REU Site: Atmospheric Research and Engineering Solutions for Climate Change and Environmental Challenges

REU 网站：应对气候变化和环境挑战的大气研究和工程解决方案

• 批准号: 2244215
• 负责人: Md Aynul Bari
• 金额: $ 39.28万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Albany
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-15 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244215&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Atmospheric; Research; Engineering

Addressing climate change mitigation and cost-effective and/or energy efficient solutions of environmental challenges is of a critical need to improve environmental and public health. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site will provide 24 U.S. undergraduate students primarily from underrepresented minorities, women and first-generation/low-income students the opportunity to participate in a ten-week summer program over three years for conducting atmospheric research and engineering solutions to address climate change and environmental challenges. Each year a cohort of 8 diverse undergraduate students will be recruited from a national search with the UAlbany REU site to work with faculty mentors from the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), the Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering (ESE), and the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (DAES). This REU project will develop a diverse STEM workforce of young scientists to contribute broadly to advancing the U.S. mission of promoting the progress of science and engineering. This project will promote diversity in undergraduate education and bring benefits to the society as a whole by increasing awareness of climate change impacts and yielding potential environmental and climate solutions that can assist regulatory agencies in developing appropriate management initiatives to improve environmental and public health.The objectives of this REU site are to 1) broaden student research experience and climate change awareness, 2) increase students’ skills and knowledge on environmental & sustainable engineering and atmospheric science, 3) enhance professional growth through collaborative research training, mentoring, and building professional networks, 4) enhance competencies in effective communication, self-confidence, professional adaptability, and leadership, and 5) develop interest among underrepresented students in choosing careers in STEM fields. The REU site will be structured in such a way that REU students can feel confident that they can complete the tasks successfully during the program. Students will have the opportunity to select their individual research projects based on their personal interests. Students will work in different projects that encompass a wide range of cutting-edge research in regional climate change and variability, aerosols and weather forecasts, aerosol-cloud-chemistry interactions, atmospheric chemistry and air quality, paleoclimatology and marine geochemistry, surface exchange processes-air-sea interface, renewable energy, sustainable wastewater treatment, biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients, sustainable urban stormwater management, and energy sustainability. These REU projects will educate and train students with limited (or no) prior research experiences to push the frontiers of knowledge and advanced research experiences to tackle climate change and environmental problems. This REU site offers robust mentoring through student-faculty and student-student interactions and several events to enhance their professional development.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.

缓解气候变化以及针对环境挑战提供具有成本效益和/或节能的解决方案是改善环境和公共卫生的迫切需要。该本科生研究经验 (REU) 网站将为 24 名主要来自代表性不足的少数族裔、女性的美国本科生提供服务。第一代/低收入学生有机会参加为期三年的为期十周的夏季项目，以进行大气研究和工程解决方案，以应对气候变化和环境挑战。每年将招募 8 名不同的本科生。来自一个国家的与 UAlbany REU 网站进行搜索，与来自大气科学研究中心 (ASRC)、环境与可持续工程系 (ESE) 以及大气与环境科学系 (DAES) 的教师导师合作。该 REU 项目将开发一个该项目将促进本科教育的多样性，并通过提高对气候变化影响的认识和产生潜力，为整个社会带来好处。环境和气候解决方案，可协助监管机构制定适当的管理举措，以改善环境和公共健康。该 REU 网站的目标是 1) 拓宽学生的研究经验和气候变化意识，2) 提高学生的环境技能和知识可持续工程和大气科学，3) 通过协作研究培训、指导和建立专业网络来促进专业发展，4) 增强有效沟通、自信、专业适应性和领导力的能力，以及 5) 培养代表性不足的学生的兴趣在选择职业时REU 网站的结构将使 REU 学生有信心在课程期间成功完成任务。学生将有机会根据自己的个人兴趣选择个人研究项目。不同的项目在区域气候变化和变率、气溶胶涵盖和天气预报、气溶胶-云-化学相互作用、大气化学和空气质量、古气候学和海洋地球化学、地表交换等方面进行广泛的前沿研究这些 REU 项目将教育和培训先前研究经验有限（或没有）的学生，以推动研究经验的发展。该 REU 网站通过学生与教师、学生与学生之间的互动以及多项活动来提供强有力的指导，以提高他们的专业发展。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的。的通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来提供支持。