REU Site: Championing Physics in Multicultural Miami: Dismantling Barriers for New Research Perspectives

REU 网站：在多元文化的迈阿密倡导物理学：消除新研究视角的障碍

• 批准号: 2244126
• 负责人: Olga Korotkova
• 金额: $ 42.98万
• 依托单位: University of Miami
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244126&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Championing; Physics; Multicultural

This award supports a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in Physics at the University of Miami. The site aims to engage eight students each summer in cross-cutting, frontier Physics research set in the dynamic and multicultural city of Miami. Through one-on-one mentoring and hands-on research, the students will get an in-depth, “insider” view of the scientific process, and come to see themselves as important actors in advancing the discipline. A robust set of “excursions” is also planned, as well as opportunities for community engagement. Close links between scientists and their communities are critical to counter disinformation and distrust of science, to create a better informed and more empowered citizenry, and to ensure relevant, responsible, and compelling research. Community engagement supported by the REU engagements will go beyond sharing research; it will encourage support for science from families and inspire even younger participants to pursue science careers.Undergraduate students will be involved in projects including studying the biophysics of marine larvae, circadian clocks of Drosophila (fruit-fly), navigation of crawling insects, random light design with high photonic states, transport properties of novel materials, developing the next generation of mm-wave and X-ray instruments, quantum computing, simulations of exploding stars, and using modern computing to take on traditional, non-trivial physics problems. Emphasis will be on developing skills in experimental design, critical thinking, problem solving, scientific computing, data acquisition and analysis, and communication. With access to cutting-edge facilities and accomplished researchers, participants will be able to contribute to advancing knowledge in their respective fields, with work leading to presentations at conferences and peer-reviewed publications.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.

该奖项支持迈阿密大学物理学的本科生（REU）网站的新研究经验。该网站旨在每年夏天与八名学生一起进行横切，边境物理研究，设置在迈阿密的动态和多元文化城市中。通过一对一的心理和动手研究，学生将对科学过程有深入的“内部”观点，并将自己视为推进该学科的重要演员。还计划了一组强大的“游览”，以及社区参与的机会。科学家及其社区之间的紧密联系对于应对科学的虚假信息和不信任至关重要，以创建一个更好的知情，更有能力的公民，并确保相关，负责任和引人入胜的研究。 REU参与支持的社区参与将不仅仅是共享研究； it will encourage support for science from families and inspire even younger participants to Pursue science careers.Undergraduate students will be involved in projects including studying the biophysics of marine larvae, circadian clocks of Drosophila (fruit-fly), navigation of crawling instruments, random light design with high photonic states, transport properties of novel materials, developing the next generation of mm-wave and X-ray instruments, quantum computing, simulations of exploding stars,并使用现代计算来处理传统的非平凡物理问题。重点是发展实验设计，批判性思维，解决问题，科学计算，数据获取和分析以及沟通的技能。借助获得尖端的设施和有成就的研究人员，参与者将能够为各自领域的知识做出贡献，并通过工作在会议和同行评审的出版物上进行演讲。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过评估该基金会的智力功能和广泛的影响来评估NSF的法定任务。