REU Site: Accelerator and Nuclear Physics

REU 站点：加速器和核物理

• 批准号: 2348822
• 负责人: Balsa Terzic
• 金额: $ 40.7万
• 依托单位: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-05-01 至 2027-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2348822&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Accelerator; Nuclear; Physics

This award supports the renewal of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site hosted by Old Dominion University (ODU) in partnership with Jefferson Lab. The site provides opportunities to ten undergraduate students each summer for ten weeks of research on topics in accelerator and nuclear physics. Students are housed at Jefferson Lab and their research projects are located there. They are part of a vibrant national laboratory community, which includes faculty and graduate students from around the world, as well as undergraduates from other summer programs, both at Jefferson Lab and at ODU. Mentors are chosen carefully for each student, based on their interests, and care is taken to ensure that each project progresses well over the course of the program. Both accelerator and nuclear physics are research areas with applications of important societal impact, including in the areas of medicine, basic science, homeland security, and energy production. By exposing undergraduates to these exciting fields, the program will increase the flow of talented students into these areas, whether that be a graduate program in accelerator science, nuclear science, or jobs in industry. Students can choose from experimental and theoretical projects. They develop their communication skills by presenting a talk in the ninth week and writing a final paper on their work and presenting a poster on the last day. There are two scientific/technical/professional development talks scheduled each week for the undergraduates, in addition to the many other regular activities at the lab. The students also receive training on technical writing, and each student will be encouraged and mentored to present his/her results at a conference during the academic year following their summer research. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU 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.

该奖项支持由旧自治领大学（ODU）与杰斐逊实验室合作主持的本科生（REU）网站的研究经验。该网站每年夏天为十个本科生提供了机会，以进行十周的促进剂和核物理学主题的研究。学生被安置在杰斐逊实验室，他们的研究项目位于那里。它们是一个充满活力的国家实验室社区的一部分，其中包括来自世界各地的教职员工和研究生，以及来自杰斐逊实验室和ODU的其他夏季计划的本科生。根据他们的兴趣，请仔细为每个学生选择导师，并注意确保每个项目在计划过程中的进展良好。加速器和核物理学都是研究领域，其应用具有重要的社会影响，包括在医学，基础科学，国土安全和能源生产领域。通过使本科生进入这些令人兴奋的领域，该计划将增加才华横溢的学生进入这些领域的流动，无论是加速器科学，核科学领域的研究生课程还是工业领域的工作。学生可以从实验和理论项目中进行选择。他们通过在第九周发表演讲，并在最后一天介绍海报来发展他们的沟通技巧。除实验室的许多其他常规活动外，本科生每周还计划进行两次科学/技术/专业发展谈判。这些学生还接受技术写作的培训，每个学生都会受到鼓励和指导，在夏季研究后的学年的一次会议上介绍他/她的成绩。 该站点得到国防部与NSF REU计划合作的支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。