REU Site: Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota

REU 站点：明尼苏达大学物理与天文学

• 批准号: 2049645
• 负责人: Alex Kamenev
• 金额: $ 37.82万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-03-15 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2049645&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Physics; Astronomy; University

This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.This is an award for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus School of Physics and Astronomy. It will enable ten undergraduate physics and astronomy majors to take part in cutting edge research by participating in a ten-week summer program. Each student will work in a research group, supervised by a faculty member, making the transition from classroom instruction to state-of-the-art research, from mastering old knowledge to creating new experiences. The project enhances opportunities for development and education for the involved students, on the one hand, and advances the progress of science, on the other. An additional focus emphasizes diversity, the participation of students from underrepresented groups, and first-generation college students. The majority of participants will come from smaller colleges, where they do not have the opportunity to participate in front-line research during the regular academic year. By encouraging students to participate in scientific research, particularly students from non-Ph.D. granting institutions, the summer REU program addresses a critical national need for skilled employees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.The specific projects will be in astrophysics, high-energy physics, condensed matter, and biophysics. Most of the student projects are anticipated to be in the area of experiment and data analysis. Some projects may focus on theoretical aspects of the areas listed above. In case the in-person participation proves to be problematic due to COVID19, the project leaders have prepared a log of projects that may be executed remotely with on-line interactions between participants and advisors. Most of such projects are in the area of data analysis of astrophysical or LHC-generated data.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.

该网站由国防部与 NSF REU 计划合作支持。这是为明尼苏达大学双城校区物理与天文学学院的本科生研究体验 (REU) 计划提供的奖项，将为 10 名本科生提供支持。物理和天文学专业的学生通过参加为期十周的暑期课程来参与前沿研究，每个学生将在一名教职人员的监督下在一个研究小组中工作，实现从课堂教学到最先进的转变。研究，从该项目一方面增加了参与学生的发展和教育机会，另一方面促进了科学进步，另一个重点是强调多样性，即来自代表性不足群体的学生的参与。和第一代大学生将来自规模较小的学院，他们在常规学年中没有机会参与一线研究。非博士学位授予机构，夏季REU 项目满足了国家对科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域熟练员工的关键需求。具体项目将涉及天体物理学、高能物理学、凝聚态物质和生物物理学，预计大多数学生项目。一些项目可能侧重于上述领域的理论方面，以防因新冠病毒而导致亲自参与出现问题，项目负责人准备了一份项目日志。那可能通过参与者和顾问之间的在线互动远程执行。大多数此类项目属于天体物理或大型强子对撞机生成的数据的数据分析领域。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用评估被认为值得支持。基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。