GP-UP: Collaborative Research: Developing a diverse hydrology workforce through an undergraduate hydrological research experience in a coastal California watershed

该奖项的全部或部分资金来源于《2021 年美国救援计划法案》（公法 117-2）。该项目将促进加州州立大学 (CSU) 三个校区水文学和地球科学项目的大二学生和转学生的招募和保留。我们的计划将在这些学生第一年和第二年之间的夏季或转学开始时与他们接触并提供支持，并为他们在水文学和地球科学方面取得成功提供途径。科罗拉多州立大学的学生群体在种族、经济和学术上都是多元化的。增加科罗拉多州立大学学生对水文学和水资源科学的参与对于培训该领域的熟练劳动力至关重要，从而确保加州水的未来。该项目提供双重体验——为期一年的学习社区模式，学生以小组形式完成研究项目并获得可转移和基于主题的研究技能，并辅以在水文研究设施进行为期 10 天的身临其境的现场体验。在实地体验期间，学生将为加州沿海流域的前沿研究做出贡献，那里丰富的栖息地和夏季基流维持着联邦保护的鲑科鱼类物种。完成该项目的学生应该有追求地球科学职业的动力和技能，并拥有出色的简历，以便在高年级时申请其所在机构或其他机构的工作、硕士课程和研究实习。该项目将招收来自圣地亚哥州立大学、萨克拉门托州立大学和洪堡州立大学的学生，这些机构都是少数族裔服务机构。招聘计划包括利用每个校区的现有项目，吸引来自 STEM 学科不同背景的学生。学生将分三个阶段参与体验：(1) 春季研究准备研讨会系列和跨科罗拉多州立大学网络研讨会，(2) 与跨科罗拉多州立大学队列进行为期 10 天的夏季强化实地体验，(3) 秋季课程，以获得持续的学习体验并在区域会议上展示成果。学生研究将围绕三个研究主题进行：（1）关键区域内的水和流经关键区域的水，（2）水质和水生栖息地，以及（3）扩大规模和人类影响。计划成果包括发展研究和专业技能、提高地球科学界成员的身份以及提高学生在地球科学领域的保留率。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。

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This project will boost recruitment and retention of Sophomore and transfer students in hydrology and geoscience programs across three campuses of the California State University (CSU). Our program will engage with and support these students in the summer between their first and second year, or at the outset of their transfer, and provide pathways for them to succeed in hydrology and the geosciences. The CSU student body is ethnically, economically and academically diverse. Increasing participation of CSU students in hydrology and water resources science is critical to training a skilled workforce in this area, and therefore to securing California’s water future. The project offers a dual experience - a year-long learning community model where students work in small groups to complete research projects and gain transferable and subject-based research skills, supplemented by an immersive 10-day field experience at a hydrology research facility. During the field experience, students will contribute to cutting-edge research in coastal Californian watersheds, where rich habitat and summer baseflows sustain federally-protected salmonid fish species. Students who complete the program should have the motivation and skillset to pursue a geoscience career, and have strong resumes to apply to jobs, Masters programs and research internships in their home institutions or beyond as they reach their senior year.The program will recruit cohorts of students from San Diego State University, Sacramento State University, and Humboldt State University, all of which are minority serving institutions. The recruitment plan includes leveraging existing programs at each campus that engage students from diverse backgrounds in STEM disciplines. Students will participate in the experience in three stages: (1) Spring research preparation seminar series and cross-CSU webinars, (2) Intensive 10-day summer field experience with a cross-CSU cohort, and (3) Fall class for a sustained learning experience and presentation of results at a regional conference. Student research will be organized around three research themes: (1) Water held within and moving through the critical zone, (2) Water quality and aquatic habitat, and (3) Scaling up and human effects. Planned outcomes include development of research and professional skills, increased identities as members of the geoscience community, and increased student retention in the geosciences.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.