REU Site: Wyoming's Infrared Observatory's Summer Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program

REU 网站：怀俄明州红外天文台暑期本科生研究助理计划

• 批准号: 0097356
• 负责人: Ronald Canterna
• 金额: $ 19.08万
• 依托单位: University of Wyoming
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-04-01 至 2004-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0097356&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Wyoming; Infrared; Observatory

Prop : AST-0097356University of Wyoming PI : Ron CanternaThe Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO) will provide a Summer Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program (SURAP) as a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. SURAP will offer undergraduate students throughout the nation its tutorial program in research. The main goals are: 1) to introduce undergraduate participants to a realistic and fulfilling experience in astrophysics research, working directly with active professionals, 2) to offer each student experience observing directly with the 0.6 and 2.3 m telescopes and its CCD instrumentation, 3) to encourage each undergraduate to publish their results and communicate their research findings at professional meetings. Seven to eight participants will be chosen from universities and colleges throughout the nation. Successful candidates are selected based on their academic performance, interest in a research career, and faculty recommendations. SURAP's secondary goal is to have a diverse student environment with students from liberal arts colleges and small universities with limited research facilities. Special efforts are made to actively recruit freshmen and sophomore undergraduates, women, and under-represented minorities. The program has traditionally selected students with no prior REU experience, outside of the student's home institution. A concurrent academic/laboratory course and research seminar will accompany the tutorial research program and this seminar includes an introduction to modern infrared and CCD detectors, image processing, experience in observing with a modern, computer-controlled telescope, academic instruction in fundamental, modern astrophysics, and science ethics. The focal point of the course will be a student-oriented, temporal monitoring program of interesting astronomical objects using WIRO's computer-controlled 0.6 meter reflector at Red Buttes and the 2.3 meter telescope.***

道具：怀俄明州大学PI：罗恩Canterna怀俄明州红外天文台（WIRO）将提供一个夏季本科生研究助理计划（SURAP）作为国家科学基金会本科生研究经验（REU）计划。 SURAP将为全国的本科生提供研究辅导课程。 主要目标是：1）向本科生参与者介绍天体物理学研究的现实和充实的经验，直接与活跃的专业人士合作，2）为每个学生提供直接使用0.6和2.3米望远镜及其CCD仪器进行观察的经验，3）鼓励每个本科生发表他们的结果并在专业会议上交流他们的研究成果。 七至八名参与者将从全国各地的大学和学院中选出。 成功的候选人是根据他们的学习成绩，在研究生涯的兴趣，和教师的建议选择。 SURAP的第二个目标是拥有一个多样化的学生环境，学生来自文理学院和研究设施有限的小型大学。 特别努力积极招收大一和大二的本科生、妇女和代表性不足的少数民族。 该计划传统上选择学生没有事先REU经验，学生的家庭机构以外。 一个并行的学术/实验室课程和研究研讨会将伴随着教程研究计划，这个研讨会包括介绍现代红外和CCD探测器，图像处理，在观察与现代，计算机控制的望远镜，在基本的学术指导经验，现代天体物理学和科学伦理。 该课程的重点将是一个面向学生的临时监测方案，利用WIRO在Red Buttes的计算机控制的0.6米反射器和2.3米望远镜对感兴趣的天文物体进行监测。