REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing at NOAA-CREST: Expanded Opportunities

来自纽约市立大学(CUNY)系统内两年制和四年制院校的有前途的本科生将有机会在科学家和工程师进行卫星和地面遥感领域的研究时与他们合作。遥感是一个极其重要的、独特的和年轻的科学领域，对于纽约大学系统中的许多本科生来说，它是相对陌生的。这些活动将为期一年(夏季/秋季/春季)的研究经验与多层面的指导、学术支持系统和强大的学习社区相结合，将为学生参与者的科学和学术成长和发展提供全面和引人入胜的刺激。这个REU网站将允许学生将学习从科学和数学转移到技术、计算机系统和工程应用，其中所学到的基本原理特别是自然科学和数学课程应用于现实世界的问题。REU网站的目标学生群体主要是STEM中代表性不足的少数民族，因此这些活动有可能扩大参与，创造一个更多样化的遥感社区。这些活动还将使本科生研究人员有机会通过向纽约市公立学校系统的高中生展示他们获得的技能和知识来磨练他们获得的技能和知识。这个REU网站有以下主要目标：1)让不同的本科生参与协作的、最先进的卫星和地面遥感研究；2)创建和维持STEM的学者社区和渠道；3)使学生有工具和信心在真实的研究环境中取得成功；以及4)培训学生进行道德和负责任的研究。学生将参加地理信息系统、遥感和MatLab的小型课程。这个REU网站的特别优点是包括了3名来自社区大学的学生，他们通过一个多层次的指导结构获得额外的指导和支持。REU的参与者将在一系列主题上获得职业发展，包括道德、沟通、申请研究生院和简历发展。

Promising undergraduate students from two- and four-year institutions within the City University of New York (CUNY) system will have the opportunity to work with scientists and engineers while they conduct research in the area of Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing is a critically important, unique, and young area of science, and it is relatively unknown to many of the undergraduate students in the CUNY system. The activities combine year-long (Summer/Fall/Spring) research experiences with multidimensional mentoring, academic support systems, and a robust learning community that will produce holistic and engaging stimuli for the scientific and academic growth and development of the student participants. This REU site will allow the students to transfer learning from sciences and mathematics to technology, computer systems and engineering applications where fundamental principles learned in particular natural sciences and mathematics courses are applied to real-world problems. The targeted student population of this REU site is primarily underrepresented minorities in STEM, and thus these activities have the potential to broaden participation and create a more diverse remote sensing community. The activities will also allow the undergraduate researchers the opportunity to hone their acquired skills and knowledge by presenting to high school students in the New York City Public school system.This REU site has the following primary objectives: 1) To engage a diverse cohort of undergraduates in collaborative, state-of-the-art satellite and ground based remote sensing research, 2) to create and sustain a community and pipeline of scholars in STEM, 3) to enable students with the tools and confidence to succeed in an authentic research environment, and 4) to train students in the ethical and responsible conduct of research. Students will participate in mini courses in GIS, remote sensing, and MATLAB. Of particular merit for this REU site is the inclusion of 3 students from community college, who receive additional mentoring and support through a multi-tiered mentoring structure. REU participants will receive professional development on a host of topics including ethics, communication, applying to graduate school and resume development.