REU Site: Astronomy and Atmospheric Science at the MIT Haystack Observatory

REU 站点：麻省理工学院海斯塔克天文台的天文学和大气科学

• 批准号: 0647787
• 负责人: Alan Whitney
• 金额: $ 85.83万
• 依托单位: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0647787&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Astronomy; Atmospheric; Science

REU SITE: Astronomy and Atmospheric Science at the MIT Haystack ObservatoryABSTRACTAST 0647787The PI, Dr. Joseph Salah, will head the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site program at MIT Haystack Observatory. Haystack Observatory is an MIT multidisciplinary research center that develops and operates large radio telescopes for astronomical observations, and utilizes high-power radars for measurements of the structure of Earth's upper atmosphere. The site will host eight undergraduate students annually, recruited nationally, for summer research internships in astronomy and atmospheric science under the REU program. In addition, four pre-college science teachers, recruited locally, will be hosted annually under the RET program to learn about the Observatory's current research and apply it to their high-school science curricula.Haystack has been a successful REU site since 1987 and has participated in the RET program since its inception in 1999. The REU and RET projects have been important elements in Haystack's education and public outreach effort, and have served to demonstrate the benefits of scientific research supported by the public.

REU研究中心：麻省理工学院干草堆天文台的天文学和大气科学PI约瑟夫·萨拉赫博士将领导麻省理工学院干草堆天文台的本科生研究经验（REU）和教师研究经验（RET）项目。 Haystack Observatory是麻省理工学院的一个多学科研究中心，开发和操作用于天文观测的大型射电望远镜，并利用高功率雷达测量地球高层大气的结构。该网站将每年接待8名本科生，在全国范围内招募，在REU计划下进行天文学和大气科学的夏季研究实习。此外，每年还将在RET项目下接待四名本地招聘的大学预科科学教师，让他们了解天文台的最新研究成果，并将其应用到高中科学课程中。Haystack自1987年以来一直是REU的成功网站，自1999年成立以来一直参与RET项目。REU和RET项目是Haystack教育和公共宣传工作的重要组成部分，并有助于展示公众支持的科学研究的好处。