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

怀俄明大学PI: Ron canterna怀俄明红外天文台（WIRO）将提供夏季本科生研究助理计划（SURAP）作为本科生（REU）计划的国家科学基金会研究经验。SURAP将在全国范围内为本科生提供研究指导计划。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员一起工作；2)为每个学生提供直接使用0.6和2.3米望远镜及其CCD仪器进行观测的经验；3)鼓励每个本科生发表他们的研究成果并在专业会议上交流他们的研究成果。将从全国各大学中选拔7 ~ 8名参加者。成功的候选人是根据他们的学术表现，对研究事业的兴趣和教师推荐来选择的。SURAP的第二个目标是为来自文理学院和研究设施有限的小型大学的学生提供多样化的学生环境。特别努力积极招收大一、大二本科生、女性和少数民族学生。传统上，该项目选择的是在学生所在学校之外没有REU经验的学生。学术/实验课程和研究研讨会将与指导研究计划同时进行，该研讨会包括介绍现代红外和CCD探测器，图像处理，使用现代计算机控制的望远镜进行观测的经验，基础，现代天体物理学和科学伦理的学术指导。本课程的重点将是一个以学生为导向的，利用WIRO在红丘的计算机控制的0.6米反射器和2.3米望远镜对有趣的天文物体进行时间监测的项目

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.***