AGS-FIRP Track 1: Undergraduate Field Experience in Atmospheric Chemistry at the Storm Peak Laboratory in Spring 2023

该奖项将为在Storm Peak实验室（SPL）进行为期3天的实地研究提供资金。SPL是由美国国家科学基金会大气研究和教育设施（FARE）计划支持的社区仪器和设施（CIF）站点。来自科罗拉多学院的16名本科生将参加。科罗拉多学院是一所主要的本科院校。这些参与者将是科罗拉多学院环境科学专业高年级选修课程的学生。本课程的总体目标是为科罗拉多学院环境科学或相关专业的本科生提供一个体验大气化学的学习机会。参与该项目的学生将被介绍科学研究过程的核心方面，包括研究问题的发展，实地研究设计，测量技术，数据分析和信息合成。本课程的一个主要成果将是帮助科罗拉多学院环境科学和其他科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）专业的本科生为毕业后的职业道路做准备。拟议中的项目还将通过提供教育机会，使学生能够获得环境仪器、现场项目设计和执行、科学合作和科学交流方面的经验和专业技能，从而有助于培养具有全球竞争力的STEM劳动力和改善STEM教育。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 award will provide funding for a 3-day field-based research experience at the Storm Peak Laboratory (SPL). SPL is a Community Instruments & Facilities (CIF) site supported by the NSF Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE) program. Sixteen undergraduate students from Colorado College, which is a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI), will participate. These participants will be students enrolled in an upper-division elective course for Environmental Science majors at Colorado College. The overall goal of this field-based course component is to provide a diverse group of Colorado College undergraduate students majoring in Environmental Science or related subjects with an experiential learning opportunity in atmospheric chemistry. Students participating in the project will be introduced to core facets of the scientific research process, including research question development, field study design, measurement techniques, data analysis, and synthesis of information. A major outcome of this course will be to aid in the preparation of undergraduate Environmental Science and other science, technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) majors at Colorado College for their post-graduation career paths. The proposed project will also contribute to the development of a globally competitive STEM workforce and improved STEM education by providing an educational opportunity that enables students to gain experience and professional skills in environmental instrumentation, field-program design and execution, scientific collaboration, and scientific communication.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.