Undergraduate Research in Experimental Physics: REU Site Summer Bridge Program

本科生参加正在进行的实验物理研究项目的机会是在夏季REU计划中组织的。在亚利桑那大学物理系高级教师的指导下，学生可以从各种前沿物理活动中进行选择，也可以从位于其他大学学术单位的研究小组中进行选择，包括天文学、光学科学、月球和行星研究以及大气科学。参与者的主要来源是那些已经完成了相当于社区大学一级科学或工程的一年级或二年级课程的学生，他们准备转到四年制学位课程。这个为期10周的项目每年夏天将支持12名学生。物理系研究生助教担任导师。在项目的前两周，有专门的培训和技能活动，以提高参与者为研究项目做出重大贡献的能力。每周的参与者会议包括临时口头报告，并导致正式的介绍和最终的书面报告。

Opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in ongoing research projects in experimental physics are structured in a summer REU program. Students may choose from a wide variety of forefront physics activities, under the direction of senior faculty members from the Department of Physics at the University of Arizona, or also from in research groups located in several other university academic units including Astronomy, Optical Sciences, Lunar and Planetary Studies, and Atmospheric Sciences. The primary source of participants is students who have completed the equivalent of the first or second year curriculum in science or engineering at the community college level, in preparation for transfer to a 4-year degree program. The 10-week program will support 12 students each summer. Graduate teaching assistants from the physics department serve as mentors. Special orientation and skills activities are individually tailored during the first two weeks of the program, which enhance the ability of the participants to make significant contributions to the research projects. Weekly participant meetings include interim oral reports and lead to a formal presentation and final written report.