ED11B-0854
Undergraduate Research Experiences in Geosciences for Physical Science and Engineering Students
Monday, 14 December 2015
Poster Hall (Moscone South)
Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A & T State University, Physics, Greensboro, NC, United States, Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A & T State University, Energy and Environmental Systems, Greensboro, NC, United States, Yuh Lang Lin, North Carolina A & T State University, Department of Physics and Energy and Environmental Systems, Greensboro, NC, United States and Amy Germuth, EvalWorks, Durham, NC 27705, United States
Abstract:
The recruitment of undergraduate students, especially minorities, into geoscience career paths continues to be a challenge. An REU program that focused on recruiting students majoring in physical sciences and engineering from HBCU’s within North Carolina started in 2012. The program offers an academic year REU for North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) students (8 students), summer research for non-NCA&T students (18 students), and field experiences in national labs for selected students. In this REU, the design of projects involves several faculty members (at least two from different disciplines) that expose students to interdisciplinary research approaches. The outcomes of this program, challenges, opportunities and lessons learned will be presented.
