REU Site: Space Science and Engineering Research

REU 网站：空间科学与工程研究

• 批准号: 1263213
• 负责人: Calvin Robert Clauer
• 金额: $ 33.07万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-01 至 2016-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263213&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Space; Science; Engineering

This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer program at Virginia Tech is focused on space science and engineering research. NSF funding supports a three-year program that begins with support for 6 REU student participants during the first year, 8 during the second year, and 10 during the third year as we gain experience and build up the program. Our goal is to provide upper division undergraduate REU students with an engaging, high-quality learning and interdisciplinary research experience in space weather science and engineering, a discipline of increasing importance to our technology based society. At least half of the participants each summer will be underrepresented students and at least half will be from institutions with limited research programs. Students will select research projects and will work individually or in small teams guided and mentored by faculty and senior graduate students or post-doctoral scholars. Through this REU program, the participants will: (1) acquire intellectual creativity and independence; (2) reason and think critically about the knowledge domain using Socratic cognitive strategies; (3) clearly articulate research problems, methods and results to diverse audiences (scientists, engineers, and communities); (4) contribute significantly and actively to real-world space research using high-quality methodological and analytical approaches; (5) understand space weather phenomena and their potential impacts on technology, as well as their beauty and mystery; and (6) develop skills to be space science messengers to enhance the accessibility and meaningfulness of space science to the general public. The development of our scientific understanding of the space environment is an important national enterprise and the space science and engineering research at Virginia Tech contribute to the understanding of the complex interactions of solar radiation with the Earth's environment. This is accomplished through research programs that utilize ground-based measurements of space phenomena, in-situ satellite-based measurements and the development of new technology for small satellite payloads, as well as theoretical investigations and computer simulations of space plasmas. The expected impact of this program is to attract talented undergraduate students to graduate study in STEM areas thereby developing a scientific and technical workforce that can contribute to industry, academic and government needs.

弗吉尼亚理工大学的本科生（REU）夏季计划的研究经验侧重于太空科学和工程研究。 NSF资金支持一个为期三年的计划，该计划在第一年的支持下为6名REU学生参与者提供支持，第二年为8个，在第三年内获得了10个课程，因为我们获得了经验并建立了该计划。 我们的目标是为上层的REU学生提供在太空天气科学和工程学方面具有吸引人，高质量的学习和跨学科研究经验，这是对我们基于技术的社会的重要性的纪律。 每年夏天至少有一半的参与者的代表人数不足，至少有一半的参与者来自研究计划有限的机构。 学生将选择研究项目，并将在由教职员工和高级研究生或博士后学者指导和指导的小型团队中工作。 通过此REU计划，参与者将：（1）获得智力创造力和独立性； （2）使用苏格拉底认知策略对知识领域进行批判性思考； （3）清楚地将研究问题，方法和结果表达给不同的受众（科学家，工程师和社区）； （4）使用高质量的方法论和分析方法对现实世界的空间研究产生了重大贡献； （5）了解太空天气现象及其对技术的潜在影响以及它们的美丽和神秘； （6）发展技能，成为太空科学使者，以增强对公众的空间科学的可及性和意义。 我们对太空环境的科学理解的发展是一项重要的国家企业，弗吉尼亚理工大学的太空科学与工程研究有助于理解太阳辐射与地球环境的复杂相互作用。 这是通过利用基于地面的太空现象，基于原位卫星的测量以及用于小型卫星有效载荷的新技术的研究计划来完成的，以及对空间等离子体的理论研究和计算机模拟。 该计划的预期影响是吸引才华横溢的本科生在STEM领域的研究生学习，从而发展科学和技术劳动力，可以促进行业，学术和政府的需求。