Collaborative Research: The GEO REU Network: Supporting Effective and Inclusive Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Geosciences

本科生科研经历（REUs）是美国国家科学基金会职业生涯的重要组成部分，也是拓宽地球科学参与组合的重要组成部分。该项目的重点是支持NSF GEO reu的运营者，以确保这些项目的有效性、循证性和包容性。它旨在通过促进战略和资源共享以及促进pi之间的讨论，支持地球科学理事会（GEO）资助的新的和已建立的首席研究员（pi）和REU项目的管理者。GEO REU网络是围绕GEO REU的电子邮件列表服务和网站、会议活动以及为pi举办的两年一次的研讨会而建立的。该奖项将继续并扩大对该网络的额外两年支持。项目PI将为新的PI举办研讨会，并举办两年一次的PI会议。他们将提供及时主题的资源，如道德、隐性偏见、性骚扰预防和包容性战略，使社区保持最新的方法和思维。这项工作还将包括新的支持结构，如地球地球资源联盟领导委员会。此外，GEO和BIO REU社区之间的新伙伴关系将激发来自更大、更完善的REU pi网络的新观点的讨论。支持GEO REU pi提供高质量的研究实习经验的努力包括建立一个实践社区和一个关于指导、教学法、多样性和包容性的成功实践的知识体系。随着时间的推移，通过分享战略、关注点和成功经验，在运行REU过程中所包含的规划要素和采取的措施得以推进。提高研究实习的质量会使学生得到更好的训练，科学项目也会更加严谨。GEO REU网络为REU pi或管理人员提供了一种机制，使他们能够利用所提供的资源和支持开发更高质量的REU站点，并更成功地吸引来自更广泛背景的学生。项目负责人将综合资源和策略，促进围绕挑战的讨论，并在会议上为REU pi组织活动。该项目的目标是支持创建更有效和更具包容性的GEO REU项目。本项目由大气与地球空间科学部、地球科学部和海洋科学部提供支持。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。

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are an important part of the NSF career and broadening participation portfolio for the geosciences. This project focuses on supporting the people running NSF GEO REUs so that the programs are effective, evidence-based and inclusive. It is intended to support both new and established Principal Investigators (PIs) and managers of the REU programs funded in the Geosciences directorate (GEO) by fostering the sharing of strategies and resources and facilitating discussions amongst PIs. The GEO REU Network has been built around the GEO REU email listserv and website, events at conferences, and hosting of the biannual workshop for PIs. This award continues and expands support to the network for an additional two years. The project PIs will run workshops for new PIs and a bi-annual PI meeting. They will provide resources on timely topics such as ethics, implicit bias, sexual harassment prevention, and inclusive strategies, keeping the community current in its approaches and thinking. The effort will also include new support structures such as a GEO REU Leadership Council. In addition, a new partnership between the GEO and BIO REU community will invigorate discussions with fresh perspectives from a larger, well-established network of REU PIs.The effort to support GEO REU PIs in providing high quality research internship experiences involves the development of a Community of Practice and a body of knowledge of successful practices of mentoring, pedagogy, and diversity and inclusion. The programmatic elements included and measures taken in running an REU are advanced over time through the sharing of strategies, concerns, and successes. Improving the quality of research internships results in better trained students and more rigorous science projects. The GEO REU Network provides a mechanism for REU PIs or managers to develop higher quality REU sites using provided resources and support, and to be more successful in engaging students from a broader range of backgrounds. The project leaders will synthesize resources and strategies, facilitate discussion around challenges, and organize events for the REU PIs at conferences. The goal of this project is to support the creation of more effective and inclusive GEO REU programs. Support for this project is provided by the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, the Division of Earth Sciences and the Division of Ocean Sciences.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.