REU Site: Solar Physics Program at Montana State University

REU 站点：蒙大拿州立大学太阳物理项目

• 批准号: 1851822
• 负责人: Jiong Qiu
• 金额: $ 30.17万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-15 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1851822&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Solar; Physics; Program

Montana State University (MSU) will offer a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in solar and space physics. Students will conduct cutting-edge research in solar and space physics, to investigate how magnetic fields evolve on the Sun and release a large amount of energy into heliosphere, which may impact the space weather. Student research frequently results in joint professional publications and conference presentations with their MSU mentors. Students will also take introductory courses in solar physics, and tutorials in computer programming, ethics in research, and preparation and application for graduate schools. These experiences will help students develop independence, creativity, and interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, strengthen practical research skills and communication skills, and make educated decisions on whether to attend the graduate school and to pursue research as a profession. The program provides an important service to the solar astrophysics discipline. With its strong space science component, the program also offers benefits to society by providing citizens and future researchers with an understanding of space weather impacts on Earth's space environment. The program is dedicated to education and training of a diverse work force in STEM fields.The main objectives of this REU program are: 1) provide a high-quality state-of-the-art research experience, 2) develop independence, creativity, and interest in physics and astronomy graduate school, 3) demonstrate how academic knowledge acquired in classes relates to real-world research problems, 4) develop and strengthen practical research skills and 5) encourage participation by women and underrepresented minorities in scientific research. Students will carry out individual research projects for ten weeks during the summer, under the supervision of the faculty and research staff and in collaboration with the graduate students at MSU. The research projects will involve the analysis of the state-of-the-art observations from space missions and ground-based observatories, magneto-hydrodynamic modeling, as well as space hardware instrumentation. The target group of the program includes undergraduates majoring in Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Sciences. The program strongly encourages participation by underrepresented groups in STEM fields and students with little access to research opportunities. This project is jointly funded by the AGS REU program (Educational Linkages), the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Solar Terrestrial program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

蒙大拿州立大学 (MSU) 将提供太阳能和空间物理学本科生研究经验 (REU) 项目。学生将进行太阳和空间物理学的前沿研究，研究太阳磁场如何演化，并向日光层释放大量能量，从而可能影响太空天气。学生的研究经常会与密歇根州立大学导师联合发表专业出版物和会议演讲。学生还将学习太阳物理学入门课程、计算机编程教程、研究伦理以及研究生院的准备和申请。这些经历将帮助学生培养独立性、创造力和对科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域的兴趣，加强实践研究技能和沟通技巧，并就是否进入研究生院并作为一名研究生继续研究做出明智的决定。职业。该计划为太阳天体物理学学科提供了重要的服务。凭借其强大的空间科学成分，该计划还通过让公民和未来的研究人员了解空间天气对地球空间环境的影响，为社会带来好处。该项目致力于 STEM 领域多元化劳动力的教育和培训。该 REU 项目的主要目标是：1) 提供高质量、最先进的研究经验，2) 培养独立性、创造力、以及对物理和天文学研究生院的兴趣，3）展示在课堂上获得的学术知识如何与现实世界的研究问题相关，4）发展和加强实践研究技能，5）鼓励女性和代表性不足的少数群体参与科学研究。 夏季，学生将在教师和研究人员的监督下并与密歇根州立大学的研究生合作，开展为期十周的个人研究项目。这些研究项目将涉及对太空任务和地面观测站的最先进观测结果、磁流体动力学建模以及空间硬件仪器的分析。该项目的目标群体包括物理、天文学、数学、工程和计算机科学专业的本科生。该计划大力鼓励 STEM 领域代表性不足的群体和几乎没有研究机会的学生参与。该项目由 AGS REU 计划（教育联系）、刺激竞争研究既定计划 (EPSCoR) 和太阳陆地计划共同资助。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的评估进行评估，认为值得支持。智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。