Binghamton University Faculty Secure NSF Grant to Introduce High School Students to Geoarchaeology
Binghamton University faculty have been awarded a three-year, $730,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This funding will support a project aimed at engaging rural high school students and educators in geoarchaeology through remote-sensing techniques. The initiative seeks to address the growing demand for a skilled workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by exposing young individuals to potential career paths in these fields. The project will involve students and educators investigating local archaeological sites within their own communities, utilizing non-invasive geophysical and remote sensing technologies such as drone-mounted magnetometry and ground-penetrating radar. These sites will primarily date back to the 19th century. Each summer during the grant period, 20 high school students and six educators, including school teachers and non-formal educators from local museums, libraries, and community groups, will participate in a two-week program. This program will ...
