The Arecibo Geoscience Diversity Program: Enhancing the Education of Hispanics through Research Experiences

美国国家天文电离层中心（NAIC）和位于阿雷西博的波多黎各大学（UPRA）将建立阿雷西博地球科学多样性项目（AGEOP）。 该计划提供了在地球科学的研究经验，在波多黎各西北地区的西班牙裔教育工作者和学生群体。 大气研究的重点是在阿雷西博天文台使用305米射电望远镜研究高层大气。 喀斯特地区的研究重点是卡诺Tiburones热带湿地，并在UPRA进行。 参与者参与设计和执行环境监测计划，评估湿地的物理和生物概况。AGEOP的目标是阿雷西博学区的15所免费高中和UPRA的本科理科专业。 每年将有五所不同的学校参加这项为期三年的工作，每所学校提供一个由四名学生和一名教师组成的团队; UPRA每年将提供八名本科生。 高中学生，教师和UPRA本科生的互动，建立了一个桥梁，以帮助增加学生达到大学水平，并最终毕业的人数。AGEOP为每个参与者提供多达200小时的地球科学培训通过以下活动，对（学生、教师、大学生）进行培训：在阿雷西博天文台举办为期10天的暑期讲习班，介绍内容和发展研究技能;在学年期间举办为期16天的地球科学学院，进行实地测量和数据分析;以及一个地球科学大会，与会者在会上介绍他们的研究项目。

ABSTRACTArecibo Geoscience Diversity Program (AGEOP) National Astronomy & Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (UPRA), will establish the Arecibo Geoscience Diversity Program (AGEOP). The program provides a research experience in the geosciences to groups of Hispanic educators and students in the northwestern region of Puerto Rico. Atmospheric research focuses on studies of the upper atmosphere at the Arecibo Observatory using the 305 m radio telescope. The study of the karst region focuses on the Cano Tiburones tropical wetland, and is conducted at UPRA. Participants are engaged in the design and the execution of an environmental monitoring program that assesses the physical and biological profile of the wetland. The AGEOP targets fifteen free high schools in the Arecibo School District, and undergraduate science majors at UPRA. Five different schools will participate every year in this three-year effort with each school providing a team of four students and a teacher; UPRA will contribute eight undergraduates every year. The interaction of high school students, teachers, and UPRA undergraduates, establishes a bridge to help increase numbers of students that reach the college level, and that eventually graduate. The AGEOP provides up to 200 hours of geoscience training to each participant (students, teachers, undergraduates) through the following activities: a ten-day summer institute at the Arecibo Observatory to introduce the content matter and develop the research skills; sixteen days of a geoscience academy during the school year for field measurements and data analysis; and a geoscience congress in which participants present their research projects.