REU Site: Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) at the University of Michigan

REU 站点：密歇根大学气候与空间科学观测项目 (PICASSO)

• 批准号: 2050718
• 负责人: Frank Marsik
• 金额: $ 40.84万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-15 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050718&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Program; Climate; Space

Improvements in the understanding of the climate and space sciences rely on the use of both ground- and space-based observations. In addition to providing insights into many complex processes and trends, these observations can also aid in the development and evaluation of weather and climate forecast models, Earth environmental models, space weather models, as well as models which describe the evolution and state of planetary atmospheres. Combined, these observations and models can be used to protect human health and welfare in a number of ways, including: (a) providing advanced warning for hazardous weather events, (b) providing guidance on short- and long-term weather conditions which can impact agricultural and industrial economic sectors, (c) aiding in the development of climate adaptation strategies to protect sensitive natural environments, community infrastructure, and indigenous practices, and (d) allowing for the prediction of solar storm interactions with our atmosphere, which have the potential to impact global communications, electrical power grids, and aviation safety.The Program in Climate and Space Science Observation (PICASSO) at the University of Michigan seeks to engage a diverse cohort of students with hands-on exposure to a broad range of climate and space science topics, including meteorology and climate variability, atmospheric-biosphere exchange, aerosols and atmospheric chemistry, remote sensing, computational modeling, space weather and planetary atmospheres. Through these projects, students will have the opportunity to learn technical skills, such as: (a) research project development and management, (b) data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and visualization, (c) computational model development, application and evaluation, and (d) assessment and consideration of uncertainties in the interpretation of research results. In addition to the technical skill-building elements of the program, students will participate in a series of professional development activities which will focus on: (a) understanding practices associated with the responsible and ethical conduct of research, (b) developing skills for the communication of scientific research results to their peers and the general public, (c) learning the nuances of selecting, applying to, and succeeding in graduate school, and (d) developing a greater sense of self-understanding and self-authorship in support of professional and personal decision-making. In doing so, we will seek to improve the confidence of these students regarding their continued participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Overall, our program will seek to produce scientifically-trained, culturally and ethically responsible scientists, engineers and leaders.This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.

提高对气候和空间科学的认识有赖于同时利用地面和空间观测。除了提供对许多复杂过程和趋势的深入了解外，这些观测还有助于开发和评估天气和气候预报模型、地球环境模型、空间天气模型以及描述行星大气演变和状态的模型。结合起来，这些观察结果和模型可用于以多种方式保护人类健康和福利，包括：（a）为灾害性天气事件提供预警，（B）就可能影响农业和工业经济部门的短期和长期天气状况提供指导，（c）协助制定气候适应战略，以保护敏感的自然环境、社区基础设施，密歇根大学的气候和空间科学观测计划（PICASSO）旨在让不同的学生参与实践，接触广泛的气候和空间科学主题，包括气象学和气候变化、大气-生物圈交换、气溶胶和大气化学、遥感、计算建模、空间天气和行星大气。通过这些项目，学生将有机会学习技术技能，如：（a）研究项目开发和管理，（B）数据收集、质量保证、分析和可视化，（c）计算模型开发、应用和评估，以及（d）评估和考虑研究结果解释中的不确定性。除了该计划的技术技能建设元素，学生将参加一系列专业发展活动，重点是：（a）了解与负责任和合乎道德的研究行为有关的做法，（B）发展向同行和公众传播科学研究成果的技能，（c）学习选择，申请，并在研究生院取得成功，以及（d）发展更大的自我理解和自主意识，以支持专业和个人决策。在这样做的过程中，我们将寻求提高这些学生对他们继续参与科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域的信心。总的来说，我们的项目将致力于培养受过科学训练、在文化和道德上负责任的科学家、工程师和领导者。该网站由国防部与NSF REU项目合作支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。