Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Optics and Lasers

方案编号：9732420 PI：Hagan University：U of Central佛罗里达 摘要 中央佛罗里达大学（UCF）光学和激光研究与教育中心（CREOL）的REU网站将每年向全国招募10名本科生，进行为期12周的激光和光学研究和其他教育经验。 这些方案的主要重点将是鼓励有才华的本科生，特别是妇女、少数民族和残疾人，攻读光学和激光领域的研究生课程。 在CREOL十个国际公认的教师将在这个程序的研究主管。 CREOL是世界领先的光学和激光研究中心。 该方案将包括：（1）关于光学、激光和光学材料基本原理的介绍性非正式课程;（2）CREOL学院为本科生举办的研究研讨会;（3）每两周对奥兰多地区的许多光学和激光公司进行一次工业访问;（4）关于工程研究伦理问题的研讨会、讲习班和讨论会，研究小组辅导;及（5）主要研究者持续监察学生的进度，主要是透过每周两次的辅导讨论小组。 暑期课程将以海报会议结束，REU学生将向CREOL和UCF社区展示他们的研究成果。 研究报告将被装订成REU年鉴，学生汇编。 该方案的后续行动是帮助学生获得研究生奖学金。 该计划的组织者将跟踪前参与者的职业发展。 REU网站的一个新特点是成立了一个外部监督委员会，该委员会将每年评估学生体验的质量以及网站在实现其和NSF目标方面的总体成功。

Proposal No.: 9732420 PI: Hagan University: U of Central Florida ABSTRACT The REU Site at the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) will expose ten undergraduate students per year, recruited nationally, to twelve weeks of research and other educational experiences in lasers and optics. A primary emphasis of these programs will be on encouraging talented undergraduate students, in particular women, minorities and persons with disabilities, to pursue graduate studies in the field of optics and lasers. Ten internationally recognized faculty in CREOL will be research supervisors in this program. CREOL is a world-leading center of excellence in optics and laser research. The program will include: (1) Introductory informal coursework on the basic principles of optics, lasers and optical materials; (2) Research seminars for undergraduates by the CREOL Faculty; (3) Bi-weekly industrial visits to the numerous optics and laser companies in the Orlando area; (4) Seminars and workshops and discussion sessions on issues of ethics in engineering research, research group tutorials; and (5) Continuous monitoring of the students' progress by the principal investigators, primarily via twice weekly tutorial discussion groups. The summer program will conclude with a poster session in which the REU students will present their research results to the CREOL and UCF Community. Research reports will be bound into the REU yearbook, which the students compile. The program will be followed up by helping students to obtain scholarships for graduate school. The program organizers will track the career progress of former participants. A new feature of the REU site is the formation of an External Oversight Committee, which will annually evaluate the quality of the students' experiences and the site's overall success in meeting its and NSF goals.