Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Optics and Lasers

建议编号：9732420 PI：Hagan大学：佛罗里达州中部大学摘要位于佛罗里达州中部大学光学和激光研究与教育中心的REU网站将向全国招收的10名本科生提供12周的激光和光学方面的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，在光学和激光领域攻读研究生课程。CREOL的十名国际公认的教师将担任该项目的研究指导。CREOL是世界领先的光学和激光研究中心。该计划将包括：(1)光学、激光和光学材料基本原理的入门非正式课程；(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众多光学和激光公司进行工业访问；(4)关于工程研究中的伦理问题的研讨会、讲习班和讨论会议；以及(5)主要研究人员持续监测学生的进步，主要是通过每周两次的辅导讨论小组。暑期计划将以海报环节结束，在海报环节，REU的学生将向CREOL和UCF社区展示他们的研究成果。研究报告将装订成REU年鉴，由学生编写。该计划的后续将帮助学生获得研究生院的奖学金。项目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的体验质量，以及该网站在实现ITS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.