Physics Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Pennsylvania State University

1991- 1993年期间，宾夕法尼亚州立大学物理系将在大学公园校区开展本科生研究经验（REU）项目。REU网站每年夏天将有14名学生参与研究项目，其中10名由美国国家科学基金会资助，4名由宾夕法尼亚州立大学资助。学生将参与广泛的前沿研究项目，与该系在物理学各个领域的优秀本科生研究记录相一致。作为REU的一个站点，宾夕法尼亚州立大学物理系将发起一场积极的活动来招募学生加入该计划，其广泛的招募区域覆盖宾夕法尼亚州及其周边，大西洋中部地区的州。鼓励少数族裔学生入学的努力包括与乔治亚州莫尔豪斯学院物理系签订特殊招生协议，并利用与该地区其他主要少数族裔大学和学院的联系。将有特别的研讨会和背景课程，以扩大和加强学生的物理知识，并鼓励与教师的互动。有价值的技能，如机械车间使用和科学计算，也将被教授。将组织课外活动，鼓励学生与教师和研究生进行非正式的互动。整个课程的重点将放在鼓励学生对物理学职业的兴趣上。

A Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site will be carried out in the Physics Department of The Pennsylvania State University at the University Park campus during 1991- 1993. The REU site will involve 14 students in research projects each summer, 10 funded by NSF and 4 by Penn State. Students will be involved in a wide range of frontier research projects, consistent with the department's excellent record of undergraduate research in all areas of physics. As an REU site, the Penn State Physics Department will mount an aggressive campaign to recruit students into the program, with a wide recruitment area covering Pennsylvania and surrounding, mid-Atlantic region states. Efforts to encourage minority student enrollment include a special recruitment agreement with the Physics Department at Morehouse College, Georgia and making use of contacts with other predominantly minority universities and colleges in the region. There will be special seminars and background courses for participating students in order to broaden and reinforce their knowledge of physics and to encourage interaction with faculty. Valuable skills, such as machine shop use and scientific computing, will also be taught. Extra-curricular activities will be organized to encourage students to interact informally with faculty and graduate students. Throughout the program emphasis will be placed on encouraging students' interest in careers in physics.