REU Site: Student Training in Oceanography, Remote Sensing, and Meteorology (STORM)

REU 网站：海洋学、遥感和气象学学生培训 (STORM)

• 批准号: 2243975
• 负责人: Hannah Zanowski
• 金额: $ 40.07万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-15 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243975&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Student; Training; Oceanography

To solve the most pressing problems facing the planet, tomorrow’s leaders in climate, weather, and water enterprise and research must grapple with an enormous variety and complexity of Earth observations from space, on the ground, and in the ocean in collaborative, diverse team settings. The Student Training in Oceanography, Remote sensing and Meteorology (STORM) REU will support development of these leaders by training a total of 30 students (10 each summer) over three years in an immersive 10-week summer research program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. STORM students will emerge from the REU prepared to tackle challenging problems in climate, weather, and water with a set of research, technical, and interpersonal skills critical to success across STEM careers. Students will work with faculty and scientists to design and produce cutting-edge research in oceanography, remote sensing, and meteorology while developing the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for research independence, including computer programming, literature reviews, and oral and poster presentations. Students will also participate in weekly professional development and interpersonal skill-building opportunities that will provide breadth and context to the research experience. STORM is a collaborative effort among the co-located Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS), the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research (CCR), the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), and the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS). STORM aims to expand the pool of future researchers and develop a diverse STEM workforce by providing hands-on student engagement, integrating intentional recruitment and support for improving diversity, and addressing critical, societally-relevant research questions. Students will receive professional development that includes improving coding skills, exploring their science identity, discussing career paths, skills for science communication, networking, self advocacy, and discussing the importance of mental health. The objectives of this REU site are exposure, enrichment, and empowerment. The site aims through exposure to provide undergraduate students with their first, or near-first, experience in STEM research, specifically in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences. The experience will be enriched by promoting the development of a set of research, self-reflection, and interpersonal skills that will serve undergraduate students in a variety of STEM careers paths. The REU site will aim for empowerment by instilling a sense of self-awareness, ownership and agency in each undergraduate student so that they can more readily navigate STEM careers as they are.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.

为了解决地球面临的最紧迫的问题，明天的气候、天气和水企业和研究领域的领导者必须在协作的、多样化的团队环境中努力应对来自太空、地面和海洋的各种和复杂的地球观测。海洋、遥感和气象学(STORM)REU的学生培训将通过在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校为期10周的沉浸式暑期研究项目中培训30名学生(每年夏天10名)来支持这些领导者的发展。STORM的学生将从REU毕业，准备好应对气候、天气和水方面的挑战性问题，拥有一套对STEM职业生涯的成功至关重要的研究、技术和人际交往技能。学生将与教师和科学家合作，设计和生产海洋学、遥感和气象学方面的尖端研究，同时发展研究独立所需的基础知识和技能，包括计算机编程、文献综述以及口头和海报演示。学生还将参加每周的专业发展和人际交往技能培养机会，这些机会将为研究经验提供广度和背景。STORM是位于同一地点的大气和海洋科学系(AOS)、纳尔逊气候研究中心(CCR)、空间科学与工程中心(SSEC)和气象卫星合作研究所(CIMSS)之间的合作成果。STORM的目标是扩大未来研究人员的队伍，并通过提供亲身实践的学生参与、整合意向招聘和提高多样性的支持以及解决关键的、与社会相关的研究问题来发展多样化的STEM工作队伍。学生将接受专业发展，包括提高编程技能，探索他们的科学身份，讨论职业道路，科学交流技能，网络，自我宣传，并讨论心理健康的重要性。这个REU网站的目标是曝光、丰富和赋权。该网站旨在通过曝光为本科生提供他们在STEM研究方面的第一次或几乎第一次的经验，特别是在大气和海洋科学方面。通过促进一套研究、自我反省和人际交往技能的发展，将丰富这一经验，这些技能将在各种STEM职业道路上为本科生服务。REU网站旨在通过向每个本科生灌输自我意识、主人翁意识和机构意识来增强他们的能力，以便他们能够更容易地驾驭STEM职业生涯。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。