REU Site: Summer Research Program for Community College and Liberal Arts College Students in Physics and Astronomy

REU 网站：社区学院和文理学院学生物理和天文学夏季研究计划

• 批准号: 2349111
• 负责人: Heungman Park
• 金额: $ 33.47万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University-Commerce
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-04-01 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349111&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Research; Program

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at Texas A&M University-Commerce offers opportunities for six students each summer over ten weeks. It targets students from 2-year community colleges and liberal arts colleges in the Middle South region of the US, near Northeast Texas, which borders the neighboring states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. This initiative addresses the lack of research opportunities for students in this isolated region, many of whom may come from school districts with limited STEM resources. Participants will engage in various research fields, including physics education, nuclear physics, astrophysics, experimental surface X-ray physics, experimental semiconductor physics, and astronomy. In addition to working with a research advisor, REU students will participate in weekly activities designed to keep their research on track and to foster scholarly experience. At the program's conclusion, each student is expected to write a research paper and present their findings at a small group conference on campus.This REU site will have several broader impacts, focusing on providing research opportunities for undergraduates to help prepare them for future careers in STEM fields. It also aims to offer research opportunities to students at community colleges and facilitate the transition to four-year universities. The site has developed strategies to ensure participation from non-traditional students, women, and underserved groups in a summer research experience. Early involvement in research, starting in the first year, is one of the most effective ways to attract and retain talented undergraduate students in STEM fields. Special efforts will be made to assist REU students in becoming independent researchers in the near future.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.

这项在德克萨斯州A＆M大学商务的本科生（REU）网站的研究经验为每年夏天在十周内为六名学生提供机会。它针对来自美国南部地区西南地区2年的社区大学和文科学院的学生，该学院与俄克拉荷马州，阿肯色州和路易斯安那州邻近州接壤。这项计划解决了这个孤立地区的学生缺乏研究机会，其中许多可能来自茎资源有限的学区。参与者将参与各种研究领域，包括物理教育，核物理学，天体物理学，实验表面X射线物理学，实验性半导体物理和天文学。除了与研究顾问合作外，REU学生还将参加每周的活动，旨在保持他们的研究和培养学术经验。在该计划的结论中，每个学生都应撰写研究论文，并在校园的一个小组会议上介绍他们的发现。此REU网站将产生更广泛的影响，重点是为大学生提供研究机会，以帮助他们为STEM领域的未来职业做好准备。它还旨在为社区大学的学生提供研究机会，并促进向四年制大学的过渡。该网站已经制定了确保非传统学生，妇女和服务不足的团体参与夏季研究经验的策略。从第一年开始，早期参与研究是吸引和保留在STEM领域中吸引和留住才华横溢的本科生的最有效方法之一。该奖项将在不久的将来做出特别的努力，以帮助REU学生成为独立研究人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准的评估来支持的。