REU Site: SCEC Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (SCEC/UseIT)

REU 网站：SCEC 地震信息技术本科生研究 (SCEC/UseIT)

• 批准号: 0649197
• 负责人: Thomas Jordan
• 金额: $ 38.19万
• 依托单位: University of Southern California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0649197&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; SCEC; Undergraduate; Studies

The Undergraduate Studies in Earthquake Information Technology (UseIT) is a team-based undergraduate research program run by the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) at its lead institution, the University of Southern California (USC). The overarching goal of SCEC/ UseIT is to motivate undergraduates from diverse backgrounds towards careers in science and engineering through team-based research in the exciting field of earthquake information technology. It enables undergraduates to participate in interdisciplinary research by developing and applying advanced visualization methods and other IT tools to solve challenging problems in earthquake system science. Summer interns interact in a collaborative, team-oriented, interdisciplinary research environment and are mentored by some of the nation's most forward-thinking earthquake and computer scientists. Research activities are structured around "Grand Challenges" in earthquake information technology. Each summer the interns build upon the foundation laid by previous sessions as they design and engineer increasingly sophisticated visualization tools. The current software, SCEC-VDO (Virtual Display of Objects) is now in wide use by SCEC scientists and is part of a multimedia curriculum at USC. SCEC/UseIT challenges undergraduates with difficult, real-world problems that require collaborative, multidisciplinary solutions. It engages non-science majors in the practical problems of reducing the risk from natural disasters, and thereby informs students with diverse backgrounds how their skills can be applied to significant societal issues. Earthquakes pose the greatest natural threat to the built environment in seismically active regions such as Southern California. SCEC/ UseIT will enhance the workforce in computer science and information technology (CS/IT) needed to make fundamental progress in earthquake system science. SCEC/UseIT provides the cross-training in CS/IT and system science that encourages students to broaden their coursework in college and to consider graduate work in the CS/IT aspects of system science.

地震信息技术本科生研究 (UseIT) 是一项基于团队的本科生研究项目，由南加州地震中心 (SCEC) 及其牵头机构南加州大学 (USC) 运营。 SCEC/ UseIT 的总体目标是通过在令人兴奋的地震信息技术领域进行团队研究，激励来自不同背景的本科生从事科学和工程职业。它使本科生能够通过开发和应用先进的可视化方法和其他IT工具来参与跨学科研究，以解决地震系统科学中的挑战性问题。暑期实习生在协作、以团队为导向的跨学科研究环境中互动，并得到美国一些最具前瞻性的地震和计算机科学家的指导。研究活动围绕地震信息技术的“重大挑战”展开。每年夏天，实习生都会在之前课程奠定的基础上设计和设计日益复杂的可视化工具。当前的软件 SCEC-VDO（对象虚拟显示）现已被 SCEC 科学家广泛使用，并且是南加州大学多媒体课程的一部分。 SCEC/UseIT 向本科生提出了需要协作、多学科解决方案的困难、现实问题的挑战。它让非科学专业的学生参与减少自然灾害风险的实际问题，从而告知具有不同背景的学生如何将他们的技能应用于重大社会问题。地震对南加州等地震活跃地区的建筑环境构成最大的自然威胁。 SCEC/ UseIT 将加强计算机科学和信息技术 (CS/IT) 方面的人才队伍，以在地震系统科学方面取得根本性进展。 SCEC/UseIT 提供 CS/IT 和系统科学方面的交叉培训，鼓励学生扩大大学课程，并考虑系统科学的 CS/IT 方面的研究生工作。