REU Site: Collaborative Earth System Science Research - Atmospheric Modeling, Sensing and Societal Impacts

该计划为地球系统科学(REU)的本科生提供研究经验，为他们提供在跨学科小组中工作的机会，以解决反映复杂、真实世界情况的问题。学生将接受有关便携式、可靠传感器的开发和传感器部署的培训，这些传感器能够获取环境观测数据，并将这些数据用于气候和天气模型及其社会和经济影响的研究。本科生将有机会观察科学家和工程师之间的研究合作，他们致力于开发和评估用于检测挥发性有机化合物的传感器，利用微型拉曼光谱仪进行可部署的水传感，以了解气溶胶如何转移到地表水以预测和了解水的健康，基于MEMS的大气传感，以及提高小卫星星座的分辨率，用于空间测量。他们将接受气候和天气模型中使用的计算技术方面的培训。他们将调查环境保护和经济增长之间的内在权衡，以及法律及其对减少温室气体排放的影响和对气候变化的态度之间的复杂平衡。现代工作场所是高度跨学科的。毕业生进入劳动力大军需要不同学科的更高水平的技能，加强跨学科教育和研究可以促进在STEM领域招收和留住学生，因为学生强烈地被具有社会相关性的研究所吸引，并对具有实际影响的问题表现出越来越大的热情。这种方法可以提高学生的学习效果，并使学生为复杂的现实世界问题做好准备。这一本科研究项目通过利用现有的国家实验室、行业和大学合作伙伴关系，向本科生提供前沿研究、教育和专业发展机会，以及在跨学科环境中与不同学术部门的成员合作的机会，使学生接触跨学科解决问题的方法。学生将在以下方面培养技能：技术口头交流、技术写作、研究伦理、分析分析、数值分析、统计分析、硬件开发以及跨不同学科的有效沟通。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划共同资助。

This program provides research experience for undergraduates (REU) in Earth systems science by offering them with opportunities to work in interdisciplinary groups on problems that reflect a complex, real-world situation. Students will be trained in the development of portable, reliable sensors and deployment of sensors capable of acquiring environmental observables and data and use the data in the studies of climate and weather modeling and their social and economic impacts. Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to observe research collaborations between scientists and engineers working to develop and evaluate sensors for detecting volatile organic compounds, deployable water sensing with miniaturized Raman spectrometers to understand how aerosols are transferred to surface waters to predict and understand water health, MEMS-based atmospheric sensing, and improving resolution from a constellation of small satellites for space-based measurements. They will be trained in computational techniques used in climate and weather models. They will investigate the inherent tradeoffs between environmental protection and economic growth, as well as the intricate balance between law and its impact on the reduction of greenhouse gases and attitudes toward climate changeThe modern workplace is highly interdisciplinary. Graduates entering the workforce require a much higher level of skills across different disciplines Recruiting and retention of students in STEM areas can be facilitated by enhanced interdisciplinary education and research since students are strongly attracted to research with societal relevance and show increasing enthusiasm about problems that have practical consequences. This approach can enhance student learning outcomes and prepare students for the complexity of real world issues. This undergraduate research program exposes students to interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving by the use of existing national lab, industry, and university partnerships to provide cutting-edge research, educational, and professional development opportunities for undergraduate students and opportunity to work with members of different academic departments in an interdisciplinary setting. Students will develop skills in: technical oral communication, technical writing, research ethics, analytical analysis, numerical analysis, statistical analysis, hardware development, and effective communication across different disciplines. The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.