REU Site: University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy

REU 站点：新墨西哥大学物理与天文学系

• 批准号: 1659618
• 负责人: James Thomas
• 金额: $ 28.47万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-04-01 至 2023-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659618&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; University; New; Mexico

This award supports a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico. The site will support eight undergraduate students per year in research projects in a variety of areas of physics. The main goal is to create motivation and excitement about STEM research and to provide skills and experiences which will increase the likelihood that the participating students will pursue a career in a STEM field. The site also aims to address a regional deficiency in that there is currently no REU with a primary focus on physics in New Mexico, a state with a large proportion of underserved minorities. Along with cutting edge research opportunities, there will be a professional development program that will educate the students in research conduct and expose them to the wide variety of STEM career paths their degree makes possible. The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico has a strong record of overall research funding and makes undergraduate education a top priority, including research. The intellectual activities of the REU will be characterized by the diverse research areas in the department, including quantum information, optical sciences, particle physics, astrophysics, biophysics, and geophysics.

该奖项支持新墨西哥大学物理和天文学本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站。 该网站每年将支持八名本科生参与各个物理领域的研究项目。主要目标是激发 STEM 研究的动力和兴奋感，并提供技能和经验，增加参与学生在 STEM 领域从事职业的可能性。该网站还旨在解决一个区域性缺陷，即新墨西哥州目前没有主要关注物理学的 REU，该州有很大一部分服务不足的少数族裔。除了前沿的研究机会外，还将有一个专业发展计划，该计划将教育学生进行研究行为，并使他们接触到学位所带来的各种 STEM 职业道路。 新墨西哥大学物理与天文学系在总体研究经费方面拥有良好的记录，并将本科教育（包括研究）放在首位。 REU 的智力活动将以该系的不同研究领域为特点，包括量子信息、光学科学、粒子物理学、天体物理学、生物物理学和地球物理学。