80NSSC22K1782

Increasing diversity in earth and atmospheric sciences with courses outreach and research programs (IDEAS-CORP) with NASA instrumentation hosted at CSU Stanislaus.

Stanislaus California State University

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STANISLAUS (CSU STANISLAUS) IS A MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. WITH THE SUPPORT OF BOTH THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE WE SUBMIT THIS PROPOSAL TO (A) HOST TWO NASA SURFACE-BASED INSTRUMENTS THE PANDORA AND AERONET (B) FUND THE PI AND CO-I IN THEIR RESEARCH TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE (C) IMPROVE AND EXPAND COURSES OFFERED IN EARTH AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RELATED TO OUR ENVIRONMENT (D)EXPOSE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY TO NASA EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE THROUGH OUTREACH EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS FUNDED THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME OUR UNIVERSITY WILL RECEIVE A GRANT FROM NASA SINCE OUR SCHOOL S FOUNDING IN 1965. THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE HOSTED ON THE ROOF OF OUR MAIN SCIENCE BUILDING WITH AN UNIMPEDED 360 DEGREES VIEW OF THE HORIZON. A DEDICATED ROOM WILL BE PROVIDED NEAR THE INSTALLATION SITE JUST BELOW THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS FOR ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT CONTROL UNITS AND COMPUTING DEVICES WITH ELECTRICAL POWER AND INTERNET ACCESS. BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LOCATIONS HAVE CONTROLLED ACCESS WHERE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SUCH AS THE PI CO-I AND LAB TECHNICIAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE INSTRUMENTS 24/7. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT MACHINE SHOP AND TOOLS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND GEOLOGY ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSTALLATION CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THESE INSTRUMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROMOTE INTERESTS IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ENGAGE STUDENTS IN INQUIRY ANDRESEARCH AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF UNDERGRADUATES AT CSU STANISLAUS. IN FALL 2021 62% OF CSU STANISLAUS UNDERGRADUATES IDENTIFIED TO FROM A MINORITY GROUP. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECRUIT FUTURE ATMOSPHERIC AND EARTH SCIENTISTS FROM THIS DIVERSE POPULATION WITH BOTH RESEARCH AND COURSE ENGAGEMENT. THE PI AND CO-I WILL BOTH SUPPLEMENT THEIR COURSES RELATED TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE USING DATA FROMTHESE INSTRUMENTS. THESE COURSES WILL INDUCT OUR UNDERGRADUATES INTO RESEARCH ON THE ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS OF WILDFIRES AND AIR QUALITY OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY CURRENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE PI AND CO-I. OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HAVE VERY LIMITED EXPOSURE TO NASA SCIENCE ESPECIALLY IN THE REALM OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE THIS GRANT WILL ALSO EXHIBIT THESE INSTRUMENTS TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND COLLEGES. WEPLAN TO CREATE A DISPLAY OF LIVE DATA FEED FROM THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE LOBBY OF OUR MAIN SCIENCE BUILDING. THIS WILL ALLOW OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SEE NASA SCIENCE AT WORK IN DURING OUTREACH EVENTS HELD BY OUR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. THE PI AND CO-I WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY CREATING ACTIVITIES USING DATA FROM THESE INSTRUMENTS AS RECRUITMENT TOOLS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS.

43.001 - Science

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

Turlock, California 95382-0256 United States

Single Zip Code

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Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 268% from $113,073 to $416,268.