REU Site: Advancing Space Sciences through Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE)

REU 网站：通过本科生研究经验推进空间科学 (ASSURE)

• 批准号: 2244218
• 负责人: Matthew Fillingim
• 金额: $ 45.21万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 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: 2023-05-01 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244218&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advancing; Space; Sciences

The Advancing Space Sciences through Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE) program at the University of California Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) provides undergraduate students with an immersive experience in space science research and engineering. Students are exposed to a multidisciplinary research laboratory setting, conducting cutting edge research alongside leaders in the field. The ASSURE program actively recruits participants from community colleges and other institutions serving populations historically underrepresented in the space and geosciences with the aim of providing research experience early in their careers. The interdisciplinary approach taken in the program is reflective of the range of skills that students may eventually face in the workforce.The ASSURE program supports research projects relating to the development of spacecraft instrumentation and hardware, data analysis, and high-performance computing at the forefront of federally funded geospace research. Students involved in the program acquire experience required for design and management of experimental research programs and support a range of on-going geospace missions. The research staff at SSL is composed of a diverse international community working on a range of space physics missions in radio astronomy, magnetospheric physics, heliophysics, planetary science, high energy astrophysics, and maintains robust engineering facilities. The range of work at SSL provides ASSURE students with the opportunity to gain a comprehensive exposure to a range of geospace research, including space weather and other phenomena of national importance. The program includes a bootcamp to develop student skills early in the program, careful consideration to mentor matching, an independent project, and the opportunity to present research at a national conference. Students will be mentored on scientific communication including seminars, elevator pitches, and poster presentations. The program objectives are 1) to provide groups of underserved students (specifically community college and first-generation college students) with authentic research experiences, 2) provide students with access to research opportunities that are not otherwise available to them, and 3) prepare and support researchers in mentoring undergraduate research students. The program aims for students to 1) expand their perspectives on science research, 2) increase their understanding of research methodologies, 3) understand their specific research topic, 4) increase their professional networks, 5) improve their science communication skills, and 6) feel prepared to transfer to a four-year university. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.

加州大学空间科学实验室 (SSL) 的“通过本科生研究体验推进空间科学”(ASSURE) 计划为本科生提供空间科学研究和工程的沉浸式体验。学生将接触多学科研究实验室环境，与该领域的领导者一起进行前沿研究。 ASSURE 计划积极从社区大学和其他机构招募参与者，这些机构为历史上在太空和地球科学领域代表性不足的人群提供服务，目的是在他们的职业生涯早期提供研究经验。该计划采用的跨学科方法反映了学生最终在劳动力中可能面临的技能范围。ASSURE 计划支持与航天器仪器和硬件开发、数据分析以及前沿高性能计算相关的研究项目联邦政府资助的地球空间研究。参与该计划的学生获得设计和管理实验研究计划所需的经验，并支持一系列正在进行的地球空间任务。 SSL 的研究人员由多元化的国际团体组成，致力于射电天文学、磁层物理学、太阳物理学、行星科学、高能天体物理学等一系列空间物理任务，并拥有强大的工程设施。 SSL 的工作范围为 ASSURE 学生提供了全面接触一系列地球空间研究的机会，包括空间天气和其他具有国家重要性的现象。 该计划包括在项目早期培养学生技能的训练营、仔细考虑导师匹配、独立项目以及在全国会议上展示研究的机会。 学生将接受科学交流方面的指导，包括研讨会、电梯演讲和海报展示。 该计划的目标是 1) 为服务不足的学生群体（特别是社区学院和第一代大学生）提供真实的研究经验，2) 为学生提供他们无法获得的研究机会，以及 3) 准备和支持研究人员指导本科生。该计划旨在让学生 1) 扩大他们对科学研究的看法，2) 增加他们对研究方法的理解，3) 了解他们的具体研究主题，4) 扩大他们的专业网络，5) 提高他们的科学沟通技巧，以及 6)做好转学到四年制大学的准备。该网站由国防部与 NSF REU 计划合作支持。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。