REU Site: NRAO/GBO Research Experience for Undergraduates

REU 网站：NRAO/GBO 本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 2150116
• 负责人: James Braatz
• 金额: $ 36.64万
• 依托单位: Associated Universities, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-15 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150116&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; NRAO; GBO; Research

This award will provide renewed funding of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The REU program will be offered annually to fifteen qualified applicants in three locations: Socorro, NM; Green Bank, WV; and Charlottesville, VA. These sites are the headquarters for the operations of the Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), Green Bank Telescope (GBT), and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), respectively. Students will perform cutting-edge research in several areas, including all fields of astronomy (cosmology, extragalactic, galactic, stellar, solar system, astrochemistry, pulsars, etc.), as well as astronomical engineering and computing. In addition to their assigned research project, all students participate in a hands-on observing experience using the NRAO GBT, VLA, and/or VLBA. The award will enable a pipeline of skilled scientists and engineers to be developed in the field of radio astronomy, which is critical for the infrastructure of NSF-funded facilities. The program has also demonstrated its effectiveness in retaining students in STEM fields: indeed, over 300 past participants remain in the field of astronomy. Finally, participants also receive instruction and experience with communicating their scientific research through oral and written presentation of their research project results, including the opportunity to present their research at a professional meeting following their appointment.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.

该奖项将为国家射电天文台（NRAO）本科生研究经验（REU）网站提供新的资金。 REU 计划每年将在以下三个地点向 15 名合格申请者提供：新墨西哥州索科罗；西弗吉尼亚州格林银行；和弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔。这些站点分别是甚大阵列（VLA）和甚长基线阵列（VLBA）、格林班克望远镜（GBT）和阿塔卡马大型毫米/亚毫米阵列（ALMA）的运营总部。学生将在多个领域进行前沿研究，包括天文学的所有领域（宇宙学、河外、银河、恒星、太阳系、天体化学、脉冲星等）以及天文工程和计算。除了指定的研究项目外，所有学生还可以使用 NRAO GBT、VLA 和/或 VLBA 参与实践观察体验。该奖项将使射电天文学领域培养一批熟练的科学家和工程师，这对于国家科学基金会资助的设施的基础设施至关重要。该计划还证明了其在留住 STEM 领域学生方面的有效性：事实上，超过 300 名过去的参与者仍然留在天文学领域。最后，参与者还获得通过口头和书面展示其研究项目结果来交流其科学研究的指导和经验，包括在任命后在专业会议上展示其研究的机会。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来获得支持。