REU Site: Regional Atmospheric Chemistry: State-of-the-Art Measurement and Modeling in the Pacific Northwest

华盛顿州立大学（WSU）的大气研究实验室（LAR）将在现有夏季研究计划的基础上，组织一个本科生研究经验（REU）网站。 每年夏天将招募八到九名学生，目标是太平洋西北部代表性不足的社区（美国原住民和第一代大学生）以及西北部以外的少数民族学生，否则他们将没有本科研究机会。 通过几个为期半天的研讨会在节目中，学生将了解大气化学，测量和建模技术，数据解释和科学交流。 在这些研讨会的同时，学生将与教师和研究生导师进行个人研究项目。 这些项目将侧重于大气化学方面的当前问题，包括：生物源排放和二次有机气溶胶形成;太平洋西北部农业和森林火灾及其相关能见度和健康影响;牲畜和农业作业对空气质量的影响;以及空气质量预报、遥感和气候变化的影响。 整个夏天，学生将每周与教师顾问会面，讨论研究进展并展示个人成果。 夏季将在WSU本科生研究研讨会上由每个学生展示海报。重点关注大气化学和空气质量问题将在参与者中促进跨学科和合作研究的想法，并鼓励他们在环境领域追求研究生院的机会和职业生涯。 REU计划将增加在工程和科学的代表性不足的学生的参与。 该计划还将通过评估REU经验对参与者对科学和工程研究的信念和观点的影响，对教育产生更广泛的影响。

The Laboratory for Atmospheric Research (LAR) at Washington State University (WSU) will build on existing summer research programs and organize a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site. Eight or nine students will be recruited each summer, targeting underrepresented communities in the Pacific Northwest (Native Americans and first-generation college students) plus minority students from outside the Northwest who would not otherwise have undergraduate research opportunities. Through several half-day workshops during the program, students will learn about atmospheric chemistry, measurement and modeling techniques, data interpretation, and scientific communication. In parallel with these workshops, students will pursue individual research projects with faculty and graduate student mentors. These projects will focus on current problems in atmospheric chemistry including: biogenic emissions and secondary organic aerosol formation; agricultural and forest fires in the Pacific Northwest with associated visibility and health impacts; air quality impacts of livestock and agricultural operations; and air quality forecasting, remote sensing, and the impacts of climate change. Throughout the summer, the students will meet weekly as a group with the faculty advisors to discuss research progress and present individual results. The summer will culminate with poster presentations from each student at the WSU Undergraduate Research Symposium.The focus on atmospheric chemistry and air quality issues will promote among the participants the idea of interdisciplinary and collaborative research and encourage them to pursue graduate school opportunities and careers in an environmental field. The REU program will increase the participation of underrepresented students in engineering and science. The program will also contribute to broader impacts on education by assessing the impact of the REU experience on participants' beliefs and perspectives on science and engineering research.