US - Nigeria Student Research Collaborations: A Hydro-Climatologic Study of Lake Chad

堪萨斯城密苏里大学的Jejung Lee教授将领导这一试点项目，在尼日利亚乍得湖为美国少数民族和女性本科生建立一个强大的国际研究项目。该项目的具体目标如下：a.向美国少数族裔和女性学生提供乍得湖水文气候学方面的实践国际研究经验；b)建立一个国际合作网络，教育学生成为具有全球经验的地球科学家；c.增加有地球科学研究经验的少数族裔学生的人数；d.在美国和尼日利亚院校之间建立一个研究平台，e.为林肯大学的少数族裔本科生创造研究生学习的机会，这是HBCU的一项智力贡献：该项目团队由来自两国水文地质学、土壤物理学、气候学、地理信息系统以及卫星和遥感等不同领域的学术专家组成。学生们将在尼日利亚实地考察期间从事特定的研究项目。在实地考察后的研讨会上，他们将学习如何解释和整合他们在各个领域的研究成果，从而能够回答有关乍得湖的重要科学问题。实地考察后的研讨会还将让正在研究乍得湖的当地科学家参与进来，让学生通过与其他科学家面对面的讨论来扩大他们的知识和理解。该项目将使学生接触到国际地球科学活动，并让他们为未来的继续学习或职业生涯建立一个强大的学术网络。广泛的影响：将通过两个联系牢固地招收代表不足的学生：一个是与林肯大学，另一个是与GEOPATHS，这是一个由NSF资助的项目，由Adegoke共同领导，旨在吸引少数族裔和高中女性学生进入大学的地球科学领域。

Professor Jejung Lee of the University of Missouri, Kansas City will lead this pilot project to establish a strong international research program for US minority and female undergraduate students at Lake Chad in Nigeria. The specific objectives of the project are as follows: a. Providing US minority and female students with hands-on international research experiences in hydro-climatology at the Lake Chad; b. Building an international collaborative network to educate students to become geoscientists with global experience; c. Increasing the number of minority students with research experience in earth sciences; d. Establishing a research platform between institutions in the US and Nigeria, e. Creating opportunities for graduate studies for minority undergraduate students from Lincoln University, an HBCU.Intellectual Merit: The project team consists of academic experts from various fields including hydrogeology, soil physics, climatology, GIS, and satellite and remote sensing from both countries. Students will work on specific research projects during their time in the field in Nigeria. At a post-field investigation workshop, they will learn to interpret and integrate their across fields and so be able to answer important scientific questions about Lake Chad. The post-field investigation workshop will also engage local scientists who are studying Lake Chad, allowing students to expand their knowledge and understanding via face-to-face discussions with other scientists. This program will expose students to international activities in geosciences and allow them to build a strong academic network for their continuing studies or careers in the future.Broader Impact: The recruitment of underrepresented students will be firmly established through two links: one with Lincoln University and another with GEOPATHS, an NSF funded project that Co-PI Adegoke is leading to attract minority and female students from high schools to the geosciences field in college.