Research Experiences for Undergraduates on Site at the Oklahoma Weather Center

俄克拉荷马州气象中心本科生现场研究经验

• 批准号: 0097651
• 负责人: Daphne LaDue
• 金额: $ 28.24万
• 依托单位: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-04-15 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0097651&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experiences; Undergraduates; Site; Oklahoma

This award is a continuation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site program. Two principal concerns inspired the Oklahoma Weather Center (OWC) in previous years to establish summer REU programs: 1) the general lack of opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience to complement their academic careers and 2) the lack of participation by women and members of ethnic minorities in research in atmospheric science. The OWC in Norman boasts a unique environment that encompasses all aspects of meteorological research and can provide students with the opportunity to enhance their undergraduate careers. Over a three-year period, thirty undergraduate students will participate in the OWC REU program. The students will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the summer. Each student will: 1) be matched with an atmospheric scientist based on his/her interest and abilities to conduct research on a related topic, 2) attend atmospheric science lectures, 3) participate in various workshops (technical writing, numerical modeling, meteorological tools, graduate school preparation, etc.), 4) participate in field trips and tours to regional sites, 5) discover various research methods, 6) possibly collect and analyze field data (depending on availability of field programs each summer.) and finally 7) present their research in a written and oral format. The planned activities will introduce and expose each student to the many research possibilities within atmospheric science. The various opportunities will also assist the students with their decisions regarding graduate school and potential futures as research scientists.The students will conduct their research under the supervision of mentors from the OWC. The OWC is a unique confederation of federal, state, and University of Oklahoma organizations that work together in partnership to improve understanding of events of Earth's atmosphere. Organizations of the OWC that will participate in the REU are: Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, Center for Computational Geosciences, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Environmental Verification and Analysis Center, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, School of Meteorology, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman National Weather Service Forecast Office, Storm Prediction Center, and WSR-88D Operational Support Facility.

该奖项是本科生（REU）网站计划的研究经验的延续。 两个主要问题激发了前几年俄克拉荷马州天气中心（OWC）建立夏季REU计划：1）普遍缺乏本科生获得研究经验以补充其学术职业的机会，而2）妇女和少数民族在大气科学研究中缺乏参与。 诺曼（Norman）中的OWC拥有一个独特的环境，涵盖了气象研究的各个方面，并可以为学生提供增强本科生职业的机会。 在三年的时间里，三十名本科生将参加OWC REU计划。 学生将在整个夏季参与各种活动。 Each student will: 1) be matched with an atmospheric scientist based on his/her interest and abilities to conduct research on a related topic, 2) attend atmospheric science lectures, 3) participate in various workshops (technical writing, numerical modeling, meteorological tools, graduate school preparation, etc.), 4) participate in field trips and tours to regional sites, 5) discover various research methods, 6) possibly collect and analyze field data (depending on availability of每个夏天的现场计划。）最后7）以书面和口头形式介绍他们的研究。 计划的活动将介绍并使每个学生了解大气科学中的许多研究可能性。 各种机会还将帮助学生做出有关研究生院和潜在未来作为研究科学家的决定。学生将在OWC的导师的监督下进行研究。 OWC是联邦，州和俄克拉荷马大学组织的独特联合会，共同合作，以提高对地球大气事件的了解。 Organizations of the OWC that will participate in the REU are: Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, Center for Computational Geosciences, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Environmental Verification and Analysis Center, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, School of Meteorology, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman National Weather Service Forecast Office, Storm Prediction Center, and WSR-88D Operational Support Facility.