Enhancement of Undergraduate Faculty Expertise in Lasers andOptics

提高本科教师在激光和光学方面的专业知识

• 批准号: 8954388
• 负责人: Leon Radziemski
• 金额: $ 6.42万
• 依托单位: Laser Institute of America
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-09-15 至 1993-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8954388&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancement; Undergraduate; Faculty; Expertise; Lasers

Faculty who teach primarily undergraduates are being exposed to the excitement and vitality of modern laser/optics technology and science. The activities are being carefully structured to illustrate connection between fundamental optical concepts and well focused applications involving advanced and sophisticated equipment. Basic concepts are those normally taught in a second or third year optics segment or course at the undergraduate level. The result is an increased understanding of the flow from basic to applied on the part of the participants, who will gain direct, hands on experience with recent developments in the rapidly advancing field of optics. The personal experience gained by the participants is translating into better instruction through both lecture and laboratory development and motivation of students toward optics careers. The motivation and the connection of these workshops with universities offering graduate training is resulting in greater opportunities for the participant's students. By holding these workshops in conjunction with the Laser Institute of America's annual meetings in Florida, Massachusetts and California in each of the next three years the opportunities for undergraduate faculty are greatly expanded. In addition the annual meeting enhances the educational opportunities available to the participants. Follow up for the participants and their students is designed to provide continuing program improvement, and maximum long-term impact. A laboratory manual is being produced as a part of the workshops and follow-up activities. Cost sharing by the participants for their travel and the Laser Institute for publicity will constitute about 20 per cent of the cost of the program.

主要教授本科生的教师正在接触到现代激光/光学技术和科学的兴奋和活力。这些活动正在精心安排，以说明基本光学概念与涉及先进和精密设备的重点突出的应用之间的联系。基本概念通常是在第二年或第三年的光学部分或本科课程中教授的。其结果是参与者对从基础到应用的流程有了更多的理解，他们将获得直接的、实际的经验，了解快速发展的光学领域的最新发展。参与者的个人经验将通过讲座和实验室的发展转化为更好的教学，并激励学生走向光学事业。这些研讨会与提供研究生培训的大学的动机和联系为参与者的学生带来了更多的机会。通过在美国激光研究所未来三年每年在佛罗里达、马萨诸塞和加利福尼亚举行年会的同时举办这些研讨会，大大增加了本科教师的机会。此外，年会还为与会者提供了受教育的机会。对参与者及其学生的跟进旨在提供持续的项目改进，并最大限度地发挥长期影响。作为讲习班和后续活动的一部分，正在编写一份实验室手册。参加者的旅费和激光研究所的宣传费用将占计划费用的20%左右。