REU Site: Regional Atmospheric Chemistry: Measurement, Modeling and Big Data in the Pacific Northwest

这笔拨款将支持华盛顿州立大学REU站点的更新，该站点将教育大气化学，空气质量和气候变化方面的早期研究人员。了解复杂的大气化学过程需要同时使用许多仪器进行测量，并使用复杂的数值模型将数据整合到一个连贯的科学产品中。这个REU站点新增了“数据木工”培训组件。完善的培训课程向研究人员传授数据驱动研究的最佳实践，这对于当今使用大型数据集（即高频时间序列、遥感产品或复杂建模输入/输出）的研究人员至关重要。这个REU网站将在未来5年每年夏天招收10名学生，目标是太平洋西北地区代表性不足的社区以及当地的社区大学。在为期9.5周的课程中，将培训学生在大气化学、测量和建模技术、数据解释和科学交流方面的知识。在这些研讨会的同时，学生将在教师和研究生导师的指导下接受有关个人研究项目所需的具体研究工具的培训。学生们将在最后一次面向所有夏季研究人员的校园海报会上展示他们的研究成果。这个REU网站将允许参与者探索研究主题，如研究重点包括：1)森林场地的生物源排放和二次有机气溶胶（SOA）形成；2)自然和规定的森林和农业火灾的影响；3)农业和自然生态系统的氮和碳循环；4)智慧城市；5)空气质量预测和气候变化对未来空气质量的影响；6)城市和区域大气化学的原位和遥感。这个REU网站的总体目标是：1)帮助学生发展技术专长，2)让学生参与真实的研究，3)帮助学生了解他们研究的更广泛背景，4)招募不同的学生群体，5)促进与教师、研究生和REU其他参与者形成富有成效和有意义的社会互动，6)培养参与者对STEM的积极看法，7)培养书面和口头沟通技巧。8)为参与者提供研究生学习和专业发展的机会。REU站点的计划元素和活动被映射到8个目标，展示每个计划元素如何对总体目标做出贡献。此外，评估计划设计得很好，可以专门评估网站目标的进展情况。该网站还将探索受地域限制的学生的参与，如果成功，将为更广泛地参与REU机会开辟一个新的模式。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant will support the renewal of an REU site at Washington State University that will educate early researchers in atmospheric chemistry, air quality and climate change. Understanding complex atmospheric chemical processes requires simultaneous measurements from numerous instruments, and sophisticated numerical models to bring the data together into a coherent scientific product. New to this REU site is the addition of 'Data Carpentry' components of training. Well established training sessions teach researchers best practices for data-driven research, which is essential for today's researchers employing large datasets (i.e. high frequency time series, remote sensing products, or complex modeling inputs/outputs). This REU site will recruit ten students each summer, over the next 5 years, targeting underrepresented communities in the Pacific Northwest as well as local community colleges. Workshops during the 9.5-week program, will train students in atmospheric chemistry, measurement and modeling techniques, data interpretation, and scientific communication. In parallel with these workshops, students will be trained on the specific research tools required for their individual research projects with faculty and graduate student mentors. The students will showcase their research during a final campus wide poster session for all summer researchers.This REU site will allow participants to explore research on topics such as research foci include: 1) biogenic emissions and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from forested sites, 2) impacts from natural and prescribed forest and agricultural fires, 3)nitrogen and carbon cycling from agricultural and natural ecosystems, 4) Smart Cities, 5) air quality forecasting and the impacts of climate change on future air quality, and 6) in situ and remote sensing of urban and regional atmospheric chemistry. The overarching goals of this REU site are to 1) help students develop technical expertise, 2) engage students in authentic research, 3) help students understand the broader context of their research, 4) recruit a diverse cohort of students, 5) facilitate formation of productive and meaningful social interactions with faculty, graduate students, and fellow REU participants, 6) develop positive views about STEM by participants, 7) develop written and oral communication skills, and 8) provide opportunities for graduate school and professional development of participants. The program elements and activities of the REU site are mapped to the 8 goals demonstrating how each program element contributes to the overarching goals. Additionally, the evaluation plan is well designed to specifically evaluate the progress on the site goals. This site will also explore participation by students that are place-bound, which if successful will open up a new model for broader participation in REU opportunities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.