REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University

REU 网站：范德比尔特大学物理和天文学本科生的研究经验

基本信息

批准号：
0649123
负责人：
David Ernst
金额：
$ 30万
依托单位：
Vanderbilt University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-05-01 至 2010-04-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0649123&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Research Experiences Undergraduates

项目摘要

This award is for an REU program in Physics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The REU program will involve ten students for ten weeks in the summer. Research opportunities will be offered in a wide range of fields in Physics, including astronomy, biological physics, and condensed matter physics, nanoscience, laser physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics. The research mentors are all well funded researchers and all have committed to personally directing the students. These mentors have also committed to participating in a program of mentor training geared toward creating a collaborative community of scholars. The program is designed to build a sense of community among the students and the participating faculty as well as expose the students broadly to many areas of forefront physics and astronomy. Social group activities will further help to foster a group identity for the students and enhance their educational experience. Vanderbilt has extensive research facilities, including several centers, which are be available to REU students. As a capstone experience, there will be a final joint banquet with the Fisk University REU program, preceded by a poster session where each student will summarize their work. Vanderbilt has a strong interest in recruiting underrepresented minorities and will use existing ties with Fisk University to help facilitate such recruitment.

该奖项是田纳西州纳什维尔范德比尔特大学（Vanderbilt University）的REU计划。 REU计划将在夏季涉及十个学生十周的学生。研究机会将在物理学的广泛领域提供，包括天文学，生物物理学以及凝结物理学，纳米科学，激光物理，核物理和粒子物理学。研究导师都是资助丰富的研究人员，都致力于亲自指导学生。这些导师还致力于参加一项旨在创建学者协作社区的导师培训计划。该计划旨在在学生和参与的教职员工之间建立一种社区感，并将学生广泛地暴露于前沿物理和天文学的许多领域。社会群体活动将进一步帮助促进学生的群体身份，并增强他们的教育经验。范德比尔特（Vanderbilt）拥有广泛的研究设施，其中包括几个中心，可用于REU学生。作为顶峰经验，将与Fisk University REU计划进行最后的联合宴会，然后再进行海报会议，每个学生将总结他们的工作。范德比尔特（Vanderbilt）对招募代表性不足的少数民族有浓厚的兴趣，并将使用与菲斯克大学（Fisk University）的现有联系来帮助促进此类招聘。