Undergraduate Summer Research in Seismology - REU Site

地震学本科暑期研究 - REU 网站

• 批准号: 0851431
• 负责人: John Taber
• 金额: $ 40.15万
• 依托单位: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851431&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Summer; Research; Seismology; REU

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), a consortium of over 110 research universities and institutions dedicated to monitoring the Earth and exploring its interior through the collection and distribution of seismological data, will provide 12 undergraduate students with research experiences as part of its 9-11 week internship program. Students will have the opportunity to work with leaders in seismological research, to travel to exotic sites for fieldwork, and to produce research products worthy of presentation at large professional conferences. Given the Consortium's distributed nature, the program employs an approach that blends mature telecommunications technology and recent research on distance learning to achieve the spirit of a traditional REU site. The resulting blended REU model will create novel opportunities for interns to communicate with one another to more fully develop and express their understanding of the process of research. Students will also receive consistent professional development throughout the internship, and connect both in person and via technology to create and maintain a cohort experience while benefiting from the resources of the IRIS Consortium.This REU model has the opportunity to contribute to the growing body of knowledge regarding the application of telecommunications for distance learning, community building and the implementation of the skills associated with metacognition. The success, documentation and dissemination of this model will enable other organizations to apply geographically distributed resources to the development of their human capital. Additionally, this project presents an opportunity to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in the study of seismology. IRIS continues to work closely with minority professional organizations to raise awareness of the study of seismology as a potential career path. A key mechanism for achieving this goal lies in creating personal connections between the program and potential applicants through a lectureseries that targets students in physics classes at minority serving institutions and features alumni of the internship program that are advanced PhD students.The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.

地震学研究机构联合体 (IRIS) 是一个由 110 多家研究型大学和机构组成的联盟，致力于通过收集和分发地震数据来监测地球并探索地球内部，该联盟将为 12 名本科生提供研究经验，作为其 9 期项目的一部分。 -11周实习计划。学生将有机会与地震研究领域的领导者一起工作，前往异国他乡进行实地考察，并制作出值得在大型专业会议上展示的研究产品。鉴于该联盟的分布式性质，该计划采用了一种将成熟的电信技术和远程学习最新研究相结合的方法，以实现传统 REU 站点的精神。由此产生的混合 REU 模型将为实习生创造新的相互交流的机会，以更充分地发展和表达他们对研究过程的理解。学生还将在整个实习期间获得持续的专业发展，并通过面对面和技术联系来创建和维持群体体验，同时受益于 IRIS 联盟的资源。这种 REU 模型有机会为不断增长的知识体系做出贡献关于电信在远程学习、社区建设和元认知相关技能的实施方面的应用。该模型的成功、记录和传播将使其他组织能够将地理上分布的资源应用于其人力资本的开发。此外，该项目还为扩大代表性不足的群体参与地震学研究提供了机会。 IRIS 继续与少数族裔专业组织密切合作，以提高人们对地震学研究作为潜在职业道路的认识。实现这一目标的一个关键机制在于，通过一系列讲座在该计划和潜在申请人之间建立个人联系，该系列讲座针对少数族裔服务机构物理课的学生，并以实习计划的高级博士生校友为特色。该网站由共同资助由国防部与 NSF REU 项目合作开发。