FDSS: Implementing an Interdisciplinary Space Physics Program at Arizona State University

FDSS：在亚利桑那州立大学实施跨学科空间物理项目

• 批准号: 1936373
• 负责人: J Ramon Arrowsmith
• 金额: $ 148.83万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1936373&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FDSS; Implementing; Interdisciplinary; Space; Physics

The goal of this 5-year Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (FDSS) project is to enable a new faculty hire in the space sciences at Arizona State University (ASU). ASU is an ideal university in which to invest in geospace sciences and space physics due to its large and diverse student population and its emphasis on interdisciplinary research. Building on ASU's foundation and leadership in providing inclusive education to all qualified students, and capitalizing on the mathematical, statistical, astrophysics, geoscience, and engineering research strengths already present, the new faculty hire will implement an interdisciplinary space physics program. The new appointee is expected to have expertise in space plasma and ionospheric dynamics, the physics of the solar wind, and/or the general heliophysics environment and its response to solar events. The hire will be selected on strong research performance, commitment to teaching and mentoring, and the potential for collaboration, and identified through a broad search. Theorists, numerical modelers, instrument builders, and observers would all be considered. This 5-year FDSS project will enable the new faculty hire at ASU, in collaboration with the existing faculty there, to drive advances in space physics research and foster a steady output of PhD graduates capable of becoming future leaders. The new courses and curriculum to be developed by the new faculty will reach ASU's diverse student community, which is reflective of the future U.S. population, helping to improve representation of underserved groups in STEM. ASU has a strong commitment to serve students from non-traditional backgrounds (returning students, first generation students, and veteran students). The presence of a strong space physics emphasis at ASU will --- in addition to training a new generation space physics leaders --- enable the institution to further engage the public. The new faculty hire will incorporate space physics into existing 3-D theater shows at ASU and add a new exhibit to their free public gallery. Increasing ASU's capacity to reach K-12 students with engaging content will strengthen the first-generation student pipeline. At the undergraduate level, through mentoring programs such as Sundial, ASU has significantly increased retention for STEM majors (especially for first-generation students). The new faculty hire will provide an opportunity to increase underrepresented groups in the faculty. The research and EPO agenda of this 5-year FDSS project supports the Strategic Goals of the AGS Division in discovery, learning, diversity, and interdisciplinary research.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

太空科学（FDSS）项目这一5年教师发展的目标是在亚利桑那州立大学（ASU）的太空科学中获得新的教职员工。 ASU是一所理想的大学，由于其庞大而多样化的学生人数及其对跨学科研究的重视，因此可以在地理水平科学和太空物理学上进行投资。 在ASU的基础和领导基础上，为所有合格的学生提供包容性教育，并利用已经存在的数学，统计，天体物理学，地球科学和工程研究的优势，新教师雇用将实施跨学科的空间物理学计划。 预计新任命者将在空间等离子体和电离层动力学，太阳风的物理学和/或一般的Heliophysics环境及其对太阳事件的反应方面具有专业知识。 该雇用将被选出强大的研究表现，对教学和指导的承诺以及合作的潜力，并通过广泛的搜索来确定。 将考虑理论家，数字建模者，仪器建造者和观察者。这个为期5年的FDSS项目将使ASU的新教师雇用与现有教师合作，以推动太空物理研究的进步，并促进能够成为未来领导者的博士学位毕业生的稳定成果。 新教师将开发的新课程和课程将到达ASU的多元化学生社区，这反映了未来的美国人群，有助于改善对STEM中服务不足的群体的代表。 ASU致力于为来自非传统背景的学生提供服务（返回的学生，第一代学生和资深学生）。 除了培训新一代太空物理领导者之外，还将在ASU强烈的空间物理学强调 - - 使该机构能够进一步吸引公众。 新的教职员工将将太空物理学纳入ASU现有的3D剧院展览中，并在其免费的公共画廊中添加新展览。 增加ASU吸引K-12学生具有吸引人内容的能力将加强第一代学生管道。 在本科层面，通过指导计划（例如日dial），ASU已大大提高了STEM专业的保留率（尤其是第一代学生）。 新的教师雇用将提供一个机会，以增加教师中代表性不足的团体。 这个为期5年的FDSS项目的研究和EPO议程支持AGS部门在发现，学习，多样性和跨学科研究方面的战略目标。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的审查标准来通过评估来获得支持的。