Full-Scale Development Project: Marcellus Matters: Engaging Adults in Science and Energy (EASE)

全面开发项目：Marcellus Matters：让成年人参与科学和能源 (EASE)

• 批准号: 1114670
• 负责人: Michael Arthur
• 金额: $ 254.14万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1114670&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Full; Scale; Development; Project; Marcellus

This Full-Scale Informal Science Education award focuses on the physical and social science surrounding the extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus shale formation beneath the surface in north central and western Pennsylvania. The project targets the adult residents of the impacted or soon-to-be-impacted areas of Pennsylvania. This is a complex project involving the disciplines of geology, engineering, chemistry, social science, performance, and land management. Further, the project team includes a mix of physical scientists, educators, theater arts faculty, social scientists and engineers from Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension Service, and Juniata College.The project addresses several potential barriers to communication of science to the public. The proposal team provides four entry points for citizens of rural Pennsylvania to engage in learning about energy, its needs in the Nation, the economics behind these needs, the geology of the shale deposit and how to have productive discussions and make decisions using science-based evidence. The project will engage a multitude of communication mechanisms such as forums, community meetings, theater performances, data centers, blogs and workshops. The Pennsylvania State Extension will play a central role in working at the local level.The project is a complex effort wherein the residents of north central and western Pennsylvania will learn about the science and policies of natural gas extraction and how to derive and use scientific information for decision making. The proposal team will learn how to work and communicate with rural citizens. Further, the team will derive a variety of models from these activities that are likely to be adaptable for use in other areas of the Nation that have natural gas deposits.

这个全面的非正式科学教育奖的重点是围绕宾夕法尼亚州北部和西部西部的Marcellus页岩地层提取天然气的物理和社会科学。该项目针对宾夕法尼亚州受影响或即将受到影响的地区的成年居民。这是一个复杂的项目，涉及地质，工程，化学，社会科学，绩效和土地管理的学科。此外，该项目团队包括宾夕法尼亚州立大学的物理科学家，教育工作者，戏剧艺术教师，社会科学家和工程师，宾夕法尼亚州立大学合作扩展服务和Juniata College的组合。该项目涉及与公众交流科学交流的几个潜在障碍。该提案团队为宾夕法尼亚州农村的公民提供了四个切入点，以了解能源，其需求，这些需求背后的经济学，页岩押金的地质以及如何进行有效的讨论并使用基于科学的证据做出决定。该项目将参与多种沟通机制，例如论坛，社区会议，戏剧表演，数据中心，博客和讲习班。宾夕法尼亚州的扩展将在地方一级的工作中发挥核心作用。该项目是一项复杂的努力，其中北宾夕法尼亚州北部和西部的居民将了解天然气提取的科学和政策，以及如何得出和使用科学信息进行决策。提案团队将学习如何与农村公民一起工作和沟通。此外，该团队将从这些活动中得出各种模型，这些模型可能适应在拥有天然气沉积的国家其他地区。