REU Site: Research in Radio/Radar Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences at Arecibo Observatory

该项目支持波多黎各阿雷西博天文台的暑期本科生研究体验。受资助的学生来自波多黎各和美国本土。学生们将利用阿雷西博天文台的数据进行研究。项目将与研究地球大气、研究太阳和空间天气、研究中子星和研究星系有关。许多项目是跨学科的，将对学生进行科学、数据采集、数据管理和传播科学方面的培训。学生们还将被介绍职业选择，以及关于波多黎各地质、文化和历史的讲座。该项目将涉及射电天文学、空间和大气科学、电子、计算机、机械工程和大数据分析方面的实践研究。具体研究项目将包括脉冲星研究、日冕物质抛射的启动和传播、中间层和低层大气研究、电离层对地磁风暴的响应、小行星雷达和机器学习。该项目将面向波多黎各服务不足人群的女本科生，但也将吸引来自美国各地的学生。学生将获得专业发展指导，为他们在STEM的研究生院和职业生涯做准备。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 project supports summer undergraduate research experiences at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Supported students are drawn from Puerto Rico and the mainland US. Students will engage in research using data from the Arecibo Observatory. Projects will be related to studies of the Earth's atmosphere, studies of the Sun and space weather, studies of neutron stars, and studies of galaxies. Many projects are interdisciplinary and will train students in science, data taking, data management, and communicating science. Students are also introduced to career options, and lectures on Puerto Rican geology, culture, and history.The project will involve hands-on research in radio astronomy, space and atmospheric sciences, electronics, computing, mechanical engineering, and big data analysis. Specific research projects will include the study of pulsars, initiation and propagation of coronal mass ejections, studies of the mesosphere and lower atmosphere, the response of the ionosphere to geomagnetic storms, asteroid radar, and machine learning. The project will target women undergraduates from underserved populations in Puerto Rico, but will also engage students from across the US. Students will obtain professional development instruction to prepare them for graduate school and careers in STEM.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.