The Haystack Observatory as an REU Site for Astronomy and Atmospheric Science

提案ID: AST 0138506PI: Joseph SalahDr。Salah被授予资金，以继续成功的本科生研究经验网站和相关的麻省理工学院干草堆天文台教师研究经验。经费由天文科学司、大气科学司和多学科活动办公室共同提供。在接下来的五年里，天文台每年将雇佣七名本科生实习生和四名K-12科学教师，从事射电天文学、大气科学和仪器仪表方面的暑期研究项目。每个本科生将与一名教职员导师配对，并将参加一系列研讨会。射电天文学的研究项目将包括对恒星形成区域、活动星系核和演化恒星包层的研究。大气科学项目将包括对高层大气结构、空间天气和大气延迟对卫星传输的影响的调查。仪器和软件项目将包括数字无线电接收机、软件雷达和信号处理的新设计。在夏季结束时，每个学生将准备一份详细的报告并做一次演讲，并将被鼓励在全国会议上展示结果。参与的教师将在他们的第一个夏天在现场度过八周，并在第二年的夏天度过四周。在第一个夏天，教师将参与一个小组研究项目，并为他们的课堂开发与研究项目的基本科学概念相关的课程。在接下来的学年里，老师们将测试他们的教学计划，然后在明年夏天完善计划。

Proposal ID: AST 0138506PI: Joseph SalahDr. Salah is awarded funds to continue a successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates site and associated Research Experiences for Teachers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Haystack Observatory. Funding is provided jointly through the Division of Astronomical Sciences, the Division of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities. Over the next five years, seven undergraduate interns and four K-12 science teachers will be hired per year at the observatory to do summer research projects in radio astronomy, atmospheric science, and instrumentation. Each undergraduate student will be paired with a staff mentor, and will participate in a seminar series. Research projects in radio astronomy will include investigations of star-forming regions, active galactic nuclei, and envelopes of evolved stars. Atmospheric science projects will include investigations of the structure of the upper atmosphere, space weather, and the effect of atmospheric delays on satellite transmissions. Instrumentation and software projects will include new designs for digital radio receivers, software radar, and signal processing. At the end of the summer each student will prepare a detailed report and give a presentation, and will be encouraged to present the results at a national meeting. The participating teachers will spend eight weeks at the site their first summer, and four weeks the following summer. During the first summer, the teachers will participate in a group research project and develop curriculum for their classroom that is related to the underlying scientific concepts of the research project. During the following school year, the teachers will test their lesson plans and then refine the plans during the next summer.