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

为了解决地球面临的最紧迫的问题，气候、天气和水企业和研究领域的未来领导者必须在协作、多样化的团队环境中，从太空、地面和海洋中，努力应对各种各样、复杂的地球观测。海洋学、遥感和气象学（STORM）学生培训REU将通过在威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校为期3年的为期10周的沉浸式暑期研究项目中培训总共30名学生（每年夏季10名）来支持这些领导者的发展。STORM的学生将从REU毕业，准备好解决气候、天气和水方面的挑战性问题，并具备对STEM事业成功至关重要的一套研究、技术和人际交往能力。学生将与教师和科学家一起设计和制作海洋学、遥感和气象学方面的前沿研究，同时培养独立研究所需的基础知识和技能，包括计算机编程、文献综述、口头和海报展示。学生还将参加每周的专业发展和人际关系技能培养机会，这将为研究经验提供广度和背景。STORM是位于同一地点的大气与海洋科学部（AOS）、纳尔逊研究所气候研究中心（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旨在通过提供动手学生参与，整合有意招聘和支持以提高多样性，以及解决关键的，与社会相关的研究问题，扩大未来研究人员的数量，发展多元化的STEM劳动力。学生将获得专业发展，包括提高编码技能，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，以及讨论心理健康的重要性。这个REU站点的目标是公开、丰富和授权。该网站旨在通过接触为本科生提供他们第一次或接近第一次的STEM研究经验，特别是在大气和海洋科学方面。通过促进一系列研究、自我反思和人际交往技能的发展，将丰富这种经验，这些技能将为本科生在各种STEM职业道路上提供服务。REU网站的目标是通过向每个本科生灌输自我意识、所有权和代理意识来赋予他们权力，这样他们就能更容易地驾驭自己的STEM职业。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.