REU Site: Weather, Climate, and Society: An Interdisciplinary approach integrating physical and social sciences

这个为期9周的暑期REU项目的重点是让未被充分代表的学生(特别是上升中的大二学生)参与与天气、气候和社会(WCS)及其身体和社会互动有关的跨学科研究。这种教学方法包含了无数的学习机会，将增进参与者的经验，促进他们发展科学技能。知识/技能的发展将鼓励学生进入STEM领域，特别是与大气科学或相关学科有关的领域，并为他们在较高级别和以后的研究生院进行基础和应用研究做好准备。研究项目将有可能直接惠及佛罗里达州和其他极端天气影响地区的易受灾害影响的社区。USF的WCS REU将继续成为学生进行跨学科研究的典范，通过传播项目结果以及REU学生和教职员工在当地(USF及其所在机构)、地区和国家会议上的演讲。该计划将从一个跨学科的导师小组中挑选，旨在实现以下目标：1)为每年10名学生提供密集的研究经验，重点是代表性不足的群体；2)为参与者提供研究经验，以帮助他们进入STEM本科专业，特别是大气科学或相关学科，以及研究生课程；3)通过以下方式促进参与者的技能发展：指导研究方案(遵循一个从构想到结果传播的项目)、经验学习、专业发展讲习班、提供与国家和国际科学家互动的研讨会、社会和物理研究技术培训以及关于恶劣天气和气候及相关灾害的社会和物理方面及影响的跨学科观点；4)提高对与使用科学数据和交流结果有关的伦理问题的认识；以及5)为学生提供一个指导网络，该网络将在他们的整个职业生涯中为他们提供支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This 9-week summer REU program focuses on engaging under-represented students (with a particular emphasis on rising sophomores) in interdisciplinary research related to weather, climate, and society (WCS) and their physical and social interactions. The pedagogical approach, which incorporates a myriad of learning opportunities, will enhance the experience of participants and facilitate their development of scientific skills. The development of knowledge/skills will encourage students to enter STEM fields, particularly related to atmospheric sciences or a related discipline, and prepare them for basic and applied research at upper levels and later in graduate school. Research projects will have the potential to directly benefit disaster-vulnerable communities in Florida and other extreme weather affected areas. USF's WCS REU will continue to be a model for interdisciplinary-based research performed by students through dissemination of project results and presentations by REU students and faculty at local (USF and their home institutions), regional, and national conferences. The program will draw from an interdisciplinary panel of mentors, and is designed to achieve these objectives: 1) Deliver an intensive research experience for 10 students/year with an emphasis on under-represented groups; 2) Provide participants with research experiences to aid their recruitment into a STEM undergraduate major, particularly the atmospheric sciences or a related discipline, and graduate programs; 3) Promote participants’ skill development through a program of mentored research (which follows a project from conception to dissemination of results), experiential learning, professional development workshops, seminars that offer interaction with national and international scientists, trainings in social and physical research techniques and interdisciplinary perspectives on the social and physical aspects and impacts of severe weather and climate and related disasters; 4) Increase awareness of ethical issues related to working with scientific data and communicating the results; and 5) Provide students access to a mentoring network that will support them throughout their career.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.