TARGETED INFUSION GRANT: Enhancement of the Undergraduate Physics Program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Howard University

定向输注补助金：加强霍华德大学物理与天文学系本科物理项目

• 批准号: 1238383
• 负责人: Prabhakar Misra
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Howard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1238383&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: TARGETED; INFUSION; GRANT; Enhancement; Undergraduate

The project entitled - Enhancement of the Undergraduate Physics Program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Howard University - has the overall goal to expand and enhance the learning experiences of undergraduate students taking targeted Physics courses in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Howard University. It is expected that there will be an improved learning environment driven by four activities: implementation of an Atmospheric Physics minor; conversion of the existing General Astronomy course into a hybrid on-line/laboratory class; upgrade of the Howard University Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory; and development of a recruitment and scholarship program and a peer support program for undergraduate Physics majors.The proposed activities take advantage of the well-established track record that the department has developed in Physics and Atmospheric Science education and research. This approach can be modeled by other Physics Departments that face similar challenges. The lessons learned from these efforts have the potential to improve and enhance smaller Physics programs that struggle with issues of low enrollment. The activities are centered in a department where minority students compose nearly 100% of the undergraduate population, thus assuring participation of members of such groups. The improvement of the department's facilities will strengthen outreach efforts to the public at large. The results of the project activities will be disseminated to the broader Physics community through presentations at meetings of professional Physics educators.

该项目的标题为霍华德大学物理与天文学系的本科物理学计划的题为 - 具有扩大和增强本科生在霍华德大学物理与天文学系的有针对性物理学课程的学习经验的总体目标。预计将有四个活动驱动的学习环境得到改善：实施大气物理学的未成年人；将现有的一般天文学课程转换为混合在线/实验室类别；霍华德大学天文馆和天文天文台的升级；以及针对本科生专业的招聘和奖学金计划以及同伴支持计划的制定。拟议的活动利用了该部门在物理和大气科学教育和研究中发展的良好往绩。这种方法可以由其他物理部门建模，这些部门面临类似的挑战。从这些努力中学到的经验教训有可能改善和增强较小的物理学计划，这些计划与低入学率的问题斗争。这些活动集中在少数族裔学生占本科生近100％的部门，从而确保了此类群体成员的参与。 该部门设施的改善将加强向公众的宣传工作。项目活动的结果将通过专业物理教育者的会议上的演讲传播给更广泛的物理界。