FDSS: Implementing an Interdisciplinary Space Physics Program at Arizona State University

这个为期5年的空间科学学院发展(FDSS)项目的目标是在亚利桑那州立大学(ASU)招聘新的空间科学教师。亚利桑那州立大学是一所投资地球空间科学和空间物理的理想大学，因为它的学生人数众多且多样化，而且强调跨学科研究。在亚利桑那州立大学为所有合格学生提供全纳教育的基础和领导地位的基础上，并利用现有的数学、统计学、天体物理学、地球科学和工程研究优势，新招聘的教员将实施一个跨学科的空间物理项目。新任命的人员预计将在空间等离子体和电离层动力学、太阳风物理和(或)一般太阳物理环境及其对太阳事件的反应方面拥有专门知识。受聘者将根据出色的研究表现、对教学和指导的承诺以及合作潜力进行选择，并通过广泛的搜索确定。理论家、数值模型师、仪器建造者和观察家都将被考虑。这个为期5年的FDSS项目将使亚利桑那州立大学的新教师与那里的现有教师合作，推动空间物理研究的进步，并培养能够成为未来领导者的稳定的博士毕业生。新教师将开发的新课程和课程将惠及亚利桑那州立大学反映未来美国人口的多元化学生社区，有助于提高STEM中服务不足群体的代表性。亚利桑那州立大学致力于为非传统背景的学生(返校生、第一代学生和老学生)提供服务。亚利桑那州立大学对空间物理学的高度重视将-除了培养新一代空间物理学领袖-使该机构能够进一步吸引公众。新招聘的教职员工将把空间物理学融入亚利桑那州立大学现有的3-D戏剧表演中，并在他们的免费公共画廊中增加一个新的展览。增加亚利桑那州立大学向K-12学生提供引人入胜的内容的能力将加强第一代学生的渠道。在本科阶段，亚利桑那州立大学通过Sunial等导师计划，显著提高了STEM专业学生(特别是第一代学生)的留存率。新招聘的教职员工将提供一个机会，增加教职员工中代表性不足的群体。这个为期5年的FDSS项目的研究和EPO议程支持AGS部门在发现、学习、多样性和跨学科研究方面的战略目标。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The goal of this 5-year Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) project is to enable a new faculty hire in the space sciences at Arizona State University (ASU). ASU is an ideal university in which to invest in geospace sciences and space physics due to its large and diverse student population and its emphasis on interdisciplinary research. Building on ASU's foundation and leadership in providing inclusive education to all qualified students, and capitalizing on the mathematical, statistical, astrophysics, geoscience, and engineering research strengths already present, the new faculty hire will implement an interdisciplinary space physics program. The new appointee is expected to have expertise in space plasma and ionospheric dynamics, the physics of the solar wind, and/or the general heliophysics environment and its response to solar events. The hire will be selected on strong research performance, commitment to teaching and mentoring, and the potential for collaboration, and identified through a broad search. Theorists, numerical modelers, instrument builders, and observers would all be considered. This 5-year FDSS project will enable the new faculty hire at ASU, in collaboration with the existing faculty there, to drive advances in space physics research and foster a steady output of PhD graduates capable of becoming future leaders. The new courses and curriculum to be developed by the new faculty will reach ASU's diverse student community, which is reflective of the future U.S. population, helping to improve representation of underserved groups in STEM. ASU has a strong commitment to serve students from non-traditional backgrounds (returning students, first generation students, and veteran students). The presence of a strong space physics emphasis at ASU will --- in addition to training a new generation space physics leaders --- enable the institution to further engage the public. The new faculty hire will incorporate space physics into existing 3-D theater shows at ASU and add a new exhibit to their free public gallery. Increasing ASU's capacity to reach K-12 students with engaging content will strengthen the first-generation student pipeline. At the undergraduate level, through mentoring programs such as Sundial, ASU has significantly increased retention for STEM majors (especially for first-generation students). The new faculty hire will provide an opportunity to increase underrepresented groups in the faculty. The research and EPO agenda of this 5-year FDSS project supports the Strategic Goals of the AGS Division in discovery, learning, diversity, and interdisciplinary research.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.