REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing at NOAA-CREST: Expanded Opportunities

REU 网站：NOAA-CREST 卫星和地基遥感本科生的研究经验：扩大的机会

• 批准号: 1560050
• 负责人: Reginald Blake
• 金额: $ 53.55万
• 依托单位: CUNY New York City College of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-06-15 至 2020-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1560050&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experience; Undergraduates

Promising undergraduate students from two- and four-year institutions within the City University of New York (CUNY) system will have the opportunity to work with scientists and engineers while they conduct research in the area of Satellite and Ground-Based Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing is a critically important, unique, and young area of science, and it is relatively unknown to many of the undergraduate students in the CUNY system. The activities combine year-long (Summer/Fall/Spring) research experiences with multidimensional mentoring, academic support systems, and a robust learning community that will produce holistic and engaging stimuli for the scientific and academic growth and development of the student participants. This REU site will allow the students to transfer learning from sciences and mathematics to technology, computer systems and engineering applications where fundamental principles learned in particular natural sciences and mathematics courses are applied to real-world problems. The targeted student population of this REU site is primarily underrepresented minorities in STEM, and thus these activities have the potential to broaden participation and create a more diverse remote sensing community. The activities will also allow the undergraduate researchers the opportunity to hone their acquired skills and knowledge by presenting to high school students in the New York City Public school system.This REU site has the following primary objectives: 1) To engage a diverse cohort of undergraduates in collaborative, state-of-the-art satellite and ground based remote sensing research, 2) to create and sustain a community and pipeline of scholars in STEM, 3) to enable students with the tools and confidence to succeed in an authentic research environment, and 4) to train students in the ethical and responsible conduct of research. Students will participate in mini courses in GIS, remote sensing, and MATLAB. Of particular merit for this REU site is the inclusion of 3 students from community college, who receive additional mentoring and support through a multi-tiered mentoring structure. REU participants will receive professional development on a host of topics including ethics, communication, applying to graduate school and resume development.

来自纽约市立大学 (CUNY) 系统内的两年制和四年制院校的有前途的本科生将有机会与科学家和工程师合作，同时开展卫星和地面遥感领域的研究。遥感是一个极其重要、独特且年轻的科学领域，对于纽约市立大学系统的许多本科生来说相对陌生。这些活动将长达一年（夏季/秋季/春季）的研究经验与多维指导、学术支持系统和强大的学习社区结合起来，为学生参与者的科学和学术成长和发展产生全面且引人入胜的刺激。 该 REU 网站将使学生能够将学习从科学和数学转移到技术、计算机系统和工程应用，其中将自然科学和数学课程中学到的基本原理应用于现实世界的问题。该 REU 站点的目标学生群体主要是 STEM 领域代表性不足的少数群体，因此这些活动有可能扩大参与范围并创建更加多样化的遥感社区。这些活动还将使本科生研究人员有机会通过向纽约市公立学校系统的高中生展示他们所获得的技能和知识。REU 网站的主要目标如下： 1) 吸引多元化的本科生群体合作、最先进的卫星和地面遥感研究，2) 创建和维持 STEM 领域的学者社区和人才梯队，3) 使学生拥有工具和信心，在真实的研究环境中取得成功和 4) 培训学生道德和负责任的研究行为。 学生将参加 GIS、遥感和 MATLAB 的迷你课程。 该 REU 网站的特别优点是纳入了 3 名来自社区大学的学生，他们通过多层次的指导结构获得额外的指导和支持。 REU 参与者将获得一系列主题的专业发展，包括道德、沟通、研究生院申请和简历开发。