅斯州立大学（PSU）的教师导师。六名学生和三名导师将在为期9周的夏季研究计划期间在每个研究地点工作。此外，NEPARS REU将与Mt.华盛顿天文台和纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼的大气和环境科学系提供有益于REU学生专业发展的互动。NEPARS REU网站主要关注刚刚完成第一年和第二年的新生和新生的参与，分别在美国各地的两年制或四年制学院和大学提供STEM领域的学位。每年夏天，REU将在第一周在HWS举行一次全组聚会，进行定向和研讨会，在仲夏期间在PSU举行第二次聚会，进行座谈会和研讨会，并在夏季结束时在纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼举行第三次聚会，参加REU研讨会和会议/研讨会，分享有关研究生院的信息。在两次聚会之间的两个多星期期间，主要重点将是设计和进行基于项目的研究，使用学生配对和密切的学生-导师合作，目标是从项目和假设发展到学生在会议上展示研究成果并在科学期刊上发表。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

The Northeast Partnership for Atmospheric and Related Sciences (NEPARS) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site brings together two primarily undergraduate institutions with atmospheric and related science programs to expand research opportunities for a diverse population of undergraduate students early in their education. REU interns will conduct research in areas of mesoscale and synoptic weather, microclimates, biometeorology, mountain meteorology, modern climate, and paleoclimate to better understand physical processes, predictability, and impact on society. The primary objective of the NEPARS REU site is to provide learning opportunities to a promising and diverse group of undergraduates to help them prepare for careers in STEM fields by conducting quality scientific research, building professional networks, improving leadership skills, and developing effective communication skills.Each year a cohort of 12 undergraduate students will be offered paid summer research positions with the NEPARS REU to work with faculty mentors from Hobart & William Smith Colleges (HWS) and Plymouth State University (PSU). Six students and three mentors will work at each research location during a 9-week summer research program. Additionally, the NEPARS REU will partner with the Mt. Washington Observatory and the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at SUNY Albany to offer interactions beneficial to REU student professional development. The NEPARS REU site has a primary focus on participation of rising sophomores and rising juniors that have just completed their first and second year, respectively, at two-year or four-year colleges and universities across the U.S. offering degrees in STEM fields. Each summer the REU will feature a full-group gathering at HWS in the first week for orientation and workshops, a second gathering at PSU during mid-summer for a colloquium and workshops, and a third gathering near the end of summer at SUNY Albany for a REU symposium and sessions/workshops to share information about graduate school. During the two multi-week periods between gatherings, the primary focus will be on designing and conducting project-based research using student pairings and close student-mentor collaboration with a goal of progressing from project and hypothesis development to students presenting research results at conferences and publishing in scientific journals.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.