GP-UP: Scientist at Sea: Pathways to the Geosciences

GP-UP：海上科学家：通向地球科学的途径

• 批准号: 2119864
• 负责人: Gregg Brooks
• 金额: $ 38.94万
• 依托单位: Eckerd College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2119864&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GP; UP; Scientist; Sea; Pathways

Over the past few decades there have been an increasing number of issues related to the geosciences including, but not limited to climate, natural hazards, energy resources, and contaminant input to marine systems. Simultaneously, there has been a significant decrease in geoscience training at the undergraduate level, and very little diversity. Consequently, there are few well-defined pathways for students to enter the geosciences at critical junctures. The goal of this project is to increase the number and diversity of students entering the geosciences workforce by increasing awareness, accessibility and enhancing pathways into the geosciences. The primary objective is to integrate ongoing research with new and unique undergraduate courses, to build core geoscience competencies, and by developing those competencies, enhance pathways for diverse cohorts of undergraduates to thrive in geoscience careers. This is executed through two new applied research courses offered at EC entitled “Scientist at Sea” (S-A-S), which consist of on-campus and off-campus (research cruise) components, as well as peer mentorship, professional productivity, and networking opportunities. This program will be integrated with a new college initiative “Diversifying the Marine Science Pipeline” which will facilitate the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student population to geoscience careers. This project will prepare a more diverse group of undergraduate students, most of whom already possess a strong interest in the marine sciences, to pursue careers in the geosciences. It is well documented that culturally-relevant, problem-based research experiences, such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which serves as the foundation of this project, can be a very successful recruitment tool. This project provides early exposure for students to obtain research experiences at a critical juncture in their education for determining career paths. The project also proposes to increase the skills and quality of graduating students, and quantity of students continuing into geoscience careers (higher-education/academia, industry, government). The project revolves around a series of new applied research courses entitled “Scientist at Sea” (S-A-S), to be offered at EC, including a research cruise experience, peer mentorship and professional productivity opportunities, that encompass practical applied skills for planning, execution, and professional products associated with research. Specific activities include: 1) science communication and outreach, 2) research cruise design, planning, and implementation, and 3) networking, collaborating with professionals in academia, government, private industry and other stakeholders.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.

在过去的几十年中，与地球科学有关的问题越来越多，包括但不限于气候，自然危害，能源资源和对海洋系统的污染物投入。同时，在本科水平的地球科学培训大幅下降，而多样性很少。因此，学生在关键时刻进入地球科学的途径很少。该项目的目的是通过提高意识，可访问性并增强向地球科学的途径来增加进入地球科学劳动力的学生的数量和多样性。主要目的是将正在进行的研究与新的和独特的本科课程，建立核心地球科学能力以及发展这些能力相结合，增强了在地球科学职业中蓬勃发展的潜水员同伙的途径。这是通过在EC提供的两个新的应用研究课程中执行的，该课程名为“海上科学家”（S-A-S），该课程包括校园和校外和校外（研究巡航）组件，以及同伴的心态，职业生产力和网络机会。该计划将与一项新的大学计划“使海洋科学渠道多样化”集成，该计划将支持招募和保留更多样化的学生人口对地球科学职业的招聘和保留。该项目将准备一个更多样化的本科生，其中大多数已经对海洋科学具有强烈的兴趣，以从事地球科学的职业。有充分的文献证明，与文化相关的，基于问题的研究经验，例如作为该项目的基础的Deepwater Horizo​​n Opill，可以是非常成功的招聘工具。该项目为学生提供了早期的接触，以便在他们的教育中以确定职业道路的关键时刻获得研究经验。该项目还建议提高即将毕业的学生的技能和质量，以及继续从事地球科学职业的学生数量（高等教育/学术界，工业，政府）。该项目围绕着题为“海上科学家”（S-A-S）的一系列新的应用研究课程，包括EC提供的，包括研究巡航经验，同伴心态和专业生产力机会，其中包括用于计划，执行和与研究相关的专业产品的实践应用技能。具体活动包括：1）科学沟通和宣传，2）研究巡航设计，计划和实施以及3）与学术界，政府，私营企业和其他利益相关者的专业人员合作，与联网，该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过使用该基金会的知识分子和更广泛影响的评估来评估CRITERIA CRITERIA的评估来通过评估来获得的支持。