REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University

REU 网站：范德比尔特大学物理和天文学本科生的研究经验

• 批准号: 0649123
• 负责人: David Ernst
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Vanderbilt University
• 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: 2007-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0649123&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates

This award is for an REU program in Physics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The REU program will involve ten students for ten weeks in the summer. Research opportunities will be offered in a wide range of fields in Physics, including astronomy, biological physics, and condensed matter physics, nanoscience, laser physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics. The research mentors are all well funded researchers and all have committed to personally directing the students. These mentors have also committed to participating in a program of mentor training geared toward creating a collaborative community of scholars. The program is designed to build a sense of community among the students and the participating faculty as well as expose the students broadly to many areas of forefront physics and astronomy. Social group activities will further help to foster a group identity for the students and enhance their educational experience. Vanderbilt has extensive research facilities, including several centers, which are be available to REU students. As a capstone experience, there will be a final joint banquet with the Fisk University REU program, preceded by a poster session where each student will summarize their work. Vanderbilt has a strong interest in recruiting underrepresented minorities and will use existing ties with Fisk University to help facilitate such recruitment.

该奖项颁发给田纳西州纳什维尔范德比尔特大学的 REU 物理学项目。 REU 项目将在夏季为期十周，共有 10 名学生参加。 物理领域将提供广泛的研究机会，包括天文学、生物物理学、凝聚态物理学、纳米科学、激光物理学、核物理学和粒子物理学。 研究导师都是资金雄厚的研究人员，并且都致力于亲自指导学生。这些导师还致力于参加旨在创建学者协作社区的导师培训计划。 该计划旨在在学生和参与教师之间建立一种社区意识，并使学生广泛接触前沿物理和天文学的许多领域。 社交团体活动将进一步有助于培养学生的团体认同感并增强他们的教育经验。 范德堡大学拥有广泛的研究设施，包括多个中心，可供 REU 学生使用。 作为顶点体验，将与菲斯克大学 REU 项目举行最后的联合宴会，随后举行海报会议，每位学生将总结他们的工作。 范德比尔特大学对招募代表性不足的少数族裔有着浓厚的兴趣，并将利用与菲斯克大学的现有关系来帮助促进此类招募。