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

东北大气及相关科学伙伴关系（NEPARS）本科生研究经验（REU）网站将两个主要的本科生机构与大气及相关科学项目结合在一起，为不同的本科生在早期教育中扩大研究机会。REU实习生将在中尺度和天气天气、小气候、生物气象学、山地气象学、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，通过进行高质量的科学研究，建立专业网络，提高领导技能和发展有效的沟通技巧，帮助他们为STEM领域的职业生涯做好准备。每年有12名本科生将获得NEPARS REU的带薪暑期研究职位，与来自霍巴特和威廉史密斯学院（HWS）和普利茅斯州立大学（PSU）的教师导师一起工作。在为期9周的暑期研究项目中，6名学生和3名导师将在每个研究地点工作。此外，NEPARS REU将与华盛顿山天文台和纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校的大气与环境科学系合作，为REU学生的专业发展提供有益的互动。NEPARS REU网站主要关注在美国各地提供STEM领域学位的两年制或四年制学院和大学中分别完成第一年和第二年学业的二年级和三年级学生的参与。每年夏天，REU将在第一周在HWS举行一次全组聚会，以进行入学介绍和研讨会，第二次聚会是在仲夏期间在PSU举行的讨论会和研讨会，第三次聚会是在夏末在纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼举行的REU研讨会和会议/研讨会，以分享有关研究生院的信息。在两个多星期的聚会期间，主要重点将是设计和开展基于项目的研究，利用学生配对和密切的学生与导师合作，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 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.