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

本科生研究经验(REU)是美国国家科学基金会职业生涯的重要组成部分，并扩大了地球科学的参与范围。该项目的重点是支持NSF GEO Reus的运营人员，从而使项目有效、循证和包容。它旨在通过促进战略和资源的共享以及促进首席调查人员之间的讨论，为新的和现有的首席调查人员(PI)和由地球科学理事会(GEO)资助的REU项目的管理人员提供支持。地球观测组织区域联盟网络围绕地球观测组织区域联盟电子邮件列表服务器和网站、会议上的活动以及主办一年两次的私营部门主管讲习班而建立。这一奖励将继续下去，并将对网络的支持再扩大两年。项目绩效指标将为新的绩效指标举办讲习班，并每两年举行一次绩效指标会议。他们将提供有关道德、隐性偏见、性骚扰预防和包容性战略等及时主题的资源，使社区的方法和思维保持最新。这项努力还将包括新的支持结构，如GEO REU领导委员会。此外，地球观测组织和生物研究和研究联盟之间的新伙伴关系将从一个更大的、建立良好的区域研究和研究小组网络以新的视角激发讨论。支持地球观测组织研究和研究小组提供高质量的研究实习经验的努力包括发展实践共同体和关于指导、教学以及多样性和包容性的成功做法的知识体系。随着时间的推移，通过分享战略、关切和成功经验，包括的方案要素和在管理区域经济联盟中采取的措施得到改进。提高研究实习的质量会带来更好的学生和更严谨的科学项目。GEO REU网络为REU个人或管理者提供了一种机制，利用所提供的资源和支持开发更高质量的REU网站，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战略，促进围绕挑战的讨论，并在会议上为REU PIs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计划。该项目由大气和地球空间科学部、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。

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.