2013 PDP Teams
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| 67 PDP participants teaching ~350 undergraduates served |
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2013-1 |
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Gaussian errors, and designing investigationsTeam Lead: Tuan Do, Dunlap Institute, University of TorontoDisciplinary area: Astronomy, Statistics Teaching venue: PREP for SURP, Dunlap-Toronto ISEE Chapter Sponsor: Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto |
17 undergraduates |
2013-2 |
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Measuring brightness and distance scales in astronomy, and supporting choice of methodologyTeam Lead: Linda Strubbe, CITA, University of Toronto |
~50 undergraduates |
2013-3 |
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Solar radiation processes, and using models to generate explanationsTeam Lead: Devin Silvia, University of Colorado, Boulder |
18 undergraduates |
2013-4
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Molecular geometries and interactions, and predicting how variables will affect experimental outcomesTeam Lead: Andy Bockus, University of California, Santa CruzDisciplinary area: Biology, Bioengineering Teaching venue: SIMS bridge program, Santa Barbara CSEP ISEE Chapter Sponsor: NSF/TUES, CSEP/UCSB |
15 undergraduates |
2013-5 |
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Role of catalysts in sustainable chemistry, and supporting hypotheses with evidenceTeam Lead: Jacki Roberts, University of California, Santa Cruz |
12 undergraduates |
2013-6 |
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Detecting transiting planets, and using models to understand astronomical systemsTeam Lead: Anne Metevier, Institute for Scientist & Engineer EducatorsDisciplinary area: Astronomy Teaching venue: EXPRES for Carnegie REU Sponsor: ISEE, NSF/PIRE |
10 undergraduates |
2013-7 |
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Genes and protein function, and interpreting output of computational toolsTeam Lead: Mia Grifford, University of California, Santa Cruz |
15 undergraduates |
2013-8 |
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Mutations to phenotypes, and interpreting data to generate explanationsTeam Lead: Laura Gaydos, University of California, Santa Cruz |
13 undergraduates |
2013-9 |
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Molecular geometry and intermolecular forces, and predicting experimental outcomesTeam Lead: Chris Bailey, University of California, Santa CruzDisciplinary area: Chemistry Teaching venue: PREP for ACCESS program at UCSC Sponsor: NSF/PIRE, ISEE |
15 undergraduates |
2013-10 |
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Program architecture, and visualizing dataTeam Leads: Jill Naiman and Katelyn White, University of California, Santa CruzDisciplinary area: Computer science Teaching venue: PREP at Hartnell College through UCSC partnership Sponsor: ISEE, NSF/PIRE, NASA California Space Grant Consortium |
40 undergraduates |
2013-11 |
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Inferring impactor properties from craters, and evaluating arguments from evidenceTeam Lead: Angie Wolfgang, University of California, Santa CruzDisciplinary area: Astronomy, Planetary science Teaching venue: Introduction to the Solar System summer course at UCSC Sponsor: ISEE, NSF/PIRE |
12 undergraduates |
2013-12 |
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Wave properties of light, and developing quantitative modelsTeam Lead: Emma Storm, University of California, Santa Cruz |
18 undergraduates |
2013-13 |
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Maximizing flow and power in renewable energy generators, and optimizing designsTeam Lead: Oscar Azucena, University of California, Santa Cruz |
11 undergraduates |
2013-14 |
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Abiotic gradients in the intertidal, and using prior results to refine a scientific questionTeam Lead: Max Tarjan, University of California, Santa CruzDisciplinary area: Marine science, Ecology Teaching venue: Marine ecology WEST at UCSC Sponsor: NSF/PIRE,ISEE, AWI (NSF/AFOSR) |
23 undergraduates |
2013-15 |
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Analyzing ecological systems, and defending conservation choices with dataTeam Lead: Gabriel Gonzalez-Roybal, University of California, San Francisco |
20 entering college students |
2013-16 |
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Wave nature of light, and supporting explanations with evidenceTeam Lead: Nick Lee, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i, Manoa |
20 entering college students |
2013-17 |
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Characterizing mechanical waves, and designing investigationsTeam Lead: Mike Lum, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i, Manoa |
20 entering college students |
2013-18 |
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Optimizing sampling rate, and defining an engineering problemTeam Lead: Heather Kaluna, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i, ManoaDisciplinary area: Engineering Teaching venue: Akamai Short Course, Akamai-Hawaii Chapter Sponsor: AWI (NSF & AFOSR), TMT |
38 undergraduates |
2013-19 |
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Program architecture, and analyzing tradeoffs between multiple variablesTeam Lead: Brooks Thomas, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i, Manoa |
38 undergraduates |
2013-20 |
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Satellite instrument design using Nyquist sampling, and refining design choicesTeam Lead: Chris Moore, University of Colorado, Boulder |
~20 undergraduates and recent graduates |
