Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at the University of Michigan

密歇根大学暑期本科生研究经历

• 批准号: 0453355
• 负责人: Timothy McKay
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-04-01 至 2009-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0453355&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Summer; Undergraduate; Research; Experience; University

Each year, the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program will allow twelve students from around the United States and twelve students from the University of Michigan to participate in a ten week summer research program. Students conduct research in all areas of physics; including high energy, atomic, nuclear, condensed matter, and astrophysics. Non-Michigan students are recruited from undergraduate programs throughout the country with a special emphasis on students from small liberal arts colleges and historically black institutions that, ordinarily, cannot provide this range of research opportunities. REU students will be fully integrated into a research group that matches their intellectual interests and work as apprentices to their faculty mentors. The work is primarily carried out at University of Michigan facilities, where all the resources of a large research university are available. In addition, there is access to major experimental facilities around the world, such as Fermilab, the Advanced Light Source at Argonne, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Research work is augmented by an extensive array of other educational and social activities. These include shop and radiation safety classes, a lab tour to a major facility such as Fermilab, seminars presented by faculty on research opportunities for students, and a variety of lunches and dinners with other students and faculty. These activities allow students to put their research experience in a wider perspective, to build a network of professional contacts, to and develop professional skillsin a scientific environment. Near the end of the project, the students present their results to their peers and faculty mentors. These presentations may form the basis for further activities, such as presentations at national meetings or publications.

每年，本科生研究经验（REU）计划将允许来自美国各地的12名学生和来自密歇根大学的12名学生参加为期10周的夏季研究计划。学生在物理学的所有领域进行研究;包括高能，原子，核，凝聚态物质和天体物理学。非密歇根州的学生是从全国各地的本科课程招募的，特别强调来自小型文理学院和历史上的黑人机构的学生，这些机构通常不能提供这种范围的研究机会。REU学生将完全融入一个研究小组，该小组与他们的智力兴趣相匹配，并作为他们的教师导师的学徒工作。这项工作主要在密歇根大学的设施中进行，那里有一所大型研究型大学的所有资源。此外，还可以使用世界各地的主要实验设施，如费米实验室、阿贡的先进光源和斯隆数字巡天。研究工作通过广泛的其他教育和社会活动得到加强。其中包括商店和辐射安全类，实验室参观一个主要的设施，如费米实验室，研讨会上提出的教师对学生的研究机会，以及各种午餐和晚餐与其他学生和教师。这些活动使学生能够将他们的研究经验放在更广阔的视野中，建立专业联系网络，在科学环境中学习和发展专业技能。在项目接近尾声时，学生们将他们的成果展示给他们的同龄人和教师导师。这些介绍可构成进一步活动的基础，例如在国家会议上介绍情况或出版物。