REU Site: Astronomy and Planetary Science research in Flagstaff, Arizona

REU 站点：亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的天文学和行星科学研究

• 批准号: 2349774
• 负责人: David Trilling
• 金额: $ 31.03万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona University
• 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: 2024-03-01 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349774&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Astronomy; Planetary; Science; REU; Site; Astronomy; Planetary; Science

This award provides renewed funding for three years for the longstanding Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Northern Arizona University (NAU), Lowell Observatory, and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Ten student participants per year will be paired with NAU, Lowell, and USGS scientists to conduct astrophysics research into a wide variety of topics, including planetary, solar, stellar, and galactic astrophysics. In addition, the students will attend seminars to learn more about professional astrophysics, responsible research conduct, and applying to graduate school. The Site will also introduce students to cutting-edge telescopes, including Lowell's Discovery Channel Telescope and the Naval Precision Optical Interferometer.By offering high-quality research experiences to students at a critical stage of undergraduate education, the REU Site will contribute to increasing the nationwide pool of scientists and engineers. Participants will develop the research methods and analytical skills (mathematical, computational, and logical) necessary to process data, understand primary research, and to remain current with new developments in the field. The REU Site also has an active recruitment of underrepresented groups into its program, which will expand STEM training opportunities to these groups.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.

该奖项为在北亚利桑那大学（NAU），洛厄尔天文台和USGS Astrolechogology Center的长期研究经验（REU）地点提供了三年的新资金。每年将有十名学生参与者与NAU，Lowell和USGS科学家配对，以对包括行星，太阳能，恒星和银河天体物理学在内的各种主题进行天体物理学研究。此外，学生将参加研讨会，以了解有关专业天体物理学，负责任的研究行为以及申请研究生院的更多信息。该网站还将向学生介绍尖端的望远镜，包括洛厄尔的发现频道望远镜和海军精密光学干涉仪。通过在本科教育的关键阶段为学生提供高质量的研究经验，REU站点将有助于增加科学家和工程师的全国性库。参与者将开发研究方法和分析技能（数学，计算和逻辑），以处理数据，了解基本研究并在该领域的新发展中保持最新。 REU网站还积极招募人数不足的小组进入其计划，这将向这些组扩大STEM培训机会。该站点得到了国防部与NSF REU计划合作的支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用该基金会的知识优点和广泛的Impacts来评估NSF的法定任务，并通过评估有价值。