REU Site: Sensors in Earth and Space Science: How We Observe Our Planet

位于新罕布什尔州达勒姆的新罕布什尔州大学（UNH）地球、海洋和空间研究所（EOS）将举办本科生研究体验（REU）网站计划。这个REU网站的主要目标是为服务不足的学生群体提供积极的科学研究介绍。该计划的科学主题是地球科学，重点是使用传感器和传感器生成的数据进行观测。该计划旨在激励和促进早期本科生（上升的学生）选择STEM专业，以及副学士学位学生转入学士学位STEM课程。从两个组织伙伴机构，波多黎各大学和新罕布什尔州技术研究所（NHTI）招募的学生，将来到UNH主校区进行为期10周的研究，在EOS教师的指导下。实习生将被安置在宿舍和在UNH主校区的实验室工作，并参加在阿普尔多尔岛UNH浅滩海洋实验室的研究研讨会，ME.学生项目的实地地点可在汉普顿-西布鲁克河口和大海湾河口在新罕布什尔州。学生和导师都将在暑期之前和期间接受专业发展培训。通过使用传感器作为跨多个地球和空间科学学科的统一主题，该计划将吸引学生在他们的职业生涯早期的跨学科方法来科学。地球观测的数量比以往任何时候都多，学生必须了解传感器数据来自哪里，以及如何将它们用于评估地球和空间作为一个系统。传感器作为REU主题为本科生进入地球系统研究开辟了一系列可能的切入点，从传感器工程和设计到现场部署和数据分析。通过提供广泛的研究活动选项，该计划将为学生提供既符合他们的兴趣，又向他们介绍新技能的体验。此外，通过使用传感器作为多个地球和空间科学学科的统一主题，学生将在职业生涯的早期从事跨学科的科学方法。招生将依靠与波多黎各大学和当地NHTI社区学院的机构合作。教师导师将从六个EOS研究中心：声学研究和教育中心（CARE），海岸和海洋测绘中心（CCOM），地球系统研究中心（ESRC），海洋过程分析实验室（OPAL），海洋科学与海洋工程学院（SMSOE）和空间科学中心（SSC）。该项目由海洋科学部、激励竞争性研究既定计划（EPSCoR）和地球科学部共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF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。

The University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) located in Durham, NH will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site program. The primary objective of this REU Site is to provide a positive introduction to scientific research for underserved student populations. The scientific theme of the program is Earth Science, with a focus on using sensors and sensor-generated data for observations. The program aims to inspire and facilitate early undergraduates (rising sophomores) to choose STEM majors, and associate's degree students to transfer to bachelor's degree STEM programs. Students recruited from the two organizational partner institutes, the University of Puerto Rico and the New Hampshire Technology Institute (NHTI), will come to UNH main campus for 10 weeks for research under the mentorship of faculty in EOS. Interns will be housed in dormitories and work in laboratories at the UNH main campus and participate in a research symposium at the UNH Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, ME. Field sites for student projects are available at the Hampton-Seabrook Estuary and the Great Bay Estuary in New Hampshire. Both students and mentors will receive professional development training prior to and during the summer. By using sensors as a unifying theme across multiple Earth and space science disciplines, the program will engage students in an interdisciplinary approach to science early in their careers.The number of Earth observations is greater today than ever before, and students must understand where sensor data come from, and how they are used to evaluate Earth and space as a system. Sensors as an REU theme opens a range of possible entry points for undergraduate students into Earth system research, from sensor engineering and design to field deployment and data analysis. By offering a wide range of research activity options, the program will provide students with an experience that both matches their interests and introduces them to new skills. Further, by using sensors as a unifying theme across multiple Earth and space science disciplines, students will engage in an interdisciplinary approach to science early in their careers. Student recruitment will rely on institutional collaborations with the University of Puerto Rico and the local NHTI community college. Faculty mentors will be engaged from each of the six EOS research centers: the Center for Acoustics Research and Education (CARE), the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), the Earth Systems Research Center (ESRC), the Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory (OPAL), the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SMSOE), and the Space Science Center (SSC). This project is jointly funded by the Division of Ocean Sciences, the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Division of Earth 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.