REU Site: Dynamic Earth in the 21st Century: Undergraduate Research on the Evolution of Earth's Interior, Surface and Climate

REU 网站：21 世纪的动态地球：地球内部、表面和气候演化的本科生研究

• 批准号: 2243857
• 负责人: Karen Fischer
• 金额: $ 29.16万
• 依托单位: Brown University
• 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: 2023-03-01 至 2026-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243857&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Dynamic; Earth; 21st

Dynamic Earth in the 21st Century is a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site that is collaboratively run by Brown University’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) and the Leadership Alliance. The primary goals are to enable undergraduates from groups historically marginalized in the sciences to engage in exciting, well-mentored summer research experiences; develop key research and professional skills; and build their understanding of the research process, graduate school and research careers. In each of three summers, eight undergraduates who attend schools other than Brown University will come to Brown’s campus for nine weeks of research, mentored by DEEPS faculty. REU students will be further supported by research lab teams, a twice-weekly cohort discussion group, and the highly effective professional development and networking programs of the Leadership Alliance, a national consortium dedicated to training and mentoring students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds for competitive graduate programs and professional research-based careers. REU students will enhance their abilities to communicate their work in writing and through presentations at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium and a summer research symposium at Brown. In the following year, the REU students will have the opportunity to present their work at a national science meeting that aligns with their interests. REU student research projects will span a range of research themes, including: 1) Measuring mantle properties with earthquake waves, and modeling how mantle viscosity affects predictions of sea-level change in response to melting ice sheets; 2) Assessing the role of subduction zones in recycling water into Earth’s mantle; 3) Understanding the processes that contribute to volcanic eruptions and magma chamber stability, and modeling the formation of volcanic edifices on Earth and other planetary bodies; 4) Developing new tools to measure rock thermal histories; 5) Measuring the record of past climate change in lake and ocean sediments, and assessing glacial re-advances with sediment deformation structures; 6) Modeling the feedbacks between climate change and vegetation; 7) Assessing the drivers of air and water quality with a focus on urban landscapes. These projects include implications for societally-relevant topics such as climate change and its impacts including sea-level rise, wildfires, and vegetation responses; air and water quality; and volcanic eruptions. Recruitment will focus on students from historically marginalized groups or who face other barriers to participation in the geosciences: students from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in STEM, women and non-binary students, first-generation college students, students from lower income households, students who attend schools where geoscience research opportunities are limited, and students with disabilities. The program welcomes students of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and students from diverse life experiences and academic paths, including veterans.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.

21 世纪的动态地球是国家科学基金会本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站，由布朗大学地球、环境和行星科学系 (DEEPS) 和领导力联盟合作运营，主要目标是为本科生提供帮助。科学界历史悠久的团体参与令人兴奋的、受良好指导的暑期研究经历；培养关键研究和专业技能；并建立他们对研究过程、研究生院和研究职业的理解。每个暑期都有八名本科生。在布朗大学以外的学校就读的学生将来到布朗大学校园进行九周的研究，由 REU 学生指导，并将得到研究实验室团队、每周两次的群组讨论小组以及有效的专业发展和网络的进一步支持。领导力联盟是一个致力于培训和指导来自不同文化和学术背景的学生参加有竞争力的研究生课程和专业研究型职业的全国性联盟，该联盟的项目将提高他们以书面形式和通过领导力演讲来交流工作的能力。联盟全国研讨会和明年在布朗大学举行的夏季研究研讨会上，REU 学生将有机会在符合他们兴趣的全国科学会议上展示他们的作品，该项目将涵盖一系列研究主题，包括：1)用地震波测量地幔特性，并模拟地幔粘度如何影响冰盖融化导致的海平面变化的预测；2) 评估俯冲带在将水循环到地幔中的作用；有助于火山喷发和岩浆室稳定性的过程，并对地球和其他行星体上火山建筑物的形成进行建模； 4) 开发测量岩石热历史的新工具； 5) 测量湖泊和海洋过去的气候变化记录；沉积物，并通过沉积物变形结构评估冰川再推进； 6) 模拟气候变化和植被之间的反馈； 7) 评估空气和水质的驱动因素；这些项目包括对社会相关主题的影响，例如气候变化及其影响，包括海平面上升、野火、空气和水质量以及火山喷发等。边缘化群体或在参与地球科学方面面临其他障碍的人：在 STEM 中代表性不足的种族和族裔群体的学生、女性和非二元性别学生、第一代大学生、来自低收入家庭的学生、在以下学校就读的学生地球科学研究机会有限，该项目欢迎所有性取向、性别认同和表达方式的学生，以及来自不同生活经历和学术道路的学生，包括退伍军人。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，被认为是值得的。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。